The San Francisco call., 1898-04-28

| itary Commission, now thoroughly or ganized and enthusiastically preparing for work, to supply these deficiencies: But, though they are not yet aware or the fact, a host of small auxiliary branches of the commission are about to be formed, to share in this particu- lar work.
 There are thirty or forty thousand school children in San Francisco. And every one of these young Americans is afire with patriotic ardor.
 Why" writes a school girl, If every one of us gave only 10 cents, third of the cost of properly equipping the
 But there are some small patriots to whom that 'only 10 cents" might as well be $10, or ten thousand, so una- vailable is it. Hearts as loyal, hopes as enthusiastic, there are south of Mar ket street as upon the hill, where a girls candy money in a day is more than nine out of ten children in other localities see in six months of a year.
 But difficulties were made to be over come. The remedy for the non-pro- ductiveness of the tiny patriot, beggar in all save hope, suggests the drummer of his school. is that those who have shall be taxed double.
 At our school.' he says, we're go- ing to form an auxiliary of the Red Cross, and we're going to pay nickel month till the war is over. Just wait till you see the Red Cross badges blos- soming out in this school"
 There's a whirl of suggestions in these young brains. Some are for a monster fair, where every school child be he rich or poor. shall be able to con- tribute his share, in money or in talent. For genius, the first. great democrat knows not social conditions. It's flams Is as pure, as bright in the breast that's covered by a threadbare coat, as be- meath the well-cut jacket. So some are for entertainments, where the gift ed may shine, while the fortunate ones pay their nickels to witness the con- stellation the united forces of San Francisco's school children would pro- duce
 And for the child who lacks both great gifts-who has neither wealth nor fame to lay down for his country :? However poor he be, he has still love of country, and in the great outpour- ing he will find his opportunity to be useful.
 San Francisco school children are a bit piqued that Berkeley has got ahead of them. But they lay stress upon the fact that it Is the High School of Berk- eley that has organized the first schol- astic Red Cross association, and that there is still opportunity for a mmar school and primary school in town to be the first to hoist. the banner of the Red Cross.
 There. are schools that declare 1t is their intention to purchase an ambu- lance, or an operating case alone, and that this contribution to their country shall go to the front bearing the name of their Alma Mater in the inscription that makes the gift to the boys in blue. There is a dispute between two pri- mary schools on the subject of first aid packets. First aid packets, these children suddenly grown wise in the use of technical terms will tell you, are the four-ounce packages supplied to every soldier in the ranks. They con- sist of a triangular bandage of one quarter of a yard of antiseptic gauge, of half an ounce of absorbent cotton and piece of macintosh ten inches square. These packages are so com pact, so light, that they take up little room in a soldiers knapsack, and when the emergency arrives the first aid packet arrives with it. These first aid packets cost but fl cents apiece, since Dr. Mccarthy of the Sanitary Corps has perfected arrangements for having them made here. Whio school shall supply these is the question which has net yet been settled.
 Apart from the lack of funds the Sanitary Corps of California is in ex- cellent condition. There is not a bet | ter trained corps in the United States. The men have been thoroughly drilled in ambulance work and in the man agement of the simpler casualties. The thirty surgeons and 140 men composing the corps have worked wonders under Dr: Hopkins guidance. Dr. Gallwey | is the inventor. of the litter now in use