The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-03-21
WORKERS SAIL
FOR NEAR EAST

New York, March-One of the larg-
est boats In the world Is making ex-
piation for whatever faults there may
have been I'm its past history. 1t Is
now on voyage of mercy with car
30 of some of the most interesting hui
man beings that have ever left this
continent. The bSat is the "Levia-
than" formerly the "Vaterland,"
granted by special arrangement with
The War Department to take to France
en- route for Turkey, about $50 work
ers for the American Committee for
Relief in the Near East. The MAORI
" Of these are women, the men work.
ers having mostly gone over In one
of three previous boats, principally
The Pensacola.
A Summary of Life Stories.
The life stories of these $50. chosen
out of large number of applicants
for this special piece Of appealing and
romantic work, are varied in the ex-
treme. To make a rough summary,
there are some 60 Red Cross nurses,
some 20 physicians of every brand
from the specialist to the general prac-
titioneer, or z laboratory assistants
and psychologists, 40 returning mis-
Notwithstanding DR.. G. e. White.
the leader of the party,-two or three
specialists in agriculture, eight or ten
reconstruction aids, at least two ex-
pert psychologists, experienced with
~ OH ov-H oh nj ~h fav Ind
trial relief workers, five kindergarten
lists, three or four journalists and
writer's, and the rest with varied exper-
Hence lecturing. farming.
etc.
Within the large group there are one
girls belonging to the Smith Unit, are
being sent by their college, which is
also raising funds for the support of
the general expedition. Five or six
are Wellesley Unit girls. Tho Am
srican Women's Hospital Unit Of the
Near East is sending four or Ave
doctors. with full equipment
The Red Cross Donation.
In this connection 1t may be men,
toned that the Red Cross donated a
million dollars worth of material and
sent complete equipment for fifteen
hospitals, X-Ray, electric light, medi-
cines. bandages, surgical supplies, and
In fact the standard Red Cross hos
pital outfit with additions made neces-
sary by special conditions existing In
e64 To t~t Nta
trucks and lot of Ford cars with
gasoline and oil supplies have also
preceded this relief expedition and
will be ready for use when they ar
rive.
Among the personnel of this inter
esting group some typical people may
be mentioned as throwing light upon
the characteristics of the rest. The
daughter of Henry Van Dyke is going
as a general relief worker. DIR. STAN
ley White, Secretary Of the Presby-
terrain Foreign Mission Board and
Walter Geo. Smith, a prominent law
yer of Philadelphia, are going with the
expedition to join the special Commits
sion under DR.. Barton already over
there but are sailing a day or two
later. Four members of the little
known and peculiar sect of the Men
MONTE Relief sociation-making q
total Of ten Mennonites engaged in re-
lief work under the American Com
mittee for Relief in the Near East.
Some Of the Workers.
Mis- Esther Greene has had seven
years experience on a fruit farm In
Virginia, ran small cannery. man.
aged a school for mountaineer chill
dren as well as clinic, did medical
social service work. and drives
Ford car She is a member of the
Smith Unit.
Miss Mary Hubbard taught feeble
minded and backward children. She
has had some business experience and
speaks Armenian Miss G. e. ED
ridge is experienced in farming. motor
driving, sewing, social service work;
some practical nursing; runs any
farm machinery; knows how to handle
stock. Miss Bradley Is q teacher of
speech and lip reading and has taken
q Government reconstruction course
In physiotherap. Miss Headlee was
member Of the State Welfare Commits
sfono, assisting a labor commission
er, State Of Washington. Miss Black
man was assistant director Of the Gin
cinnati General Hospital. whore she
taught anatomy and hygiene. and su-
pervised the Red Cross training
course.
These are Just pointers 70 the gem
eral high standard of efficiency. both
Of training and experience. Of this
band of relief workers. II II impossi-
bic mention each one individually
but a glance over their biographies II
sufficient assurance of the magnificent
work which may be expected of such
. group when they arrive on the field.
Defense Of Automobile.
Out at the old country church the
mcle and buggy has been knocked |