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NEW YORK TIMES, MONDAY, MARCH 25,
LUCY MINNIGERODE,
WAR NURSE, IS DEAD
Superintendent of Nurses in
the United States Public
Health Service Was 64.
WON NIGHTINGALE MEDAL
She Had Charge of 1,700 Aides
in 76 Hospitals on Her Return
From Europe in 1919.
Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-Miss
Lucy Minnigerode, superintendent
of nurses of the United States Pub-
lic Health Service, who led one of
the first contingents of Red Cross
Harris Ewing Photo From Paul Thompson
nurses overseas during the World
LUCY MINNIGERODE.
wash
War, died at 8:30 o'clock this morn-
ing at Vauxcleuse, home of her
Nurses' Head Dies
niece, Mrs. Eliphant F. Andrews,
Public Health's
on Seminary Hill at Alexandria,
Va. Death was caused by a stroke
of paralysis.
Miss Minnigerode, who was 64
Nursing Chief
years of age, was born near Lees-
burg, Va., Feb. 8, 1871. She con-
Dies of Stroke
tinued active work until the end.
She is survived by five brothers,
C. Powell Minnigerode, director of
WeekPat-Mar-25,1935
the Corcoran Art Gallery here:
George M. Minnigerode of Wash-
Miss Lucy Minnigerode Is
ington, Charles Minnigerode of
a Victim of Apoplexy
Baltimore, Colonel Fitzhugh Lee
Minnigerode, U. S. A., retired, and
at Alexandria.
Captain Carl M. Minnigerode.
Trained as a nurse at Bellevue
Hospital, New York City, Miss Min-
Miss Lucy Minnigerode, 64, died
nigerode had a useful and interest-
at 8:30 a. m. yesterday of a stroke
decorated by the Czar with the
ing career.
of apoplexy at the home of her
Cross of St. Anne. In 1925 the Red
She organized a contingent of
niece-in-law, Mrs. Eliphalet F. An-
Cross awarded her the International
Red Cross nurses at the outbreak
drews, on Seminary Hill, Alex-
Florence Nightingale medal. Her
of the World War, and in Septem-
andria.
lectures on hygienic matters have
ber, 1914, took them overseas. Her
organization went eventually to
Miss Minnigerode organized the
been translated into seven lan-
Russia, where they were stationed
female nursing corps for the United
guages.
at the Kiev Hospital. She was deco-
States Public Health Service in
Her country home was on Semi-
rated by Czar Nicholas with the
1919. At that time all hospitals now
nary Hill, near Alexandria, where
Cross of St. Anne in recognition of
under Veterans' Administration,
she spent her summers. During the
her services to Russia.
and the hospitals of the United
winter she made her home with Dr.
In 1919, after her return from
States Public Health Service, were
Estelle Warner, in Georgetown.
Europe, Miss Minnigerode organ-
under one head. The number of hos-
Surviving are five brothers and
ized the nursing service of the
pitals was 76. and nurses under di-
two sisters - Powell Minnigerode.
United States Public Health Ser-
rection of Miss Minnigerode were
director of the Corcoran Art Gal-
vice, having 1,700 nurses in seventy-
approximately 1.700. At the time of
lery, Washington; George Minnige-
six United States hospitals under
her direction at one time.
her death she was head of the Nurs-
rode, Washington; Charles Minnige-
In 1925 the Red Cross awarded
ing and Dietetics Corps of the
rode, Baltimore: Col. Fitzhugh Lee
her the highly prized Florence
United States Public Health Serv-
Minnigerode, U. S.
Nightingale Medal.
Harris & Ewing.
ice, comprising approximately 650
New nigerode, York U. City; S. Army, Capt. Army, Peoria, Karl retired, Ill.;
Min-
At her death Miss Minnigerode
nurses and dieticians,
was in charge of a reorganized
MISS LUCY MINNIGERODE.
She was born at atlands, near
Mrs. William Butler, Santiago,
nurses and dietetic corps of the
Leesburg, Va., February 8, 1871, the
Chili, and Miss Anne Minnigerode,
Public Health Service. One of her
daughter of Charles and Virginia
Washington.
works, "Instructions on Hygienic
Cuthbert Powell Minnigerode. She
Funeral services will be conduct-
Methods," was translated into
trained at Bellevue Hospital, New
ed at 3 p. m. tomorrow at Vaux-
seven languages.
York City. She was one of the first
cleuse, the home of Mrs. Andrews,
American Red Cross nurses to
by the Rev. Dr. Mayer, of the Lees-
volunteer for duty overseas, and
burg Episcopal Church. Burial,
later spent a year in Red Cross
which will be private, will be in
hospitals in Keif, Russia. She was
Middleburg.
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