Shawnee County KS Archives Obituaries.....Dickson, Elizabeth October 13, 1918
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The Topeka Daily Capital, Sunday, October 20, 1918

Topeka Nurse Buried With Military Honors.
Miss Elizabeth Dickson Gave Life to Her Country.
National Colors Drape Grave of Girl Who Went as Volunteer to Care for Influenza
Patients.

Miss Elizabeth DICKSON, who died October 13, in the service of her country at
the base hospital at Ft. Riley, where she had gone to help care for influenza
patients, was buried with military honors at Williamsburg, Thursday. She was
buried in A United States army military casket, which was draped with the
American flag, and her grave was draped with the colors. She received all
military honors give to a soldier who has died in the defense of his country. A
military escort had charge of the services. Dean J. D.B. Kaye, of Grace
Cathedral, Topeka, assisting. Miss Dickson was buried in her nurse's uniform and
cap, with the insignia of the Red Cross and the Public Health Nursing
association upon her sleeve.
Miss Dickson was known to her friends and those with whom she worked as the
"happiest person." She was just 23 years of age and really had just begun her
career. She had been very anxious to join the Red Cross but because of defective
eyesight she had been refused. A sister, Miss Alice Dickson, who has lived in
Topeka, is a graduate of Christ's hospital, and is now on active duty with the
army nurse's crops. A brother is with the marines. Miss Dickson had been so
eager to serve her country in some way that she seized the chance to be of
service at Ft. Riley. She had been there a week when she took sick.
She worked until late Friday night, tho ured by the doctors to rest. "The boys
need me," was her answer, tho she was really ill then, it is said.
Some time in the early morning, Saturday, she was carried from the nurses' home
to the base hospital, where she died Sunday.
Miss Dickson was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.W. Dickson, of Rosemont. She was
born and raised at Rosmont and was a graduate of the Williamsburg high school.
She graduated from Christ's hospital, Topeka, last June, and had been with the
Public Health Nursing association since. Miss Dickson when she took the state
nurses' examination, made the highest grade ever made by anyone taking the
examination.
Miss Dickson had intended to return to Topeka as soon as her services at Ft.
Riley were no longer needed, and was at the time of her death still a member of
the Topeka Public Health Nursing association.

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