Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-06-04 | Page 9 | Navy Calls 25,000 Red Cross Nurses

M GALLS 2511 RED CROSS NURSES Women Asked to Serve in Big Hospitals in U. S. and Across Seas. The navy has joined the army in Its appeal to the Red Cross to recruit 25,000 nurses within the next ten days. Surgeon General W. C. Braisted of the navy has sent the following telegram on the subject: Never before in history has there heon such a great opportunity for the nursing profession to come forward for-ward and render the greatest service ser-vice possible to mankind in caring for sick and wounded. A lare number of nurses will be required, not only immediately, but for some lime after the war has ended, to restore health, comiort and usefulness of maimed and in-lured in-lured who have suffered kecaufl of the enormous struggle now being wajred in Kurope. The nursiner profession of the country- is called upon in tho sa .e way as the medical profession, to render the utmost service of which it is capable. Trained personnel is necessary for success. It is not only a duty, but also mandatory, that every trained nurse who Is capable of sei"vice should come forward for-ward at this time and take up that part of the burden which is hers. Several thousand nurses are needed to wait upon the personnel of the navy at large navy hospitals in this country, as well as several naval base hospitals In European waters. Unless the personnel of the navy receive adequate medical and nursing attention, the control of the seas must suffer. Therefore, urge all women nurses of training and experience who are physically and professionally capable capa-ble of undergoing service to come forward and enroll for duty. Preliminary Pre-liminary enrollment has been placed in the hands of the American Red Cross. Under congressional law, officers of-ficers of the navy are authorized to accept civil assistance from the great humanitarian organization which has to date so capably fulfilled its purpose.