Evening Star Newspaper, March 13, 1921, Page 61

f "THE SUNDAY STAR WASHINGTON, D. C, MARCH 1 By Fannig Hurst " THE SEVENTH DAY e “AT LEAST, WEAR YOUR KNIGHT'S COLORS.” 1 INNIE worked in the Biggest | Broadway, which is done in pale gold ' the honk of the automobile, the chug | have already been sufficiently indis Store. Six days out of her 4nd pink; is like a small, rare|of a vacht the titter of society. I !stantinople. Turkey: while Athens, week she doled out hairpins jewel box, softly tufted in satin_and | want the wideness and mountain not hope that you would {Greece, and Sofia, Bulgaria, have - < lightéd with opal globes: through its|tops.” S he said. N | formal” recuests io the Red Cros: and thread, and wore tissue- | gracefully hung doors you can see She sighed appreciatively. £ {assistance. 1f these institutions paper wristlets; six days she called ! into the glistening lobby beyond, but | sometimes even long to change B ) ipermitted to dewelop uninterrupted “cash” and carried a lead pencil the only sounds that penetrate are Places with my maid.” TN SHE watched him blow thoughtful {they will ultimately set up modern . her hair; six evenings she ate her | SiTains of far-away music and the |, (ATDO! O ace T netavod, his wreaths of cigaretie smoke, and |[SYStems of nursing in their respective lonely little meal in a “Tables-for- | S°ft SWish of” women’s gowne. eagerness. “Often have I sat behind | leaned back in her chair contentedly. | e f ¥ Yivtattedrwas ik & OUT | dropped into the soft embrace of 2| ufter from ennui, but we do not heed | o e O o i iaok and S rdhesny . later crept wearily into her small brocade divan and gave herself up 10/ the call; we crave houseboats. but | 1¥. “that I could have met you at ome {10 pe's mOSt eminent seats of cul- iron bed. But, ah, on the seventh! |its luxury: closing her eyes ever £0|cling to the yacht and ocean liner.” !of Lady Stanhope’s house parties 1ast|ture, the school of nursing has been | This history has to do with the |Slightly. she could imagine herself | “True, too true!” assented Minnie. | Z 1 eatablinhed i act vith Pl | Journeying through Lady Aubrey's| The man regarded her intently, =~ jautumn? I think 1 am neslriuing g (SHALIBHET a0 connechon with el MISS CLARA D. NOYES, PR At 4 o'clock on Sunday afternoon | S37dens. in a gold and crystal sedan| “If you will pardon the personality. | place you. i This new project for Czecioslovakia [ ASSOCIATION AND DIRECTOR OF At 4 Sund tternoon | Sli " R @ ‘eraceful ennui in her T cannot escape the feeling that We, «xo | was in Italy last autumn, but| owes its being largely to the initia- | yERVIC A Minnie took her tan suit off its Wire | poae and ealla Iilies in her hatr. There | have met before. Could it have been |, =0 o2 WO E B8 BIHE P00 five ot Dr. Alce Massaryk, duughter | A hanger, dragged her hatbox from |were always calla lilies in Lady Au-| 07, the continent? B L e bl A s lof the new repubic's president, who | under the bed and unearthed a small | brey's hair, and graceful ennui in | meets so many. Died: A e |y iTunenl e githe oo : ; 3 3 her pose. The hush of velvet rugs an - nany. 4 She stirred uneasily, and looked | operation of the American Red Cross ve in her views. other and scarcely worn pair of tan pumps. | S0 PORC L ER yiinnie's dreaming | He Slanced at bis wateh. o om llowurd her wraps. {for its’ establishment. ~ Aside from haken off the leth- While she discards the sateen shirt | OR0 MUEE (00 S NG 500 Tthe tan |1 ainne the honoe of ‘dining with| .it rows late," she remarked. being a brilliant leader in the social | argy which was theirs before the war waist for the tan outfit we will dis- | purse—one dollar and thirty cents—{ oo & | They passed out tnrough ne crowd- and political development of her {and have come to-realize their na- cuss her. - Telaxed, and she nestied deeper In | *“Thank you, but I am dining | 4 dinng room und the brilliant | country. Dr. Magaryk has a delight- | tional need for a prof ssional nu e e = A i i 2 llobby. AL the entrance 1o the litue | ful personalit ng group in order that the recon- Minnie lived in a hail bedroom, | lhe pink vrocuce. iy e e e canno Al I parior she gave him her hand. | While discussing the future of