Evening star., 1921-03-13
INSPECTS NURSING WORK OF AMERICAN
WOMEN IN TWELVE COUNTRIES OF EUROPE

where he graciously shook hands and
bid me good-by.
I ATER. while visiting the hospital.
I met the little group OF Bulgar-
| ian women partially trained by Miss
Hay. who had stayed on through the
German occupation at her request
/ These five pioneers never lost hope
that some day the Red Cross might
come back to reorganiZe the school
and that they might complete their
training under American nurses. :
Leaving Bulgaria, my next visit
took me 10 Athens. There upon my
arrival ] found a special committee
I from the Protective League. also a
group Of representative Athenian
women trained as volunteer aids by
American Red Cross nurses awaiting
10 acquaint me with their unique sit
ustion. The child welfare work had
been organized under the auspices Of
tn" American Red Cross with the sup
port and assistance Of this committee
and the Nenizelos government. Bcliev-
| ing that uDon the return of the royal
! government they might he asked 10
retire. ] found them ready 10 resign
rather than submit to any possiblo
Embarrassment
Feeling that politics should nf'
Anl me ne OF DTOgreS0l fe
nursing activity in Greece. set out
! TO bring about an understanding be
tween these groups that would insure
the continuance of the work The
only course which lay open was 10
| place the situation before NJ. RhvIlis
then the prime minister This Athc-
nian is past eighty years OF age and
| has behind him long and powerful
political career. Upon gaining an au-
dience found that while he knew
| little or nothing of the project he was
! genuinely interested in any con
structive program that might be
OF assistance 10 Greece. So. I came
: away with the assurance that the
! government would continue it's sup
! port and that the committee might
; continue without interference. Lat
est advices state that my efforts witt,
! the prime minister were successful
for reports show the committee still
intact upoD the return of Constantine.
! and Sophia.
! Impressed by the work of the school
IN Czechoslovakia. representative
groups of interested citizens in Posen
| and Warsaw approached the Ameri.
can Red Cross for assistance in or
der that they might build up a sys-
tenn OF nurse education on modern
| lines in their country. After inves-
tfgating many hospitals for the pur-
Pose Of selecting one as a good
| teaching center. committees in Posen
| and Warsaw were organized to dis
| cuss the proposition with me. This
included representatives of the Polish
| Red Cross. professors from univer-
stiles. the minister of hygiene and
other men and women prominent in
/, civic activities.
After developing plan which
stated the terms upon which the
American Red Cross might participate
| in the establishment of schools. | left
it with the groups in Warsaw and
| Posen, with the expectation that they
! would study it and. il they saw fit. TO
unite il with their existing facilities.
A recent communication from Paris
announced that a school for nursing
in accordance with the submitted
plan has been established in Posen
and that those for the school at War
J saw are rapidly maturing.
| Constantinople was the next city to
claim my attention. There American
4 Red Cross nurses have organized a
hospital and training school under a
local committee. OF which Admiral
Bristol of the United States Navy Is
| tk- chairman.
/, THE hospital itself is situated in an
old harem of a rich pasha. and
J though lily suited for hospital. won
ders have been accomplished in max
| ing it habitable b. our nurses. Sew
eral native women have already en-
tered the school. and with the support
J of the group now interested il should
| expand and become a vital factor in
| the land of the Crescent.
| After covering the training schools
| I turned my energies to the inspec-
| tion of child welfare activities. En-
| ergies. l say. because there are no
] railroads through much of the. terri
tory whe-e my road lay. / was COM
! peiled to make hard trips by small