European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 10, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and strips nursing services Honor founder. a Xiam Dube writer Stuttgart Germany is 4 Volunteer nurses and teachers working with the Amer ican red Cross in the european area will Honor the founder of the arc nursing serv ice monday the 100th anniversary of the birth of Jane a. daughter of Clergyman s son who was killed in the civil War miss Delano pioneered the arc nursing services which today includes 60,000 registered nurses enrolled for emergency and teaching part of the program nearly 210,000 per sons have been trained by these nurses another Volunteer teachers in courses on Mother baby care and Home care of the sick and injured _ 4thlnf div praised for thrust role Washington special the 4th inf div received High Praise from Gen Herbert b. Powell Ogof the is. Continental army come. For its part in the recent Long thrust ii exercise. Powell was on an inspection trip to it Lewis. Wash., when the first of the division s troops returned from the Field exercise which had airlifted three Battle groups Fromel Lewis to Europe to participate in extensive Maneu vers. One of the Battle groups re turned while two remained in Europe for additional overseas training. The 4th division s role in the exercise was outstanding the general stated. The three Battle groups and their supporting units proved to the critical eyes of expert observers from the nato countries that the . Army can provide the beet in ground support when called upon these dedicated and Loyal sol Diers were flown 5,000 mites in very Short time to a strange coun try. Arriving there they performed their Mission under the most Adverse weather conditions emphasizing perfect team work these units participated in the largest helicopter a Saull and Airlift operations Ever attempted in Europe with temperature hovering around Zero and on Snow and ice. These soldiers mane Vered Over heavily wooded and mountainous terrain in a proficiency that won the plaudits of observers. Their Courtesy to the West germans not Only on the High ways but wherever they met. Won the Friendship of the German another 2,700 were trained to serve a Volunteer nurses aides to assist in hospitals. The european area nursing services pro Gram directed by Alice l. Spellman trained 70 new nurses last year who in turn con ducted courses for nearly 900 married couples High school students and other dependents of servicemen. Miss Delano began her nursing work in 1886 and for More than a Quarter of a Century devoted herself to building the nursing serv ices efforts resulted to establishment of a nationwide Home nursing and first Aid train ing program for women a Public health pro Gram for Rural areas and the staffing of a red Cross mercy ship1 that sailed for Europe less than a month after world War i began. Miss Delano also served As superintendent of the army nurse corp and a Init re mental in enrolling 29,000 professional nurse and the certification of 24000 other for Mili tary service. She died on april who on a trip to study Hospital condition in France. The Home nursing and Mother baby car courses Are conducted throughout the euro Pean area. The court on the care of sick and injured include seven two hour lessons and is geared to prepare students to Hel themselves arid others when illness strike or in the event of an emergency. The Mother baby course includes six two hour classes designed to help expectant parents to prepare and care baby. Then and now a . Army Nure above in shown in uni form of world War i Era. At Light mrs. Paul a. Loop left wife of 14 col i twp. Stuttgart pot enjoin i a dim i iwo nursing with Jitt a Riffa daughter of maj and or. E. Arr Lajta. Safe in Teetor general wet Ion in i we Den. Or. I top a Volun to red Crowt nurse Haa been no tier in the minting pro Felon inc ims. Arc photo an army hour to air history of West Point 8th of wins award Omaha neb. Special the 8th air Force has been named Winner of the strategic air come s personnel improvement award for 1961. Competing for the Honor were 2nd,8th, and 15th air forces and the 1st strategic aerospace div. Frankfurt is is a special army hour program on the history of the . Military Academy will be broadcast Over All stations of the american forces network j
