The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-07-09

Miss Hall. nurse. They were doing
the same type of work rs that which
was done in the other stations. except
that the group of children taken into
the school were refugees.
After being cleaned up. clothed and
physically improved. the children were
transferred To the native schools. re-
turning daily for food. They were
being taught English. reading and
writing by native Albanian teachers.
sewing and some manual work. dis
pensary was well developed, connect
iH% with shower baths with an annie
supply of hot water. From eighty 10
one hundred children visited the dis
penSary every day, the nurse follow
ing the children back to their make
shift homes. The midday meal for
the children consisted of bread. soup
and onions, and at four o'clock cocoa
and sometimes milk. The .hildrcn
were weighed at regular intervals and
they were being taught how TO play.
At PodgoritZa we found the Red
Cross activity somewhat different from
that at the stations previously visited
in Albania. Here there were orphan
ages, with schools attached. Pod
goritza is the largest city i'm Monte
negro and is depressngly shabby with
an accentuated Mohammedan atmos-
phere. Miss Benedict. n representa-
tive of the Junior Red Cross. was in
charge of the Junior work ut this
point and. like Miss Cleveland and
Miss Metcalf. most enthusiastic. The
little orphanage at PodgOritza. where
one hundred orphans of tender age
were living. was directed by Miss Rob
insOn. assisted by Jean Fraser. both
! Red Cross nurses. In connection with
the Wrphanage was n delightful little
| dispenSary; on all sides one was i'm
pressed by the cleanliness and order.
The little children were being taught
kindergarten work, such as paper
cutting, knitting, sewing, gardening
laundry work. etc
Somewhat different was the orphan
age AZ Danilovgrad. where the larger
! boys, 40 i'm number. were taken. We
! found Miss Peters. an American Red
Cross nurse in charge of the mfr.
mary. The building was formerly IN
/ iDSane hospital. rcmodeled by the
Junior Red Cross The roof and many
other parts Of the building leaked and
.,fs g !.
! damp and sodden condition resulted
! The school building was new and there
were two or three native tenchers
/ pla"s were being made to teach the
F, boys trades.
Al Tirana. Scutari and PodgOritza
/ hospitals have been developed under
I the auspices of the American Red
| Cross commission. We made a special
point Of visiting each one of tlrest
and were delighted TO find thar the
work had ,heen carried on in fairly
/ commendable manner. The native
women at Tirana. trained bv oul
American Red Cross nurses. were do
ing the best they could with the nurs
ing. AT Scutari. Austrian Sisters hat
been secured for the work. and nj
PodgOritZa, natives and Austrians
They all We're proud of the equipment
linen. instruments. sterilizins outfit
dressing covers. etc. which had beer
installed by the American Red Cross
The hospital ut Podgoritza. which
had been established in the palace n
Prince Mirko. had not been maintained
nj quite the same degree of efIicienc,
rs those at the other two places. nj
though the building was more adapt
able.
The conclusion that one draws afte
visiting these stations. where the Re,
Cross has formerly operated. is tn
importance of developing strong loca
committees and a group of local work
ers. One of the best illustrations O
this type of work is the child welfar
work at Athens.