New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-10
AIDING THE SUFFERING.
KINGS DAUGHTERS OFFER THEIR SER
VICES To THE RED CROSS.
A TRIBUNE READER ASKS HOW SHE CAN HFto
At THE CAMPS AND RECEIVES \
PROMPT CALI.


PROMPT CALL
TIE Red Cross filled many acquisitions yesterday
for Montauk among the supplies being TWO cases
and iwo boxes containing sheets. towels. air-cush-
Tons rubber sheets cutlery cro,key and groceries.
To ne thirty men who are the guests Of Ms. j. G.
rozen a. Pelham Manor we're sent thirty suits
OF underwear. thirty corncob pipes. slippers. to-
tfc,c aar-brushes. combs tooth and bath brushes
g.. ;vc bottles OF port wine. Twenty-Five cots
s.-e ..sin e iha GONZALES ents.
~ s.. johns Hospital Ions lslend Chy. the
szpoas wu= - blankets. "a she IS 60 nShtshir;s.
\. ,3:ow-cas,s. e0 paiamas and oO cheesecloih
sIn:e.
Or Shaw. a; the Long island C.:y Hospital, re-
1AYed number OF equipped cots ice coils. not
eater bottles and y supply Of underwear The Red
Us. hos tal-car which is stationed AZ the Grand
NsarrA Station. was furnished with groceries,
d,she7 srd reading matter.
:! the Long Island City Red ross Hospital be
tween 10 and So) soldiers were cared FOR on Thurs
DAY night. They fed ana housed. and those
who were desperately III were put TO bed and
nnrsed Miss Hoffman said yesterday morning
TIA, she had jus, received an offer from 4 family
belonging 10 the circle or kings Daughters OF
Newark y j. 20 give 10 soldier AZ time.
for two weeks home and care during conva-
lesrence The letter had scarcely been read when
4 soldier who came into the room 20 make IN
Quiries was found to BE IN need Of Jus; such rest
and care He had been discharged from S. Luke's
Hospital after an attack Of typhoid fever, bat was
far from being well.
AUXILIARY NO u
Auxiliary No % % Northern Wesirhcster
County Mrs Henry Marquand president. has four
teen committees working i'm connection with H.
Most Of these belong TO the small villages through
tina, part ~ the country The interest taken nv
each Is as great as over nor is efort relaxed To
Auxiliary No ? for tho maintenance Of trained
nurses there has been paid s,3.S2. and 10 tho
general relief work S55. large quantity Of neces-
sary hospital supplies and readnc matter has been
sent TO the general supply depot
HOW MAY a WOMAN HELP
The letter that follows was received yesterday
a. The Tribune ONCE. and was submitted TO the
authorities at the Red Cross rooms. No 5j2 Broad
way Mrs Hoffman Immediately tcegraphed 10 the
writer 10 call al the headquarters and iaik inc
matter over Help is much needed and women
willing and able 10 give their services ale vel
coined Miss Draper has gone to Montauk 10 take
UP the work begun by DR. and Mrs. Valentine
Mott which &c the feeding Of men they land
from the transports. and giving them nonrishins
things. such as beef tea milk. &c. In this work
Mss Draper IS in mead - assistance.
September :. ls9s
TO the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: There an article In your paper OF Sep,
nurse the suffering and dying soldiers IN The camp
Please tell me how woman can JON any o1 mo
nurses organizations. and - L necessary To haY"
just because a woman is young and strong ana
!dA and anxious to he Of some use 10 her country,
she canno; hang about camp and poke irtO tents.
coaying men 10 eat from her lunch basket. What
Is tho oppor,unltg for volunteer nursing? There
has been 40 much In The papers about SHY I'm.
'husiastic girls running to the soldiers camps WIN
pie and letters Of Christian exhoriation that many
young women refrain from thrusting Themselves
into notorictv needessly. although hey could ana
would 20 down tomorrow and begin nursing n
NE way % doing It we're made ceaI. II mere Is
90 much ineficiency among the surgeons and 9iil1
GERS In charge that men are dying while h0spita!
beds remain empty then there is time 10 make
complaints and inquire whose fault 1t Is. Thai VIII
w~ek' Yours truly j. p.
The result of z P's interview with the Red Cross
authorities will be mad, known to-day
CLARA BARTON RELEASED
Al the Red Cross headquarters yesterday It was
stated that Clara Barton had been released from
quarantine at New-Oreans and had reached
Tampa. where all the supplies OF the Clinton had
been turned to DR. Particle. the Red Cross
agent The supplies will be given TO the Cuban
refugees
Charles A. sch,eren treasurer OF the American
National Red Cross leaves New-York on sun
DAY night to confer with Miss Barton on Monday
State
GIFT OF WASHINGTON HEIGHTS WOMEN
Tho womens Patriotic League OF Washington
Heights. sent a supply Of eatabes and delicacies
70 the Soldiers Comfort Committee IN the Penn
TIyana Station Jersey city. yesterday morning
M mpe slit included iaf dozen robes for The use
an sn .u soldiers box Of chopped ham sandwiches
' SIX bottles OF raspberry Jelly
WORD FROM DIR. PARTICLE.
w Particle Red Cross agent at Tampa, has in
i"mtd the headquarters IN this city that the
supplies On the Clinton have been landed and
'"'hed over 10 him. In conjunction with the
p.ssaent Of ,he Cuban Red Cross, he will use the