Evening star., 1898-08-24
WORK IN THE HOSPITALS.
Reports of Supplies Furnished
Red Cross SOcfetV

Heports OF supplies Furnished by
Red Cross Society,"
The committee having in charge the Red
Cross work in the District of Columbia and
vicinity met at headquarters yesterday for
Its regular meeting, with Mrs. J. Ellen Fos-
ter. vice chairman, in the chair There
were present Mrs. John A. T. Hull, Mrs
James Tanner, Captain Geo. C. Lewis, Mr.
Briggs, Mrs. NJ. NJ. North, Dr. Alice
Brosius, Mrs L. w. Calver Mrs. Dr. Cur
tbs, Mrs. c. w. Ford and Mrs Ellen Spen-
Ger Mussey, the attorney for the National
Red Cross.
Captain Lewis reported that the hospital
at Bristow, Va, had about 100 sick of
typhoid fever all doing we'll and that the
Red Cross was providing milk, ice and all
other emergency needs. Captain Lewis
called the Bristow hospital "a model field
hospital
At Dunn Loring where the 1st Division
Hospital is situated, with over 800 sick,
Captain Lewis stated that the Red Cross
had furnished milk and invalid foods in
such quantities as were desired, and had
offered assistance in making the trained
women nurses comfortable in camp Or
ders were given for the establishment of
diet kitchen at this point to prepare
fCcd for the sick, and Mrs. Lizzie w. Cal
Yer, president Legion of Loyal Women, was
given charge of this work. This step
recently authorized by the Secretary of
War
Mrs. Hull reported cOnQluOn ana neeQS
a Fort Washington, where there are about
eighty in the hospital. Cots, tables, medi
cines, hospital supplies of various kinds
and Invalid foods have been furnished as
desired.
Mrs L. w. Calver reported twenty-five
sick ct Point Sheridan, and the new hos
pital in good order. An order was given
for an increased supply of ice daily, 125
pounds; also for twenty pillows ana lime
juice. lemons and invalid foods for this
point. Mrs. Frank B. King authorized the
committee to purchase at her expense wire
screens for the doors and windows of the
hospital at Point Sheridan.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. North and Mrs. Mussey made
a report of conditions at Washington bar
racks, stating that they are excellent, con-
sidering the large number of sick and
convalescent. The Red Cross ice auxiliary
furnishes 500 pounds OF ice. 30 gallons of
milk 5 gallons chicken soup and 20 pounds
of butter daily to the barracks, as well as
two crates Of eggs week. Mrs. r. A.
Baker prepares the soup and sends it by
special messenger daily. In addition, the
Red Cross furnishes hospital supplies in
large quantities.
From Fort Myer, DIR. Brosius, the regu-
lar visitor asked for three refrigerators,
felt slippers for the orderlies who come into
the sick wards to move tubs, ETC., as well
as many other articles, all of which were
Immediately furnished, including 100 yards
of rubber sheeting.
Mrs. James Tanner reported the work
of caring for the soldiers, sick and well,
en- route from southern points TO Montauk.
The Red Cross has opened rooms at S15
and SIG Maryland avenue southwest. Last
night over 1500 soldiers passed through
Washington, and were fed from these two
points with coffee. milk and bread and but
ter, and furnished with handkerchiefs and
other comforts The expense of this par
ticular work averages 500 day. The
ladies in charge from the neighbor-
hood.
There was received from the Legion of
Loyal Women a check for $50, and for the
special work in relief of the travelling SOL
diers $57 from the Hospital Relief Asso-
citation of the general land office, through
Mrs. Eva S. Evans.