Evening star., 1918-11-03
Of Polish White Cross Nurses

acting as spokeswoman for the group
of thtirty-seven young woman p
neers among the White Cross hsiSIs i,,i
These girls were receiving their dipio-
mas from the hands Of Nine. Paaer-
ewski at the exercises in the Washing
ton Irving High School. only recen',yf
While in training this diviS'ont mtgbt
young patriots worked day ana h's"'
preparing for hospital duties.
"Some of the group are practicai
nurses and ten graduate nurses o.. BIZ
expected to complete the DIVISION Dus
many of the girls have come s iittia Ir4Ia
offices and homes and have had isIie
experience in nursing. In the rev
months training they have been gwen
in the New York, st. Francis ana St,
Vincent hospitals here. under the
direction of DIR. Boleslaw Lapowski'
they have done. work usually de,
manded only in much longer perIoo
Of study. Their morale has been
splendid and inspiring. =
"These girls were quartered az 6t.
Josephs Patronage for Working Glrt,s~
In the group was an unusually cui-
tured young woman, an expert musi-
clan, who has studied at the Sorponne
in Paris. She has devoted almost Two
years to medical study and mas tne
after the war to complete her MEDICAL
education. Being the only girl In the
unit who speaks French, 1t Is expected
that she will be kept busy as an IN
terpreter in the Polish hospital IN
Paris. but that Is far from her aim.
She wants to nurse Polish soldiers.
~
mot one girl who began her nurse
training In April dropped out OF the
ranks, except those whose health did
not permit the training. Another
class is being formed at this juncture.
At the head of the division Is Miss
Mary Suchowski, a trained nurse of
ability and experience. The ages OF
these members of the White Cross
range from twenty-five to thirty
three, most of them being in the early
"only five were born in America,
but most Of them were brought here
in early childhood. Several, born
under German rule. have vivid recol-
lections of governmental cruelty and
luton to serve the soldiers Of their
beloved and unhappy nationality. a
1.-THE states represented In the d..
vision are New York, Pennsylvania.
New Jersey and Massaehusetts; g"a Msm Only Only
city. Several of these nurses speak.
very little English. and others have
scarcely trace of foreign accent"
The Polish Whlte cross ulIIerS from
the Red Cross In, its inception, as it,
is a part Of military adjunct This
have not yet finished their training for
the nursing service and gone abroad,
great Fourth of July parade in Chi
cago. Their enlistment in this part
Of the Polish army is for the duration
of the war; /
For these soldiers. both men and
women, all volunteers who have al
vision there is no solace Of insurance
for their families, no family allct-
ments. Five cents day for the mem
in the trenches, and fearlessness ard
the facing of death by torturc--and
the vision of the nation which once
acted as the savior Of Europe from
the Turks. This is the allotment of
the sick and wounded Polish .Ameri-
cans on French soil. The women Of
their race understand. and arc rally
ing. And the pianist, Ignace Pad
erewski. and his wife have forgotten
the glory of the music in the greater
glory Of forwarding the development
of the Polish White Cross.