The times., 1899-03-14
RED CROSS RELIEF FOR CUBA.
The Societ. Prepares to Engage in n
New Enterprise.

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a meeting of those interested in phi
lanthropic work was held yesterday
morning in the headquarters CT the Amer
| lean National Red Cross Society in the
! Loan and Trust Building. 1t was ad-
dressed by Miss Clara Barton, President
of the Red Cross. and David l. Cobb.
counsel, who explained TO those present
the movement that is being inaugurated
TO resume active relief work in Cuba.
| The Government, through the invitations
| OF the President and his Cabinet. and
| General Brooke. Military Governor OF Gu
| ba having requested the Red Cross TO
take up the hospital work OF sheltering tie
I homeless and caring for the sick. a r
Cross staff, consisting of the Rev. DR.. A.
exander Kent, and his son, A W. KIN;
DR.. j. B. HubbelL General Field Agent.
and DR.. c. H. Fl. Cottrell. Financial Sec
retary. will start for Havana this morn
ing, to join the Red Cross agents already
there.
One of the first matters that will engage
their attention will be the establishment
of a hospital in Havana for the use OF
American and other civilians, where they
can receive the same attention that they
would in their own countries. Hospitals
will be opened in different parts of the
island as fast as the agents can make ar
rangements for them. and doctors and
| trained nurses will be sent from here as
they are needed. An appeal to the poop
OF the country to aid in this wo-k will BE-
sent out. and it is expected that there will
be no lack OF funds.
The executive committee of the Red
Cross is composed of President John Joy
Edison. of the Washington Loan and Trust
Company, chairman; C. c. Clover, Presi-
dent of the Riggs National Bank, Treas
urer; Edwin b. Hay. counselor at-laN;
George c. Boldt. proprietor of the Waldorf
Astoria of New York; Stephen Z. Barton.
Mrs. Harriette Reed, of Boston; Clara
Barton. and David l.. Cobb. Secretary.
The Red Cross work in the Philippines
still continues, and owing to the active
operations of the army additional repre-
sentatives will be shortly sent forward.
II the present plans are carried out, ship
ping stations will be soon established at
Savannah. New Orleans. and Tampa, anI
receiving agencies at st. Louis. New York.
and Savannah. call has been issued TO
the people of the United States, setting
forth the plans OF the society in establish
ing and maintaining me hospital service
i'll Cuba and requesting funds for carrying
out the good work. These circulars will b.
sent to all parts of the country in the en-
deavor to arouse the interest OF the people
in the work to secure their cooperation in
donating the needed supplies. The society
is confident that trouble will be met III
securing the desired aid, and is most san
guine that. as the service is extended in
Cuba the fruits of the labor about to bs
undertaken will make themselves unmiS-
takably apparent. Preparations will he
made in the establishment OF the service to
meet the demands which will probably b.
made as soon as the yellow fever makes
it appearance. Secretary Cobb of the exec
utiye committee of the national oIganiza-
tion stated to a Times reported yesterday
morning that there is already some uneasi-
ness in Havana over the yellow fever sit
uatiOn
An invitation will shortly be issued to
the auxiliary societies which have worked
in conjunction with the main organization
since the beginning of the war last year.
These societies have proven themselves
TO be practicable bodies. and have greatly
aided the operations OF the national sOcie-
ty. There has been a desire repeatedly tx
pressed from different parts of the coun-
try 20 make these auxiliary bodies a part
of the national society. The executive
committee has considered this proposition
with favor and has decided to complete
the amalsamation as soon as the present
work is well under way. After this is done
il is proposed TO form branch Organi zations
under the direction of the national society
all over the country. in- every city and
town where the suggestion is favorably re-
ceived.