THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 



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"TEMPERATURE LOWER THIS MORNING, NURSE?" 



The splendid courage which sustains the soldier of the Allies in the field is ever mani- 

 fest in the hospital, and, though the bed be one of pain, a smile greets the nurse upon her 

 hourly round. This is a scene in one of the military hospitals in Paris administered by the 

 American Red Cross. 



funds in the Third Liberty Loan. The 

 Society invested $100,000 in the two pre- 

 vious Liberty Bond issues. 



In the War Savings Stamp campaign 

 the Society not only purchased the full 

 amount allowed by government regula- 

 tions to any one institution, but also or- 

 ganized a National Geographic Society 

 Hundred-Dollar Club in the National 

 Capital, and more than 1,400 members 

 have pledged themselves to purchase one 

 hundred dollars' worth of War Savings 

 Stamps during 1918. 



It is also a source of pride to be able 



to announce that the members of the So- 

 ciety have responded so generously to the 

 opportunity afforded them to equip a Na- 

 tional Geographic Ward in the American 

 Ambulance Hospital at Neuilly, Paris, 

 France (now known as U. S. Military 

 Hospital No. 1), that funds sufficient to 

 care for 20 beds for one year have been 

 subscribed, and it is believed that a third 

 Geographic Ward of 10 beds may soon 

 be assured. 



Not only have there been liberal finan- 

 cial donations for the support of these 

 Geographic Wards, but many members 



