Evening star., 1937-01-09

Nurses in the District formed the
Jane A. Delano Post Of the American
Legion here following their return
from France. This is exclusively a
nurses post Its first commander
was Miss Alice B. Harvey, a graduate
Of Columbia and Children's Hospital
Training School and a pioneer in the
Legion organization. Maj. Stimson
was elected vice commander and Miss
Anne K. Harkins appointed adjutant.
Among the posts charter members
who received decorations or citations
for distinguished and meritorious
service in the war were: Esther "
Hasson, Mary Gavin. Dora E. Thomp-
son, Mary Elizabeth Lewis, Ivy l..
Thomasson. Blanche Rulon, Nena
Shelton. Edith A. Hershaw, Lenah S.
NJ. Murphy, Edna Elizabeth Place.
Elsie Brook, Elizabeth Leonhardt and
Martha E. Pringle.
Mary Il. Bethel, chief nurse, U. S.
~, while serving with the American
Red Cross nursing service, received
a silver medal on the ribbon of ST.
Anna, conferred by the administrator
of the Primorsky district, represent
ing the all-Russian government. She
also received bronze medal from
the Polish Red Cross.
Sophia v. Kiel, chief nurse u S.
N, was decorated by her majesty, the
Queen of Belgium, while on board
the U. S. S. George Washington, en-
route to the United States. She was
given the medal of Queen Elizabeth.
Three nurses of the post were given
commendatory letters by Secretary Of
the Navy Edwin DENLY for heroic
services IN the Knickerbocker Theater
tragedy of January. 1922. They were
Anne Harkins, Eleanor Gallaher and
Florence Vevia.
Before attending the American Le-
gion convention at Kansas City in
1921, military leaders of the allied
nations arrived in the United States
and were entertained in Washington.
Comdr. Pauline M. McVey was men,
ber of the Reception Committee which
entertained such outstanding per-
sonages as Marshal Foch Of France,
Admiral Beatty Of England, Gen.
Diaz of Italy and Gen. Jacques of
Belgium.
The Jane A. Delano Post was the
first Legion post in the District to
contribute to the japanese relief
fund, following the disastrous earth
quake which shook that nation in
1928.
A ND so-the service of Washington
nurses for the good of humanity
continues. The number of registered
nurses in the District totaled 2,744
last year, while more and more con-
tinue to swell the ranks. Last years
graduates from Gallinger, George
town, Emergency, Sibley and Provi-
dence Hospitals numbered 129.
The club house plan was abandoned
in 1928, and the nurses registry nov
Is located in the Parkwood, 1746 K
street. The Graduate Nurses Asso-
citation has space on the sixth floor
while the Nurses Examining Board
is easily accessible one flight below
Onicers Of the Graduate Nurses
Association at the present time are
Inez L. Cadel, president; Claire Gaff-
ney, vice president; Katharine T
Lloyd, secretary; Mrs. Janet w. Def
andorf. treasurer, and Emily M. Kleb
executive secretary. Miss Kleb re-
Gently was named to succeed Miss
Marie Kelly.
The present Nurses Examining
Board consists of Ashby Taylor, presi-
dent; Emily M. Kleb, vice president;
Edith M. Hayden, Elsie Berdan and
Leah Hoffman, and Bertha M. Seer
ing, executive secretary-treasurer.
One could hardly write an account
of Washington nurses and the Gradu-
ate Nurses Association without some
mention of Miss Clara Dutton Noyes.
whose capable work as national d.
rector Of the nursing service Of the
Red Cross was abruptly ended June
8, 1896, when she died following q
heart attack.
Miss Noyes died as she had lived
working. On her way to the ofiice she
was stricken at the wheel Of her auto
mobile, almost In front Of Emergency
Hospital