The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-21
Ill FOR THE SOLDIER BOYS.
Whola@v - PreaiAesa sf the I1s-
esd Red Crsss-wAat the sses~ty
Has Dsne for the yetuntesFs.

A eongrasuiatory letter firm CD J. II.
WEoiley. % the First Washington v0lurt-
seegs. wax yesterday received b. Mrs. ].
c. Haineg president Of the local Red
Cross Society. The letter was written 81
Gan pedrs Macsti r. l.. May .. and says
~AiIom me 10 thank yoss for your many
Kind acEs 80 eur regiment since sss organ
txa ton. The necessities Of fhe men are
amply provided here. Reading material
only. hnd. Ii scarce"
The local fsed Cross has received ses-
waI such communications from Col
Whoiisy. and feels thai itx efforts IN be-
half Of tire Washington volunteers have
bsea appreciated. Eve have aens the
hest We eolsE1s'' sasd Ars Halnsa yesser-
day, ''and have eHdsayored to faifsli every
practical suggestion which would seem
calculated 10 make the lot * tEe solksiar
boys more pleasant what have we sionss
We'll. ws have sg~Hs 81 .e<7.fs directly on
the First regiment boys. particularly the
Seattle companies, u and u: have utilized
1z59H tn tbs relief oS soldiers families.
and have sent $40 to the national Red
Cross
The volunteers left here In May. 1893.
and the society was organized In Seattle
tho June following. On JGne - while the
segment was in san Francssce. we sent
70 Capt. FerisssR and Capt. Adams $40
each. or $50 altogether. for Use u Gem
panses II and d. We also sent 1ts5 10 Dr.
Dawson for medicines for the relief Gf the
sick and any deIicac.es that might be ae~
ceptahie In aadttian 10 the regular ratisns.
A. our proportion of tbs bin for medicines
paid Gut by the California State BED cFass
ne sens ~ Il 10 Mrs. John MesrsM prv~s
dent. and alec SIS as our proportion Of the
bill AGAINST ibis state at IS tor idensiaea-
ton badges These badges were Of alum
mum And we're furnished By the California
Red Cross 10 every susAsrr wh9 passed
through San Francisco en route 10 tho
Philippines The bill was then sent TO the
various states. and with the exception II
Washington all the states promptly sal
tied Gov. Rogers fepsdsAted the bill
against this state, 70 II was paid BY the
For aewing materials fag bandagas,
caps and housewives. etc, We spent tsss e.
All lhnss things were made here and were
ample 10 supply all members OF the Seat
tie companies.
Before the troops left for Manila. &c.
attic women collected ten boxes Of 1siis@s
and delicaries. and ~ special gin for
the Seattle bays sent -. Is worth of matted
milk ard beef extract. For the latter We
received q personal letter of thanks frnm
Or Dawson. who said taese were the very
things needed
'sAf Christmas we collected all the gists
which people here wished TO send the sol
dters, and packed and sent them free Of
charge. Our most rsesDt contribution MAS
subscriptions TO q local daily newspaper
Or three snnnfhs' tinse In tais We expend-
Cd Ess.E. each daily paper giving AT extra
subscription fer every one we paid In
addition ws sent two three months. sub
srripf!cns each of IeHite's and Harper >
weeklies. for hospital use. The iiteFatpre
sent on the strp Marton tShiieots was COL
lGstea by the state society,
An important part ct the work done ~
the Seattle Red Cross has been In Afford
ing relief 10 families OF soldiers We have
helped out ten families. expanding ia all
&fis.50 A portion % this money vas used
q transportation three or four men TO
their homes. We brought one woman
here from kansas City and sent another
cast to friends In Connecticut.
TO the hospital ia Vancouver We sent
3p Ia payment for tho care Of a private
settler ana 500 10 Mrs Jones, president af
the Portland Red Cross te be expended
on the Independent battalion.
I'VE sent 10 the National Rcd Cross
500 ~ a time when the First Washington
regiment Was ia San Francisco and was
hardly expected ever 10 be sent To the
philappsnes
There IL now IN bank TO the credit CT
the aeatfie Red Cross. sSlss5, We have
no immediate plans for the expenditure IT
this sum When the soldiers return We
shall enasavaf % asxst them In any way
possible Don't you tank we nave done
The George rortson Relief Carps. though
a much more recent organization, has pat
itself ta a paEitsan 10 do much good IN
relieving any distress that may prevail
among the Washington boys. TIE cnrps
has now xsta on hand wAiea viii be for
varied AZ once for the paTessase az aeti>
caelss for the sick and wounded returning
on the transports. This fund viii bs Ia
creased by two excursions ani
dances ta he glyen Saturday aboard ire
barge sSkeakuns. the enrrs 90 receive t9rfy
ger cent. Of the proceeds Asd hy benefit
baseball game IN he played Saturday. July
- AZ the MaEsabees last night lee ercasn
was sold for the benefit OF the fund aad
VIII fe served I'm ether places during the
week. AZ VIII ~ seem the enrpa II not
II NxsiF
undoubtedly be . sttecess IL raising a con-
siderable sum of money.