Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-11
TWO D. c. NURSES
HOME; BOTH CITED
Misses MacCaIIister and
Reamy Saw Service in Four
Big Drives.

Back from the war decorated ana
with American Army citations. came
Miss Margaret Reamy and Miss Mary
MacCallister last week, adding two
to the list of Washington's returned
home of DR.. J. B. Branson, 142S Mas
sachusetts avenue.
With four citations for bravery dis
played in air raids by Germans over
the hospitals in which they were at
tending the wounded in the Meuse-
Argonne offensive and at st. Mihiel,
claiming to be in better health than
before they went aWay-,and iooklns
1.-THE two pink-cheeked girls arriv-
ed here unheralded and unnoted-
They are graduates of the Homeo-
pathic Hospital here. They repre-
scented Washington as war workers
at the front in every big offensive
undertaken by the Yanks.
And the story which they bring
back, even though the public has
been flooded with tales {: returning
heroes and heroines; probably ~, is the
participated in the four major cam
paigns against the Germans.
Entered Service October, 1917.
Miss MacCallister and Miss Reamy
enter ed the Army nursing branch IN
October, 1917, being sent from THIS
city to Georgia camps. They returned
sailed from New York on June 4.
1918, after waiting two months at
that port for tral sportatlon They
arrived in Havre after fourteen days
on the ocean.
THE RAIN was coming down like
black cats" said Miss Reamy. I'VE
were put on a train in the night and
travelled to a convent at Blols. which
had been converted into hospltai J.
After that we were sent back OF tne
lines at Chateau Thierry. And how
we did work. They brought those
American boys in on stretchers, and
most of them were smiling. with mud
DIV bloody faces. Our boys were as
game as they make them. When am
putations were made. it was wonder.
full to see the fortitade of the boys.
Miss Reamy was gassed three times
from the clothing of gassed soldiers
who were brought into the hospltal
losing her voice each time for period
Of five or six days.
Experience Hun Air Raids.
At Jouy. where was located the hos
pital against which Hun air raids
called forth the most violent protest
enced the terrorism of Germans. They
had volunteered for extra duty one
night. being detached from their
Army unit and sent to the Red cross
on account of the pressing need fol
more nurses at Jouy. At midnight
came the air raid
Miss MacCalister was in charge OF
tent in which were seventy-tive
wounded boys" Miss Reamy declared
1.-The planes could easily be seen now
and then, as the searchlights picked
them out and lost them again. Oul
FIR YY
the heights, until he was just above
the buildings, and then he let &c
three bombs. Five of our boys were
killed, one nurse and eleven Other
boys were wounded. But the effect il
had upon the other wounded mer
there was what hurt their conditions
The transports of rage into which
they flew against the Germans bomb
ing Red Cross hospitals were posi-
lively weakening to them.
The girls were in the Champagne
Marine defensive from July Is to 10
and in the AisneMarne drive from
July IS to August s. On September l:
they went behind the lines at st. Mi
hiel, remaining until September Is
The fourth campaign in which the!
were was the Meuse-Argonne, from
September &c to November II.
When they were transported into
Germany, it was with forty-eigh
other women, in a box car. Nine days
later they joined the army of occupa
ton, and during that time they LIVED
on slim rations. In Germany they
were stationed at Prum, 120 kilo.
meters from Coblentz.
The two young nurses will leave
this city soon for a short vacation
The two girls had been pals" at the
Homeopathic Hospital here, they went
through the war together and will
plan for the future on the vacation al
Hot Springs, Va.