New Britain herald., 1920-01-10
RMER LOCAL GIRL
 DING GREAT WORK
Emily Porter Fighting Plaques in Europe

Emily Nightingale Porter, who
 graduated from the New Britain
 Ing School for Nurses with the
 of 1911 and who is well known
 mas been doing some excellent In Macedonia, where she was
 py the Balkan commission after
 nrolled for overseas relief work
 vemoer of 1918.
 vious to going ovcrScas. Miss
 wus engaged in welfare nurs- Fork in Eridgeport and concern
 CT activities in Europe. the
 sport Post suHs;
 four years, Emi;y Nightingale
 F Of Warren street was one of
 tan or public health nurses of
 Visiting Nurse association in
 Report. Then came the war and
 Porter hastencd to enlist. under
 American Red Cross. She went
 Ia In November or 1918 and up In Paris for public healtn
 In ltaly. Then complications
 which temporarily halted the
 |nfs of nurses down into lta.y and
 Porter chanGod her destination
 RcedoN.a. where she was sent by
 5alkGE commission.
 Eorder to get 70 her first stopping
 after leaving Greece. the nurse
 Obliged 10 travel l?5 miles in d
 s&iao chaser across stormy Win
 eas, And she advises anyone kloeat understand sct.HiCkncsS to take thc trip. She landed at Ca and from tLore was sent on to |Swn of kodolovo#. close to the rian border, where h~r first |ls work began. It waa for her 'months Of devoted sovire in this let that Miss Porter received the Iiful hron&A decoration from the of Greece, q decoration which is; Ihoicest posse s>;i0N today.
 Towns Wiped or Map. len the word went forth through
 tile town that the American Red
 lady had come. the mayor inn
 htely gave up hi" home for her
 E quarters ani lEc opening of 9
 lsary---thc hrSt WhiC's this place
 Ever known. Tiny 0> U \juS. the
 Fo was packed with curious
 of people of the manE rnces of festloss cr-changin& BeIkans.
 little towns nearby had been lily wiped off thc map during the fand all the inhabitants were |lessf 'fatd' RoColoN os. where they EAlgsag. eight and ten iu q room. Ee lack of proper food. and cloth Ind all medical supplies had left frlnle toll of death and suffering bg people of all nges in the little ] Hut within a week Miss Porter. tue tull outfit of supplies fur Ia by the Red Cross and the $e aid of Greek doctor had In- her dispensary in working \. and the people were beginning Pok in.
 Ie house where she lived was of Turkish order built of stone. with furniture except rugs and Ions. It was heated by little old |oned metal braZierS, in which burned the hard Gnarled roots branches ot the holy plants, cut be peasants, on the mountainside. |weather was cold. but not in Fly so, and there was an occa- n light fall of snow.
 Babies Flock In.
 l Dies by the dozens were brought I the dispcnsary by the anxious Bers of RodoloVoS, when the word Found of the wonderful things h the nurse at the mayors house l doing. The very hardest task Ih Miss Porter found was to per |e these swarthy, stolid loukin% len. that it wouldn't hurt their es to give them a bath. Such a had never been heard of in the be before. From time immemo- |no baby had been bathed until it |at least six months old. And the Ices of its getting q bath even at age were extremely dubious. Porter unwound many of these
 ones from their wrappings of rags and gave them their first
 of soap and warm water. while mothers looked on with fear in hearts. But needless to say
 of these babies. from six weeks hnd up. had it's ears pierced and ed with tiny iewclled earrings. he one school building of the was in bad shape, and the in- ants had decided not to open it. the Bulgars had carried away he ebencheS and furnishings. and he window panes were broken. 5fs~l OpcnS School.
 1t u public health nurse has r h every pie and Miss Porter Sly5 began to agitatc through the ge @the reopening of the school lE .that the six hundred ragged. children who played in mud and filth Of the streets and or Rodolovos would be far bet In school each day where they ? be properly looked after. |c head mon shook their heads declarCd that nothing could be until thC SoN VrnmCnt had sent |glaSs and new benches to put the bl in order. Eut the. American D took their breath away by calm |plaining that in America tho lat hing was fresh air schools. with IF no windows at all, or windows
 open, so that the Children'S 5 might be benefited. Further she said that children frequent It on the floor to study in this try.