The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-31
NEEDS OF THE RED CROSS
ARTICLES MOST USEFUL AT
CHICKAMAUGA JUST NOW

Letter From Surgeon Clark, of the
Twelfth Minnesota, Gives Definite
Information as to the Articles De-
sired for Use In Camp-Sug-
geEtiOns for Those Donating to
the Society.
Care for the graves Of the dead SOL
d1ers yesterday did not interfere with
the work being done at the Red Cross
headquarters for the living, and the
women in charge were busy as usual.
| A matter of interest, yesterday, was
the reading of the following letter re-
ceived under the date of May "a, by
the Red Cross Society of Minnesota,
from Camp George H. Thomas,
Cbickamauga:
| We are nearly settled here now and know
pretty well what we need, and in compli-
ance with your request, will make 1t known
to your society.
The government has furnished us moth
ing In the way of medicines and supplies
and probably will not for some time to
come. We have plenty of medicines with
difficult to get, as we about sixteen
miles from Chattanooga. We have nothing
for the sick and convalescent, except the
regular rat:ons-with the exception of
small supply of beef extract and matted
milk, that we brought with us. Since leav-
ing st. Paul we have had three cases of
measles, which had to be left at a private
house at Rossville seven miles from here.
where we left the cars. One case Of measles
in our hospital, a case of meningitis-Capt.
Berger of Company d, who lies in a very
critical condition, and eight other cases in
hospital, some of them serious, but all re-
quiring different food from the rations fur
nished.
The following article would be accept
ahle
matted milk. Armour's extract of beef,
canned soups, oatmeal, condensed milk
eagle zrand), jelies, a little good brandy
other delicacies that will keep and trans
port well.
Clothing, etc.-Three or four dozen tow
blers, two or three granite-ware dishes, can
vas bed-ticks, 61s by feet these to be filed
with straw here), small pillows without cases,
sheets, night-gowns, 100 yards mosquito net
| ting, bandages, IL and inches wide and
10 feet long 1--WE use the most Of the l and
| inch in dressing wounds; these would be
about half and half gauze or cheese cloth
and cotton), three or four dozen 2k and
inch antiseptic gauze bandages two or three
pairs of common scissors about inches
long, some pieces of cotton cloth which can
be used for wiping purposes about the hos
pital
This seems like quite formidable list
and would not have been sent II it had not
been requested, go that / trust your society
will not think me presumptuous We lost
nearly all the small amount Of contributions
at Camp Ramsey in the confusion incident
to the large number Of troops arriving here
at the same time that we did. One Of our
baggage cars containing one-third Of our
tents was lost in transit, and not found for
several days after we arrived, so that our
men were not all under cover until yester-
day.
The government is doing all it can to equip
the troops but there are nearly 900
here already and more coming any day it
is tremendous task to equ D and feed them
Everything has tn he haulfd far
The water supply question has been .
serious one but that also is improving
The general health of the command is
good, and the men are in good spirits.
1 shall be glad to keep you Informed of
our condition from time to time, and make
known our necessities if you so desire.
If the society could send a few dollars
that could be expended for fresh milk ice,
and perishable. delicacies, I shall take pleas
for the same.
Something was said before we left about
presenting us with hospital flag and guild
one. but I am not sure that it was your
society,"
With pleasant memories of your many
court, ta,,. at Camp Ramsey am very sn-
Surgeon Twelfth Minnesota Infantry.
The list Of articles needed has been
carefully noted and will be great aid
to the local society in its efforts to
send only those things which are ap-
propriate
Mrs. ]. H. Ames was chairman Of the
house committee yesterday and the fol-
lowing donations were recorded:
Mrs. L. c. Devymede, magazines.
Mrs. A. P. Jones, magazines.
Mrs. A. P. Jones, magazines.
Mrs. L. w. Clark, magazines
Mrs. Phinney Sprague, magazines and old
linen.
Young Ladies' Neighborhood club, (per Mrs.
Henry, IS sheecs.
Mrs. f. L. Van Keuren, books.
Mrs. 3. j. Hope, magazines and books.
Miss Heating. magazines
Mrs. w. j. Sullivan, six towels.
Mrs. George Griggs, cheese Goth and old
linen.
Mrs. F. S. Colt, two quarts of preserves
Miss Belle Hope, daily papers to date.
Mrs. T. Berrsford, magazines.
Miss Olga Hirsch magazines
Miss Maud and Master Albert Gearing mag
aZines and papers.
Miss Won Norduck, magazines.
Miss Louise Carruthers copies of illustrated
American.
Miss Cutting, magazines and books.
Miss Barton, magazines.
Mrs. Ross Clark, magazines and old linen.
Mrs. Miner, magazines
Mrs. M. Bacon cheese cloth.
Theosophical headquarters, Unity branch,
magazines.
A box is being filed with food and
drinks for the sick, to be sent in few
days. Any one having blackberry
brandy, raspberry vinegar, preserves,
etc, to donate is requested to send
same to the headquarters Immediately.
Three boxes OF books have been for
warded, two for the Fourteenth and
one for the Twelfth.
Any one having the daily papers to
give away is requested to send them to
the headquarters or to send them
direct to the regiments 1t cannot be
realized by those at home how much
good the home papers do the men. Not
alone the Sunday papers with their
features, etc, but the daides, which
contain home news and personals
about those at home.
The women at work yesterday were
Mrs E. J. Hope in charge, assisted by
Mrs. F. A. Fogg, Mrs. w. A. Scott,
Mrs A. F. Behnke, Mrs. G. W. Griggs,
Mrs. J. W. Waite, Mrs. E. H. Bailey.
Mrs H. F. Stillwell, Mrs. Litchenber-
ger Miss Furber Mrs. E. c. Forest,
Miss Belle Hope, Miss Alcott, Mrs. A.
S. Talmadge, Mrs. A. P. Moss. Mrs.
Bacon and Mrs. Early.
THEN SHE SAID