Arizona republican., 1918-07-07
NURSE
 OPPORTUNITY |S
 GIVEN T0W WOMEN
Women BetweehAges of 19
 and B Years Who are In Good Physical Condition
 Given Service Chances

No Phoenix women between the age of 19 and 35 years, of good health, and who has a desire to get into real, gen uine work for her country in the win ming of the war and the good or human- ity need be disappointed
 Her country needs her and has issued an earnest appeal. With the nations reserve of trained nurses depleted through the calling of thousands of nurses for service in military and naval hospitals both abroad and in the Unit ed States, it has become necessary to call immediately for 25,000 student nurses for training in American hospi- tals.
 This call for women between the ages of 19 and 35 years of age has been is sued jointly by Surgeon General w. C. Gorgas, United States Army; Dr. Ru- pert Blue, surgeon general of the Unit ed States Public Health Service; H. P. Davidson. chairman, war council, American Red Cross; Dr. Franklin Martin, chairman general medical board, Council of National Defense, and Anna Howard Shaw, chairman wo mems committee, Council of National Defense.
 Following is the urgent appeal:
 Across the sea from France, with every closing day of the heroic strug- gle of our fighting men. there comes. a more imperative call to the women of America to assume their full share of responsibility in winning this world war for the right of men, women and nations to live their own lives and de- | termine their own fortunes.
 There exists now an extreme neces- sity for at least 25,000 women of char acter, intelligence and education to fill the gaps in our hospital staffs caused by the calling of many thousands of skilled nurses to the fighting front. There is only tne way to fill these gaps; by keeping our hospital training schools supplied with students who are not only prepared for service abroad and at home at the end of their course and at the same time are equipping themselves to earn their own living in one of the ablest of professions, but from the very outset of their course are serving their country as well as learning.
 "The surgeon general of the United States Army. the surgeon general of the United States Public Health Ser vice, the American Red Cross, the gen eral medical board and the women's committee of the Council of National Defense therefore unite in an earnest appeal for 25,000 young women between the ages of 19~and B years to enroll in what shall be called the United States Student Nurse Reserve. The enroll ment will begS on July 20, 1918. Those who register in this volunteer body will engage to hold themselves in readiness until April 1. 1919, to be assigned tC training schools in civilian hospitals or to the army nursing school and be- gin their c6urse of study and active student nursing.
 The service for which we are mak- ing calls for the best that the woman hood of America can offer in courage devotion and resourcefulness. We can not go forward to victory overseas il the wives and families of our fighters are not sustained in health anC strength; if we cannot protect ou workers against the hazards of war in dustries: if we cannot defeat acciden and disease. our enemies at home. Upor the health of the American people vii depend the spirit of their forces in the field
 Acting on the urgency of the need the state divisions of the women's com Hlttee oI the COuncll or NatlOnal De fense are requested through their loca units to enroll the 25.000 women need ed We ask the women of America t, support us in our further effort not t lower American hospital standards an, to give us the practical assurance O their support by going to the neares recruiting station established by tn , women's committee of the Council O
 National Dfeense on or after July ?
 and enrolling in the United State Nurse Reserve