The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-07-25
PLAN STATE GROUP MEETINGS
Membership in Army Medical Reserve
Corps, Naval Reserve Force, or VOL
unteer Medical Service Corps Will
Be Urged Upon AL.

Every doctor in the United States
who has not already done SO will be
asked to apply for membership in the
Medical Reserve Corps of the Army,
Naval Reserve Force, or the Volunteer
Medical Service Corps.
Preliminary to this state wide cam
paign to enroll every doctor in the
United States in one of these bodies
the medical section Of the Council of
National Defense for number of the
eastern states met in Washington last
week for the purpose of discussing the
matter with representatives of the
Council Of National Defense details of
the plan to be followed and to receive
instructions.
Anent this campaign the Council of
National Defense authorizes this state
ment:
AS the first step in a Nationwide
campaign to enroll every doctor in the
United States in the Medical Reserve
Corps of the Army, the Naval Reserve
Force, or the Volunteer Medical Serv-
ice Corps members of the committees of
the Medical Section, Council Of Nation
al Defense, for the States Of New York,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware,
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and
the District Of Columbia met at the Ho-
tel Washington in Washington to-day.
At this meeting the State representa-
tives are to discuss with the representa-
tives of the Council Of National De-
tense, details of the plan to be followed
and receive instructions.
This meeting is the first Of series,
the United States having been divided
into eight groups. The work will be
subdivided among the State and coun-
ty representatives of the Medical Sec
tion, Council of National Defense, in
each State, and every doctor in the
country who has SO far not done SO
will be asked to apply for membership
in the Medical Reserve Corps Of the
Army, Naval Reserve Force, or the Vol
unteer Medical Service Corps. Eligible
to the Volunteer Medical Service Corps
are all those who would be eligible to
the Medical Reserve Corps were it not
for being over the age of SIS, physical
disability, community or institutional
need, or dependents. Women doctors
al ~ he vi,
Service Corps.
The States included in the various
groups are as follows:
Group No. Main, New Hampshire,
Vermant, Massachusetts, Rhode Island
Connecticut.
Group No. New York, Pennsl.
vania, New Jersey, Delaware, District
Of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, West
Virginia.
Group No. 3.-Michigan, Ohio, Ken.
lucky, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin.
Group No. 4.-Louisiana, Tennessee,
North Carolina, Georgia, South Caro-
lima, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi.
Group No. S. - Iowa, Minnesota
North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska
Montana, Wymoning. :
Group No. 6.-Missouri, Arkansas
Kansas, Oklahoma Texas, Colorado.
Group No. 7.-Washington, Oregon
Idaho.
Group No. S.-Utah, Nevada, Califor-
MIA, Arizona, New Mexico.
By authority of Surg. Gen. Gorgas,
of the Army; Surg. Gen. Braisted, of
the Navy; and Surg. Gen. Blue, of the
United States Public Health Service;
DR.. Franklin Martin, chairman Of the
general medical board of the Council
of National Defense, has appointed the
following committee on classification of
the medical profession of the United
States for military and civil purposes:
Col. R. B. Miller, Marine Corps, Uni
ted States Army; Col. v. G. Vaughan
Marine Corps, National Army; Lieut..
Col. H. D. Arnold, Marine Corps, Ma
tional Army; Surg. R. G. Ramsdell,
United States Navy; Surg. j. R. Phelps,
United States Navy; DR.. Joseph Schor-
eschowsky, United States Public Health
Service; DR.. Otto P. Geier, DR.. John
D. Mclean, and DR.. c. E. Sawyer. Elk
of1cio: Surg. Gen. W. G. Gorgas, Uni
ted States Army; Surg. Gen. W. C.
BREASTED, United States Navy; Surg.
Gen. Rupert Blue, United States Pub
lie Health Service; Lieut.. Col F. F.