Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-05-19
DIR. CARPENTER MAKES
APPEAL FOR NURSES

Two additional nurses, VINO nave
completed the course of training at
the Emergency Hospital School for
Nurses. were presented diplomas yes
terday afternoon at the graduating
exercises held in the sun parlor at the
hospital.
The graduates are Miss Vera Beryl
Boerestder. of Pennsylvania, and Miss
Katherine Louise Wells. of Annapolis
The sun parlor. where the exercises
were held. was made more attractive
with beautiful sprays of graceful
sprea. "snowballs," bridal wreath and
potted palms and ferns The room
was filed with friends of the gradu-
ates, every seat being occupied
The Rev Edward d. Johnson, u. d.,
rector of St Annes, opened the eXer-
cises with invocation DR., j. Oliver
Purvis. Chief OF STAFF, presided. an
nouncing the numbers on the pro-
gram. Music was furnished by an
orchestra from the Naval Academy
band under the direction of Prof.
Henry Schreyer Miss Isabelle Nc
Nasty sang in beautiful voice Ave
Maria" with orchestral accompani-
ment.
In introducing DR.. Carpenter, DR..
Purvis said the naval doctors had
been associated with the town sur
geons in the work of the hospital, and
their fraternal interest and co-opera-
ton in the work is at all times APP
preciated.
DIR. Carpenters Address
Captain Dudley ~ Carpenter, U. S,
n. Medical Corps, attached to duty at
the Naval Academy. made the address
of the afternoon Or. Carpenter said:
I'VE are here this afternoon to show
our interest in the splendid work OF
this institution and 10 honor these
young women who have happily nm
ished the prescribed course OF study
and experience When we recall the
past five years and still face the chao-
tic devastated condition OF the world,
q vision of the opportunity for service
is crystalized in these young women
before us. 1t is indeed strange that
more young women in every commun-
jty are not Offering themselves for
this needful training The work OF
women in this war has shown woman
hoods unlimited possibilities, but
none greater than the service of the
trained nurse Nursing having al
ways been woman's peculiar gift, 1t
has remained for this scientific era to
/ bring il to its highest attainment.
/ owing to the great demand for nurses
I in the Army and Navy, patriotic young
women from every section of our
! country offered their services to fill
! the vacancies in local hospitals feel
/ sure that these volunteer nurses
would be the first TO bear witness to
| The necessity for thorough training
Nurses Achieved Glory
I'm spite of the fact that demobili-
zation has permitted the majority OF
nurses to return to their communities.
/ local demands are not being met ade-
quately This is due perhaps to the
! fact that there are many nurses still
remaining in the service OF the Army
! and Navy, which organizations are
many times larger than before the
war. Also there are many nurses
abroad still serving with Red Cross
units in devastated countries.
eve are all familiar with the glory
achieved by the combattant forces, but
! how seldom we think of the devoted
| routine work Of the nOn-combattant
| nurses al home and abroad Spectac-
ular incidents attract our attention,
but deeds of self-sacrificing heroism
remain unnoted When the Harvard
Base Hospital Unit was bombed by a
German aeroplane several nurses
were wounded or killed. The records
show thas these devoted women had
continued quietly at their post of duty.
That is but one of the many such in
stances.
II shall never forget the arrival OF
the nurses for our United States Navy
Base Hospital No. 4, at Queenstown.
Ireland These thirty women from
the Rhode Island General Hospital,
Providence, crossed in a convoy in
September, 1918. The entire voyage
was under the most trying conditions
Not only gales and heavy seas, but in
fuenza ragged. They volunteered to
: nurse the sick below decks where the
: surroundings were revolving. Off the
: north coast of Ireland the mountain
? Gus seas rendered it necessary for the
: ships to heave to in an area where it