CHAPTER XI

THE SOLDIERS' FRIEND

Miss Nightingale's ministrations to the moral welfare of the soldiers--Her belief in the possibility of reforms. II. Her letter to the Queen on drunkenness in the army: considered by the Cabinet --Miss Nightingale's Money Order Office at Scutari--Government offices opened--The "Inkerman Café"--Sir Henry Storks--Miss Nightingale's influence with the soldiers. III. Establishment of reading-rooms and class-rooms 276