the|struction work. especially of a public . i A man in a frock coat and shiny |count for this delay. Annette is usual-| 1 : s ¥y with a small iron bed, bureau, wash- | S0 %o, ther cnoes dropped wearily |1y most punctual.” i “Good-b. and thank you for a|school with her and the president | health character. including work stand, bowl and pitcher. a straight- | Datfnl feabier STore A divan. His| He did mot press. further. but | Pleasant hour.. {over after-dinner coffee in the gar- | with war orphans and refugecs. can back chair and two feet of floor | o, "< o i TR i “His eyes read into hers with well- | @en of their summer residence. Hubos, | be carried out in the most intelligent hair was gray at the temples, anaibowed and handed her his card. : | L space. She cooked her breakfast, | piT W B R o too much | ‘At least these Iew moments have | bred insistence. = they talked freely of the construc-|and practical manner. It was grati- which invariably consisted of a boiled | jiviyg. he was the typical clubman |been a pleasure. 4dear lady.” { lsm'Lit to be au revoir . . cui_and two toasted soda crackers. | iy “dilettante of the seventn-day | “H. Dudley Livingston.” The name| “1'm afraid not” she answercd, with, g ovver the gas jeé, Ilvlrl‘li'mvrv ":,:r"'n::;world. meant nothing to her, but she re d: N at e t not pewter spoon and a china €€g €Up O | “ypnnje regarded him with the little Lit with an intelligent raixing of the j unffit knight finds the tower. the window ledge. ~ She snared the | NURR'C FERERICE TNy (o | evebrows and lanced weain toward | “AU uny rage, you have made me fire ‘escape With the occupant of the | poge of his sphere invariably caused j the lobby. very happy, I found you only | iyt A pteor sy b AR From tne supercorreci cut of | “Knowing you at least by hearsay,; o lose you. | linding outside the window s epl, oo to the shining finger nails he !and ince you ask it, I will'dine with | He pressed her hand, and ehe slipped | a jar of jam ang a stewpan. There !} o k. Inverness coats and cabs. | return me here im- | 10 between (he heavy curtains. were three pink paper roses in a f (iR VIO Y Tenow what | v te is stupid. i It was 8 o'clock when Minnie Strad glass vase on Minnies bureau and a | CINC EO B0V (OO0 coat, but no| He smiled with pleasure, and rose. olix climbed up to her hall bedroom paper-back copy of ~lady Auvrey’s|GiiUieroom novel was completc! “I will stationa page here o there were (wo bink spots on her el e . I: was vo: Without one. She could also picture {a%ait your maid. o cheeks, and her throat was throbbing 10'giva It the denjre N i this tired d man in the dark ma-| She placed & quick, detaining hand | delicately like a dove's, With nervous “this that Minnie returncd six OUt|po any quiet of his den, or strolling | on his sleeve, ) care. she replaced the hat in its box e e e Naving circumstance, | the white-and-brass deck of & Vacht.| .No. no: she will wait and the tan suit on its wire hanger, On the seventh day Minnic emerged, Her half-closed eyes, to_all intent ! As )]0" wlll. d";i m'). Ivl‘- “cl: then she filled the egg cup with w Trom her chrysalis and black sateen | and purpose, were regarding an oil | auiesced, guiding her through thejter for the long-stemmed carnation. e . £aryioratus, | PAILIng WMICK hurig high, hegora PEFIOES Wl " qulet case and d and placed the cup on the iron land- | " "'fld‘l ;‘“ 1" d}‘ = n‘rt'" "_.l‘l’\‘“ +% | his head, but none of his details was | ™'Y ing outside her window. She propped At o tha eripty cocoon-of the | 108t upon her: she knew that his catie | % % % the stem against the stewpan, and week. om 4 until 8 o'clock each|had a gun-metal knob and that hisi A they passed through the crowd- "'I;fl;"'"r'-d and caressed the fragrant = y Strado reased 10 b shirt- ve Id. 1 et 9 % Sunday Minnie Stradolis ceased (0 be: | shiratuas Bere BOI6 our for so ‘Y ed lobby she ventured an explan-| The sash of the adjoining room | sateen shirt waist for the tan suil | long that she was not even surprised | atory remark: | opened. and a new patch of light fell and the ry yesterdays for the ! when he leaned toward her and spok “f almost feel that 1 am disregarding ! ;,"':s“h;;','. s ""’,‘.