The Red Cross : in peace and war . MONTAUK POINT, L. I. 429 insisting that the government should pay all expenses. Since thattime there have been as many as one hundred and forty nurses in thehospital at one time, in addition to about one hundred and ten Sisters ofCharity. These women nurses uniformly conducted themselves withdecorum in the camp, and their services undoubtedly saved the livesof many patients. All the nurses, except the Sisters of Charity, werefurnished through the instrumentality of the Red Cross. The divisionhospitals were established later in the history of the camp, and the
The Red Cross : in peace and war . MONTAUK POINT, L. I. 429 insisting that the government should pay all expenses. Since thattime there have been as many as one hundred and forty nurses in thehospital at one time, in addition to about one hundred and ten Sisters ofCharity. These women nurses uniformly conducted themselves withdecorum in the camp, and their services undoubtedly saved the livesof many patients. All the nurses, except the Sisters of Charity, werefurnished through the instrumentality of the Red Cross. The divisionhospitals were established later in the history of the camp, and thesewere also supplied with suitable provisions, delicacies, medical storesand instruments, and Red Cross nurses. The Red Cross yacht arrived at Camp Wyckoff on the eleventh ofAugust with the first load of supplies. The boat was furnished for theuse of the Red Cross by the Relief Committee of the Red Cross in NewYork. This vessel is admirably fitted for carrying a small number ofsick people, and was offered to the government by the
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