Evening star., 1918-01-13
American Women Aid Serbia.

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American Women Aid Serbia.
Early in November DR.. Regina F.
Keyes and DIR. Mabel Flood Of the
American women's Hospital sailed un-
der the Red Cross for Vodena, via
France for the purpose Of reorganizing
a hospital near that city. which is to
be devoted to relief work. They were
accompanied by DR.. Wade and DR.. Jaf-
fer. dentists, and were followed week
later by three Red Cross nurses, Miss
Bentley. Miss Lewis and Miss Cam.
DIR. KeyeS carried with her twelve
cases of hospital equipment. instru-
ments. supplies and clothing for the
refugees. Through Miss Bentley other
supplies to DR.. Keyes, Sister Augustine,
at the French Hospital Saloniki and
| Dr. Hanna Hirschfleld of the Central
XII. were dispatched. To Sister Angus
| tine they also sent $50 in Bank of Eng
| land notes. for her back door charities.
| Among the supplies sent to her were
| 500 pairs of children's shoes and stock
| ings and warm clothing. Early in De-
| cember Nine. Popovitch. Ecole de Com
merce. AK en- Provence. France. was
sent several boxes Of clothing and
| Christmas bags for the Serbian refu-
gees under her care.
erick Thompson. the American
Women's Hospital has had built and
| equipped a motor laboratory, which
| will shortly be sent to Col. Petkovitch
| in Serbia. They also have two ambu-
| lances ready, which will go to Serbia
| as soon as opportunity offers for ship
| ment. Those ambulances are the gifts
| of Miss Mandelbaum, who gives them
| in memory of Charles James Fauvel
a medical student and officer in the
Boer war. and Mrs. Phillips. who dedi-
! Gates hers to the memory Of her hus-
band. Mr.. Stanhope Phillips.
| Before the American Women's Hos
| pitfalls were organized. DR.. Morton per-
| sonally assembled and sent 100 rain
| coats to Serbia for her soldiers and
has received grateful Acknowledgements
| from the recipients of these coats.
At recent meeting Lady Davidson
( wife of the Governor General of New
South Wales, gave an interesting ac-
count of the work Of the Patriotic Wom-
| en- Of Newfoundland, which she organ
ized when her husband was governor
general Of the province. There were
branches of this organization in every
outport in Newfoundland. all of which
worked unremittingly for the men at
the front. Lady Davidson spoke spe-
cially of the beautiful knitting done by
the Newfoundland women. What she
did In Newfoundland Lady Davidson
undoubtedly. will do in her husbands
new post.
| BEFORE Sno sails IOr Europe MrS. Ben
jamin Lathrop. who. with few other
devoted women. founded the fund fol-
French wounded in Paris. will speak at
the weekly meeting of the American
Women's Hospitals. The American
| Women's Hospitals are also expecting
a visit from the Serbian minister and
the Serbian commission, at present In
this country.
Miss Margaret II. Lawson of the New
York surgical dressings committee re.
Gently sent 200 pounds of ether to about
twenty-five hospitals.
Philadelphia Women Experts.
Many society women of Philadelphia
were among the sixty-f1ve students re-.
ceiving certificates at the graduating
exercises at the Spring Garden Insti.
tute last Wednesday evening. These
students have completed the three
months course ending December 81
having given two mornings a week
eQuipping themselves with a working
knowledge Of the automobile. Addresses
wero made telling of the patriotism OF
drivers and Of the rivalry of the auto.
mobile to the railroads and Its value
in the war.
Woman Doctors to the Front.
Since the formation Of tho American
women's hospitals last June. they have
aceomD!lshed = great work. rs will hs