The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-05
TRAINS CARRY
MANY ORPHANS
TO FRANCE FROM
The WAR ZONE
Rose Clark Writes More
About Her Work AS
Red Cross Nurse
CHILDREN COME
VIA SWITZERLAND
Soldier Finds Daughter He
Had Not Seen In Three
Years

The American Red Cross has taken
over a fashionable hotel at Evian on
the Lake of Geneva, for a children's
hospital, and the Germans are send
ing back, via Switzerland, the chill
dren and some of the women from the
territory taken and they have arrived
at Evian, according to a letter Miss
Rose Clark, former assistant superin-
tendent Of st. Johns hospital of this
city, has written to the Sisters of
Mercy
There are two trains a day with
about 500 people on each train" says
Miss Clark, who is now a nurse in
the war-ridden countries abroad, $50
you can imagine what a big thing 1t
is to manage and care for so many
Each woman and child is examine
after arrival and then cared for &C
cording to needs. The hospital is a
large building, and as in other hos
pitfalls, each Of the different diseases
has it's special department We have
not many things to work with as yet.
In all, we have between 1875 and
175 children. On one floor we have
So children with the three nurses,
including myself, and four aides to
care for them, so you can see we have
a little free time. The children are
given a cleansing bath, and if neces-
sary, heads treated. which in most
cases is needed. They are then put
to bed. They are fed Ave times a
day. BY this mean a serving of hot
milk or cocoa in the forenoon and
afternoon, besides the three regular
meals. So many of them were under
fed, they surely do eat. We have no
trouble to find something they like as
we do with American children. OF
course many Of them are not i'll en-
ough to stay in bed all the time, and
it is most wonderful to see them wait
on each other. When l am busy, the
little ones who are able to be around
will take a drink Of water to the ones
in bed.
Soldier Finds Daughter.
zone soldier came in today who
had not seen his little girl for more
than three years. and he just knelt
on the floor and kissed her over and
over again. / had to run away be-
cause it made me cry.
Germany is not sending back any
one who can work. Jusb women and
children reach us, none over IA years
of age unless they have some ILL
ness. A large number Of the chill
dren are orphans. It is too sad for
words. They are met at the train as
they call casino, where the mayor Of
Evian makes a speech and the band
plays by way of cheering up and
showing welcome to the poor peO-
pie. Those who are not ill are not
sent here, but to places where they
are kept until. homes can be found
for them.
Il just love every one of the chill
dren under my care. Among the new
ones / received today were brother,
3 IL years old and sister, IL
years old, dark brown eyed little
ones. and as / met them in the hall,
hand for dear life Both smiled
sweetIy when / took them.
Caring Only For Children.
1.-THE Red Cross, so far, is caring
only for the children. and. of course,
it is growing every day. We have
no operating room but expect to have
one some day soon. The country
here is very beautiful. ] wish you
could see the grounds now and in
summer they must be wonderful. We
are not permitted to go in or on the
water for there are unfriendly eyes
watching us am told. We are rath-
err out Of the world here. and do not
hear much news, so that when the
mail comes everybody jumps. l have
had no word from anyone since l left.
except a cablegram from my mother
In Moorhead. If YOU could hear me
talk French you would laugh. know
a few words and have to say every |
thing with these few. We were eleven
days in Paris waiting for our papers |
30 that we might travel in France. |
1t took us "a hours to reach Evlan |
from Paris. This place is noted for |
Its sulphur baths and Evian water"