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NTY UMCEWill Be Orderlies in Unique London Military HospitalBritish Embassy Arranging for Passports for Hazard Unit.Twenty Syracuse jrfrla will shortly bo dispatched, to aid vs orderlies one .of tho most unique military organizations in England, Arrangements for tho passports of tho volunteers are now in tlio hands of the military attache of the British embassy In Washington and It 5s expeQted that illr Hazard unit will bo on its way before many weeks havo elapsed.The' Syrncueo gjrls will work in tho Endell Street Military hospital, which Is completely staffed by women, ccd military organisation under military discipline. E?r, Louise Garrett Andorson and Vtm Flora Murrayt :hcads of tho hospital, wear tho military Insignia of commanders in the British army and tho rainbow ribbons .which belong to tho Mons medal. Their -uniform Is an olive drab with a loosely belted yoked Norfolk coat. The doctors wear -orange .collars and rank stripes, tho staff French blue collars. They all wear soft collars and ties HIcc men«Need Is Groat.In * recent interview Dr. Murray •spoke with* enthusiasm on tho arrival oC tho American unit* Wo are expecting tho American boys any day • now, she said, and wo aro lodging for American girls, fino vigorous jyoiwg American blood, because we are tired. I have written to my jfriend, Sirs. Frederick E, Hazard of Syracuse, asking' her to try to senu His twenty strong, healthy American girls to help us on tho staff* I am ‘sure that if American women know Jhow wa need them they would not jhesitato to lend a hand. Some of my 'girls have been at it steadily cinct 'August, 1914, without* more than a week oft at any time and. they are beginning to show tho wear. Tell tho ‘American women that they must 'manage somehow to got help over to ua for wo are running short- There ate so many war services for women itbat we cannot' get ad much help £w wo need- And remember, we aro not •volunteers* 'Wo aro being paid Just ras much as tho men who aro doing military-work aro being paid. So there is no question of taking: any one's job away.1'In Service Since 1914*The Womens Hospital corps has ,fteen in active servico* since Septem-•ber, 1014. Immediately after the out-.break of the war the members ottered Jtheir aervices to loanee and were iacoapted* They raised $10,000 for equipment. So ^brilliant was their conduct in tho fle Id hospital or 100 'beds that it attracted the attention of British authorities who offered to •elt;iuip and furnish military hospital in London with tho Womens corps in ^charge.,Tho utafl! of the Endoll Street Military hospital consists of 130 persons- On tho medical staff are fifteen 'doctors and eur goons, thirty-six .trained nuroes and sisters and eighty iuntraJned. nurses. The administrative r section comprises a quarter* fcnssier, a steward, twenty distributing orderlies, three storekeepers anti twenty-eight scrubbers. In the clerical department aro seven clerks and eight orderly clerks, Besides these thero are -two X-ray assistants, two (dispensers- and 'two laboratory. aa-pistanta*. There aro also a gate-Jceepor, an. assistant..gatokeoper, .a Canteen keeper. nocdleworkorB, department orderlies, an honorary librarian and twa assistant librarians,Hm 570 .Becte/There are 70 .beds, in the main hospital. with .150. emergency cots. which may be ''pressed into- service, ;Fivo .thousand1 operations have.'boon, performed \np fto. date, . ■ \\ •• ■. Tht Endefl: Street.hospital formerly*wm ,thi • Ijaflrthary, of •^orkhotwe,*triotin ,thi. vicinityEacHuthis • undei tho I Mo garde Knaj tho 1 read) Th work Bdw: sltyi tho I turinTh bo g. Of tlwholH.thetion T h to b thofiamithisusuabo {presJS\xnprobmanthisoihcWillAgrii4\chihfornt^riii*BhaidenIshematthatMtoesSpijjB;I1H(HewoetcyoioffStP■figintolt;Ju
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Syracuse Herald
Syracuse, New York, US
Sun, May 26, 1918
Page 88
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