New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-09
WOMEN OF THE list.
MOTHERS COMPLAIN OF THE WAY THEIR
SOLDIER BOYS ARE TREATED.
THE RELIEF CORPS PLANS ITS WORK, AND
HOPES 10 Owe HELP no THE FAM
LILIES OF MfLTTIAMEN.


IILEs OF MIIITIAMEN
There was a larse attendance yesterday after
noon at the list Regiment Armory. Thirty-lourth-
- ard park-ave where the woman's Relief Corps
assembed The chairman. Miss E. Marguerite
L.ndey. called the meeting to order, and gave an
exposition OF the objects OF the corps ana It's pa"
OF action She requested the members 20 cooper
ate in the endeavor to economic ooth energy anu
funds and showed how much more certain II -
that the relief sent will reach tho men II IL IN
tended for II the Red Cross Is taken as the medium
- work through She explained that boxes mado
I'm at horne and sent 10 individuals could not pos
slbly reach the men II they are In the army ou'sue
OF the United Slater. .
Soma Of those present thought this could not De-
and expressed Indignation at an arrahse Hien' '"'.
would debar a man from receiving comforts ana
ror,ons pecessaries from home Miss LndIey sale
she had interviewed Clara Barton and DR. ana MIS-.
Lesser on this subject and gave their opinion Una.
the Government could not undertake 10 'ia"'p :
these home boxes" and che urged inc "o"''" w
consider the question In 4 humanitarian way
The corps is under tho protection OF tho veterans
NJ the list Regiment and the funds are deposi'eu
with the treasurer, Colonel Eugene H. Conk'in'
Miss IIndloy declared she had nothing tc do with
the money Miss S. r. jenkins. chairman Vi TIC
Finance Committee. indorses everything ana pdSse'
AL money over to the treasurer OF the veteran VI
panzatlon Funds are collected by a committee
This supplies the work OF the Womahs He"ei
Corps
The question Of the food furnished TO the men
came up and Mrs. Wallace Downs. wife OF the
colonel OF the list Regiment. said she had mace
some INQUIRIES as to the starving condition that
WAS reported to exist, and had learned from Or.
Van De Water that there no truth In the asser-
lion; that the in excellent health. and nave
all the food they want.
Mrs Cutting then rose and said that she had
lust received letter frCm her son. who IS a ser
mt in he q q smoke
enthusiastic terms. and expressed ninnsel az
cnoiisbf 10 eat another woman said she had heard
from a man in Company q, who mad not been ape
to get any food for thirty-six hours and when he
did receive Il dish Of beans there just thirteen
beans in IT, Still another woman had had letter
t roah it to s1 Feast On Memorial bay
Mrs Eycri,t begged to be allowed TO say some
son IS a private Of Company /. in the list, ana
writes glowingly of the regiment OF the kina-
gentleman and a soldicr-and what Is said or MN
be said Of I'll hose In a bseTt and sslsHs
mat tho best is being done FOR their boys by the
% e snd BY Gne to consider
that many things were hardships 10 the men IN tne
Tho, are Injured to it, she then explained the plan
Tor nestng given days to make sbaom ma
men can carry with them to use for emergencies
Little bo ks OF instructions on first aid to the IN.
/ iured" win be sent to tho captains 10 distribute
4 Subscription received by the corps yesterday
affected the members deeply II was from the
janitor OF the armory John Gormley, and was for
Sl0 which VIII be paid monthly long as the regi-
mont IS in tho field The treasury contains already
about S-el 49,
Mrs VI, A. Austin. chairman q the com mite.
OF Work for the Front. may be addressed at Woody
Crest. One-hundred and siXty-ffth,st ana Jerome
ave Mrs. Edmund r. T. Marsh. No. III Madison
ave. IS chairman OF the Home Committee, ana mas
. charge OF the investigating or cases OF soidiers
, families. II ia hoped through this committee 10
arrange some country trips for some q the chill
dren Or delicate members OF these families Medi,
cal aid vii also be given them. and II Is desired
that the willingness and ability OF the corps to ex-
tend this help may become generally known.