New-York tribune., 1919-01-30
France Needs All
Help We Can Give,
Saws Mrs. Brown
Director General of Wom-
ems Overseas Hospital,
Just Back, Tclls oF Her
Work Win v az Refugees

All the help that al the organiza-
,ions in this country can give to France
during the coming months will not be
able 10 meet the great need" declared
Mrs Raymond Brown. director general
of the Women's Overseas Hospital, VINO
returned last Saturday after six months
in the war zone She came over on the
Rochambeau, and was seventeen days
en- route.
Mrs. Norman de r. Whitchouse,
chairman of the New York State
Woman Suffrage Association, who has
been the representative of the Com
mi,tee on Public Information in Swift
zerland, viii return or Sunday.
Mrs Brown wore her uniform when
She met reporters in her Office at the
National Suffrage headquarters, III
Madison Avenue. yesterday.
I'm sure if business women always
wore uniforms they could accomplish
heaps more, she said. I've Just lived
i'm this one. In fact. ! haven't anything
else to wear right nov. I've even slept
in H.
Learned Use of Pockets
She also pointed with pride to four
sapacious pockets and mentioned a
secret one. II neNer cacrV a handbag.
any more" she said.
The Womens overseas Hospital is
concentrating Its efforts on relief work
among women ana children, especially
refugees. Hundreds of thousands of
homes have been destroyed, more or
less complei ely anc to these homes are
returning flmllos, largely of women
and childrer. who arc taking up their
lives again. exposed to wind and rain,
without furniture, stove to cook on, no
bedding. and no clothes except those
trey Wear They are often proud and
much more anxious to buy than to have
things gwen thom. hut there are no
stores and no supplies.
Mrs. Brown mentioned the scarcity of
materials. Cloth may be purchased in
Paris. but q; unheard OF prices. Some
Of the Christmas gifts made by the
W omens Overseas Hospital we're
lengths of cloths suitable for blouses
or dresses.
Some of the Work Done
Tne several hospitals maintained by
'he suiiraclsts have headquarters in q
haif-destroyed house in scissors.
Trucks 60 from there several times d
week carrying supplies. These are left
n the hands OF responsible women.
sometimes the wife Of the Mayor. who
Take charge o. the distribution. The
French are anxious not to pauperize
the people. and where they can they
have been allowed to pay small sums
for whatever they wanted. This money
has been used TO help the work. All
tlo huying H. done through the French
women. ~ @ cooperate with the French
in 4ery way Mrs. Brown explained.
w as in Paris on Peace Day? In
decd, yes,' She replied TO d question.
And shall never forget it,
a group Of delighted French men and
women threw themselves into cab. in
raicl was DR.. lie Fort. head OF the
". @. H.. embraced her in true French
fashion and made the air ring with
shouts o. "Nive American doctaire, y
And "Merci! merci," they cried to
every American on the streets.
II really think they give America too
much credit Mrs. Brown added.
Christmas Party in Stable
On Christmas Day the W. O. H. gave
q party TO the women and children of
Azy. q little town eight miles from
scissors. 7 he only place with roof
on t was a stable. and there the party
was held. The sheep stable had been
cleaned by German prisoners. the tree
erected in the manger. and toys for the
c4..dren sabots. warm clothes and 1ood
we're distributed. The affair was