Arizona republican., 1918-06-11

The imperative call has come for Red Cross nurses.
 | Owing to the extraordinary increase in the army and navy, an immediate enrolment of nurses is necessary and the Red Cross has been directed by Sugeon General Gorgas to recruit 25,O0O by the first of the year. cam paign for this purpose opened in Phoenix on Friday and will continue the remainder of this week under the direction of Mrs. Win Wylie.
 In addition to the many required for military duty, there are many who are not eligible for active duty who may enroll as home defense nurses. This Will release a number of graduate nurses for patriotic service they may render over the sea, where they are needed by the Amrican boys.
 General Gorgas' call demands the strictest conservation of nursing ser vice. This conservation is as essential as the conservation of food, says the war department, in emphasizing the fact that the nurse employing public, wherever possible, should release the nurse to her country. It is a com paratively small thing for the public to do, when one considers that the nurse must be the volunteer and that:
 She is the only woman who will share the hardships, the dangers and the privations at the front.
 She it is who must give all even her life, if necessary for your boy.
 She it is who must stand in the place of mother, wife or sister when h- is burning with fever or shattered by shell.
 She it is who must be you to him at his sick bed and at his death bed.
 She it is who will catch the last whispered message to you.
 The following extracts are from a letter received by the service section ! of the Central Arizona chapter of the Red Cross:
 Replying to your letter of May 10, relative to the inquiries which are be- ing received from families of soldiers, asking information regarding insur- ance policies, I beg leave to state that l will appreciate it if you will advise all beneficiaries or relatives of en- listed men from whom you receive in quiries of this character that they need have no concern regarding insurance for which the enlisted men have made application. Nearly two million men have taken out insurance in a total amount of over sixteen million dollars "A copy of each mans application is kept by his company commander, and another copy is sent to this bureau. The fact that the man has applied for in surance, has asked that the premium be deducted from his pay, and has de- livered this application to the proper insurance officer or his camp makes h@ vtzl <l14 The bureau has, in a number of cases, while the insurance was being written, received notice of the death of men before the copies of the applications | reached the bureau, but payment has been made immediately upon ascer- taining the facts from the mems com manding officers.
 Certificates of insurance are being written up at the rate of some 15,000 a day, and in the meantime all applica- tions are carefully filed and guarded by the bureau. It will, of course, take a considerable period of time to write up all of these certificates. so that the mere fact that same have not been received from the bureau need be the cause of no anxity. provided applica- tion has been properly made as above outlined.
 The certificates, when issued, are sent to the person and address speci- fled by the insured. If he gives no such direction, the certificate is kept on file until written instructions of this nature are received from the in- sured.'
 Interest in Red Cross activities has not lessened with the approach of hot weather. Last season at this time the headuarters in the Chamber of Com merce was ready to close it's doors but the rooms at present hold large corps of workers who realize the ne cessity of continuing the work. As long as the women respond to the call the work will continue.
 Mrs. Pliny A. Tharaldson, who is supervising the summer activities oi the Junior Red Cross, has organized several of the schools in the city an6 the outlying districts stated yesterday that the work of the young folk is re- markedly good and that their interest and sympathy in their activity makes it delightful to work with them. While she is getting excellent results iron all the schools, she pointed out the especially good work of the Douglas school, where the little negro boys anc girls are doing their bit. The Girls Friendly of the Trinity Pro-Cathedral St. Mary's school, the Osborn, Creigh ton. Alhambra, Indian schools and thu Phoenix high school are on the list O workers. and Mesa has also organized for summer work.
 The war council has appropriate, s100.000 to cover the deposit premium on a fire insurance policy of $6,000, ,00 ad hrn1 Iyh hOrI the United States, except that in chap ters, branches and auxiliaries.
 The insurance company will accept deposit premium of F per cent witt an agreement to return to the Re, Cross, at the expiration of this yearl policy, premiums not used for losses taxes and reinsurance
 Tnere Is a further agreement to ad just quarterly the amount of insuranc to conform to the values at risk.
 Enclosed in case of articles iron the Ray branch of the Phoenix chapte were three cartons demonstrating tn service work of the Mexican childre of Sonora Refugee garments for tn little folk across the sea, knitted ar ticles for Uncle Sam's men, tinfoil fo the salvage department, were made b the school children. I nall. their pack cts contained: One case of tinfoil, 4 knitted helmets, 12 pairs of wristlets, pair socks, sweaters, 12 afghans, i pairs of booties, l hood and jacket, 2 petticoats, IS baby dresses, 3 putin packets. Mrs. w. K. James. chair man of supplies, highly compliments the work of the little patriots who's contribution will mean much to thos in need on the other side.