Evening journal., 1921-04-25
HOSPITAL DAY
TOBE OBSERVED
Townsend w. Miller Named
Chairman TO Arrange
For Celebration
IN HONOR OF
FAMOUS NURSE

Townsend W. Miller. treasurer Of
the Delaware Hospital, has been ap-
pointed state chairman for Hospital
Day. which will be celebrated on
Thursday. May IL. in commemora-
ton of one hundredth anniversary OF
Florence Nightingale. England's Ia
nous nurse. The celebration VIII be
nation wide and in addition viii
serve to get the public better ac-
quainted with hospitals.
Preliminary plans were made ana
Mr.. Townsend was appointed at
ioint conference called by him OF
renresentatives from the Delaware
Homeopathic and Physicians and
Surgeons hospitals. All Of the IN
stitutions have made arrangements
to unite in program which Will IN
clude tho throwing open OF the nos
pitals for that day.
one Of the features Of the prosram
arranged at the conference will be
the sending OF invitations TO various
organizations throughout the city
and especiallv to the schools ihe
nurses homes Will be open and IL j.
expected that a tea VIII be served
70 hieh school pupils in the after-
noon OF Hospital Day. One OF the
nurposes OF the celebration is 10
show the public what the modern
Florence Nightingaies. the hospitals
and the training schools for nurses
are doing for the communities
Eight thousand hospitals through
,,,. tho limited states will combine
IN observing the day. II Is believed
nat the movement will gain such
momentum that Hospital Day Will
be an annual event on Florence
Nirhtinraie's birthday.
Most people no doubt. are ac-
nuair.ed with the history Of Flor
ence NIGHTINGALE whose name Will
never be forgotten in the English
homes. Her greatest work was dur
ing the Crimean War when she or
canized a corps OF less than forty
nurses 10 treat the thousands Of
wounded who were dying unattended
on the battiehelds The soldiers
looking through the darkness called
her The Lady With the lamp.
and she is also known as England
Angel of Pity"
From a child Florence Nightingale
was interested in ailcviating the SUI
ferinrz Of others Before the Grim
can War she went 20 London viii
her parents 70 be presented 70 eour
instead Of being satisfied with IN
easy and pleasant occupations o
society she visited the London hos
pitals and studied how sick peopl
we're nursed hack 10 health an
a.. as~~a~ IA
shocked BY the methods then use
and went 10 Paris and other piac'
on the continent 10 study the highs
art OF nursing. all at her own vol
tion
She did much 20 improve the nuri
ing in the English hospitals when IN
Crimean War broke out. on her n
turn from the battiehelds. Englan
had prepared for a national celebra
tion in her honor and subscribed 10
fund OF $1,000 pounds as gift
nan-of-war was sent 10 bring ht
home and preparations were mad
Tor her triumphai entry but instea
nhe came back secretly and wei
quietly 70 her fathers home Sf
took the gift OF $4,000 pounds an
used il 10 found home for y
training Of nurses. Florence Nigh
inraie did much 10 revolutionize q
training OF attendants 70 the sick az
Injured
The Wilmington hospitals are d
ing a great work in this direcu'
and those in charge want the res
dents OF the city 10 become tho
ouehly conversant with what is bel
done. They wish the public 10 ta
Advantage Of the general invi,atio
and visit the hospitals. on Hospi'
Day. Nay II.
Further details OF the program Z
the celebration will be announc
later.