The sun., 1919-05-09
HONOR MEMORY OF
MISS JANE DELANO
Red Cross Nurses Pay Tribute
at Large Gathering in
Carnegie Hall.
DIED IN BASE HOSPITAL
Gen. Winter and Mrs. Belmont
Tell Of Great Work of Vol
unteer Director.

Just about year ago the Red Cross
held a meeting in Carnegie Hall to en-
courage nurses to volunteer for war ser
vice, and the chief speaker was Miss
Jane A. Denalo, director of the depart
ment OF nursing In that organization.
Last night there was another meeting
Mt Carnegie with the same decora tons
OF the Red Cross emblem intermingled
with the Stars and Stripes, with the
same rows Of young faces under white
caps turning toward the platform. But
iast night they had gathered to do honor
20 the memory OF Jane A. Delano. dead
IN the performance OF her duty In
france. In January Miss Delano sailed
10 make a survey of the nursing situa-
tor In the countries affected by the war.
on April 10 she died at Savaney, France.
OF complications following a series of
operations for mastoiditis
Two memorials for this rema rka BILE
woman were suggested last night. one by
Mrs. August Belmont, who represented
the Red Cross War Council on the pro
eramme one by Brig. Gen. Francis A.
winter, who spoke for the Medical Corps
or the Army. Mira Belmont said It
was the nurses of the country who
could best perpetuate the memory OF
MISS Delano. and they could do II BY
carrying out the plans for public health
nursing service that were dear to her.
HriS. Gen. Winter. in finishing his trib-
ute, said II was his hope that sooner
or later, near the national Red Cross
building In Washington, there might be
smaller one which should pc called
Delano House
Died I'm Height of Her Service.
And over the entrance" he said, II
would have engraved the last words she
spoke before she passed into unconscious
ness: My work. my work; must go to
! my work.
There Is a pathos about her death.
there in the little bare room At Base
Hospital No. SO at Savaney, far from
her own country. and yet 1t was perhaps
the best termination of noble life, to
die at the height OF her service. And It
was supremely appropriate that she
| should end her life among the masses
of men for whom size had worked-the
American soldiers. II seems sad that
| the soldier should not know more of Miss
Delano's service for him; naturally much
OF what she did was unknown to the
rank and file: but believe that as time
goes on and her life is realized in its
true meaning her name will be as dear
| to the American as was Florence Night
ingales to the British soldier
Twenty thousand nurses. the speaker
| said, were modified for war service un-
| der Miss Delano. and of these Is. 900
| went to the army. He spoke in glowing
| terms OF Surgeon-Gen. Irelands afrec-
ton for Miss Delano. Then he read ex-
| tracts from a letter written by Col
| Cooper, commander of the hospital at
savaney. describing her death following
| the last operation. which discovered an
| abcess on the brain. and relating details
| OF the military funeral they gave her.
| with more than 1000 persons. including
| ESQ nurses. in the cortege.
Mrs. Belmont Pays Tribute.
Mrs. Belmont said that the Red Cross
officials felt from the bottom OF their
1 hearts" that II was a national calamity
| which had come in Miss Delano's death
| and that they did not know how 20 re-
place her.
| "She had a long range vision" Mrs.
| Belmont said. Her power OF looking
forward. OF planning everything. was
unequalled. And with all this went her
loving care for her white apron army,
as she loved to call her nurses"
Miss Clara D. Noyes. director OF the
bureau OF field nursing service, read n
paper which Miss NJ Adelaide Nutting
had written and was to have read, only
her voice gave out Miss Noyes added
some recollections OF her own and both
| women not only gave testimony TO Miss
Delano's long life of devotion TO her
| work but told many little intimate things
about her loyalty TO her friends. her de-
light in the playtimes she managed TO
crowd Into her life. her love for her pet
| dos and his love for her
| Or. George E Vincent, head OF the
Rockefeller Foundation. presided. The
Rev. william T. Mannir~ delivered the
invocation. Nine. Loul'. Homer sang
two numbers, He al Feed HlJ
Flocls," from Hnr' Messiah and
Julia Ward How, Battle Hymn OF
the Republic" Tribu,es were read from
President Wilson and from various MEM
bers OF the army and the Red Cross.