Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-08
MISS DUNCAN DEAD
AFTER LONELINESS
Former Delaware Hospital Su-
perintendent and Army Nurse
With Record.

Miss Jeanette +. Duncan. fcrmerly
head nurse and later superintendent
at the Delaware Hospital. and one OF
the nurses who made such an envlablc
record with the army in France dur
ing tho World War. died on Tuesday
at tho home OF her sister. Mrs. X. +.
MacKay. Beaverton. Ontario, Canada.
according TO the announcement re-
ccived In this city today by her friends
and former associates. While Mss
Duncan's death had not been uncx-
pected because OF the broken physical
condition from which she suffered fol-
lowing n breakdown brought on by her
narrowing experiences during the
time she spent on the battle front and
in war hospitals in France. the an
nouncement today was distinc:
shock to her host OF friends here.
She was almost totally blind and
during the last fow years was prac-
;ically helpless physically. although
her mental faculties remained as
strong and keen rs they had ever been.
Her ailment was ono OF those strange
attacks which medical experts have
found since the war but which they
have been unable 10 diagnose. and al
though ehe was given attention by the
best physicians in the service OF the
government none OF them seemed able
to find remedy. and from the time
she was stricken while on n trans
p1rt on her way home from Europe
until she died Miss Duncan had been
patient sufferer who aroused the
deep sympathy OF all who knew her
and were aware OF her former robust
physical makeup and always cheer
full and sunny disposition.
Miss Duncan came TO Wilmington
in June. 1908. and accepted the posi-
ton OF head nurse AT tho Delaware
Hospital. She came here from Mon
treal. Canads, where she had had
training az an expert nurse In the
Montreal General Hospital and later
she had taken post graduate courses
at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Balti-
more and at Columbia University. She
was recognized rs one OF the most ox-
pert and competent trained nurses
who had ever served in Wilmington.
In September OF the same year. fol-
! towing the resignation OF the super
intenden. then i'm charge at tho Della
ware Hospital. Miss Duncan was Tro-
NOTED to this office. She remained in
charge there until shortly after the
declaration OF war in August, 1914
when she asked for and WAS granted
n leave OF absence for six months "a
| Join the Canadian force as n nurse. and
go over seas with them. which she did
Although intending 10 remain I'm the
service only six months. Miss Dun.
I -, -, gr.k -
On her return she resumed her duties
AZ the Delaware Hospital as super1n.
tendent.
! When this country declared war ir
\ April, 1917. Miss Duncan Immediately
offered her services as an army nurs.
to the United States government an,
was accepted. Later she was Callc.
into the service and sent TO one of tn,
camps. but she was recalled TO VII
ming;on during the "flu" epidemic
and IL was Miss Duncan who esiab
lished the emergency hospital at IN,
New Century Club. where so man,
patients were given treatment durinl
that outbreak. After seeing that hos
pltal we'll founded and in workinl
order. she returned 20 the army, sec
ing service al Camp Dix and othe
posts.
During all this time the ailment har
been growing upon her and after tn
armistice she had 20 go 10 the Waite
Reed Hospital in Washington 70
treatment and remained there 70
sometime. Her eyeslght began 10 IA
and after leaving Washington sh
came TO the Blind Shop in this city