Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1919 — ARMY MEDICAL TRAIN COMING [ARTICLE]

ARMY MEDICAL TRAIN COMING

Display From Camp Grant Hospital Here October 10 for Few Days. The people of this vicinity are due to get a close-up view of the work being done by the army hospitals throughout the country. Major Thos. F. Ryan of Indianapolis, who is in charge of the wo”rk of recruiting of this state, made the arrangements for the coming of this train, which is from the camp hospital at Camp Grant, 111. The train consists of four big Liberty trucks, one Liberty ambulance, one Ford ambulance, a spare part of trailer and two touring cars. The train is in charge of Lieut. Carl E. Fleener, sanitary corps, who Is recreational and athletic officer of the Camp Grant hoepital. Other officers with the party are Ce/pt. Woodhall, chaplain; Lieut. Raymond <C. Wolfe, medical corps, and Lieut. James W. James, 11th F. A., who is supply officer and adjutant of the train. Three army nurses, who served in France, accompany the train. They are Miss Lulu Mustaine, chief nurse of Camp Grant hospital, and .'Miss Belle Pentrice and Grace King. The train- also has 15 enlisted men from the camp hospital and five drivers from the motor transport .corps. Ihe party carry tents and full fl.dd equipment, Including a field range, and give a portrayal of an army field hospital under actual field conditions. They also carry a display of X-ray work, laboratory work, field, ward and other paraphernalia used by the army medical authorities The operations of these trains is a part of the program of the war department in educational work along the lines of closer cb-opera-, tion and general understanding with the public in the work of the medical department of the army and the opportunities that are offered to a young man who serves an enlistment in it. Recruits will be accepted by the train for service with the camp hospital at Camp Grant, 111. There are a numlber of places open at that post for men qualified for service and no doubt many young men of this vicinity will be Interested in the proposition that the officers in charge of the train have to offer. Ln many of the tpwns throughout Indiana and Illinois through which the train has passed local, civil and military organizations have organized committees to assist in arranging for entertainment of the party during their stay. It is quite probable that a local committee from this city will meet in a few days to- arrange for their reception and pick a camping ground. The train is scheduled to be in this city from Oct. 10 to 14. The route through Indiana includes Fowler, Lafayette, Frankfort, Kokomo, Marion, Peru, Logansport and Rensselaer. The train is scheduled to cqme here from Logansport and from Rensselaer goes to Momence, 111.