“'L';;‘,,.j:q ";,*}:c‘,‘:,";' slowing hour, which was the beacon | FThat Is o Fery o o schoolz: {no convention in dining with you, Mr.| shost-stemmed carnation on hi win- ceded it. ' b | He referred to the oil painting, and }Livingston. The wonder of it is that| dow sill. In the sauare of light she ! Nt each week end there was $1.30 | his tones were deep and serious. 1 ave not met.” Lsawithat on i iEHEREndi worela | in Minnie's tan purse; that meant a’ “It's just beautiful.” replied Min-| . is full of Ironie: sighed Mr. { cheap ring with a crest engraved upon Ulub steak, shoestring potatoes and | nie, who had not even observed the | . ot = i W A e d e ey mlnofnotad 1ip in a gold hotel dining room, lhl_l!‘h“;mrlrmt. and who was vague as to, -'_}'I"!"‘ ; s et i . ‘L}:I‘:! is shirt-s % appeare e « shaded candles and hidden music. To | his meaning. hey dined beside a splashing foun- | 801d. (Capprigi ) b sure, the $1.30 represented slight- | Her temples were Throbbing violent- | tain with a bank of fern and carnations Snrnai i 1y over one-Afth of her week’s earn- | Iy, she felt that she was contaminat- | perween them . H hizs, seven hungry noon hours and | ing this seventh-day ereature in even | o Bem. . A Warnin 1 . lortuous walks fgom he Biggesc| replying and that he would resent | ‘You "““{’ redeemed) & \hopelexs | ing. Store to the hallroom. but those knew, just as she resented |dreary day for a dreary old bachelor.” e B N T iy Setréts Wer® heriawe: ie Koy, Juaq as.ahe re jemsny davito MeIOTT | TyR ARTHUR N. DAVIS, the kniser's [ | She smiled at him through the fret . . 2 * % % % | vou riding in the park quite ! U BT ! American dentist. was m,mlemn-l s often. Only a few mornings ago 1! 5 ing the prevalent fashion of extract- \WHEN she strolied into the marble | was fold enough to canter after you,| “And sou have tempied my adventur: | . teeth for the cure of all manner | lobby of the highest-storied | admiring your mount.” jous nature to a shocking indiscretion.” | ¥ JOCit UL LI €4S et ext-priced hotel on Broad-i “Thank vyou she replied, taking wish that I might tempt you to re- [ of bodily ailments. and highest-p 3 n Bre “| the plunwe ana (ilting her small head | veal your name. “We dentists.” said Dr. Davis, “had way she was flushed with a beauty |4 bit. “The women in my family have| She shook her head prettily. . better look out or well become a that 1s commonly born of morning | always ridden well.” |, That would take all the adventure|sybject for the ‘funny’ min. 1 heard sleen. and miassage: when she eéntabol | M You Nédpedlc the race. T daubt/1t] Outjnlithe sltuation g a story about two doctors vesterday. leep as : 2 s | not am bound to discover it sooner or|“ Zify"un operation absolutely neces- lished herself, as was her wont, in a | * % % % luter, and; besides.” he added serions)y. | yry> {he frst doctor asked. " & the s . v s to be an an adve o 5 i quiet corner of one of the NUMErous |'T TR apoke the words with.a patri-| tures I want it to be a beginning.” 'dm_l;"; B e oend and perfumed parlors she was | cian grace that thrilled her; shel “Oh." sh rehly, “not the be- | 190N - Cinee of collecting my bill daughter of fortune, fresh from her! o .g for a suitable i ginning of the end? my o oon Mo 1ite. 1 Satn af milk wid rose Teaves, Veho| oiores oF suitable reply. But-monol iiyouiknowshetter:thanithat. /he a- | from: the ip nsur- | could know that she was awaiting the me.. There Wis, o pauges she, obiuanishid. (853 % wrand climax of her week, and that ‘d that he wore a crested ring ..T"x""llh"m?‘]‘;l‘ i ‘"‘1 '.’“"f‘.' catoft, | ® pax o <. sl el e o 2 he table, holding a crystal goblet aloft. : when the crowds came fastest wndjon his right hand. She felt it in- |l the beginning Just the Thmg. the lights were brightest she would | cumbent upon her to justify her un-| *To drink in water is an evil slgn.” = 7 venture into the gold dining room | yitended nresence, and glanced with |she observed. but raised the glass to her | A ATOR said in an argument| \+ Tor one hour-—one dollar and thirs | well-pestrained impatience into the lips, and the icc tinkled against its frail | £ at a luncheon about an anti-strike | conts’ worth of dreamland that sides cost her six days of aching feet lobby beyond