Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-18
DR. TER J. MAINTAINING FOR
 AMERICAN WoMENs HOSPITAL
Appointed captain for Connecticut and Pledges 10 Raise s5,ooo Toward Big Proieet-Geina to France in May.

Dr. Ter J. Manwartng has returned to Norwich from New York, where on Thursday she attended a meeting of the Medical Womens National asso- citation. Dr. Manwaring was already a member of the war committee; but at this meeting she was appointed captain for the state of Connecticut to secure s 900 toward the S3000G0 toward the American Women's hospi- tai 8 national association of the wo- men physicians of America.
 This was inaugurated by the war service committee of the Medical Wo- mems National association at their annual meeting in the summer of 1917, with the approval Of the surgeon gen. eral of the army and Dr. Richard Pearce, director general of the depart nlent of military relief of the AueFi- can Red Cross.
 The purpose Of this association is to enable the women physicians of Amer ica, through organization, to meet the tremendous demand for their services that the national emsngency has pre- cfpitated both in Europe and in this country.
 Headquarters in New York.
 The executive headquarters of the American Women's hospitals are in l New York, where the executive com nittee must reside, with offices at 6ST Madison avenue,
 The work of the British woman phy- sicians and surgeons, who are organ ized under the name of the Scottish : Women's hospitals, is already world known. The women physicians of America wish to follow in the footsteps of their British sisters and do their full share towards lessening the suf- fering caused by this terrible war; So they have banded themselves into an association called the American Wo- mems hospital, already two thousand 1 strong.
 The American Women's hospitals is a clearing house for the American Red ] Cross and for public and private or ganizations outside the Red Cross that are sending women physicians to Eu- rope. Thirty five women physicians sent by the Red Cross to Europe have gone through the American Women s hospitals.
 A large room is maintained at head l quarters, 637 Madison avenue, where volunteers workers receive and mako supplies for civilian relief in Europe. 1 Tn this way innumerable boxes of clothing, food, surgical supplies, ether, etc. have been made, packed and ship ped abroad.
 A leading physician in every state has been asked to organize the women physicians of her state for service 4 the American Women's hospi, Thirty-siX states have already re- sponded and are organized under able chairmen for active service either ai home or abroad. This branch of the work is progressing so rapidly, partic- ularly in the sub divisions of the sep
 arate states, that it is impossible tc give an accurate report. Figures that are correct today will have materially
 increased by the time this statement has gone to press.
 This organization, the only nationa
 association of American women phy- sicians, appeals to the people of its own country for a sum of money suf
 ficient to build tor acquire) and equiI
 relief stations and dispensaries il
 Europe
 The $30o,00o required for this pur.
 pose will be spent, like all separate
 relief funds raised here or in an!
 other country ,nued the Red Cross. bu
 for the specific purpose named.
 It will enable the American Wo. mems hospitals to immediately answel the rtpidly growing demand for nu, merous relief stationsc under direc charge of American physicians ant surgeons.