Show I Army Nurses Corps In n Need o of More ore Recruits The Arm Army Nurse corps' corps recent re resent recent ent appeal for additional additional additional addi addi- enlistments prior to the first of the year has virtually gone unheeded ed by women women women wo wo- wo- wo men In tho the ninth service command com COUl- mand Major General William E. E I Shed commanding general at athis athis athis his Fort Douglas headquarters declared that of the registered registered registered regis regis- nurses throughout the nation nation nation na na- na- na tion answerIng the call during September only 59 came from the eight western states The Army's Aimy's m medical department department department depart depart- ment had to recruit during the period graduate registered nurses toward the 10 goal General Shed in emphasizing the dire need for Army nurses stated that fulfillment of the Ninth commands command's quota toward the national goal definitely would not seriously cripple the tho nursing nursIng nursing nurs nurs- ing service for tho the civilian pop- pop I There are arc thousands s of graduate graduate graduate grad grad- civilian nurses exclusive of student and cadet nurses In the eight Western states stales he said Surely there are sufficient graduate registered nurses in tho Vest West who are willing to join the Arm Army to help out In the emergency said tho the general Total enlistment In III the Arm Army nurse corps is approximately 40 at present but because of the growing ever-growing demands for them to care for casualties overseas overseas overseas over over- seas the num number er on duty duly in continental cons conI con con- United States Slates has been s I reduced to only about General Shed Shied declared that tha the tho tho medical department does C Continued on la lait t page Recruits Needed for Army Nurses Corps Continued from Crom page one not feel it can safely or order er any anymore moro more nurses from hospitals InthIs in inthis inthis this country without sufficient although overseas needs must be met ev even n if it takes all nurses The need for Army nun nurses nurse s has heightened duo due to of the medical departments department's activation activation activation this month of hospitals for overseas which were ed to be he organized until next spring This Is due General Shed said to tho time activity on all three war fronts and the ever ing number of Army hospitals in the Ninth service command like those elsewhere elsewhere elsewhere else else- where in the nation are utilizing utilizIng utilizing ing the services of nurses' nurses aides senior ca cadet et nurses who do not qualify as registered nurses and In order to set off the shortage of Army nurses the general explained However he said nurses are needed to supervise supervise supervise sup sup- these professional non-professional workers Registered nurses under 45 15 years of age may secure tion lion relative to enlistment In the United States Army nurse corps by writing to the Surgeon General Genera Gener Gener- a al Washington 25 D. D C. C or visiting visiting visiting vis vis- vis- vis any American Red ned Cross procurement office within the command |