Evening star., 1920-05-09
PLAN CEREMONIES
IN HONOR OF NURSE
Organizations Will Stage
Exercises in Memory of
Florence Nightingale.

Miss Anne Hof, daughter of Col.
Samuel Hof, and Mrs H. B. Learned
will share between them the stellar
role in the series of tableaux depict
ing scenes in the life of Florence
Nightingale. which are to feature the
celebration next Thursday night in
observance of the centenary of the
birth of the pioneer of modern hos
pital nursing. The affair will be held
in the auditorium of Central High
School.
Miss Hof in the first Of the series
will take the part of Florence Night
ingale at time when. although only
sixteen years old. she felt the first
strong call" to follow the profess
sion she later revolutionized. In this
scene her Scotch collie. "Bobbie
Burns" will be a proud participant.
Mrs Learned will impersonate Miss
Nightingale in the remaining tab
leaux. The first six scenes will be
presented by groups representing the
local hospitals and the Child Welfare
society while in the seventh and
final one hundred nurses from various
nursing organizations in the District
VIII be grouped as a tribute to the
founder of their profession.
Ceremony to BE Spectacular.
II is expected that the approaching
event. staged in the National Capita.
Will be the largest and most spec
tacular celebration of this event in
the country. Doors will be open at
a:13 pm. the hour of commencing is
o'clock. Plans are being made to
accommodate more than 1000 young
women of the District interested in
various capacities and degrees in nurs-
ing who have been invited to attend
The Instructive Visiting Nurse So
ciety and the department of nursing
activities of the District of Columbia
chapter of the American Red Cross
are the two leading agencies cooper
atlng in this celebration. the respect
I've chairmen in charge being Mrs
Whitman Cross. president of the I. v
n. s.. and Miss Mabel T. Boardmar
of the Red Cross. Working under tn,
leadership of these two nursing or
Eanizations are the Child Welfare So
ciety and the ladies' boards of tho
children's. Columbia. George Wash
lngton, Georgetown. and Garfield hos
pitals.
Miss Boardman will preside. Mrs
Marie Moore Forrest. the well known
dramatic director, and Mrs. John l.
New bold of the ]. v. N. s. board viii
nave charge of the tableaux; the new
British ambassador. Sir Auckland
address. and DR.. Arthur Worcester
who knew Miss Nightingale person
ally. and Miss Clara D. Moves of the
Red Cross will speak.
Program Of Exercises.
The complete program is as fol
lows: Music. Marine Band; address
Sir Auckland Geddes. the British am
bassador; The Spirit of Florence
Nightingale" DR.. Arthur Worcester:
FLORENCE Nightingale's Influence on
Modern Nursing" Miss Clara D.
Noyes. national director of nursing.
American Red Cross.
Tableaux-1. Her First Patient"
Children's Hospital 9 "At Last the
Call Comes" Columbia Hospital g.
The Endless Letters Home" George
Washington University Hospital. l.
THE Lady With the Lamp" Child We'll
fare. .. Nursing as Miss Nightingale
Found 1t: the Supremacy of 'Sairey
Camp" Georgetown Hospital S. "A
Revolution Accomplished: Establish
ment of the First Nightingale Schoo,
for Nurses Garfield Hospital T. Her
Vision Fulfilled" Herald. Mrs. Maude
Howell Smith. American Red Cross
motion picture film, Following Florence
Nightingale's Footsteps"