MEDICAL 1917 American Red Cross Dept of Civilian Relief

Pine Mountain Settlement School
Series 14: MEDICAL
Series 18: PUBLICATIONS RELATED
1917 American Red Cross Dept. of Civilian Relief
Town and Country Nursing Service
U.S. Government Publication

“Harriet Crutchfield, Florence Daniels, Marian Kingman, Margaret Motter” on horseback to visit a sick man. [kingman_020a.jpg]

TAGS: Red Cross, Red Cross Public Health nurses, nursing, rural health, organization and administration of nursing programs, WWI, nursing services, nurse training

MEDICAL 1917 American Red Cross Dept of Civilian Relief

“Town and Country Nursing Service, Its Purpose and Scope.” ARC 203, Supersedes ARC 90. August 24, 1917.

[Further information: Circular ARC 204 contains suggestions for the organization and administration of public health nursing in small communities and for the guidance of Chapters and other associations contemplating the employment of Red Cross Public Health Nurses.]

The small circular establishes the framework for nurses working in rural environments during WWI and was used as a model for the nursing services at Pine Mountain Settlement School. The circular notes that

…Thousands of nurses are ready and willing to respond to a call from the Red Cross for war service while few are prepared for the constructive community health work so important to conserve the interests of the home.

Whether Pine Mountain subscribed to the service itself is not known at this time. However, evidence indicates a close working relationship of the School with the Red Cross during the years of WWI.