The Washington times., 1925-01-15
WOMEN'S CLUB
PRESIDENT IS
HONORED
Mrs. Borden Hartman Is
Given Serbian
Decoration

F
AVA National Democratic Club,
was presented at its weekly forum
luncheon yesterday with an order
of the Kingdom Of the Serbs,
Croats and Slovenes. The presen-
tation was made by Nine. Grouitch,
wife of the former Jugo-Slav Min
lister to Washington, who was the
guest Of honor and speaker at the
luncheon.
:. Nine. Grouitch made a very
pleasing little speech in presenting
the order-a Cross Of Charity-to
Mrs. Hartman, which she did in
the name of our King" and added
that she wished it might be a cross
iOf the most precious stones In.
stead Of poor copper"
!. Mrs. Hartman was equally grace
fuI in her acceptance Of the honor
which, she said was the only
:s'order' she had ever been given.
although as q child she had fire.
ouently bought them-so much did
ahe admire such decorations. This
''order'' was hung on blue ribbon
Mrs. Harriman's favorite color.
Along with the Cross Of Charity
went also q diploma" Of bestowal
made out in the name of the King
of Juvo-Slavia in which the OLD
Serbian form was used-before the
new day for women in Jugo-Slavla
when q woman was not mentioned
as such II an award had to be
made her. And so the order was
given to Borden Hartman" who
earned 1t as a result OF her work
In raising funds to endow beds In
HOSPITALS in Serbia In memory OF
the late Mrs. Percival Dodge, whose
husband was American minister to
Serbia during the world war, and
whose tragic death occurred In
Washington in 1920.
Similar decorations were given
to Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh and Mrs.
John Allan Dougherty two years
ago for similar services. Mrs.
Dougherty was guest OF Mrs.
Ollie James at the luncheon yes
terday. 49,.
conclusion of a talk by Nine.
Grouitch, who speaks with much
ease and nuency, about the condl-
fions in general in her country Dy
marriage and especially the condi-
.tions prevailing among the women
and children. The latter, according
to Nine. Grouitch, have been bet
tered as a result of the world war
that is, in the recognition by their
Of their value to the
country and the consequent con.
federation given them. Poverty, OF
course, they still have with them 10
depressing degree, although TINS mas
been somewhat alleviated by Amerl-
can charity.
Present PreOccupatiOn Is
with Memorial Home.
!: An American woman, formerly
Miss Mabel Dunlop, Of West Vir-
igina, Nine. Grouitch has been
singularly successful in persuading
her own people to come to the
assistance of the stricken people
of her adopted land. And, although
the tragic emergency born Oh the
war has nassed, the work Is being
kept up to some extent-and un-
doubtedly the need persists. just
now. however, the chief pre-occu:
patton Of this lovely ana Vallant
lady is with the vacation nome
for Serbian war orphans Wnlch
she has established on the Croa-
tan coast and which she has deni.
Gated to the American doctors and
nurses
some Of them-in Serbia during
and after the war.
Two or three hundred children,
most Of them under-nourished ana
many of them showing signs OF IN
cfpient ailments, are cared Tor at
the home each summer, coming Tor
two weeks in patches of fifty. They
are fed up, cleaned, taught the use
of the tooth brush, given outfits OF
new clothes and sent back to their
homes to spread the doctrine OF
sanitation and personal hygiene
as taught in America, surely a
worthwhile contribution to the new
internationalism.
When she first came to Washing
fon, Nine. Grouitch was the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles MacVeagh.
Now she is staying with Mrs. Ste
phen B. Elkins and on her return
here in February for a second visit
efter q week or ten days In New
York she viii stay with Mrs. Henry
T.. Dimock.