US Army School of Nursing - Taps Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Paon. MAJOR JULIA C. STIMSON Superintendent Army Nurse Corps; Dean, Army School of Nursing 1923 t 8]

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fton Colonel James; IB. lennan OLONEL JAMES D. GLEXXAN, Medical Corps, United States Army, was liorn at I ' iochester, Xew ' ork. on March 2, 1862, and in early infancy moved with his parents to the District of Columbia, so that he is truly a W ' ashingtonian. He completed his medical sttidies at Columbian University, now known as Georgfe Washington University, Washing-ton, 1). C. In 1888 he was commissioned in the Medical Corps and served several years at ])osts on the western frontier and with Indians, and was on duty with the Seventh Cavalry in the Sioux Indian Campaign in 1890. In 1898, as a Major and Brigade Surgeon, he saw active service in the Spanish-American War and in the Philipjjine Insurrection, and was Chief Surgeon with the Mexican I ' unitive Expedition in 1916. At the beginning of the World War Colonel (ilennan was assigned to duty in the office of the Surgeon General as officer in charge of hospitalization for domestic service. Early in 1918 he was sent overseas as Chief of Hospitali- zation and Evacuation Division of the Chief Surgeon ' s f ffice. American Ex- peditionary Forces, and while on that duty was promoted to the grade of Urigadier General. ( n returning to the United States Colonel Glennan was assigned to Wal- ter Reed General Hosi)ital, his jtresent station, as commanding officer. During his long . ' rmy career Colonel Glennan has also been conmianding officer of the Division Hospital. Manila. 1 ' . I.; The Letterman General Hosi)ital. San Francisco. Calif. : and the .Sokliers ' Home Hospital. Washington. D. C. Sf . Ss? 1923 I - 1

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i ' piiQa ittajor Julia C. timson I ' LIA C. STIMSOX was liorii in Worcester. .Massachusetts, and re- ceived her preliminary education at the Brearley School, New York City. She was y;raduated from assar College in 1901 and received the A. B. degree. She later took post-j raduate work at Columbia University, New York Cit -. and at ' ashing■t()n University. St. Louis. Missouri, and re- ceived the A. M. degree from that institution in 1017. In 1921 she received the honorarv degree .Sc. D. from .Mount I loKoke College. In 1 ' ' 08 Miss .Stimson was graduated from the New York Hospital Train- ing .School for Nurses. I ' ollowing her graduation she was for three years superintendent of nurses at Harlem Hospital, New York City. In IS ' ll she toi ' k charge of social service at Yashington University Medical School, St. Louis, and later liecame superintendent o the training .school for nurses at the ISarnes Hosjiital and the St. Louis Children ' s Hospital, in addition to l)eing administrator of social service. ] liss Stimson liecame a member of the . rmy Nurse Cor])s and sailed for Euro]ie in lay. 1917. as Chief Nurse of liase Hospital No. 21. the St. Louis Unit. This hospital served with the I ' ritish I ' .xpeditionary Forces in France, and Miss Stimson remained there until . ])ril. 1 ' 1S. when she was assigned to duty with the American Red Cross in Paris. There she was made Chief Nurse ot the Red Cross Nursing .Service in France. In November of that year she was ajjpointed Director of Nursing Service. . . F. F.. where she had the supervision of over 10.000 members of the Arm - Nurse Cor])s. U])on her return from Euroiie in July. 1919, Miss Stimson was appointed Acting Superintendent, .Vrmy Nurse Cori)s, and Dean, Armv School of Nurs- ing, and on December ? 0. V 9. she was ai)])ointed Su])erintendent of the Army Nurse Corps. When, by the act of Congress dated June 4. 1920. the members of the . rmy Nurse Cor])s were given relative rank, Miss Stimson became Major Stimson. Alajor Stimson has received the Distinguished Service Medal, the British Royal Red Cross, first class, and the F ' rench award, Medaille de la Recon- naissance Francaise. as well as a citation from I ' leld Marshal .Sir Douglas Haig. She is the author of ' Nurse ' s Handbook of Drugs and Solutions and iMnding Themselves. and has written many rejiorts and articles. 1923 t ' j 1