Evening star., 1944-07-02

Gets New Flag, Opens
Recruiting Campaign
Celebrating its first anniversary
by unfurling its new white, silver
and scarlet flag, the Cadet Nurse
Corps is launching a campaign both
locally and nationally to recruit
many more young women for nurs-
ing service in wartime.
The anniversary ceremonies took
place on the. steps Of the United
States Public Health Service build
ing on Constitution avenue NV,
where Parran, Surgeon General,
presented the silk flag to Miss Lu-
cile Petry, director Of the Cadet
Nurse Corps.
Meanwhile the campaign here for
recruiting new cadet nurses was
launched through headquarters OF
the D. G. Nursing Council for War
Service. Inc, to help relieve the
critical shortage Of nurses in WASH
ington. Units Of the corps are To-
Gated In seven hospitals here, and
individual cadet nurses are taking
special pediatric training, Of Il
weeks each ut Children's Hospital.
Construction with Lanham Act
funds Is under way at four differ
ent hospitals to provide additional
dormitory. dining room and other
facilities for cadet nurses.
Ready In September.
These structures are to be COM
pleted In time for the September
term OF the nurses training school
at Providence. Georgetown, Garfield
and Children's Hospitals, according
to Henry j. Sullivan, director OF
Region 8 Of the Federal Works
Agency. Furniture, purchased by
Lanham Act funds is being loaned
to Freedmen's Hospital to increase
the capacity of the nursing home
he explained. The next class there
starts in January.
In addition to these institutions,
cadet nurses also are being trained
at Sibley, and at st. Elizabeth's
Hospital.
DR.. Parran in unfurling the new
corps nag characterized the emblem
as the nurses first battle nag"
destined to take its place with
those now flying in the vanguard of
the Allied cause" Describing it he
said, I'VE see emblazoned on a white
field, the Maltese Cross, proud en-
blem of the Knights HospitaIers
who brought comfort and mercy to
the wounded on the First Crusade.
Like the Maltese Cross, the colors
of this flag proclaim the best in
man-white for his dedication to a
humanitarian cause-red for his
spirit and his courage"
Largest Women's Service Unit.
Representative Bolton, Republi-
can, Of Ohio, author Of the Cadet
Nurse Corps Act and a guest at
the ceremony, pointed to an en-
rollment Of about 10000 in the
corps, which makes 1t the largest
women's organization in oficial
Government uniform.
1T is not remarkable" she said
that the corps is the largest, be-
cause nursing Is tops for any
Women'S service In war, as we'll as
in peace"
Other guests included Maj. Gen.
Norman T. Kirk, surgeon general
Of the Army, and Watson B. Miller,
assistant Federal security admins
traitor.
Mrs. Elizabeth Coleman, registrar
OF the Nursing Service Bureau of
the Washington Nurses Association
made . survey of the cadet nurse
needs in the city yesterday in her
capacity As oficial recruitment Of
1cer here for the corps. She found
that there are now e34 cadet nurses
registered here In the corps, and
the local institutions hope to re-
cruit 1874 more by September.
Freedmen's, Mrs. Coleman said,
wants 80 more and she listed Gal
linger as possibly being ready for
80 in the fall. Already. she said, So
girls have pledged themselves for
the school at Gallinger. One Of
them. Miss Elizabeth Compton, will
speak at 7:30 pm. tomorrow, over
radio station WWDC. She will
read a letter to her brother who
is in the armed forces overseas.
Applicants may apply at head
quarters of the Nursing Council,
at 1748 K street NV. where Mrs.
Coleman, or Miss Edith w. Beat
tie, executive secretary, have full
information. The telephone num-
Der there Is National 2l49.