U S War Department, Subject: Urgent Need Of Nurses - Army Hospitals, during WW I

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Offered for sale:  very scarce, and uncommon U. S. War Department, Office Of the Surgeon General, piece of correspondence, Subject:  Urgent Need Of Nurses - Army Hospitals, during World War I, dated December 4, 1917, in Poor but acceptable condition (see "Condition Description" section for full details), one can not help but think of the current epidemic and the urgent plea by some of the more heavily infected states, during the height of the crisis, for more nurses to fill the ever depleting ranks in some of the hospitals, when one reads this piece of correspondence from World War I  - (my own sister, several years a retired nurse, herself, received three emails from Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York, seeking her help),  the War Department, appealing to the graduate nurses' and the nursing profession in general, "sense of patriotism", makes an urgent plea for their services in the army hospitals of this country and abroad - "The men of America have so nobly answered their country's call that it is believed the nurses would not be less patriotic, but would come forward to give their aid in the hospitals if they but understood the urgent need....this need is growing daily and to meet it, it will be necessary for this office to have on file the names of thousands of nurses who can respond to a call on short notice....applications of all graduate nurses who are professionally, physically and morally qualified for service will be given consideration by this office, certain of the requirements being waived for the period of the war emergency only....a nurse traveling under orders is given a first-class ticket, Pullman car accommodations, and is reimbursed for incidental traveling expenses not exceeding .50 per day for meals and tips."