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NURSES GUESTS OF PRESS.

Women Newspaper Writers Entertain Girls From Hospital in France.

Miss Olive Gavillier and Miss Stewart Galt¹, two nursing sisters from the Canadian Convalescent Home for Officers at Dieppe, France, were guests of the Women's Press Club yesterday afternoon. Nursing Sister Edith McAlpin², of No. 7 Queen's Unit, France, was also a guest of honour, the three Canadian girls meeting for the first time on Canadian soil, although all had shared in the heroic work of the overseas nurse.

Miss Gavillier spoke enthusiastically of the men who come from all parts of France to this now well-known home, which, though supported by Canada, has among its honoured and welcome guests, patients from Australia, South Africa, England, Canada - any part of the British Dominions.

Asked if there was anything that the hospital needed, which is not already supplied, Miss Galt said an "electrical vibrator," she thought would be much appreciated. "This may not be interesting to the public," said the nurse, but as she is the masseuse of the institution, it is easy to understand how well she knew the value it would be to the men.

Miss McAlpin, too, was very proud of her unit, remarking that it was one of the largest in France. The three girls have only a short leave of absence, at the expiration of which they will have to return to work at their hospital.