| Show MANY YOUNG WOMEN ENLIST AS call of tile red cross cros for nid aid for influenza patients brings prompt response MORE NURSES NEEDED AND APPEAL IS SENT OUT unpleasant episode recorded mccordel Rc cordel of nurse who visited hero the pst past week red cross workers have been active the past week in trying t to secure the enlistment of young ladies for local service as nurses during the trying situations caused by the virulent epidemic of influenza wych which has returned ur 1 I cd here in redoubled force A at a meeting held on oil thursday five young women volunteered their services these were hazel henrio henrie peirl sev ada thurber V vio io ross and clay allred these girls are all making as great sacrifice as our soldier boys who have offered their lives to their country As a matter of fact influenza I 1 is taking a larger toll of american ni manhood chood and womanhood than have the H hun un hosts on oil the battlefields of france it is reported that over men women and children have d died fed from influenza and this number Is being added to each day these young women have volunteered their services to the red cross wherever they may be called land and in doing this they ire are displaying a loyalty patriotism and humanity that is most commendable 1 red cross officers here are loud in their for the unselfish do de fotion abid loyalty displayed display edby by another of the se sevier vier county teachers miss loree lorec who for five weeks or more lias has devoted liar her entire time and energies to aS assisting ASting in influenza stricken fanillen and who lias has been called on in several instances i to assist at I 1 the he bedside of victims dying from the disease lay ing no ile claims to knowing anything of nursing say the officers she wll wil responded to the call of the 1 red cross workers to help in ill the influenza cases and through it all h has a s displayed splayed li splendid courage skill L all I 1 MANY MAI NY YOUNG WOMEN AS NURSES continued from front page and pati patience ell cc in the handling of cases under the direction of the physicians the past week when the disease seemed to be raging worse worce than at any time an appeal for a nurse was sent to salt lake dr shields lead head of the clio red cross nursing staff sent a lady hero here named mrs van belcon a professional nurse to take charge 1 of the family of austin mr Yer gonsen died on the night of hero here arrival so ahe stayed here with red cross workers and gave a short talk on oil general methods of 0 nurs nursing alit 1 influenza cases it was at it this n meeting le e t l that tho the youns young ladies named above enlisted in the nurse service the officers of the red cross chap tor here were a little surprised to he be called on oil to pay mrs van grekon for her day spent here mrs austin had paid her 10 a day for her trip here in addition to her rai railroad broad fare and she had lone done noth 1 ing for this money later it is re ported sirs airs called mrs grekon at the hotel anti anil asked her to come over to monroe as other memi mem i hers of the family had contracted 1 the disease mrs rehon curtly refused say the officers saying that she did not do detail nursing her service being to organize the nursing forces and give general instructions I 1 mr hayes head of the local red cross chapter wag ar appealed pealed to by mrs airs and he in turn appealed to mrs rehon but that lady steadfastly held to her original declaration la that she would do no detail nursing according to the report of the red cross officers this has aroused the ire of the red cross workers who are giving their time and energy to the work of helping to overcome the influenza epidemic and a strong feeling of resentment Is expressed against this jady ady who came here presumably in the service of the red hed cross the local red cross officers are very desirous of enlisting the young ladies of richfield and neighboring towns in the cause of helping to stamp out influenza and to give aid to afflicted families any of the girls desiring to show their loyalty and patriotism in this cause should communicate with either of the following officers H N hayes haves G M jones mrs sarah peterson mrs E E hoffmann and this appeal for help should not go unnoticed by the young women of this city and neighboring towns |
