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Show oo NURSES EAGER TO SERVE IN EUROPE Washington, Aug 28 Hundreds ot American nurses and surgeons have volunteered for service In Europe, Baid Red Cross officials who were completing today the persounel for the relief expedition soon to be 6cnt abroad. It was said there had beon probably one hundred offers of service ser-vice for each selection made Thirty surgeons and 120 enrolled Red Cross nurses are to be included In the expedition. ex-pedition. "1 have been breaking hearts with each selection,'' said Miss Jane A. Delano, chairman of the general nursing nurs-ing service of the Red Cross "Our nurses have been clamoring to go to the front and it is a most difficult task to single out the women for the strenuous work abroad." Major Robert U, Patterson. United States army medical corps, in charge of the selection of surgeons, has faced practically the same conditions. |