Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-09
& CROSS NOTES

10 Inc DUlG oil'h .
Across the sea. from France, WIFI
every closing day of the heroic strus-
gle of our fighting men, there eon'eS
q more imperative call to the women
OF America to assume their lull shato
of responsibility in winning 'hlS
world war for the right of men, WON
en- and nations to live their y" 'lNes
and determine their W fortunes
There exists now an extreme meet
for at least $1,000 women OF charac-
fer. intelligence, and education 10 llii
the gaps in our hospital Stairs causeu
nv the calling of many thousands Vi
skilled nurses to the fighting II
There is only one way to III 'hcS'
| gaps: BY keeping Il hospltal tralh,
ing schools supplied with students
| who are not only preparing lor Se'N,,
ice abroad and at home at the emu Vi
their course and at the same 'ihie
| are e%ouipping themselves TO earn
their living in one of the nobleSt Vi
| professions, but from the very outset
of their course are serving thelr couh-
| try as well as learning. ,
The General of the unlted
| States Army, the Surgeon General "
the United States Public Health
| Service. the American Red Cross, the
General Medical Board and the Wo-
mans Committee of the Council OF
National Defense, therefore, unite III
an earnest appeal for 5000 young
women between the ages of - II 80
to enroll in what shall be called the
limited States Student Nurse Reserve
The enrolment will begin on JulS
%. 1918. Those who register IN TINS
volunteer body will engage to hoio
themselves in readiness until Aprll !
1919, to be assigned to training
schools in civilian hospitals or to the
Army Nursing School and begin thell
course of study and active studen'
nursing.
The service which we are askini
calls for the best that the woman
hood of America can offer in courage
devotion and resourcefulness. W.
can not 90 forward to victory oversee
if the wives and families OF ouI
fighters are not sustained in healti
and strength, if we a not protec
our workers against the hazards o
war industries, if we can not delea
accident and disease, our enemies a
home. Upon the health OF the Amer
lean people will depend the spirit o
their forces in the field.
Acting on the urgency Of the need
the undersigned have asked the stat
divisions of the Woman's Commute
of the Council of National Defense
through their local units, to enrol
the 25,O00 women needed. We as
, the women of America 70 support u
in our further effort not to lowe
American hospital standards, aud t
/, give us the practical assurance o
. their support by going to the noarea
recruiting station established by IN
Woman's Committee of the CouncI
: of National Defense on or after Jul
> % and enrolling in the United state
Student Nurse Reserve.
Ann Howard Shaw,
Chairman, WOman's Committee,
Council of National Defense
w. G.. Gorgas,
1 Surgeon General, United States Arm!
Rupert Blue,
Surgeon General, United States
. Public Health Service.
! T. w. Harrison,
2 Chairman, War Council, American
Red Cross.
Dr.. Franklin Martin,
Chairman, General Medical Board,
e Council of National Defense.
' Those wishing to enroll write I
Mrs. Annette Tyndall, County Chaii
man, Woman's Committee, G. y. d.