i “We will probably meet some day,” . . hind the notic r? oI s He was on his feet immediately she said. “All uu»;s; nhjcc!u’nnz; are l.;,'-'.;‘ .,1I .d,. S y 8 ool e 8 e fetwa g : .. Ci {ow | norance. They Temind me o e lady i e A Gk S Bl Tow At wsittis Loria0moane Can Jh, it may be on the high seas, at|at the hatter’s. She had here little boy onee more i the small iron bed. but | I be of any assistance the opera or in the drawing room o as trying on hat after the beacon light of an unb ' & | * 4 hia<or HeNCsGAn entoen aetanih ank you, no. My maid will be! *But now that found you, why | hat. _Findlly the lady said: &/ dny was shining 1 across the : ily | DegIN the searc] he urged. ‘Show me them mortarboards in ! . ‘ 5 3 e sently; she cess 3 - 3 p s u;_.;. » s ] I‘m"w preEcntly.Satt biaSunnscessarily 3 -nn;l Drince must rescue the maiden | that case there. I thing a mortarboard | GROUP OF SERBIAN CHILDREN AT OCHRIDA, ::Iun oday Minnic put tbe finishing |08 bk banate ceg | from the tower." would be, just the thing for the lad. ARE CARE touches o her 1016t With Lnsering | pon ot ity lanaecane framed 1|, Al 1 see” he exclaimed. in mock | His pop, You sec, is a bricklaye cure: she drew the neat-fitting c LA 8 & enlightenment. “You want to meet me | snug around her fgure and regard e iwed T e on u prancing steed instead of in the —————— tive work necessary for the inde- |fying to Tearn that those most in- | & L [T over one shoulder, After the] v haiilo twin Gacatito h#ti rare | 2240 Patior of a Braadway hotel.*© Refreshment Sweets. pendent nature of the government. | terested in fostering the professfon Loy oAy i pio Lhave the twin Corol to hat rare | “Yes. and you must have Jangling Dr. Masaryk said that while her peo- |are high officials in their respective | out from beneath her hat with ne Very Tomd of it e e e I A fine fruit cargmel is made by us-|Rle are suffering temporarily In the | governments. and representative in | . ' 1 posed at he e ane isured” “How Tov He took a long-stemmed carnation It 122 | liospitals and almshouses. it is be- | tellectual groups who have the social lesx repetition, and | at her “Oht she mrmure 0w love- | from the bank between them ing one-half cup of maple sirup, one- | wauge the adequate facilities and sup- | well being of their countries at heart. . the mirror. & half smile hovering g e A i | “At least wear your Knight's colors.” [ half cup of golden corn sirup, one- | piies to make them comfortable are | In Bulgaria the young King Boris | ber lips and in her eyes. fs something compelling in[ She. in turn. snapped ¢he stem Off, ¢ cup of peanut butter and one|not available Both she and the preai- | s a stanch supporter of modern nurs- She pictuged herself walk gth of that stretch of mere |4 flagrunt red carnation near its head. £ ateivibariy 2 | dent believe it imperative that prop- | ing and was particularly interested in 13, through the I she , and presented il to him with silent|Rlass of SIrawberry preserves or one- | op gchools of nursing be developed as | resuming the school which was start- ; heads turn agreed cautiously. “I| gr mgiloquenc half cup of chopped figs. Boil thef ;. of the first steps in the recon- | ed under the patronage of the late even re d the. racy Jroxe the aianirs A ‘o 150304 you the.lady's,” she whispered, | mixture o the firm-bull stage. then | siruction policy of their country. Dr.|Queen Eleanora ' This school was ho toel of Wer Kuife wi i He adjusted w pair of pince-nez. | o QU {00 3%t vien other's eyes. |POUr it about an inch (hick ~into | Masaryk's conviction hus been accen- | established in 1915 under the aus 3 P the vh {und regarded her as if weeing her) beginning iortes greased pans and when it is partly! {104 not only by her study at the jpices of the American Red Cross in O A ’ for the first time. am beginning to fear that I amj ;) cut it into cubes or thin sStrips| {piv. v Prague, b ¢ o e: o Ner i oltin il tha A Ghia 3 ento e tiabal { University of Prague, but her per-|connection with the Alexander He of Ber “aen the clmnge end) e " ~you are. aniaxotie Mndiyet Yo m e | SILIWIADTL dn i ar el ip { sonal observation of a modern pro- | pital, at Sofia. Miss Hglen Scott Hay pnisdpagl e e G| R theinatiral