M: Marcy to Morrow

Marcy, Velva
Because of a mixup, Velva Marcy, a farm woman who sometimes helps Mrs. Ames with housework, is the only one at home when Cherry returns from overseas after the war--and she orders Cherry out of the house: "Far's I'm concerned, ... you could be Mary Ames or you could be Dolores the three-headed wonder. Now git!" But then she relents a bit: "'Pears like you might be Carrie Ames at that. Well, you kin sit on a chair if you like. ... Kindly don't tell on me--if you are Sairy Ames" (Veterans' Nurse, pp. 6-7). Velva later reappears in the series in a rather less boisterous incarnation; she gives Cherry a lift home to Hilton after kidnappers release Cherry near a busy highway (Clinic Nurse), and she cleans twice a week at the Wayside Rest Home (Rest Home Nurse).

Martin, Felicia
Shy Felicia Martin, a Chicago art teacher, is recovering from viral pneumonia at the Wayside. Cherry thinks that she'd be the perfect wife for Bob Porterfield, "except she doesn't know the difference between a bass and a trout. But is that really important?" (Rest Home Nurse, p. 4).

Martin, Sybil
Flamboyant sixteen-year-old Sybil Martin is the focus of admiring eyes. With her red-gold hair and high heels, she's the most glamorous and sophisticated girl at the Jamestown School. She sneaks out on dates and refuses to believe that her boyfriend sold the bracelet she accused a younger classmate of stealing, and even tries to elope; "No one in this stuffy school is going to run my life for me!" (Boarding School Nurse, p. 102) she tells Cherry.

Martinez, Rita
A "tiny, wiry, dark little girl, as lively as a sparrow" (Army Nurse, p. 142), Rita Martinez is a nurse with whom Cherry works in Panama. She tries to teach Cherry to speak Spanish: "Loco, that means Chief Nurse. You call her that. When someone tells you to hurry, you say, 'Sí, mañana ...'"(Army Nurse, p. 145).

McIntyre, Peg
Miss Peg McIntyre, whom the student nurses affectionately call Miss Mac, is the instructor in nursing arts at Spencer. She is "a brisk, dashing young woman, who made you feel that she was tops in efficiency. At the same time, she made you think of whirlwind tennis, a sports roadster with a wire-haired terrier hanging out the front seat, and plenty of beaux" (Student Nurse, pp. 43-44). Miss Mac leaves Spencer to join the Army Nurse Corps during Cherry's junior year, and writes to the students during their senior year, encouraging them to join the army (Senior Nurse). She later returns to work at Spencer (At Spencer).

Mom
See Barker, Louella (Mom).

Monroe, Dr. Kirk
When Cherry works as the ship's nurse on a twelve-day Caribbean cruise, the ship's doctor, Dr. Kirk Monroe, is "tall and well-built ... with gray eyes and thick, wavy brown hair" (Cruise Nurse, p. 23). After he leaves his job as the ship's doctor, he moves to Tucson, where he treats the asthmatic patients at a guest ranch, and he recommends Cherry for a position as resident nurse there (Dude Ranch Nurse).

Morrow, Meg
Meg Morrow is a legendary stage actress who hasn't worked in years--steadfastly refusing to accept the parts available to her as a older actress, clinging to the illusion of eternal youth. After her heart operation, Cherry, as her private duty nurse, helps her to face reality--and to make a triumphant return to acting ("The Playhouse Mystery").

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