Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-05-13
A CALL TO THE YOUNG
WCMEN OF MARYLAND
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE CEN.
TENARY BEING CELEBRATED
IN BALTIMORE THIS WEEK.
Under The Auspices OF The Maryland
State Association OF Graduate
Nurses.
GRADUATE NURSES ARE ALL
HELPING.

derful contribution toward alleViatns
suffering by her nursing and her revo-
lutionizing OF the care of the sick, the
Maryland State Association of Grad,
uate Nurses, in the cele; ration this
week Of the centenary of this remark
able woman Is hotia5 60 sir up such
interest throughout the state in the
nursing profession as will react to-
ward increasing the number OF young
women who will take up this profes'
sion as their life walk Wednesday.
May 18th, Is the anniversary OF Flor
ence Nightingale's birth and 1t IL on
this date that the celebration Ia to
lake place. 1t viii he held In Balti'
more and Representatives Of the nurs'
ing profession In every ooaaty OF the
state as we'll as Of the various nursing
Institutions OF the c; will participate.
Throughout the counties the super,
intendents OF the hospita and traiD-
ing schools. are taking keen interest
In the celebration and In the effort to
pay fitting tribute to the memory OF
the first trained nurse" while at the
same time bringing home to the young
women Of their nSighborhoods the ad
vantages as well as the opportunity
for real service to humanity to be
found In nursing.
The Graduate Nurses Association
has sent out invitations very general
ly for the celebration which takes
place In the Associate Congreg ational
Church, Preston street and Maryland
avenue. DR.. William H. WEIGH will
preside, DR.. Howard A. Kelly will
make the address and other members
OF the Medical and Chirurgical Facul
ty OF Maryland are to participate, in
addition to the members OF the nurses
organizations. The church is to be
decorated for the occasion, and a fea-
ture Of the observance will be the
showing OF lantern pictures OF scenes
and incidents in the life Of Florence
Nightingale and In the life and duties
Of nurses
In charge of the arrangements is a
committee representing the Nurses
Association, the officers OF which are:
Miss E. NJ. Lawler, Of Johns Hopkins
Hospital, president; Miss Jane E.
Nash, Church Home and Infirmary,
and Miss Eleaner Evans, Union Prot.
estant Infrmary vice presidents; Miss
Sarah F.. Martin, secretary, and Miss
Bernice v. Conner, treasurer.
The graduating classes-the grad.
uates-the Public Health Nurses
Army Nurses and as many other nurs-
irg groups as we may have from the
schools Of nursing throughout the
state will attend in uniform and form
in procession, which will be one OF
the most interesting features OF the
celebration.
The idea Of those In charge of the
arran gements for the celebration is
that both the training schools and the
nursing organizations need primarily
better public understanding of their
work. The training schools through
out Maryland have second vital in
terest which is particularly important
at the present time-which is to bring
before the public Nursing as Pro
ression", and to urge young women to
see the opportunities in the field OF
nursing.
1t is felt that the returns from the
Nightingale centenary can scarcely
Fail to be considerable, both In the
shape of a public better informed con-
corning the work Of Schools of Nurs.
ing and Nursing organizations, and
therefore more responsive to appeals
for larger numbers Of desirable re-
cruits to the training schools.
Florence Nightingale was born at
Florence, Italy. At the age Of thirty.
two she began her nursing career,
studying hospitals and nursing meth
DDS in Great Britain, France, Germany,
Belgium and Italy, and was appointed
superintendent Of a private hospital In
London in 1853. At the outbreak Of
the Crimean War she was selected by
Sir Sidney Herbert, Secretary Of War,
to superintend hospitals at the front
In October, 1854, she went to the
Crimea taking charge of 80 nurses, In
two months she had transformed the
hospital secured supplies, established
santa lion, and reduced the death.
rate from forty-two to two per cent
She returned to England at the end
Of the war, July. 1856"
Il was from this beginning that
Florence Nightingale went forward to
her wonderful life Of organization and
teaching which finds It's ultimate fruit
In the day to day nursing in the hos
pitfalls and sick rooms OF the world 70.
day: and has it's echo in the praises
end blessings which the countless
number of sufferers as we'll as the
soldiers Of the Wars of more modern
times shower rpon the followers Of the
mI.adv with lamp"
She died In 1910, at the age Of nine
" years,
"Honor to those whose words or deeds
Thus help us in our daily needs,