Evening star., 1951-04-13
Drive Set Next Week
To Enroll 10000
CD Service Nurses
WaShington, d.
FRIDAY, APRIL Is, 1851

A campaign to enroll at least
10000 nurses, practical nurses and
nurses aides for service in case of
a bomb disaster will be conducted
in the Metropolitan area next
week.
In announcing the drive today
DR.. Daniel l.. Seckinger. deputy
director for civil defense medical
and health services, urged all per-
sons with nursing training to sign
up for disaster duty.
A single atom bomb explosion.
he said, would cause at least 80,-
900 casualties requiring hospitali-
zation. The % hospitals in the
Washington area could provide
only about 5000 extra beds and
they are already understaffed
with nursing personnel. he said.
Also asked to enroll are women
over Is years of age to take the
nurses aid course now offered by
the Red Cross. The enrolment
is designed to provide nursing per-
sonnel not only for emergency
hospitals and other civil defense
medical services, but also for home
nursing.
Special Roster Cards.
"The Importance of establish
ing this roster cannot be over
emphasized" DR.. Seckinger de-
clared. And no effort is being
spared nor opportunity overlooked
to accomplish the registration"
Registrants will be asked to filll
out a special card. These will be-
tabulated on an IBM machine,
providing an accurate roster of all
categorieS of available nursing
personnel.
Two mass meetings are planned
in the Departmental Auditorium
at Constitutional avenue between
Twelfth and Fourteenth streets
from 8 to IL pm. The first will
be held Monday, marking the be-
ginning of registration week. Civil
Defense directors from Washing
ton and nearby counties will out
line plans for their communities.
The second meeting, to be held
Monday. April %. will mark the
end of the drive. At that time.
plans of the medical and health
services will be outlined.
Registration Places.
A list of the places where volun-
teers may register during the
coming week follows:
Central Recruiting once. Once Of 4 Ciyil M
NE. 2146, 10 IN. to pm.
District of Columbia Graduate Nurses
Association. 1920 NJ street NV. Elk. sI35.
e'gS Red sG; Cross s9 Walsh Rm House. soao Massa
ehusetts avenue NV. Ho. $780, am. to
Instructive Visiting Nurse soeiety, :, As- 4s
Room sos. ME-. 1885; S:15 am. to I'm.
csthos Uniysrsity s yseS Sf McSi1sa A%sTss
avenue NE. MI 5000, 8 am. to 9 pm.
Health Department Nursing Ofnces, $50
Am 70 4:3o pm: Southwest Nursing q q.
Georgetown Nursing once. 3246 P street
NV; North Central Nuring Once, 9TH and
p streets NV: Benning Nursing once, |
east Nuring Once. Second and U streets
Georgetown University Hospital, Thirty
eighth and Reservoir road NV, am.
Providence Hospital. Second and DI
Garfield Hospital. 10th and Florida
avenue % NV, Pm: TO ., p:m ,o..
Q streets s E., .psychiatric building audi
torium. 9 am to 9 pm.
George Washington University Hospital
POI 23rd street NV, central nursing sta
Emergency Hospital, .1711 New York
avenue NV. 10 am. to pm. and II
children's Hospital volunteer ONCE. 2srd
Columbia Hospital. nursing once, 25th
and L streets NV. 10 am. to 3 pm
Freedman's Hospital, nursing ONCE, 9Th
'ns sbsy 1syant Hospta st5ssts Mo sdrb to G.1o
street, 10 am. to $40 pm.
Homeopathic Hospital: nursing ONCE, |
Second and N streets NV, 10 am. to |
ARLINGTON REGIsTRATIoN.
Arlington Hospital, 512e N. 10th street, |
Arlington Health Department, 1900 No.
Edison Edison stree, AIN. to pm, Monday
Ikmerican Red Cross Chapter House
1888 Lee boulevard, 8 am. to 5 pm,
Monday through Friday.
don street, Arlington. Va. open "a hours.
Jefferson Fire House Sol s. 23rd Street.
Arlington. Va. open "A hours.
For registration locations in Mont
s%omery % County call Mrs. Garrett, Rock