The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-02
NATIONAL DRIVE
FOR STUDENT NURSES

The national drive for student nur-
ses to take places in civilian and mil
itary hospitals of the United States Of
Red Cross Nurses who win be sent
overseas in January began July 20.
From Maine to California recruiting
stations are open and differed by the
woman's committee council of national
defense, under whose direction this
important work win be accomplished.
Every county, city and town chairman
from Carter to Shelby has received
her instructions, both from Washing
ton headquarters and the state chair
nan, Mrs. Geo. w. Denney, and the
indications are that Tennessee will
more TIM double her quota of 500.
Tennessee has always been jealous of
her title of the volunteer State.p This
is the first time in history that the
government has ever called its women.
The Tennessee division, women's COM
rittee, council of national defense,
urges all eligible candidates to present
themselves at the nearest recruiting
station and for the honor of their
country and the glory of their state
show that there are no women slack
ers in Tennessee.
The following is statement by Gen.
Gorgas in relation to the nursing cam
paign under direction of the woman's
committee, council of national defense
ITO the Young Women of the United
States:
II want every young woman in the
country, every woman between nine
teen and thirty-fve,. to read carefully
what l have to say, and to give it ear
rest attention. 1t is a message which
every girl ought to welcome because it
tells of an opportunity to help the
nation.
"The army and the country faces a
shortage Of nurses.
"The army alone will require some
thing like twenty-five thousand nurses
by the first of next January. We have
secured about thirteen thousand of
this number; we need twelve thous-
and more. We have got to have them
or the army will run short--and this
would be an outcome incredible and
intolerable to the American people.
"Only graduate nurses who have
been through the full course of train
ing are available for this high serv-
ice. These nurses have to be taken
out of the hospitals and from the care
of the sick at home. This means that
when we recruit our full quota for
the army, their places in the civil COM
munities must be filled, hence this call
for student nurses-to fill the vacan-
cies, prepare for professional service,
and meanwhile to make it possible for
our hopitals, both civil and military,
to carry on, and for the American
people to hold the health stand ia,
of the country as high as they rl(
ever been held in times Of reecsl1hSF
If ! were young woman ahd
wanted to do my country the greatest
service in my power, | should 90 at
once to the nearest recruiting station
of the woman's committee, of the coun-
Gil of natlo defense and enroll in
the United States Students nurse re-
serve. This enrolment would at once
make me a candidate for the army
nursing school or for one of the evil
ian training schools for nurses. | cam
hot conceive of a more valuable serv-
ice. a more womanly service. | can
give every girl who enrolls in the re-
serve my personal assurance that she
is making herself count, and I should
be ashamed of any woman who did not
long with all her heart and soul to
make herself count in the defeat Of
Germany"
W. S. GORGAS,
Surgeon General u. S. Army.