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Dr. Florence Child, Charles Louis Eberle, and Miss Margaret Denniston articlesEntry/Object ID
2013.13.1.154a-cDescription
Clippings and memorabilia from World War I scrapbook compiled by Dr. Naaman H. Keyser, page 151.
Three clippings, all undated and from unidentified publications, are glued to page 151. The first clipping, 151a, at left, bears the headline "Dr. Florence Child Named" and continues with "Dr. Florence C. Child, Supervisor of School Medical Inspectors here, has been appointed chief of the Division of School Medical Inspectors and Welfare Nursing at Trenton. She will assume her new position Monday. It pays $4,000 yearly. Dr. Child engaged in child welfare work overseas with the Red Cross during the war. The French Government conferred two medals upon Dr. Child. She formerly lived at 5023 McKean st., Germantown." The article includes a photograph of Dr. Child.
The second of the three articles, 151b, at bottom, notes that "Charles L. Eberle, 2nd, '14, who enlisted in the American Ambulance Service in November, 1907, was awarded the Croix de Guerre with palms for bravery in action in October, 1918. The citation reads: 'During the attack north of Somme-Py, from the 2nd to the 9th of October, he drove his ambulance without fear of danger. He distinguished himself in aiding in the evactuation of the wounded form postes de secours where they were and in driving his car in advance of the most advanced posts in order to evacuate the severely wounded."
The third article, at upper right, 151c, includes a photo of Miss Margaret Denniston, and notes that "Seh is expected to arrive at her home, West School lane, Germantown, on Monday, after two years' service with Base Hospital No. 18 recuited at Johns Hopkins Hospital, of which she is a graduate. Miss Denniston sailed in June, 1917, and was stationed at Bazoilles in the Lorraine district near the birthplace of Joan of Arc. Mrs. E. E. Denniston, her mother, and a sister, Miss Anna Denniston, a member of the motor corps service, met her in New York."
Pages are 7.5 x 10".Photograph Details
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