New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-03
PROVISION FOR NURSES.
SOCIETY FOR MAINTAINING TRAINED
ONES FOR THE WOUNDED
WORK OF THIS AUXILIARY TO THE RED CROSS
RELIEF COMMITTEE SET FORTH AT YES
TERDAY's MEETING-GIFrS FOR
THE ORGANIZATIONS
PURPOSES


Among the various auxiliary bodies which have
been formed TO assist the efforts Of the American
National Red Cross Relief Committee. none AZ
,aal mora 70 the common sense or the patriotic
and charitable than the Red Cross Society for the
Maintenance Of Trained Nurses. The Immediate
object Of this auxiliary IS TO secure The FUNDS
necessary FOR the maintenance o. the nurses VINO
Will serve on the hospital ship which the RELIEF
Committee proposes equip and send Immediately
10 Southern waters
To give efficient attention 20 the wounded and
sick who can be cared ;or on this ship at leas;
one hundred nurses viii be required and Il
has been estimated that the maintenance o. his
number o, trained and thoroughly qualified nurses
VIII cost 1850 4 month How speedy has been
tho patriotic response the appeals OF this
auxiliary .or funds whereby the central body may
be relieved 0: the expense o; the maintenance 0:
the nursing staff demonstrated IN the fact that
the organization has already IN its hands total
gifts OF r00s IN addition 10 pledges OF monthly
subscriptions amounting TO about 81 Hs Win few
exceptions the subscribers 10 this fund have
agreed 20 continue their contributions until tho
Is
Interested IN the organization are many women
prominent IN the social circles OF this city ard
identified with numerous charitable and philan-
thropic movements and Il IS safe 70 say that their
exertions viii quickly obtain the further pledges
OF 1900 a month necessary 70 insure the susie
nance OF the nurses without drawing upon the
SOURCES OF the Relief Committee Bishop Potter is
the honorary president of the society and T. X.
Sturgis is the treasurer but the real work 0,
the auxiliary Is IN the hands OF the following
officers:
Fifst Vie Presii-n; Mr. " BAYARD CUTTING.
Second Vice President Mrs. WILLIAM =. SLOANE.
WIIrT~F,T.AW REID
Recording Secretary Mrs. GEORGE ?. Shady, Jr
Assistant Treasurer, Mrs EDMUND l. HAYLIES.
An Executive Committee has been formed and It
consists OF the above officers with the following:
Mrr. WILLIAM LASMAN Mrs. MOSES HoPKINs.
Mn WINTHROP CowD1N Miss 9 BE FOREST
Ms. W. 8. COWLES Ms. LrCICS K. WILMER
DING.
meeting OF the society was held yesterday morn
ing at the home o, Mrs Whiteaw Reid. No. as Mad
son-eve. Mrs James S,eyer presided. and among
those present Mrs. W. Bayard Cutting
Mrs Edmund L. Baylies. Mrs. George f. Shrady. r..
Ms. William D. Sloane. Mrs Charles p. Alexander
Mrs william Lanman Bull Mrs. Winthrop Cowdin.
MIS-. W. s. Cowles Mrs. William T Flc.tuann. Ms.
Robert Hoe Mrs. c. c. Beaman. Mrs. Marion Story.
Miss Clenentna Furniss. Mrs. Richard Mortimer.
Mrs Moses Hopkins. Miss COender Mrs Marquand.
Hiss Elizabeth Kean. Mrs. Pinchot. Mrs. William
A Duer Mrs F. ~ Hartman. Mrs William Post.
Miss Cora Randolph. OF Mount St Nincent-on-Hud-
son; Mrs. Nicholas Fish. Mrs. r. Fulton Cutting
Miss Martha Draper. Mrs. Frank Webb. Miss
sturges Mrs Stanford White. Mrs ". G. Casey,
Mrs A. Scrymser and Mrs. 2. O. Bourne.
After the minutes Of the last meeting had been
read and proved Mrs Baylies presented her
financial f,s ort She read the following list OF
gifts which have passed through her hands since
the formation % tho society.