The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-06-12

tients In the wards recovered from
their wounds or sickness they were
placed in the tents ana the wards
filled with incoming patients.
There were four classes OF patients,
"a" "B &c" and "D". Class "a"
included all soldiers who were fit
for combat service, and all individ-
uals of the A. e. f. we're considered
as of "A" until acted upon by Dis
ability Board. Glass "B" included
those soldiers who were temporarily
unfit for combat service but who were
| physically ut for other duty. and In
cluded those who were expected to
be restored to Class "A" within a
period of six months. Class &C" In
cludsd soldiers who were considered
permanently unfit for combat service,
but whose disabilities were not of
such Q nature as to Justify their re-
turn to the United States. Class "D"
included those which examination
proved to be physically unfit for any
service IN the A. 4. r. and who we're
returned TO the United States as fast
as possible.
Glass "a" patients during hostili-
ties were returned either direct to
their organizations at the front or to
Replacement Depots to be assigned
to various organizations at the front
whose ranks had been thinned.
Class "B" patients were assigned tenn.
porarily to work in the interior Sec
tions or sent to Convalescent Camps.
Class &C" patients were assigned
permanently to companies In the
Services OF Supply. As already
stated Class "D" patients we're re-
turned to the United States.
| To quarter. ration and give medi-
cal attention to from 1000 to $500
patients ut one time was no small
problem. As soon as patients were
placed In Class "a" and were await
ing evacuation they were assigned to
various duties about the hospital. At
times there were from 200 to 800
working with the permanent person
mel. The patients mess alone re-
Quired a working force of from so
to 100 men, a large share OF these
being patients. Some of the Class
"a" patients worked in the Quarter
master Storehouse. some assisted in
caring for the other patients. keeping
the wards clean and in sanitary
condition and doing other odds and
ends about the hospital.
The Commanding officer super
vises the operations Of all depart
ments OF the hospital and his word
is law. The Adjutant has charge Of
all administrative work and is an
advisory to the Commanding Officer
on all matters and the Sergeant Ma
Tor. to use a plain term, is Chief
Clerk to them both. The Sergeant
Majors Office might properly be
called the clearing house of the hos
pital. Nt
There you must secure permission
to see the Adjutant or Commanding
officer; must register all complaints,
make all inquiries. secure informa-
tion. submit all reports, etc. All
General Orders, Bulletins, Circulars,
J Memorandums, Letters, etc. from
the different Staff Departments OF
the, A. Il. F. were on file; all General,
} Special and Hospital Orders Of the
hospital were issued for the approval
of the Adjutant and all letters and
reports pertaining to the Commits.
stoned personnel, the Chaplain
D Nurses and Reconstruction Aides
e were handled there. Reports and
, letters. etc. from all the departments
OF tho hospital were submitted to the
, Sergeant Majors Office for checking
; revision and forwarding to higher
: authority. Fifteen daily reports
twenty weekly. ten bi-monthly and
, approximately fifty monthly reports
: were either prepared In or submitted
g thru my office. These were perma'
: nent reports. In addition to this var
a ious reports were requested contin
n uouslv from the different department
; al officers. During the busiest
i months officers, nurses. aides, corpi
v men and patients were streaming II
: and out OF the office all day long.
have elaborated somewhat In ordel
. that you can gain an idea as to wha
8 my work has consisted Of while In the
q A. r. F.
e The permanent personnel on dut'
II in the hospital varied In strength
J. while the hospital was functioning
e there being from Is to 40 Officers
d ranking from End Lieutenant in tn
g Quartermaster Corps to Lieutenan
l. Colonel in the Medical Corps, 10 t
r so nurses. 2 to 5 RECONSTRUCTED
Aides, a Chaplain. three Red Cros
,e Workers, and from ITO to $50 en-
,r listed men. Shortly after We arrive
a at Mesves Hospital Center we had a
Is high as 225 nurses, but most of thes
n we're assigned for rations and quar-
y ters, were not on a duty status an
n were stationed there awaiting order
+ to proceed to different hospital
l. throughout the A. T.. F.
ss Too much cannot be said OF tn
"a Red Cross. The Red Cross Buildin
e. or Hut as II was commonly called
81 was built OF the same material an
le on the same plan as the rest Of tn
I. buildings OF the hospital. althoug
u belonging to the Red Cross. We ha
r three Red Cross Workers and the
le spent all their time entertaining tn
le patients. The building was larg
le enough TO accommodate several hur