The times., 1899-04-23

in tolerable condition for about year.
and then the plaster-paris will give away
and the poisonous gases aga.n invade the
casa. You say, why not give up this
house altogether and seek another? For
the simple reason, dear sir, or madame
that none better, and few so good. can be
had for love or money in Cuba.
Work of the Red Cross.
Speaking of Red Cross work now going
on in the island, Miss Barton has not yet
arrived, being occupied at the Washington
end OF the line, but her clear brain and
unerring wisdom directs ali movements,
through her staff in the field, aided by
the cable and postal facilities which
President Mckinley has placed at her dis
posal. DR.. Julian Hubball. general field
agent, is here, with the Rev. Alexander
Kent, pastor of the Peoples Church in
Washington, as general director; his son,
William Kent as clerk and stenographer;
Mr.. Cottrell, who has been Miss Barton 5
financial secretary for many years; Mrs.
Allen K. Capron. widow of the gallant
young Rough Rider captain who was kill
ed, with Hamilton Fish. in the first skir-
mish before Santiago; Miss Elsa Trotzig,
of Sweden; Miss Adams, of Boston, and
Miss Belts. of Albany, professional NUS
es, and your correspondent, whose unde-
fined duties are whatever her hands find
to do.
With the above named party from the
American National Red Cross came two
representatives Of the Associated Society
of the Pennsylvania Red Cross-Joseph
SteinmetZ, late lieutenant of the United
States Volunteer Engineers, and Guy King
architect, both of the Quaker City. rhey
were sent by the Associate Society No. J.,
lob
establishing a Home for Children" in Gu
ba, to be controlled and sustained entirely
by Pennsylvania. They are delegated with
power to rent, purchase or build a suitable
house, with hospital and dis3ensary at
tachments, to be named and known as a
charitable enterprise of The Key Stone
State, in full accord with. But distinctly
separate from, the National Red Cross So
ciety. II is believed that liberal re-
sponse will be made by Penpsylvanians in
all parts of the State, and that the 'Phila-
delphia Home" will be well endowed and
sustained The need of many such insti
tutions in Cuba is very great indeed.
Great Need of Charities.
With some other members OF the Red
Cross / accompanied Messrs. King and
Steinmetz to Marianao Matanzas and
other points, on their tour of investiga-
tion, and everywhere We found hundreds
of homeless children whose natural pro-
tectors had been sacrificed to the cruel
war. At present the United States Army
is distributing rations to large numbers
OF people-for the cost OF which Uncle
Samuel is to reimburse himself from the
Cuban custom house receipts. But the
greater need is for homes for the poor
little waits, wherein the girls especially
may have care and protection, moral and
physical and become fitted for respectable
lives. Such home has lately been estab-
lished by the National Red Cross in
Guines, some thirty miles from Havana,
in the finest agricultural district of Cuba
which is now exporting large quantities
OF new potatoes, tomatoes and other vege-
tables to the United States. as Florida did
in her golden day before the frosts. I'm
der the personal supervision of DR.. Hub
bell, assisted by Miss Trotzig, Miss
Adams and Miss Belts, this Guines Or
phanage is doing finely.
We have also a large and beautiful hospi-