Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-28
CITY GETS SET
TO FIGHT FLU,
IF NECESSARY
Nurses Called Upon to Mob
iIize for Action Should
Disease Spread.

Plans for mobilizing the nursing force
Of Indianapolis for acuon If an influenza
I epidemic develops were made yesterday,
The situation is not a~larming-the ac-
tlon was taken to meet any emergency
that might develop.
Fifteen news cases of influenza were
reported by the city board Of health
today. making sixty-eight in the city
which have been reported. Nearly all
Of them are in mild form.
William Fortune, president of the In
dianapolis chapter Of the Red Cross, pre-
sided at the meeting.
After the meeting n request was made
that all graduate nurses in the city reg
4ster with Grace Cook, director of the
central directory for registered nurses,
No. II Bungalow park. Her Telephone
numbers are Main 6J42 and Auto. 27-4lS.
READY TO PUT
DOWN MENACE.
All practical nurses are requested to
register at the Red Cross Teaching
Center, 413 Chamber Of Commerce build
ing, Miss Margaret Scott, director. Her
telephone numbers are Auto. 27-752 and
Main 217O.
Under the leadership Of the Red
Cross it is hoped to provide an organi-
GAtlOl Will Il W. O0~([AFOA1
event that influenza should become as
widespread as during the war.
Those present at the conference, In adj
dition to Mr.. Fortune, were: Miss Ag-
mes Cruze, secretary of the Red Cross
chapter; Mrs. W. r. Holt, chairman OF
the chapter committee on nurses; Miss
Jumper, Public Health Nursing a~ssocia-
ton; Miss Maude Miller. Sunnyside san
atorium: Miss June Grey, registered
nurse: Miss Margaret Scott, director of
the Red Cross teaching CENTER; e. C.
Foster of the Charity Organization So
ciety and DR.. H. G. Morgan, city sant-
tartan.
There is a shortage of nurses in In
dianapolis at the present time, 1t was
reported. the demand for nurses being
strong always at this time Of year.
Should the 'fu" become serious the
nursing problem would be a serious one
to solve, # was stated.
MEN MUST STAY
AT TT. HARRISON.
All officers and enlisted men at TT.
Benjamin Harrison, numbering about 529'
have been restricted to the post to pre-
vent the spread Of the disease.
'sIt is simply a precautionary meas
ure.~ Adjt. Lewis declared. 1--WE have
had but eight or nine cases Of influenza
and there have been no deaths. Believ-
ing that these cases were contracted In
Indianapolis we have restricted the sol
diers to the post, except when official
business takes them away and have
barred civilians"
The 600 nurses IN indianapolis all are
busy now, according to Miss Grace Cook,
director of the Central Directory for Reg
istered Nurses.
"There really is a shortage Of nurses
said Miss Cook. Should an epidemic of
Influenza develop we would not be able
to provide a nurse for every person who
is Ill, but we want to make plans so that
we can provide a nurse for each household
n give each patient attention.
Some time ago a survey was made Of
the city and all nurses who are not now
following the profession but could be
called upon in case Of an emergency were
listed. as far as possible. The names of
others who could be called upon are be-
ing sought.
DIR. W. f.. King, assistant secretary of
the state board of health, says that there
is little eft" in Indiana. NssE of the
Illness reported as influenza is. grippe,
he declared.
Another encouraging report today vas
that the death rate from pneumonia is
not above normal for this time OF year.