The New York herald., 1920-01-26

What aid the organization will be in q
position to extend to the city government
in the event Of the further spread of in
flrenza the Jane A. Delano Post No. 34i,
of the American Legion, which IS COM
posed exclusively of nurses, yesterday sent
QUESTIONABLE to all of its. 750 members
requesting an immediate report on their
availability for duty under DR.. ROYAL S.
Copeland, Health Commissioner
This post was named after the late Miss
Jane A. Delano. under whose direction
more than thirty thousand nurses were re-
cruited through the American Red Cross
for service with the army and navy after
the United States entered the World war.
Miss Delano was graduated from Belle
we Hospital in 1886. Two years later she
rendered her first patriotic service to her
country by volunteering to nurse yellow
fever patients in jacksonville, Fla. sup
planting negro nurses. who. while willing
and devoted, lacked scientific training.
After establishing a hospital in Bisbee,
AriZ., Miss Delano went to the Pennsyl-
vania University as superintendent of the
nurses training school, remaining there
five years. From 1900 until 1865 she directed
the nurses training school at Bellevue
Hospital.
AS superintendent OF the Army Nurse
Corps she visited the Philippines, China.
Japan and Hawaii. She served three times
as president of the American Nurses AS
sociation and for several years was head
of the directorate of the American Journal
of Nursing.
Besides registering it's members for the
purpose of helping the city in the influenza
epidemic the Jane A. Deano Post is CO.
operating with the Var Risk Bureau, with
ha znI 1T.
education of Disabled Nurses and with the
federal Public Health Service in caring for
patients in need of medical, hospital or
convalescent care.
Miss Beatrice NJ. Bamber is president Of
the post, Miss Christine NJ Nuno treas
urer, Miss Anna 3. Duncan secretary and
Miss Sophie V. Kie, who was decorated
by the Queen of the Belgfans, assistant
secretary.
In the last two months the New York
department OF the American Legion has
been instrumental in collecting for former
service men thousands of dollars in Lib
erty bonds and bonus allotments, and has
succeeded in placing in training with the
Federal Board of Voca tional Education
many men whose cases have been de-
layed according to an announcement
made at the deaquarters of the depart
ment, No. 81 Wall street, yesterday.
The American Legion of New York
| State has gone on record in favor of in
creased pay for the enlisted men and
commissioned personnel of the Army
Navy and Marine Corps, according to a
statement issued yesterday by Wade H.
Hayes, State adjutant. The following res
| olution was adopted by the State Execu-
tive Committee
Resolved. That the Executive Com
mittee, Department of New York. Ameri-
can Legion, favor a substantial and rea :
sonable increase in pay to be granted the
enlisted and commissioned personnel of
the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, COM
mensurate with the present increased cost
of living
Woodhaven Post No. lis, passed the fol-
lowing resolution at rs last meeting:-
I'VE view with apprehension and con-
Germ the recent policy established in some
of the counties Of the State. particularly
in the county of Kings, approving appli-
cations for charters for the organization
Of posts which intend limiting their mem
bership to followers of certain faiths or
religions. in direct violation of the spirit
II not the letter of the constitution"
Antilles POST. of New York. No as
went on record at its last meeting as ap-
proving of the action OF the New York
state Legislature in suspendng the five
Socialist members pending judicial in
vestigation of the charges lodged against
them"
1t was announced yesterday that Major
General Leonard Wood, commander of the
Central Department. will be the principal
| speaker al the first meeting of Fra
ternity Post, No. 612. of which he is hon
orary president, at Kismet Temple Her
kimer street and Nostrand avenue, Brook
lyn. tomorrow night. Another speaker
will be Lieutenant General Robert Lee
Bullard. commander of the Department OF
the East The post was organized by
Major Bradford Butler.
! The joint entertainment and dance Of the
Barbara Frietchie and Greenwich Village
posts will be held in the Pennsylvania Ho-
| tel Wednesday night.
John Fraser Bryan Post, No. 10. will
hold its monthly meeting Thursday eve
ming in the Fordham Club. Fordham Road
and Grand Boulevard, Bronx. A dance
will be held at Knights of Pythias Temple,
Walton avenue and 149 tn street, the Bronx
February 49,
| One of the latest of the posts TO be
granted a charter is the Brittany Patrol.
United States Navy Post. The first meet
ing will be held in the Harvard Club, No.
q West Forty-fourth street. at half-past
eight o'clock Thursday night for the pur-
pose of selecting officers Vincent Astor
is one of the charter members Alfred
Greenough, room 5o2. No. Broadway, is
acting as secretary OF the Organization
Committee.
Information as to the whereabouts of
Captain Edward Caffery. formerly OF the
3olst Infantry. is requested through State
Headquarters by his sister. a nurse, who
Is about to leave for India. Former SER
vice men knowing anything about Captain
Cafferty are requested TO communicate
with Mrs. Margaret f. Burlngame. direc-
tor of. the American Red Cross Rest sta
ton In the Grand Central station.
! The Family Auxiliary of the Burke
Kelly Post will give a reception and dance
| to the members of the post and their
friends at the Academy, No. 1870 West
Seventy-ninth street. Saturday evening.
February T. The Burke-Kelly Post is COM
posed OF former members of B Company,
307th Infantry. which came 10 the relief of
the famous Lost Battalion"
Sunday night February s, before start
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