said, after they bad finished with the ' Cocoanut apple rings make a de- | eggion's potentialities in this coun- | now chief nurse of ‘the American L g Ay e 1, She clowed her eyes, andiie deli- ysalad; coures lightful refreshment swael. Take | iry while at Hull House, Chicago. |Red Cross commission to Europe sateen shirt waist away and ! cate line of her profile met the pink | “If releasing me from a stupid{some sweet or semi-tart apple: 1§ § Feal! ity i some pples, peel N R was sent by the Red Cross to or the empty hatbox under the bed: thep | L | soiree. and an hour of cards at the|and core them with an apple corer ganize the work, and had it well un- she took a fina! survey in the mirror she recited, “this artificial | elub can possibly me#n encroachment, [and cut them into thin rounds with | ATER in the day when the pres-|der way when Bulgaria threw her The new boarder in the adjoining routine of ball and function, | you are offering a delightful substi-|the holes in the center. Let them \dent came into tea at 5 o'clock | Chances in with Germany. Then it room lurched noisily about. and with |the formality of livery and societs.|{ute; this is a happy respit simmer slowly until they are clear n at o ofclock | o med best for Miss Hay and her The weariness born of experience she | make me long to fly back to na-| .yey but I cannot permit you to in maple sirup or honey boiled until | dressed for a ride, he told me that|gegistant, Miss Rachel Torrance, to closed the window which opened out lu;-; L Sovedrtowatd s with sacrifice your social obligations in my | thick. u: ‘arefully rc‘movlc; n\sdl? l‘nd among his' most delightful recollec- | withdraw and return to America. on the joint fire-escape landing, and| The man move h benalf. 1. too, am obliged fo obey|Place them on pans after dipPing| jony of Washington when he served| It was while in Sofla, conferring e ive key tn the bureaw diawer| &-NOv Interest e ctates ot my engawement cal. | them into grated cocoanut. The rings upon the re-establishment of this in- inrned Ihe kegdn the boremy et ] iStrange- he ball fmused, “that the dictates of my engagement cal-| ;1q be enfirely covered with the|on a commission here in 1918, werel fitution, with the assistance of the | surprise which contaimed her Bible and moth- | when 1 left my club an hour ago d ek .| cocoanut. I# a littic vegetable or|his rides in Rock Creek Park. 1t |American Red Cross, + vr-of-pearl cardeasc .B;n identally shelihae same call within me prompted us ignore those dictates "to-|¢ryit coloring is added to”the honey | was a charming experience to talk of | granted a private interview with the. turned her back on Minnie. me to tell my man. on the spur of | Bet 2 or sirup, the apple rings will be|a spot mutually ‘almired with onme in|young king for the purpose of dis- There is a parlor in the highest- | the moment. that we are off for the | “She finished her demi-tasse. made a pretty pink or any color de-|a place so far removed. Ccussing . this with him. Horis is one priced and highest-storied hotel on | west, tomorrow. 1, too, am weary ofl - “You' tempt ‘me,” she said, “Rut 10 sired. gii & While. Czechoslovakia is espectally § of. the few Kings left of Kurope's | BY MISS CLARA D. NOYE:! i URING the war. the providing qualified | for the Army and Navy Red Cros task of nurses and M service demanded | ! constant application and twelve !®f twenty-four hours’ work Since the signing of the armistice the | readjustment of the Red | |Cross organization from a war to ! peace basis has required thoughtful | consideration. In this manner four have slipped by before an op-| portunity could make an American Red Cross nursing activi- ties in Europe not iy months ago that 1 fely free to! relinquish*my responsibilitios ! tional headquarters and for ssume which law daily American itself whereby tour, presented inspection o So it was 1t na S time | the those Two substantial reasons this tour, which extended over a jriod of four months. First—Th might make a general inspection all Red Cross nurs tivit order to determine characte i work being done by promn o= 1 ot t and their relation to policy of American s« health | units in Burope. Second—To ma study of the modern schools of fing which have been organiz the co-one n of the Ameri Cross to instruct mative women i various countries heretofore without modern system of nursing: consider requests for assistance with on of schools insother Owjng to thes tered the len the continent. upon lun 5 on September 27 1 found my itinerary to inelude F Czechoslovak ! Austria, Poland. Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey. Greece. Albania, Montenegro, | Dalmatia and laly. * % \ THIL he majority of nurses were | i withdrawn from Europe upon ithe sighing of the arn tice, approxi 120 now rem engaged uet work as public nursing and organizing mod- rn schools of nursing for native, fwomen. Deeply impresscd by thel plendid American women who served jas nurses during the war, ¢ vinced that theyv had logt nothing socialln by { {choosing t profession as a career, | laided by the changcd social th * * mately in n const Lcalth such and eco- inomic conditions of their countries, {many voung women of the better lasses in Burope are now looking { forward to nursing as a life work and | !are entering the schools which Amer- ‘ican Red Cross nurscs are organizing. Quite generally, nursing in Europe has not been regarded as a profes- sion or as one suitable for the edu ted cla but rather as a menial cupation, the pursuit of which was i for the servant class | Four schools h |Rlarlv-d with Ame 8 an Red Cross co- loperation in Prague. Czechoslovakia; Posen and Warsaw, I'oland. and Con- already been one ot | % I DENT OF THE AMERICAN NURSES' AMERIUAN RED CROSS M.‘Rsl.\ul ¥ [ 3 e nd is adhering as closely | to the traditions of democracy as is his privilege. He is about twenty- | nine years of age. tall, dark and | rather. delicate in appearance. He !is als unmarried 3 g Upon my arrival at the palace I was much impressed by the simplicity long line, INSPECTS NURSING WORK OF AMERICAN - WOMEN IN TWELVE COUNTRIES OF EUROPE SS CLARA D. NOYES, President | of American Nurses' Association, ou| Returnsto Washington After Long Trip ! Through War-Torn Lands—A Messagc of Gratitude to Women of This Country .Who Have Worked for the Red Cross. Interview With a King, and Another With the President of a New Republic. where he graciously bid me good-by shook hands and $ x % % [ ATER. while visiting the hospital, 11 1 met the little group of Bulgar- { jan women partially trained by Miss ¥. Who had stayed on through the rman occupation at her request These five pioneers never lost hope hat wome day the Red Cross might k to reorganize the school they might complete their training under Ame ) nurses. Leaving Bulgaria, mv next visit 100k me to Athens \ere upon my areival 1 found a speciul committe: {from the Protective League, also lgrouy of representative Athenian \women trained as volunteer aids by [American Red Cross nurses, awaiting jto acquaint me with their unigue sit luation. The child welfare work had | ven orzanized under the auspices of the American Red Cross with the sup. {port and assistance of this commitiae nd the Venizelos government. Belie [ing that unon the return of the roya government they might be seked to retire. 1 found them rcady 15 resign ather than submit to any possinla embarrassment ling that threaten the li nursing wctivity in Gre 1 set out {10 bring about an understanding be rw these groups that would insurs ithe continuance of the work. The only course which lay open was tn place the situation before M. Rhyilis {then the prime minister This Athe- Inian is past eighty vears of age and [has bebind him a long and powerful ipotitical career. Upon gaining an au jdience 1 found that while he knew {little or nothing of the project he was | genuinely interested in any con | structive program that mizht be 10f assistance o Greece. So, | came iaway with the assurance that the |government would continue its sup ort and t the committer migh continue without interferen Lat- |5t advices state that my efforts with the prime minister were successful |for reports show the commiitee sti jintact unon the return of Constantine {and Sophi Impressed by the work of the schoel lin Czechosiovakia. representative j Broups of interested citizens in Pose and Warsaw approacied the Ameri jcan Red Cross for assistance in