Evening star., 1920-09-19
RED CROSS HEROINE
PAID RARE TRIBUTE
At ARLINGTON
Miss Mary A. DeIano Honored
for Splendid Service During
the World War.

Draped with the stars ana SeiipeS'
on which rested a simple wfeatn'
symbolic of peace. and in the presence
Of more than 400 comrades. associates
and personal friends. the body OF MISS
lane A. Delano, Red Cross organizer
and nurse. was lowered to it's last
resting place in the home OF the ma
fionss soldier dead at Arlington yes
terday.
representatives from many nursing
ORGANIZATIONS of the country pafadeo
before Gen. NJ w. Ireland. United
States Army: Surgeon Generai y.
Braisted, United States Navy anu q
picked company of infantry detaiIeo
shoe on the north end of the httie
rolling knoll where lies the grave OF
the noted war worker. stood Al at
t.ntion until the impressive cere-
monies were over
Full Military Honorr.
- r1,e last notes Of Nearer MY Coz:
r. Thee" played by the Fort Myer
Band. died away away oyef w,,Ton the p nis seebe of
Walter Reed Hospital read the ritual
of the dead, the caSket was lowered,
. volley fired, taps SOUNDED ana .ne
whole ssemblage gathered around tne
grave to offer silent prayer Tor theAl
beloved co-worker.
The organizations represented et
The ceremonies included the Red Cross
Nurse Corps, Mrs. I. F. Butler acLins
for Mrs. Clara D Ncyss. YES n,snher. nov 70 sof Of,
this delegation, all enrolled Red Cross
nurses, wore the regulation white
dress, blue cape, lined with red, ana
Red Cross cap, az silent tribute 70
the dead nurse, designer OK the uni
form.
Representatives Of the Army Nurse
Corps were in charge of Mrs. Julia
Stimson, superintendent OF the Army
Service Corps. while those from the
Navy Nurse Corps were commanded
by Mrs Lenah HiEbee.
The Federal Public Health Service
Corps was commanded by Miss Lucy
Ainnigerode. and those representing
the Atlantic division OF the Nationat
Department of Nursing. A. R c.. were
in charge Of Miss Nuno and Mrs
Humphreys.
Other Organizations Take Part.
Miss R. j. Albaugh represented the
national headquarters of nursing or
ganizations. and the officials present
from the national committee on
nursing service were Mrs W. X.
Draper. Miss Susan Francis and Miss
Edna Foley.
bearing the name Of Miss Delano.
No. s from Washington and No. 344
from New York. sent delegations.
Miss Pauline n. McVey was In COM
mand of the local chapter. while Miss
Beatrice Bamber headed those from
New York.
The Daughters of the American
Revolution was represented by Mrs
Bertha N. Robinson. regent OF the
Judge Lynn Chapter. of which His9
Delano once served as vice regent -
Miss E. Louise Pond represented
ho Nrp~ AZ HN1A
and. Long Island. District ~, and
there was \ large delegation Of the
Veterans Of Foreign Wars. whose
has just adjourned.
Members Of the Red Cross Motor
Corps operating ambulances and au-
in command: Mrs. Charles v. Wheeler
and her SON Yandes Wheeler: Miss
Jeanne Robinson. Miss Elisabeth
King and Miss Florence Clarke. =
Tho plot Of earth adjoining the grave
was covered with flowers sent as
every nursing organisation in the
country.
Yellow Fever and War HeFeine.
Jane A. Delano. former director
general Of the nurse corps Of the
American Red Cross, who died in
France while in active charge Of the
Red Cross nurse corps. was born 4t
NoHtour Falls. New York. in 1858.
She was graduated from the Bellevue
York city. in 1885. and was the nrst
graduate nurse to 60 into emergency
service during the yellow fever epi-
demic in 1887 At Jacksonville, Fla.
where she acted as superintendent Of
nurses At one Of the hospitals in that
Of Red Cross nursing service had
been conceived. The period Of her
life, from 1887 to 1909 was spent In
the. supervision Of various hospitals
and travels abroad.
In 1909 she accepted the chairman
mittee on nursing service. being at
the, time superintendent Of the Army
Nurse Corps. In the latter capacity
she had travelled extensively In the
Philippines. Hawaii. China and Japan.
and. was decorated by the japanese
dent Taft on behalf Of the Red Gross.
Helped Assign $1,000 Nurses.
IN 1912 Miss Delano resigned the
superintendency Of the Army Nurse
CoYps to devote her entire time TO the
Red Cross nursing service. and 1t was
greatly due to her organization and
direction that this service was ready
the world war broke out in 1914. In
1918, when the United States entered
the conflict. it was fully equipped to
meet the nursing emergency.
When the surgeon general OF the
United States Army turned to the Red
Cross for nurses to serve in canton
ments in this country and Europe 1t
was under the supervision OF Miss
Delano and her assistants that the
deDartment of nursing. which grew
out Of the Red Cross nursing service.
red druited and assigned $4,000 nurses.
mdte than 50 per cent Of the Army
Nurse Corps, and Sc per cent Of the
NaSy Nurse Corps It was the nrst
tiu6e in history that men wounded In
battle have received immediate ex-
peEt nursing care.
n paying tribute to the Red Cross
AMI the indefatigable efforts OF Miss
De3ano the surgeon general Of the
Army has said:
IF ever there was q shortage Of
nurses, this was due to the question
Of squarters and transportation. but
meter to the failure Of the Red Cross
to ameet its demands"
sftIDENTs' CAR FARE