The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-08-15
III. S. Student Nurse Reserve
VIII End Its Drive i'm Ke-
nosha This Week-Want
More Volunteers.
RECRUITS NAY Be CALLED
Mrs. M. Northway Warns Recruits Who
Wish Immediate Service Not to Send
Their Applications Directly to
Washington.


rolling Of young girls for the U. S.
Student Nurse Reserve will come to a
finale at the end Of this week and even
though the quota may not be filled,
nothing has been said about another
extension of the time limit so Kenosha,
for the first time in her young history
Of patriotic wonders, may have to take
q seat in the second or third row of
Wisconsin IS assembly Of war issues.
However, with the quota almot fill
ed, there is possibility that at the
last moment the young women of Ke-
nosha will develop feverish desire to
enlist before it is too late and Kenosha
may come out on top after all. So far
she has done nobly and the fact that
the quota is not filed signifies little
or nothing, as it is doubtful whether
any county in the state has enlisted
the required number.
Mrs. NJ. Northway, superintendent
of the Kenosha Hospital and chairman
of the drive, is warning the recruits
who have already filled out their appli-
rectly to Washington. The applica-
lions should be turned over to Mrs.
Northway, who in turn will send them
to the state chairman. Only through
the state chairman will the applications
receive first consideration. Applica-
tions that come directly to Washing
! ton during the drive are being ignored
and will not be considered until those
of the drive have been exhausted.
Therefore, girls who think they will
get into service sooner by sending their
papers direct, will only find that they
may have TO wait months longer
for the same reason. 1t is hoped
that such papers may be recalled be-
fore they are lost.
The Junior Red Cross organization
of Kenosha is proud that its three
leaders have enlisted in this magnif-
cent service. The young women who
have so honored their young charges
are the Misses Edna Eichelman, Cath
crime Vomastek and Genevieve Kelley.
All are school teachers and will give
up their work for Uncle Sam. Miss
Kelley enlisted in June and has already
been accepted into service. At pres
ent she is waiting her call which may
be Forthcoming any day. The other
two enlisted through the drive and
having all the qualifications for the
army school, may also be summoned in
the very near future.
Kenosha now has twenty-six ON her
honor roll, but only twenty-five will
count, as the other four did not enlist
through the drive. Twenty-Five young
women must be enrolled by Saturday
evening and though the last few days
have brought no recruits, the commit
tee is confident that the quota at least
will be completed before the campaign
is over. 1t is just possible that the
county will come in full force at the
last moment as so far they have only
enlisted three recruits. The burden
of the enlisting has been resting on
the shoulders of the city Of Kenosha
and il is high time that the county
takes hold.
According to the comparison of the
population of Kenosha and the rest of
the county, the latter should enroll at
least eight of the twenty-five nurses
If this were possible Kenosha county
would go way over the top in the
campaign.
Every girl in this city and county
who is at all qualified for enlistment
should feel it her PATRIOTS duty to
inquire about the service before the
campaign is over. Every day cable
grams are received from the front line
trenches telling us to "speed up the
nurses and it is impossible to send
over our trained nurses unless we car
6ll their places with students. A
thousand nurses week is what they
ire demanding from America. 1t is sin
,erely hoped that Kenosha will share
his great responsibility to the extent
that has been demanded by the ma,
ional government.