 Mabel was particularly interested in establishing an agricultural course for girls in connection with the University of Belgrade, because, according to Mabel, a son cannot be spared to go and study agriculture since sons must enter the army, a daughter could be spared and then return home to share with her family what she had learned.Mabel Grouitch raised a large sum of money from her friends in the United States to assist with these endeavors.Grouitch raised money for the Serbian Red Cross during the Balkan Wars.