The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-07-04
STORY TOLD BY nurse
RED CROSS WORKER WAS
SPEAkER AT TAUQUA
THRILL In EVERY WORD
Mary X. Nelson Landed In
France Early In the War
e Period

Mary X. Nelson, American Ret
Cross worker, who had charge of the
base hospital at Evreaux. back Of
Chateau Thierry, and supervised the
care of the first group of American
wounded from that memorable bat.
tie, gave very interesting talk OF
her experiences at the chautauqua
grounds yesterday afternoon. -Four
years of active war service behind
the firing lines in France is the
proud record of this American wo-
man. She landed in France early in
1915, and remained on duty until
after the signing of the armistice
In 1917 she was in charge of al
American Red Cross nurses in
France.
When the noted Red Cross worker
stepped upon the chautauqua plat
form she was greeted with an ova
ton. Everyone arose and gave the
chautauQua salute, waving theil
handkerchiefs. She thanked hel
audience for the cordial welcome in
the name of all Red Cross women
and said that had Ii not been fol
the Red Cross workers at home
those abroad could not have done
nst "ork 80 soScessiuly. ohe ues
c,ioeo- ner drfivai III france wneI
she went over Win group oi heu
Crosss "orkers at azune wmen amer
ica WAS sun heulrai. Inc nuis
landed at havre, anu IN tne narpo,
was 10 De seen str1hne e'ldehces U
the war sunhen SHIPS transports
irom England unioaoins troops III
KHAKI, ana everyone engaged IN wal
activiues: me american nurses
were assieneo 10 an English hospita
Tor french soiolers' ana moved m
iano toward the front III the uireC-
lion tnat inc SOLDIERS weIe moving
hitcneners new army tnal was 90,
ing INTO france. Inc law was ina
nothins pe auoweu 10 lnterier Will
IN se going 70 TIE tront ana me
WOW leu ..iat were Dnns sen. D ~,
~. tne lront wouiu pc sloe.r acAoe
.uose soins ~ .ns pas.
"Itnoul oelay, anu wouiu cneel 'n ~
~ ney went sihsins ~ "na 1ne
Wounoeu men haa JUS. oole iioh.
ean5redMns scenes
Inc nurse oescrloeo d nup'l ~
reaIt oredMne SCENES wnen nIen
Dauiy crippieo were sen, oacn iioin
the l.ont " Tue nospi.a, anu 1.e
clpeu, Tue Nun. Vi INC oune
near .ne Enslish cnanhei on. ne Sass
.T 49,.
soiuiers iom mvlIooo anu
49, a.. rs, 49,
me wal anu 'na. "ao ma 1u.,. ny '
peen orousn, ,heic " mn lne &c ~
mans anu .nal erey uan
hAieu nean' 10. 'io We "ou nu
sae...a.. . nc,aaS Co.
oie.ino1on 80 cen " Ill ~,
na anu o az ~ Daaa GO
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no. " -. -
que npspi'ai Lor Iare, an T nu ~ Os
walcheu very elose ING. m, Pc
" ot;v,cs :,
even ou III n,..
Sauo u a.. a., -
Ne,soI eoiu VI ohe W. 80
nau dpeoip.ey ou a..
VI Mo9nuea ueli ne H. a'1 n, , Iaat
sne cou,u noSuo 81 s 90 49,
d peiovoo pfothe, at 'no naS " ~
Germans. AS .he wane ~ 80 inc.
me Diacks. at me nosp,.al VIZ sns
10 ATTACK an try 10 Ain ene "oun S;e
Germans Lney were Lnoseu ~ III
Ierent part OF Inc hospi'a. anu INC
CANADIAN giri was saVeu the neoes
slty OF walting upon tne ha'eu CHIEFLY
or her country.
Would Be Worid war.
The speaker described inc ieeiinss s
OF the American nurses curing the
few mnoths before America en,ereu
the war. They mad come To- Dehevs
that 1t was 10 De woria war, anu
were wondering no" long peloie
their country would recoenize ln ms
When the Aieiioans III .ha;,
war the American nurses held ,neir
heads high, ana were prouu lney
were Americans. In 1917 tney were
sent back OF Chateau Ihierry 10 a
French hospital TO take care Oh lne
American wounded as tney were
sent back from the ngnung north VI
Chateau Thierry The Germans VINO
had occupied this territory were De.
ing pushed back and as mey went
the French returned to their oevas-
tated homes, ana some war very sne prne
cred but the indomitable spirit OF