The San Francisco call., 1898-06-29
WILL FURNISH A
 HOSPITAL SHIP
RED CROSS SOCIETY OFFERS ONE
 TO THE GOVERNMENT.
An Immense Public Meeting to Be Held Co-Morrow Night-Re-
 ports to Be Read.

ports to Be Read.
 Judge w. w. Morrow was instructed by the executive board of the Red Cross So- 'ciety yesterday to communicate with the Secretary of War and ascertain under what conditions a hospital ship, paid for by the citizens of this city, would be re- ceived. If a favorable reply is sent it is the intention of the society to begin work with view to presenting d fully equipped hospital for service in Manila
 Five hundred dollars additional will be sent in care of Major Rice for of the California troops and nurse representatives of the so-
 Mrs. w B. Harrington. president of the state organization will appoint special com mittee to-day whose duty 1t will be to look into and report on what care will be taken of nurses sent to Manila.
 General Merritt sent the following order to Mrs. Harrington on Monday:
 The California State Red Cross Association. a department Of the national organization of the Red Cross, will be recognized as such in the Department of the Pacific and afforded all proper facilities in it's preparatory work. Its physicians, employees and supplies will be allowed on transport vessels conveying United States troops to the Philippines in such num- bers and quantities as may be approved by the surgeon in charge
 the local Red Cross Society was sent to the National Red Cross Society and the receipt of it was acknowledged by the following tele- gram which received yesterday:
 Mrs. Dunbar-Secretary California Red
  mended. Our delegate, Judge Sheldon, will reach San Francisco in about ten days. Com mand us freely for advice and encouragement.
 A letter written by an officer connected with the California regiment to his family had the following interesting bit of news for the Red Cross workers. He says: ''The books maga- zines and papers donated by the Red Cross Society have proved great source Of pleasure to all hands and have lessened the monotony of the run here to great extent. The next expedition should be furnished with a good supply of salt water soap in order that the men may be able to use salt water to wash with, as 1t is not practicable to furnish enough fresh water for this purpose. It is purposed to erect large canvas bath tub after We leave Honolulu for the men to bathe in- The water will be supplied by of the pumps so there will be continuous flow of clean water into it at all times during the day and even
 Mrs. Harrington states that the next expeIi- tiOn will be furnished with the above neces- saries by the society, thus enabling the to enjoy their cooling dip.
 Following Is one of the many letters received " CoUNcIL BLUFFS. Ia. June p, 1898.
 Mrs. W. B. Harrington, President of the Red Cross Society, San Francisco Cal-Dear grateful to yourself and co-workers for the ment, Iowa Infantry Volunteers, on their ar rival in San Francisco.
 While a kindness shown any of the Iowa troops would be appreciated. we feel especially grateful because company of our boys were thOughtfulness, and in the name of the rela- tives and friends of Company L. I desire to
 FRANCES BEATRICE FINLEY. Secretary of the Council Bluffs Woman's Sani-
 tary Relief Extension.
 The following sums received during the past few days brought the State fund up to s9262 50 Tr1ckee, so; Dewey Chapter Ukiah, SIP; Love lock. Butte County. SlO %; Sutter Creek Sl0; San Joaquin. SID; Hopland, $20 lone. S1O: Ne vada City $50; Napa, s1o0; Danvlle, SIP; Calls toga, s2O; Los Angeles sl25; Centerville. SIP 50; Monterey and Pacific Grove. s19 50.
 An open meeting of the San Francisco Red Cross Society will be held in Golden Gate Hall tomorrow evening" President Mrs. John F. Merrill will preside and reports of all branches of work done by the organization will be read. Mrs. Mariner Campbell has arranged several patriotic choruses for the occasion. The Viva la America quartet, composed of the Misses Ellen Marks, Marguerite Olcese, Hilda Green and Isabelle Van Pelt will sing. Rudyard Kip Koven will be sung by Misses Marks. Green Olcese ard Van Pelt, and Messrs. Louis Wier Clarence Wendell. II. Williams. Walter C. ton committee consisting of F. q Sanborp H. Martinez. J. de Greayer, Robert Mckenzie Charles w, Slack, Samuel Knight and J. B. The following ushers will be on duty: Misses Eleanor Wood, Ida Gibbons. May Denman El- son. Knowlton, Mary Klink. Warrington, Tich- nor, Foster Durbrow, Woodward Else Clark Lora Clark, Taylor Lucile Smith, G. Smith
 Lectures for volunteer male nurses for Manila will be delivered at the Polyclinic 40 Ellis fornia, Cooper Medical College and the County Hospital. Applications, stating references and age, should be sent to the headquarters of the Red Cross Society In the Claus SpreckeIs building. The oa.e of the lectures will be an nounced later
 Donations were received yesterday by the San Francisco Red Cross Society from Belmont SSeSol %sSel Mrs Mrs R .al Wilson Miss JSrdap Miss Mrs M J C. W; Walker Mir. E. F. Parker, School Noe-street Red Cross Aid, Neville &. co, Fo @rqm run Club; 1Hi2;;, Mrs F HqrliTnann. Legge & Mills Bessie Armstrong, Fotum Club, s. P. R. R. depot, Mrs. J. B. Roberts. Native Daughters Grothwell. St. Lukes Guild Mrs. Bird. Helen. Bessie and Raymond Ashton, Mrs G. E Bates M Mrs Humphrey. Odd Fellows and Rebekah nation) Noe-street Red Cross society Satge 60- a0 combs Ambulance Agency. Miss Emily Eng yer, Lulu Reynolds, H. c. and A F. Baker, Mrs A. Mulvey, F. H. Ames & O.. Mir. Held Woman,s Exchange St. Barnabas Guild. Mrs A. s. Townsend, young ladies of St PauI's Lutheran Church, Mrs. R. L. c. Barnes, Mrs.
 Mrs. Smith, manager at 16 Post street bers Tor folding fans, as the boys all need them and the large ones take up so much room
 Donations were received at the State rooms from Potter Valley, Santa Clara Sumner Re Gates. Miss Amy Bowles. Oakland: Mana Rcd Cross Society: Lvermore. Christian Ladies' Aid Society, Miss Myra Jeffers. Ben Lomond: Bedding J. B. Terrill, Newark
 The following subscriptions were received yesterday: Children's Fair, at Mrs Sinav's 1917 Webster street SA 57: public school fund se 40 Noe Valley School, s7: membersbips sac. baseball game between fire insurance and and wholesale milliners. s12S 75: Lebenbaum. s1 30: Raphaels', 6oc; Mechanics Library. S1: City of Bowen sut & CT gtFeet sa M ' GS9dbers Goldberg & Bowen, Pine street SIG 90; ern- ployes Payne Bolt. Maker. s2O 75; II. Bel % pendent ' Free Thought spirtuaIIs M total tnad $47,5S4 GA.