Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-24
SERVED HER country
AT HEAD OF HOSPITAL
Kme. Bimont, Back From France,
Resumes Post in Western
High School.

After spending the entire summer and
the early part of the fall as the ad-
n1inistrative head of a military hospital
in France, Nine. Blanche ]. Bimont. a
teacher in Western High School, has
returned to Washington and resumed
her duties at the school. Although her
services were given high recognition
by the French war Office and Nine. BIZ
mont was in charge of one of the finest
military hospitals in France. she Is re-
luctant to talk upon the work which
she did there, explaining modestly that
she was glad If she could be Of any
service to her country in its hour of
need. Nine. Bimont has spent eleven
winters in America, but has returned
yearly to her native land, where her
family resides and where she retains
her citizenship.
France Is hopeful: the spirit that is
being shown Is beautiful" she said last
evening. "of course. we knew OF the
history, but 1t has taken this terrible
war to bring them out strongly before
US. The spirit being shown is truly
remarkable
Observes Change in Paris.
Nine. Bimont explained that Paris Is
grsat1y changed; the American traveller
would never know it. But. OF course
the gay Paris which the American
traveller who is there for ten days sees
IL not the real Paris. The ideas OF the
wrench character which nave been re-
c.fved from these travellers and from
some of the literature which Is sent
abroad have given Americans the wrong
impression of France
The hospital where Nine. Slmoht was
cd ot s.,
in the department of Seine-et-Oise IL
was founded by Lady tombstone, sister
of Clifford Pinchot, and NJ ana MRS.
Harold Reckitt. Mr.. Reckitt IS q
ment. 1t had been planned TO have the
hospital at Dunkirk or Calais. but TINS
was deemed inadvisable because OF the
proximity of the war zone.
A convent which had not been USED
since 1904 and which was capable OF
holding 200 injured men was obtained.
The building, three stories in height,
was surrounded by beautiful garden
site.
Americans Included In Staff.
1t was but five minutes automobile
trip from the junction of three rail-
roads Because the entire staff con-
sisted only of professional men and
women the worst cases were brought
there for treatment "A Huinpei Va
Americans were included in this stan
No Americans wounded while with the
French colors were brought there FOR
treatment. although I heard with re-
grst Of the deaths of NUMBER Oh
Americans" said Nine. Bimont.
She said the percentage of the wound
ed which recovered was remarkaoie.
But the misery was terrible. she
added.
she would say nothing of alleged
atrocities. saying she did not even like
to think Of them. Nor did Nine BlmonI
EXPRESS hatred in any way for any OF
the countries participating In the war,
making il plain she wished to maintain
a strict neutral attitude while on
American soil.
She ha. had nothing to say of the
var while in her classroom ana mas
had little to say on the subject at all,
except TO her most intimate acquaint-
ances. Just prior to her departure for
this country her friends abroad pre-
serted her with a bar breast pin as
token Of their esteem.
Nine Bimont has tried to keep away
from tnterviewers since her return
nome. She does not believe in propa-
sanda, but II the war continues ana
tho French war ONCE has need Tor her
services again next summer 1T Will IN
aoubtediy find a willing worker for
Ia belle France.