The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-12
VOLUNTEERS ARE
NEEDED To AID
N''FLUE" FIGHT
RED CROSS SEEKS NURSES
AND OTHERS TO HELP
STRICKEN FAMILIES

nurSdS, and even those VINO, a.
though they have had no training
are experienced in the care OF the
sick. In addition volunteers are
asked who will assist in the homes
Of stricken families. Housekeepers
are needed to give as much time as
possible, women to care for chill
dren and prepare meals and, in short
every assistance that is ordinarily
required in time OF illness is essen
tial now and the women OF Ardmore
are urged to offer their services I'M
mediatelv. 1t is as much war serv-
ice as attendance in the hospitals
or on the battlefront,
Text of Appeal
Following is the text OF the ap-
peal sent from St. Louis headquar-
ters:
Influenza is spreading rapidly in
the five states Missouri, Kansas,
/ Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
1t is imperative that we utilize to
! the full all of our nursing resources,
]
demic Many do not realize that
our resources. so far as graduate
nurses are concerned, are decidedly
| limited. To cope with the epidemic
if will be necessary to enlist the
service OF every woman with nurs-
ing experience, whether she be an
amateur or professional. Graduate
nurses, will, of course, be placed in
command of these groups Of lay
workers, but every nurses aid, every
undergraduate nurse, every woman
who has had training in elementary
hygiene and home care of sick, and
even women without actual nursing
experience, but with natural apti-
tude and initiative, must help.
Hospitals must recognize that in
this emergency their undergraduate
nurses will have to be released for
duty wherever the epidemic mani
tests itself. Unframed women can
be utilized better in we'll organized
hospitals, thus releasing the student
nurses with some hospital training
for this emergency service. Men as
well as women are badly needed in
environments and military hospitals.
The call is not limited to grad
uate nurses, but includes under
graduates, nurses aids, practical
nurses, home defense nurses, and
even women OF natural nursing abil-
itv who have had no special train
ing.
Health Officers Optimistic
The health officers are of the
opinion that their efforts are meet
ing success and that there is not
nearly so much illness in Ardmore as
had been feared would develop
Deaths due directly to the epidemic
have been few in numbers and sew
eral serious illness at this time
are traceable to other causes.
Additional public precautions will
be taken as appear to be necessary
but the health officers believe that
everything essential at this time has
been done. Information was re-
ccived this morning that the Barnum
& Railev circus. billed TO exhibit
hero Oct q had cancelled its en-.
gaoement
6rdmore Platoon Of the Carter
Conntv Home Guard has SUSPENDED
;ts assembly for this week and will
not dr;II tonioht Unless conditions
have CHANGED the men will meet
Tresday right as usual
Il Connonv second Reoiment.
and Machine Cnn Comnanv' Third
Peoiment National Guard Of Okla
boHa viii assemble toniobt as usu-
al Members of + Company are re-
nn;red fo he nresent TONIGHT as
,i,aas,,re,,ents for uniforms win he
,al.er
Tba po, scout. ,ybo were to have
mot ton;ght y,;ll rot assemble and
a,,nounnernents am of i,tnre meetings
n'II bn roade I,ter
T r. i annornced that nrh1;c finer