The Washington herald., 1918-10-06

present, on the advice of the French
government engaged In assembling a
movable hospital of 1000 beds for
ga ssed patients, which Will be the
largest hospital 80 far stated en-
tirely by women. II will be placed
near the front, and not far from a
railroad station.
Mrs. Philip Lydig, a member Of
the auxiliary board of the American
Women's Hospitals. has undertaken
to finance this institution. and Is al
ready on her way to France TO help
In its installation
Just now the most crying need
seems TO be hospital assistsnts-not
trained nurses, but girls-woTnen Of
. or oyer-of intelligence and COM
mon sense-and devotion The organ
tIstton does not finance them, nor
| does IL pay salaries. II furnishes
their equipment-largely that they
may have the things which IT wishes
them to have. the right things and
OF standard quality. There are ever
SO many girls who ought TO measure
,up TO these requirements who have
been since the beginning simply
crazy TO 90 over" Here's their
chance-the chance of the fortunate
ones, and their name is legion, who
don't have 70 consider whether they
can afford TO cease earning and go
to spending; whose lives have been
cast in the pleasant places OF spend
Ing rather than earning. and who are
yet serious enough TO wish with all
their hearts to help in this wonder
full war. With all my heart I envy
| them.
The chance Of having a hand
! Of serving in person, not merely in
, purse-with an organization Of
women that has done such splendid
things. 1t has already II doctors
over there. II lay workers, IL lab
orstory technicians. 1t 10 affiliated
with the American Red Cross and
is constantly responding to fits
Come and help us" in fulhllment
| Of its undertaking to organize the
personnel Of hospitals and dispen-
sary units in any country which
the Red Cross may designate. And
It is saying TO American girls all
over the country. The hospitals
need YoU-and You-and YOU"
The imminent arrival OF Capt.
Andre Tsrdieu Is one OF the things
in which society is greatly inter
ested. He Is expected almost at
once, and the bad news that he
was only to make a flying visit Of
two or three weeks has been
] amended. He is going to make a
/ rather complete tour Of the country,
paying especial attention TO the far
West and will be here much longer
than was originally contemplated.
! though at that, II DOESN'T look as
though his Washington friends
would see very mucn OF him. And
he's a very popular person! Gossip
has il that he would have been
| back in America come time aEh.
| but that he delay d, thinking it
would be pleasant and perhaps
mutually prodtsbl. 81 he and Sec
retary Baker could make the re-
:urn trio together.
I don't know as to that. but It
seems probable that Capt Tardieu
! is Chaperoning the French Symphony
iOrchestrs-the "Societe des Concerts
du Conservstoire de Psris"-which is
Of the sort IN the world. on its i'm
pending tour Of some Of our principal
cities. II is making its tour under
/ the auspices OF the French govern
ment, and is especially under the wing
Of the French High Commission-like
Jacques Copeau's players OF the Thea
ter du Vieux Colombier, which made
such a brilliant debut here last spring.
The only Washington concert which
the organization promises Is to be