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Constantinople Turkey.
April 20, 1920
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From:
Byrtene es Anderson R.N. A.R.C. Nurse. N.E.R.
To:
Miss Emma Wood, Chief Nurse N.E.R.
I
Subject:
Report of Relief work with N.E.R.
Assigned to duty in the Tiflid District of the
Caucasus Branch of the Near East Relief on April 2, 1920.
Was put in charge of Orphanage Hospital (7)
N 250" beds, Russian Ambulatory, Armenian Clinic and a
Milk Station.
The work in the Tiflis was most easily and
pleasantly carried on under the efficient direction of
Colonel Lonergan as head of the Tiflis District. After
month there, Col. Haskell ordered an evacuation of the ent
Batoum and from there to Constantinnple Seven women of
one entire Caucasus Branch. All the women workers were sent to
back, but on July lst, the British Garrison left Batoum and
whom I was one were kept in Batoun hoping to be able to go
again Col. Haskell thought it was wise to send us away.
We returned to Constantinople and were assigned
the Constantinople Branch of the N.E.R. from which I was
assigned to to the Sivas Unit in Turkey. (Anatolia)
On July 9th I went into the interior of Turkey
Port to of Samsoun. Fere I served as a relief worker.
Sivas, which is 250 miles south of the Black Sea, Frox
Having charge of the women's industries, (weaving and rug makin
the Apprentice Home of seventy-five boys, daily clinic in the
Boy's Orphanage, and in December, in addition to my other
work took complte control of the the Turkish orphanage
of three hundred and fifty.
ur work was pleasant and our relations with the Thr
Turks most cordial.
Remained there until March 17, 1921 and returned
to Constantinople
Signed
Sincerely yours
Byrtene C. Anderson R.N. (Mrs)
Jacksonville Florida.
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