The evening times., 1899-06-09
DR.. KENYS Views OF
RELIEF v WORK IN CUBA
Success Attending the Efforts
of the Red Cross.
Series of Lectures for the Benefit
of the Society.
Method of Establishing an Orphan
age for the Waits of the Re
concentrate Period.

Rev DIR. Alexander Kent. who went to
Cuba several months ago to take charge
OF the Red Cross operations in the island,
Las returned to Washington. When seen
by ines reporter today. DR.. Kent stated
tnat he does not expect TO return to Cuba
to SUI erintend Red Cross work, but will
remain in this country endeavoring to
raise funds with which the work can be
carried on.
DR.. Kent Intends to prepare several lect-
ures on conditions in Cuba to be delivered
in this city and in various parts of the
country. The lectures will be illustrated
by stereopticon views of Cuban scenes.
The photographs were taken by members
of the Red Cross staff. The first lecture
will be delivered in this city. The time
and place have not yet been decided upon.
Dr. Kent stated that the work of caring
for the orphans on the island is progress
ing very satisfactorily. Much of the field
in which the Red Cross has been called
upon to work has been covered but the So
ciety still has several years of labor before
il. THE asylums which have been estab-
lished by the Red Cross in many of the
larger towns and villages will be support
eu Dy Tue SOclety, -IOT pTOpdDly Two years
to come" said DR.. Kent. The business q
the island" continued he, has not yet
sufficiently recovered from the effects OF
the war to enable the citizens to pay taxes
into the municipal treasures. 1t will proba-
bly, be year before the collection of taxes
will be resumed and two years before each
village can support its own asylum
1t is the intention of the society to turn
over the management OF the asylums to
o-tt &f I'll:
which they are located as soon as they can
support them. DIR. Kent gave an inter-
esting account of the method of procedure
in establishing asylums. Usually one of
the men of the Red Cross staff accom-
panied by three nurses. equipped with
cots, bedding, 'mediciue. clothing. and ma
terial with which to make wearing ap-
parel. goes to some village or town where
distress is reported and calls upon the
municipal authorities, to ascertain IL there
is not some public. or private building
which the village officials would be willing
to donate to the Red Cross free of charge.
II such a building cannot be found. it be-
comes necessary to rent one. AS gen.
eral thing, the. village authorities show
willingness to aid the Red Cross workers
in every possible way. After a suitable
building is secured the people of the
town are called upon to lend all the sup
port possible in the way Of contributing
supplies. money, or individual effort. In
the present and past state of the people
on the island there are and have been but
few able to contribute anything more than
personal labor.
After getting an orphanage well started
the leader and the nurses go on to the next
town. leaving the work already begun in
the hands of some competent native After
the territory in which the Red Cross band
was sent to furnish relief has been COW
cred the members of the party spend their
time in visiting and inspecting each asy-
lum. making the rounds every few days.
DR.. Kent likened the work, as it is Low
carried on, to the task of the old fashioned
circuit preacher.
In the asylums, which have been well es-