The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-06-08
WANTED 900 NURSES.
Red Cross Seeking Americas Braves,
Woma n hood for Army Service.

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What does c. mean?
/ 1t spells Are and suggests the
greatest heroi Id French history.
And, strange to say, these letter.
are part of thetitle Of present-da.
heroines in Franc
Evefy woman with "a. r. c." at
ter her name has heard the voices
lust as surely III did Joan Of Arc
And, like her, these women are tt
help free France
Jingle Sam is looking for 25,OO(
women who will tack 8ts A. R. c." te
their names, put on uniforms and &C
to help drive the enemy from France
r. c. c. means American Red
Gross.
Every. woman who joins the nurs.
ing service of the Red Cross is q
modern Joan of Is m just now there
Lis a great demand for these latter
day Joans.
The campaign % enroll 5000
American Red Cross nurses IS in full
swing. It began June 3 3 and is to
continue through 4 fortnight. While
the plan IS To get required mum
Der IN service BY anuary III 919,
most Of the recruiting is to be dur
inp the; two week inning june 3.
! The Gulf Division of the Red Cross
is to enroll 1000 sgIstered nurses,
Applications can hesIiled with chap
ters Of the Red Cross 81. district By
mail or in person M Miss T.. Das-
pit, II. M, Direct Bureau ct Nurs,
ING, Gulf Diivisi N ican Rec
Gross, New 0rlean
All nurses and pro:
Efessi ionaily capabls Of doing Rec
Cross service are Ned by the gov.
|ernmerlt to enrol hose who hase
red ols ags
asked to resume prsla lice EAST par
sof the time 80 there will not bes =
luck Of nurses at konae.
The Red Cross is seeking Amerl.
cas- bravest Wonaanlo ood. Never be
fore in the history Of the world have
nurses had such an opportunity fol
Glory. Not only will they be needed
to care for the wounded abroad and
for the soldiers families at home
hut on them will rest the responsible
ity for restoring to usefulness after
the war the men who were malmeo
during the big struggle.
Nurses are needed at the large
naval hospitals in this country as
we'll as at several naval base hospitals
in Europe. Several thousand will be
assigned to these places. Surgeon
General Braisted of the navy has
added his appeal to that of Surgeon
General Gorgas of the army. Unless
the naval hospitals have adequate
nursing service the control of the
seas will suffer, he says.
There are $4,000 registered nurse:
!, America from which to draw the
naeded $4,000, it is estimated. IL
order that there will be enougl
nurses left to care for the people a
home, the Red Cross suggests the tol
lowing plan: .,..;.,,
Do not employ nurses for indlvldu
al cases unless there is dire necessity
| Use hospitals whenever possible.
Nurses ineligible for seryic,
abroad Ay reason OF age OF. healt'
Should enroll for part time IN io@ca @
Ehospitals and baby-saving stations
or for public nursing.
Married nurses who have retire'
| should resume work for at least par
of their time.
When the campaign to enroll loo'
nurses in the Gulf Division opene'
Monday. FIVE Louisiana nurses an
three from Mississippi were Wa1ti1l'
for admission. Their application
| were followed later Monday by
number of Others from the thre
| states comprising the division.
/ The five Louisianians who appile
ahead of the campaign were: Mis-
Rosa Robinson, Misses A. and I
Fontaine, Miss Myra Lalanne an
Miss Coralie Block, of New Orlean:
and Mrs. G. D. Davis, Of Opelousa:
Miss. Maude Hannah, of Gulfpor'
was the first Mississippi nurse to o.
fer herself. Her application wa
/ followed shortly by those of Miss N
f. Owen and Miss Olive Spell, G
Jackson. !,
] The quotas that will make UP tn
i 1000 for the division are as follows
1 Alabama. 361 Louisiana, 372; Mi
Isissippi, 267.
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