South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-01
AMERICAN HOSPITAL
OPENS IN TURKEY
Red Cross Furnishes 100 Beds
For Use of Sick
Americans.
By Associated Press


CONSTANTINOPLE Aug. al
Americans IN Constantinople have
established a hospital which IS de-
signed eventually 70 be the nucleus
OF an important American medical
center IN the Near East. Admiral
Bristol. the American high commits
noner. r. chairman OF the hospitals
board OF directors which includes @.
3. Randall. the American commis-
sioner and president Of the American
Chamber OF Commerce; Maj. c.
Claflin Davis, director Of the Amer
lean Red Cross in the Near East;
Col. James p. Coombs. director OF
the American committee for relief In
the Near East; Dr.. Mary Mills Pat
rick. president OF Constanunople
College for Women. DR.. ". W. Peet.
representing the various American
missionary boards and Mrs. Hunt
ingdon, representing Robert College.
Equipment for the hospital, which
will have 90 beds. will be supplied
b ythe American Red Cross. The
personnel will be supplied by the
American Red Cross and the Ameri-
can committee for relief in the Near
East, both Of which have many doc
tors and nurses working in Turkey
among war refugees Of various ma
tionalities.
DR.. A. r. Hoover. who has lived
for many years IN Turkey. will be
director OF the hospital and DR.. Elhe
Richards Graf. formerly physician
10 Vassar College and a member OF
the WELLESLEY Unit Of the American
Committee for Relief IN. the Near
East. Will be his assistant. Mrs. An
ma r. Rothrock. OF Glenside, Pa,
will be superintendent OF nurses and
her assistants viii be Miss A. Es
telle Sutton OF Detroit Miss Roberta
4. Sharpe. OF New oYrk. and Miss
Mary K. Coughlin, Of Acton Center
Mass.
Constantinoplt College for Women
will open a school for nurses in con-
nection with the hospital and within
a year will open a woman's medical
college TO afford medical training for
women OF the Balkan states. Ad-
mission 20 the school will be open 10
women Of all nationalities and rehg-
ions. The Rockefeller Foundation
has pomised TO send a board OF in
spectiOn 10 Ccnstantinople and the
hospital board hopes &c get the as
sistance OF that organization in
general Improvement of health and
medical conditions in the Near East.
The need for a hospital for Eng
disappearing patients IS very urg-
ent American firms are opening
branches IN Constantinople every
week. This has become great rem
devious for the American navy. The
Young Mems Christian association
and Young Women's Christian asso-
citation have large organizations. in
addition 20 many relief and mission
airy bodies which are constantly in
need OF hospital space for their per
e., sonnet
Under the direction OF the Con-
stantinople unit of the American
committee for Relief in the Near
a few miles north of COnstantinople.
lished on the shore Of the BOsphorus
culous children has also been estab-
East an open air hospital for tuber-
This hospital is under the direction
OF DR. Ellie Richards Graf. IL has
SO beds and is designed as a model
institution which the Americans
hope to get the Turkish. Greek Ar
menian and Jewish communities 20
duplicate.
The new American hospital has
leased a large private residence in
Stamboul. the Turkish section OF
Constantinople.