New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-13
GENERAL RED CROSS NEWS.
w-ENGLAND WOMEN'S AUXILIARY
ACCOMPLISHING MUCH WORK.
FAMILIES sBNT TO PLEASANT COUNTRY PLACES
WHEN PossIBI.E-MosT OF THEM ASK FOR
WORK RATHER THAN MoNEY-soME
ARE BETTER PROVIDED FOR
THAN EVER BEFORE.

THAN EVEN BEFOkE~
Ilederkranz Hall in East Fifty-eighth-st.. al
though In the hands of cleansers and decorators,
was the scene yesterday Of the weekly meeting Of
the German Women's Patriotic Relief Society. an
auxiliary 10 the Womans Patriotic Relief Associa-
ton. There good attendance in spite Of the
fact that most of the members are now living out
OF town. A great deal of the business is being
done by mail and each day ADDS TO the member
ship which numbers 80
In order to keep the matter well before the pub
lie, the garden party spoken of has been arranged
for and the tickets sale. 1t will take place
at the Of MTs Oh NJ H MAS
Ida Haar has secured the promise or assistance
f ane scTe Psr Of in yG hs ana women VINO
The cases OF soldiers families needing relief are
given one Of the women remarked yesterday that
many Of these families have never been so well
for providing them with necessaries was adopted.
The auxiliary Of the Society Of New-Engand
Women had a meeting yesterday Of the lnvesu-
eating Committee which is divided into sub-com-
mittees of twenty members each. The chairmen
of these subcommittee are Mrs. Henry Clark Coe'
Mrs H. O. Tausley. Mrs. Augustus {. Dexter Mrs
Charles Lincoln; Mrs Wetherbee Mrs 4; C. 1ud
son Mrs B. +. Forte, Mrs. Laura Perry SWlnpurhe
and Mrs. John F. Barry.
coming in town from country places to attend Up
TO the present time $50 has been spent IN renev
ng deSn5S eSec of 0c from w.
Mrs Cole also sent quantity Of groceries. me
give to families where there are young children rem 70
The applications made by families or men soie "
the front are nearly all for work The son OF NIT.
Alfred Mills Judson is in the eth Regiment.
and through him II has been pc ssDle 10 ascertain
where the families of many soldiers may nc 1ouho.
Young Mr.. Judson has been Of much assistance e 70
the women in carrying on this work Eighty-seyenn
families have been cared for. Ten mothers, WIN
their little ones. were sent yestepday 70 Ma hn
a country home is kept ready for such cases as
need fresh air The auxiliary also intends 10 esIaD
ijsh loan fund from which small amounts may
he borrowed by families until work is found lor
them these sums to be repaid when possible ill.,,
number OF women are now employed IN makins
hem work and 20 provide bedding for some VINO
have had to pawn all their belongings
AT the Soldiers and Sailors Families Protective
Association there was appointed yesterday com
,nittea OF which F. r. Pemberton and Perclval
Ki,hn. will act as chairmen. and a subcommittee
ON WAYS and means Of which Mr.. PenDerIoii WIN
he the chairman, the other members oelng W imam
Brookied. John j. Culleyeh. Niles NJ y ID "'N
Perciva Kuhne.
Al the Red Cross headquarters 1T was announced
Yesterday that the acquisitions forwarded 10 Ianpa
were condensed milk, matted miik fo 4h mand
MOSQUITO netting and rubber sheetlng' ne uoi'Nu
FOR these articles came from Surgeon Carter
The Chudren's War Relief League OF the Ma
;ional Society Of New England Women, co-operat-
ing with the Soldiers and Sailors Families PTotec-
tive Association has sent out circular by "hic"
the Young people wishing 10 join may subscribe
At the head Of the paper are the words heieo,
subscribe for the children OF the men a. ae enre
a badge and the contributi ms in pennies WIN po
sent 10 the relief OF children whose 1aines 49, az
70 be helped Mrs John g. G ha addressed care Of
dent Of the league. she may oe auui o''N'
the society at the Buckingham