The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-08
An Appeal to the Public.

The associate society of the Red
Cross of Philadelphia is making siren
uous efforts to secure sufficient sup
plies to fill a steamer, to be sent to
the suffering as a contribution from
Pennsylvania. The steamer will sail
about Aug Is, and will touch the sew
eral ports nearest to the enCampments
in the southern states, and distribute
supplies where needed. Thence 1t Will
continue it's voyage to the camps in
Cuba and Porto Rico. So long as the
army and navy of the United states
are in need of supplies of any kind, the
society will endeavor to meet all de-
plands.
That there is at present very urgent
need for more than we can send seems
to be undisputed That this need, in
case peace were declared today, would
continue for months, and for a short
time increase, is acknowledged by the
press and the government AS soon as
this war, which has brought suspense
to so many homes and unspeakable
sorrow to others. is declared ended, and
territory now in dispute must be gar
risoned, each Cuban and Porto Rican
town must have its regiment. The
islands in the Pacific, for months, will
he occupied by $4,000 of our brave men.
In all these islands fever is epidemic,
and beyond any doubt, large numbers
will ne stricken. Does any one dispute
the statement that the ordinary army,
commissary and hospital do not afford
adequate comfort and attention to
men who have offered themselves in
their country's service, and who have
left comfortable homes and genial eli
mates for the discomfort. trials, temp
tations and dangers of army life, and
have gone into the most depressing eli
mate imaginable? When the war is II
memory, and every calamity soon be-
comes a thing of the past. when the
| excitement of war news and harrow
irg accounts of suffering, 10 longer
presented to us by the daily press,
| fail to act as a stimulus on the gem
| eral public to offer its contributions of
money and goods, then will suffering
| continue and the death lists swell.
Momentous questions must be deter
| mined in Cuba and elsewhere, and un-
| til they are settled, our armies must
| be maintained there. IS it too much TO
ask citizens of this commonwealth to
| double their contributions so that the
| societies engaged in the work will be
able to give the boys-for most of them
| are mere boys-those few comforts
| with which they are continually sur
| rounded at home? The society of the
| Red Cross appeals to the heart of every
| sympathetic man and woman in this
| state for cooperation. The society as
sures you that each mite contributed
actually does feed an army lad raven
ously hungry, who for months has
lived on coarse army fare; or, does
help to supply changes of bed cloth.
ing and those other things. so essen
tial to ordinary comfort in hospitals
If letters from the army are indica
tive OF the gratitude of the boys, OF
their return, those who have cooper
ated in the work will be thankful tina
they had an opportunity to do SO muci
for them.
Funds as well as the following ar
ticles are urgently needed: salt pork
corned beef in barrel, Goldfish hart
cured, mackerel in kits, smoked bee
and hams, bacon, canned salmon
smoked sausages, Indian or corn meal
-four, oatmeal cracked cats, wheat il
any fern, barley. canned vegetable
of all kinds. canned fruit of all kinds
dried fruit, such as apples, prunes
apricots, etc, soups, matted milk, con
densed milk, evaporated cream, wines
grape juice, lime juice, clam bouillor
I raspberry vinegar, coffee, tea, cocoa
! and general groceries, iellies, preserve
and Jams. Disinfectants of every de
; scription, quinne pills and genera
. drugs, ointments, salves, Phenol Sc
di1ue, gauze of all kinds, absorben
} cotton, surgical antiseptics, genera
! hospital stores, and soaps. Bed cloth
t ing for hospitals, pajamas for soldiers
) canvas and carpet slippers for use
4 hospitals, mosquito netting. palm lea
4 fans, towels, absorbent and Turkisl
. | sou UdHuhcICHlelSI pdlddllHdS NeI
5 desirable. Clothing. new, suitable fc
summer wear, made as plainly as POI
I sible, for children of 5 years and VI
0 wards, and women and men.
e The society will receive donations
= supplies at 1901 Chestnut street, an
3 contributions OF money may be sent {
h William Hill, treasurer, 3oS Walnl
n street. Philadelphia.
II In the last sixteen years in tn
: country the consumption OF distll'
= spirits fell off one-fifth, and of win
e more than one-half. while the co
j. sumption of beer almost doubled. II
i tax on beer is the largest single lite
/? in the nations revenue. 1t is thereto
S high time there were more rigid offici
O INSPECTION of the processes OF bee