The Ordway new era., 1921-07-08
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Miss Hall, nurse They were doing
the same type of work as 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. A dis
pensary was well developed, connect
ing with shower baths with an ample
supply of hot water. From eighty to
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 children
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 in Monte
negro and is depressingly shabby. with
an accentuated Mohammedan atmos-
phere. Miss Benedict, representa-
tive of the Junior Red Cross, was in
charge of the Junior work at 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 orphanage was delightful niue
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 at Danilovgrad, where the larger
bows, $50 in number, were taken. We
| found Miss Peters, an American Red
| Cross nurse. in charge of the intir-
| mary. The building was formerly an
insane hospital, remodeled by the
Junior Red Cross. The roof and many
other parts of the building leaked and
after three weeks of rain a generally
| damp and sodden condition resulted.
The school building was new and there
were two or three native teachers.
Plans were being made to teach the
| boys trades.
At Tirana, Scutari and Podgoritza
hospitals have been developed under
the auspices of the American Red
Cross commission. We made special
point of visiting each one of these
and were delighted to find that the
work had been carried on In fairly
commendable manner. The native
women at Tirana. trained by our
American Red Cross nurses, were do
ing the best they could with the nurs-
ing. At Scutari, Austrian Sisters had
been secured for the work, and at
Podgoritza, natives and Austrians.
They all were proud of the equipment.
linen, instruments, sterilizing outfit,
dressing covers ETC., which had been
Installed by the American Red Cross.
The hospital at Podgoritza, which
had been established in the palace Of
Prince Mirko, had not been maintained
at quite the same degree of eff1cieWy
as those at the other two places, al
though the building was more adapt
able.
The conclusion that one draws after
visiting these stations. where the Red
Cross has formerly operated, is the
Importance Of developing strong local
committees and group of local work
ers. One of the best Illustrations of
this type of work is the child welfare
work at Athens.