The evening times., 1898-06-23
The J.kyl Island Gu. Objects.

New York, JUNE 23-To Red Cross
workers in this city. who for several days
had been congratulaung one another on
the generous proffer by David II. King,
jr., of his beautiful house on Jekyl ISL
and, off the coast of Georgia. for use as
a military hospital. news came yesterday
that the offer would be withdrawn. as
other members of the Jekyl Island Club,
of which Mr.. King is secretary, objected
TO such use of any part of the island
The estate had been considered an un-
usually fine place for the convalescence
of our sick and wounded soldiers and sail
ors. and Mr.. Kings proffer of its use and
all the expense of maintaining It made
the question of caring for the wounded
simpler than before. Jekyl Island is only.
an hours ride from Fernandina and the
cool breezes, shady groves and luxurious
house made 1t all that could be desired
An order for twelve nurses and assist
Cross on Monday to establish the hospit-
al there had gone forth. but now this or
der has been countermanded.
1T is possible Mr.. King will arrange
1t YET" member Of the executive COM
mittee said yesterday, but l fear the in
cident is ended"
Mr.. King was not to be found at his
home. the Hotel Renaissance last even
ing. and it was said there that he was
out of town. Most of the New York
members of the club are out of town.
and those who were to be found would
give no information. Among the prop
erty owners on Jekyl Island are Cornelius
N. Bliss, f. A. Hoffman. Gordon Nc
Kay, William Rockefeller H. E. How
land. Frederick Baker, W. X Fairpank
and Charles Lanier.
Several Red Cross auxiliaries were rep
resented yesterday morning at the supply
depot. No. $50 Broadway. at a meeting
of the committee on auxiliaries with the
committee on supplies. Requisitions had
been received for a large number of ar
ticles, and when the new yacht, Red
Cross. sails for Cuba she will carry many
of the things needed by the Red Cross
for Its work.
The need Of more auxiliaries was en-
phasized at this meeting. Though one
auxiliary is ready to supply one or more
ice plants. ice is needed at many points
and an auxiliary which would bend its
whole energies toward sending ice ships
from Maine would do effective work the
committee said. Delicacies for the sick
are needed, too. and make another field
for auxiliary effort.
The supply depot has storage room for
any donations of delicacies, books or
Otner useful ARTICLES WHICH INDIVIDUALS
may send there. Books. especially, will
be welcome. and will go at once to the
men in camp or on shipboard. A con-
signment of magazines and illustrated pa
pers will go South by the yacht Red
Gross as a donation from the New York
City chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution.
From the Columbia College Auxiliary
will go a large, number of surgical in
struments and about 5000 worth of med
ical supplies from the First New York
Red Cross Ambulance Auxiliary. The
latter auxiliary met yesterday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. w. 8. Cowles, No.
$50 Madison Avenue. Within the last
week the Red Gross Committee has call
ed on this group Of workers to supply a
various assortment of necessaries, the
total cost Of which will be about $4,000.
Among these are fittings for the launch
Aoynier, medical supplies, three ambu-
lances. uniforms. stfetchers and money