The Washington times., 1918-01-20


Provision is being made for dental
work. laboratory work, the sanitary
inspection Of camps, and hospital
service for prisoners OF war. II II
the intention OF the American Yom-
ems hospitals to arrange II possible
, Tor women physicians in every town
In the Union to give some time each
day to the care of soldiers depend
ents. Clinic treatment will be pro-
Yided for those who have been ac-
customed to attending clinics, and
there will be attendance either cra-
tuitous or at 50 scia1 soldiers rates"
Tor people who have formerly gone to
private physicians, but who cannot
anord to during the war.
Realizing that at present the army
medical service Is entirely able to
care Ior military patients, DR.. Morton
and the other leaders of the Ameri-
San women's hospitals are emphasize
ing the fact that. for the present.
women doctors have the greatest op-
portunity for service either at home
ora among the civilian population Of
the devastated regions of Europe.
Even In the Spanish war. howeyer
women doctors were called upop for
military service, and in the present
war women doctors, especially the
women Of Great Britain, have done
invaluable work in the military hos
pitals. 1t Is only a question of time
before our American women physi-
clans are needed at base hospitals in
order that the men may be released
for field hospital service.
Questions Of ConmisSIons.
The question Of commissioning the wo-
men who are going abroad to do medical
work Is an important one at this mo-
ment The medical women registered
for foreign service have generally ex-
pressed a preference for being incor-
porated into the Medical Reserve corps
OF the army. with opportunities for serv-
ice. equal to those given men, but few
made their offer OF war service con-
ungent upon their becoming officers Of
the reserve corps. However, the expert
ence OF the English has proved that
women doctors must be commissioned TO
be efficient at military bases.
At present the American women's hos
pitals has a corps OF women physicians
In France, one as bactehiologist Of a
military hospital In Paris. another, DR..
Virgins. as anesthetist for her husband,
DR.. William /. Wiggin. and others doing
relief work in the devastated regions.
In Serbia. DR.. Regina F. Reyes and DIR.
Mabel Flood, both women Of exceptional
ability, are reorganIzing a hospital at
Vodena which is to be devoted to relief
work under the Red Cross. They have
two dentists with them and three Red
cross nurses
Through the American women,s hos.
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In Serbia and also among the Serbian
refugees in Paris. Money has been
sent, also medical supplies. warm cloth
ing and shoes. The organization has
also had built and equipped through the
generosity OF Mrs. Frederick Thompson,
a motor laboratory which will shortly
be sent to Colonel Petkovitch in Serbia
Two ambulances are also ready to go to
Serbia as soon as opportunity for ship
ment offers.
The Serbian minister, Lioubomir
and the members OF
the Serbian mission will be the guests
of honor at one OF the weekly meet
ings of the American Women's Hos
pitfalls at the headquarters in New
York, probably the next meeting on
January 20. These meetings have
become widely known. and never one
bOSs ny Dul sumo man OF woman
prominent in relief work either in
this country or abroad drops In to
see how the work is progressing.
DIR. MOrtOn's Success.
DR.. Morton, to whose personality
and valiant efforts Is due much OF
the success the organization has
achieved, is physician OF long and
varied experience, a woman OF keen
Il. II. -.
transmit that enthusiasm to others.
She studied in Paris. In Vienna and
In Berlin. has had long hospital eX-
perience and developed a large private |
practice before she gave up her time |
to war work. She lived for some !
years in Washington.
Mrs. c. NJ. Conger, the executive sec |
retary, is a Washington woman who /
has given up her interests here to |
devote her entire time to the Ameri |
can Women's Hospitals.