Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-14
UNVEILED WOMEN
NOW COMMON IN
TURKISH CAPITAL
American Flag Displayed In
ConStantinopIe Indicates
Gratitude of People For
Hell Given Them,

Especial CONSEQUENCE TO MORNING JOURNAL
New York. June 1.-THE first news
from the women doctors sent to Ser
ba and the Near East in February,
which reached national headquarters
of the American Womens Hospitals,
63I Madison avenue, New York, this
week, describes conditions among The
Balkan peoples as "appalling" and
states that American flags, draped
even in Constantinople, witness tn
gratitude of the people to the relief
work carried on by Americans abroad.
DR.. Nell G.. w. Bartram of Kings Park.
N Y, writes from Tirana, Albania, an
DR.. Regina Flood Reyes from Monas-
t:r, Serbia, where she is in charge OF
the hospital stated entirely by WON
en-. The Aremican Women's Hospi =
tails is entering the last weeks of a
campaign to collect $250,00G for the
extension OF their work in these coun-
tries.
THE Albanians are sincere, appre-
Ciative people," writes Dr.. Bartram,
"and it has been the greatest thing of
my life to have been able to help
them at this time You will be in
terested to know that our dispensary
holds the record for the Balkans
From March 81 to April %, 1927
treatments and $50 dressings were
given there, while | saw 1861 new
cases. As the Austrans carried off
everything, leaving the people COM
pletely desolate, the work has to he
done under extremely difficult condi-
tons. You can guess of the poverty
of the people when | tell you that
one man, who walked two days COM
ing in from the mountains, with a Sc
we're case of pneumonia, did not know
what a bed was and had to be shown
how to get into it, He was in bad
condition when he came in, but is
now doing well and will recover.
Many Children Treated.
More than $50 children are re-
ceiving treatment. and we are also
glad to be able to give them clothing
Medical care and suitable clothing
are the two great needs of Albania.
We are also teaching the children
simple hygiene and English, and they
are improving wonderfully with a lit
tie friendly care"
DIR. Keyes, who has been abroad
for several years working in Greece
and Serbia, is in charge of the hospl-
tai stated entirely by women in Mon
creasing rather than diminishing,
I'VE expect to remain another year
and I shall stay longer if 1 am still
needed" she writes. "Our work is
our daily dispensary often
being between $50 and 900 cases.
Typhus is about finished. The num-
Der of accidents from explosives is
appalling and we have one full ward
and mart of another for lust these
cases alone. The hospital is always
full and we now have the children
Two in bed.
with the coming of the fly sea-
son. we are teaching everyone to
swat the fly and to keep the screens
IN. We are much pleased to see how
the Serbs who were with us last year
our fly-swatting lessons.
for they are Vigilant in the pursuit of
any fly who happens into the house
Or hospital, our Bulgarian prisoners
also are becoming more interested IN
killing flies thar people
when DR. Flood and | went to Con-
for 4 weeks vacation, We
found the city fun of American flags.
Also % out of 100 of the women are
wearing the veil thrown back, show
ing the hair, face and neck, We wen
ny the boat, passing through the Oar
'anelles with the wrecks which tel
Of the English disaster
I'ou will he glad to know tha' we
have had many crnrl'ments from tie
of tie Red Cross and othHs
on our work We shall cndeavor to
make the American Women's Hospi
tails proud of our work here"