The Washington times., 1917-10-21

and medical adviser to the women of
Cornell University, as well as treas
urer and later vice president of the
Tompkins Medical Society. DR.. Mar
ion Stevens, a singularly charming
young woman, is a dentist, one of the
forerunners of the great number who
will be needed in the devastated re-
gions Of France. ...
The question Of caring for the
women and childFea OF Flanders and
northern France is one of the most
Important features OF the work
planned by the American Wemsais
Hospitals. When the United States
entered the war women surgeons and
physicians Immediately organized to
render service for which they were
specially trained. Plans fer establish
Ing a series Of hospitals for our allies
as well as civilian relief at home are
well under way and have been ap-
proved by the surgeon general of the
army and the director general OF the
department. of military relief OF the
American Red Gross. The organiza-
tion, OF course, works under the aegis
of the Red Gross.
The work Of the organization will
have fourteen divisions. The AFst
units to sail will go Immediately to
the devastated districts in noFthsrn
France. other service contemplated
includes village practice in the allies
countries, hospital units with the
United States armies in France, hos
pital units with the armies Of the
allies. seFyies In Europe in already
established units, convaleacent hos
pitfalls in home zones, care OF soldiers
dependents, sanitary inspection work,
substitute service In American hos
pitfalls, and other work equally TIM
portant and far reaching. There are
nearly a thousand women surgeons
and physicians registered for home
and foreign service, and 1t is hoped
that America will stand back of this
organisation as Great Britain haa
backed up the Scottish Women's Hos
pitfalls.
Hospital Constructed
In spartanbuFE.
A hospital has recently been built
In spartanburg, s. c., from plans In
tended for use in the Canal Zone. No
plumbing, no heating facilities, no
double side walls, no proper ventilat-
Ing system-it may have been adapt
ed for the tropics, but In South Car
olina 1t is hopelessly out OF place.
such bureaucratic things Just don't
happen when women have anything
to say. Women's adRptabilIty and her
talent for making shift count at cru
cial times, and IL Is these faculties
which have enabled women-again
the doctors and nurses OF the Scot
tish Women's Hospitals-to do such
wonderful work in Serbia and Cor
sica where conditions were simply
impossible.
Tuekernans To Keep
EdEemoor Home.
1t was announced that Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Tuckerman had taken
an apartment at 1902 Eighteenth
street for the winter, but they
haven't They are going to pass tha
winter at their lovely home in Edge
moor, which they leased during the
summer to Commander and Mrs. Ed
ward McCauley. Mr.. and Mrs. Tuck
erman did consider taking an apart
ment, but changed their minds. They
were offered an absurdly huge sum
for their house and almost accepted,
but decided finally that II was wiser
to remain in the country because Of
their cunning little girls.
Eighteenth street, 1902, Is the new
apartment house opposite the Brit
lsh embassy. Grace Gibson and Mrs.
Roscoe Bulmer have each leased an
apartment there.
=
Wife Of U. 8. Ambassador
Does Relief Work In France.
From Paris comes word of a newly
organized woman's relief corps under
the presidency OF Mrs. Sharp, wits Of
our ambassador. Many American
women have already registered for
service. Passports and photographs
are required OF every recruit, for the
corps is oganized on . tue military