The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-29
Washington Bureau st. Paul Globe, !
Corcoran Building.
Special to The St., Paul Globe.


Special to The ST., Paul Globe.
WASHINGTON May 2S.-Within
day or two it Is expected that arrange
| ments will be made by which the Red
Cross society will -co-orperate with the
army medical corps during the course
of the war. Miss Clara Barton is on
her way from Tampa to Washington
and on her arrival the matter OF the
joint action will be taken up without
delay.
The army authorities have permitted
the purchase of full complement of
ambulances at army prices by the First
New York Red Cross Ambulance Equip
ment society. This auxiliary will do
| it's buying under the auspices of the
| Red Cross. In relation to this matter
the following telegram has been sent
to ex-Gov. Levi p Morton:
Complying with your request to the secre-
| tary of war, instructions have been given to
the chief quartermaster, Chicago, to have
| three ambulances per week delivered to the
| Ambulance Red Cross Equipment society, I'M
| til eleven shall have been so furnished. He
| has been directed to arrange details Of de-
| livery by correspondence with you. 1t is
| understood that the society Is to pay cost
| price for these ambulances.
| -Ludington, Quartermaster.
| FOR NEEDY FAMILIES.
| Despite the refusal Of the govern
ment recruiting officers to accept vol
unteers who have families dependent
on them for support, the need of fund
for the relief of many left in distress
by the enlistment of the heads of the
families has already become apparent.
TIE American National Red Cross re-
| lief committee, which had intended to
limit its work to providing funds and
supplies for hospital work with the
army, has received so many appeals for
assistance at home that a special fund
Will be raised for this purpose.
Numerous applications have already
been received from families of milit a.
men who are in distress because of the
absence of the bread winner Of the
families, and the attention of the bene-
violent public is called to the fact that
we have created a fund to be known
as the special militiamen's relief fund.
A committee has been appointed to as
sumo charge ofythis fund, consisting of
Prof. Felix Adler, John D. Cr-mmins,
John S. Euylar, the Rev. Sylvester Ma
lone, of New York, and Viii lam G. Low,
and they will Immediately look into
this matter. This committee can give
no relief until funds are available, and
it is earnestly hoped that the response
of the public to this appeal will be
quick and generous.
AN ICE FUND.
The following letter has been sent
cut by the ice pant auxiliary:
This auxiliary is now working to provid'
an ice plant for the American Nat nal Re
Gross hospital ambulance ship which is to
convey the SEX ard wounded from the ;ropice
! climate of the South4 toI N orthwestern hcsri-
tails. and give then,s while on bcard, scie iii &c
medical and surgical aid. The ship is to be
fitted up by various auxfliaries. all working
under the authority Of the American Ma To- al
Red Cross. We feelIsure every ore will rec >g-
nize the supreme importance OF al aburda
supply Of ice IN sucI sh p ard be cispo4ed to
help us. An ice plant capacity CT one ton Per
day. and so arranged to regulate the tenn
perature CT the eoid-storage room, viii cost
approximately 49, Coo We earnestly solicit
contributions. which may be sent to Mis-;
Helen Van C. de Peyster. assistant treasurer
East Forty second street.
CARE OF. PRISONERS.
c. ara Parton has entered in.o an ar
rangement with the president of the
Portuguese Society of the Red Gross
by which letters from Spanish prisoners
of war with n the United States lines
Will be delivered 10 their relatives and
friends in Spain. In the letter in VIII. en-
this arrangement was concluded Miss
Barton w, ote:
We have been for some time taking car:
of the prisoners of war on the prize ship;
at anchor here (Key Vest, ard had 81 eady
before the receipt CT your letter, secured fol
them permission to write to their iliands ne
families. Taking advantage CT your offel
I row enclose twelve letters for transm ssio-
to Spain This correspondence has been ex
am:ned and certified By the Red Cross n.
approved by tho leca! authorities here.
The arrangement is reciprocal, pro
vi6ing as well for the forwarding oil
letters from United States citizens il
the hands OF the Spanish.