New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-19

GENERosITY-sIR THOMAS Upton
GIVES $4,000
portrait group Of the four American nurses
who are to accompany the Maine TO South Africa is
shown to-day. Miss NJ. f. Hubbard is the head
nurse. Miss Virginia Ludekins IS a Georgia girl.
and received her training in Philadelphia. as did
also Miss Marley who has been assistant superin-
tendent Of the Pennsylvania Hospital. and did good
service as a Red Cross nurse in Cuba.
Miss Mcpherson. who graduated nj the
Rhode Island Hospital Training School has been
in the United States Army service since 1891 Miss
McVear Is from Scottsville. y Y. and Is a grad
uete Of the Bellevue Training school ~ ,,
The nurses being entertained during thcr
stay in England at the Royal Palace Hotel. Ken
sington. the management having offered IT'S nos
pitality free Of cost The young women have visit
Cd Windsor Castle by special invitation. and have
received many codreses from society In LONDON
Americans. but the medical superintendent. Colonel
Prettyman is English SO that c IeatterS may "o' '
The Queens recent inspection Of the Grenadiers
together with the reception Of tho wives and iami-
lies ~ the men in active service. is described as
one Of the most touching scenes of her long reign.
After the battalion Of Grenader Guards mad re-
ceved through it's colonel. the sovereign's words
| OF commendation the women and children were
brought up to the carriage, arranged IN groups 80
that the Queen might clearly reroEn,He w H.
Queen leaned forward. smiling, ana sdld Nv
sympathetic words TO each ol tr ,bn ssfe return
| of their husbands II was a striking contrast 70
the stately receptions NJ Buck!ngham Iah't WIZ
debutantes IN costly gowns trembling WIN shy eE-
| element These humble womc1. carrying t%lt
babies in their arms. were artuay WeS fc les
| awed by her presence
Never has England responded more generously 10
| appeals for war relief and the flow Of money INTO
the Golfers Of the various funds IS unceasins Sir
Thomas Upton has placed $500 NJ the disposal oi
! the Princess OF Wales who with Princess CHRIS
tian is devotlng most - her time 10 the rel't "orN.
| generous contribution was that OF me great
! pianist Pa1ercwsk who devoted the entre pro
ceeds of his only recital OF the season ~ III
amounting to 5000. to the fund IN ad g' soi.
diers' widows and orphans turIhsr y'. no,icfS
| realized from tho sale Of programmes 'S S'''''S
Lady Lindsay has published poem -For T.d Eng g
| land" in pretty pamphlet mo money Ietty,l,e" w.
| he gwen 10 the So diers and Sailors Famll'S A.
| sociation.
| Razoars balls and entertainments without num-
her are being held especially for the hcneht OF the
| families left behind Tommy Atkins, from an
| American point Of view. IS better soldier than
| family man Mrs. Colin Campch. who Is greatly
Interested in providing maternity bags ior NE sou
| diers' wives. writes of reseryistS VIC VINO ~ a.
came the mother Of twins three weeks after inc ue
parture Of her husband. who leii Der 70, P'',ny
| and had made no provision t"r her I.,.ii 'tstiy
other left equally destitute has tidy ave amy
OF zone child eight aud hai year. , ,s, THIS
| eighteen months and one of seven il"n'IS u, ~ 10
| association grants each woman u = a week anu
| s. 30 for each child.
! That large number Of Irlshmcn are really
lov,l IN Great Britain is made evident hy the sue
| cess OF the Countess % Limerick subscription
list in aid Of the families Of TIE irish soldirr,:
! Two concerts IN aio 81 yDbo took part herself
! and was assisted by beFy or thi'ut,u s ~, -
women and men An uneX re.,'l r,'5 ,,rr man h,
| the audience who suddenly began 10 sing, IoIn"y
Akin the whole house Joining In the chorus