or- der that they might build up a sve- tem of nurse education on moder lines in their country. After inves- politics of should ne® progressl re at tigating_many hospitals for the pur- Rood n pose of selecting teaching center, one a committees in I and Warsaw were organized to d cuss the proposition with me. This included representatives of the Polish Red Crossg, professors from univer- sities, the minister of hygiene and other men and women prominent in leivie activities After developing & plan which stated the terms upon which the | American Red Cross might participate in the establisiment of schools, 1 left {it with the grups in Warsaw and | Posen, with the expectation that they | would study it and. if they saw fit. to |un|le it with their existing facilities A recent communication from Paris lannounced that a school for nursing in accordance with the submitted plan has been established in Pose and that those for the school at Wa saw are rapidly maturing Constantinople was the next city to claim my attention. There American Red Cross nurses have organized a hospital and training school under a local committee. of which Admiral Bristol of the United States Navy is k= chairman. * x % % ’ HE hospital itself is situated in an [ old harem of a rich pasha, and ! though illy suited for a hospital. won. ders have been accomplished in mak- {ing it habitable by our nurses. Sev- eral native women have already en- tered the scheol, and wi the support of the group now interested it should expand and become a vital factor in the land of the Crescent. After covering the training schools 1 turned my energies to’ the inspec- tion of chiid welfare activities. En- ergies. 1 say, because there are no with which the royal household was | railroads through much of the terri Not u lace-bedecked nor was to be seen, conducted scarlet-liveried lackey nd while the king was surrounded" comfort conducive Lo his | happiness, the appointments of an | ultra-fashionable home of New York or Washington were not in evidence. | The young regent, speaking English fairly well, made a graciou inter- | ested host. Discussing the develop- | ment and plans for the school. he of- | fered intelligent suggestions and ex- | pressed his hopes that the best native women of his country would consider modern nursing as a profession. He <eemed particularly interested in the health of the children and the in- struction given mothers in the care of them by our Red Cross nurses. Having caught the spirit of democ- | racy which came out of the war, this with every | youthful king has blended the gal- lantry of his rpyal ancestors with the grace of an unassuming citizen. Upon the conclusion of our discussion, In- stead of bowing myself out of his royal highness’ presence, as was court | etiquette of yesterday, I was quite d to have this man walk with that I was! me across the chamber, and with his own hands open the.doors leading into the anteroom, thence to proceed across this and throw open the mas- sive doors leading into the ouler ball, Gad 8% al olds Maget tory whe-o my road lay. I was com pelied to mike hard irips by small camions and camionettes through' Montenegro and Albania, where there are several Red Cross units. The roads are in wretched condition and many bridges are down, burmed by retreating armie: Usually, aside from the relentless jolting, these juunts were uneventful, except in cases where one's camion had to be ' pulled out of a swollen stream by oxen. However, no matter where I went, from faraway Durazzo, Tirana, * cutari, in Albania; Podgoritza, in # Montenegro, American Red Cross @ nurses were found working in the ” schools, always with the children. The war erphans and refugees, with their pitiful background of suffering, give our nurses ample opportumity * to demonstrate their professional skill and sympathy, In Constantinople and Ragusa, on e Dalmatian coast, where [ had th expected to do little more than get | |= boat for Italy, I saw the Russian refugees who poured out of their . Couniry auring Gem, Wrangel's of- s fensive. Little could be seen of th pitiful condition at Constantinopie, - a8 they were crowded on shi harbo: in the r, living upder difficuities ome 7 (Continued on Fifth Page) |