ssstlouis

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1910

1919

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Art Siegel said:
"Two complete United States Army field hospitals, which are to be attached to the Belgian Army, will be shipped to Europe on the American liner St. Louis today. With the hospitals will go four surgeons and twentyfour nurses. Each hospital is complete and the War Department was permitted by special act of Congress to turn them over to the Red Cross. "
The 24 nurses are named in this article:
New York Times, April 17, 1915
query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=990DE5D91E3EE033A...

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Richard Norton said:
Elsie Janis (March 16, 1889 – February 26, 1956) was an American singer, songwriter, actress, and screenwriter. Entertaining the troops during World War I immortalized her as "the sweetheart of the AEF" (American Expeditionary Force).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsie_Janis
swanq said:
library.osu.edu/projects/elsie-janis/index.html
is an online version of an exhibition about her at Ohio State University.

Judging from a quick skim of NYT hits, she was in the habit of sailing to London most summers and sometimes spent extended periods there.
NYT of June 8, 1915
select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20917F93E591A7A...
indicates that she was in London but intended to return before the Fall.
Art Siegel said:
found it.. August 1, 1915, New York Evening Telegram, Elsie Janis arrived aboard the St. Louis, and spoke of her work in London and upcoming starring role in "The Missing Link" at Daly's Theatre.
fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%206/New%20York%20NY%20Evenin...