Lenawee County MI Archives News.....Red Cross Nurse (Louise F Henig) July 2, 1901
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Adrian Daily Telegram, Tuesday July 2, 1901
RED CROSS NURSE
Adrian Lady Who Has Been in the Philippine Service,
Is Making a Visit with Her Brother, Charles Henig.

She Says this Hot Weather Just Suits Her.

As it is a Fair Sample of the Far East.

The Telegram learned this morning that Miss Louise F. Henig, formerly of this 
city, but now of Denver, was the guest of her brother, ex-marshal Chas. Henig, 
of 50 North Locust street, and as it was known that she has just recently 
returned from the Philippines, where she did excellent service in the capacity 
of nurse, it was thought an interview was proper.

So a reporter called at the home of Mr. Henig, and in answer to the rap on the 
door Mrs. Henig, not knowing the mission of her visitor, answered.  In reply 
to the question, "Is Miss Henig in?" she said that she was.  When informed 
that she was addressing a Telegram reporter and that he would like a little 
talk with Miss Henig, she laughingly said that she thought that lady did not 
wish to be interviewed.  Her statement was corroborated the next instant, when 
she, addressing her sister-in-law, asked her if she wished to see a reporter, 
Miss Henig laughingly replied, "Tell him I am not in."

The reporter was finally admitted into the house, however, and as he drew out 
his book to take down a few statements, Miss Henig said that she didn't have a 
thing to say, and that since her return to Denver she has been worried nearly 
to death by reporters.  The Telegram scribe, however, was able to get a few 
items of interest for its readers from this apt and valuable nurse of Uncle 
Sam's soldiers in the Philippines.

After leaving Adrian, which is her native home, Miss Henig went to Detroit, 
where she received her training in Harper hospital.  About 12 years ago she 
removed to Denver, where she was always in demand as a private nurse.  When 
the Red Cross society called for recruits Miss Henig volunteered her 
services.  They were willingly accepted to care for Uncle Sam's soldiers in 
the Philippines.  Like the other nurses she volunteered for one year's 
service.  She was first stationed at the first reserve hospital at Manila, 
later going to Santa Moss, and afterwards to Dangupan, all located on Luzon 
Island.  Miss Henig proved to be a good sailor on the over trip, and had been 
in the islands only a short time when she was ordered to return to the states 
with a transport of sick soldiers.  She spent only a couple of days at Denver 
on the trip, returning to her duties abroad.  She likes the work very much 
indeed, but had to return to her home at Denver a few months ago, after a year 
and a half service, because she had contracted rheumatism in a severe 
rainstorm on the islands, and knew she could not cure it there.

Miss Henig liked not only her work while in Luzon, but the country itself, and 
would like very much to return.

In regard to the matter of the officers disposing of the supplies sent to the 
soldiers, she said it was a common occurrence.  She is poking all kinds of fun 
at her brother, Charlie Henig, because he grumbles of the hot weather.  It is 
very comfortable to her.  This sort of weather corresponds very favorable to 
that which follows the rainy season in the Philippines.

"How would you like to visit the Philippines in the dry season?" was asked her.

"There would be one advantage," said she, "in a trip of that kind, and that 
is, you could live very comfortably in this kind of weather after coming in 
contact with what they have over there."

Miss Henig arrived Saturday night from Denver for about a week's visit with 
her brother, and he was instructed, she said, the first thing to keep her 
visit from the newspapers.

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