Evening star., 1917-11-04
Won,e,, II, War Work
American women's Hospitals.

The work of the American women's
hospitals is Of great national interest.
woman physicians and surgeons all
over the United States numbering six
thousand or more having registered
for which they are specially trained.
In the French and italian armies
the woman physicians hold commits.
sions. and doubtless before the end
Of the war the surgeons general OF the
Army and of .the Navy In this country
may see the advisability OF conferring
this distinction on American women
There is no law preventing it. In ad-
dition to these, other women with pro-
fessional education and experience are
devoting their energies to the many
branches. some as anesthetists. others
as bacteriologists. in research work,
as photographers. etc.
The headquarters for the American
women's hospitals is at New York.
committee Of the Medical Women's
National Association and has more
than fourteen divisions which are OFF,
cially part of the medical and surgical
service of the American Red Cross.
going through them to army and civil
ian service.
Mrs. John Hays Hammond. who was
until recently president of the aux
iliary board. Is now a member OF the
u.
The list of members Of the honorary
advisory board of the American wom-
ems HOSPITALS includes Mrs Robert
lansing. Mrs. Newton D. Baker. Mrs.
Thomas Watt Gregory. Mrs Albert
Sidney Burleson, Mrs. Josephus Daniels.
Mrs. Franklin K. Lane. Mrs. William c.
Redhefl. Mrs. William NJ Ingraham,
Mrs. Henry D. Flood. Miss Grace D.
IItchfleld and the following wives Of
governors: Mrs. Cornwell Of West vir-
af Nor nd
Mrs Gardner of Missouri. Mrs. Sleeper
of Michigan, Mrs. Capper Of Kansas.
Mrs. Beeckman of Rhode Island and
Mrs, Milliken Of Maine. Mrs. Walter
Der of this board and has done invalu-
able work here for the organization.
Tho executive committee. Of which
DR.. Rosalie Slaughter Morton il chair
man. consists of DIR. Emily Dunning
Barringer. vice chairman: DIR. Mary
tary: Dr. Frances Cohen, recording sec
retary; DR.. Belle Thomas. associate
secretary: DR.. Sue Radcliff. treasurer:
DR.. Nancy Jenison. chairman doctors
Mrs. c. NJ. Conger, executive secretary,
who Is a resident of Washington now
residing at New York. in order to be
in closer touch with the extensive work
her office requires, and Miss Bertha
Rernhaurh, councillor.
propaganda except that it stands with
the Red Cross to render the best pos
sible service, will not terminate its ac-
tfvit!es with the war. as it Is planning
to take a large part in rendering med
ical aid in the devastated portions Of
our allies countries.
The value of the Army work Of wom-
an physicians and surgeons has passed
from speculation to certainty. In Eu-
rope ten hospitals, varying in capacity
from 100 to 500 beds. have been fully
staffed by women. The records of these
hospitals show that the gravest cases
have been intrusted to them. Twelve
physicians were sent last month to
France by the organization.
DR.: Josephine Walter Of New York is
at the head of a hospital which is fully
equipped and stated ready to go into
immediate service at the word from the
War Department
The uniform worn by the hospital
workers consists of a khaki coat and
skirt, with felt campaign hat, follow
ing the lines of the uniforms worn by
the medical men engaged in Red Cross
work.