Show house to house canvass will be made for nurses da have you a nurse in your family the government wants to know all red cross chapters in this territory or ather parts of the state have been instructed to conduct a survey of 0 census ot of nurses thru a house to house canvass this sur vey which will occupy the week 0 of october will be undertaken at the instance of the secretary ot of war and the surgeon general of the U S army the questionnaire system bill be employed to gather thene cessare data the nurse survey has a double purpose while primarily intended as a means of directing a proper withdrawal of nurses for army and navy needs the government also has in mind the health and general wel tare fare ot of the civilian population the government must have 26 25 nur ses by january 1 I in order not to utterly deprive the civilian tion ot of the nation ot of the professional services ot of these women it becomes necessary to take stock ot of all avail able nurse lumber at this time so that equi equitable tabe distribution of them may be made i every nurse is comprehended graduate undergraduate registered unregistered pupil nurses nurses aides and the very large number of so called semi trained nurses which include practical nurses mid wives and trained attendants A complete classification ot of these women will be made every family must CO operate with the red cross nurse survey representatives in order to I 1 make this canvass a success the request ot of the secretary 0 I 1 war and the surgeon general am ain to an order so that the red cross as well as those embraced by the survey must do everything pos sible to provide the required data and information every red cross chapter has been instructed to appoint a nurse sur ey committee to carry out this im work J G arnold arnol d ot of den ver is the mountain division director teste |