Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-27
A SoLDIER'Sc0MFoRT
Efforts to Make 2ifs il in Hospital
pIeasantssr,t to
FEELING LETTERS RoM1 PHILIPPINES
Deep Interest in 'fhe Subject ex-
pressed by Mis-. eawton.
READING MATTER FOR SICK


Adjutant General Corbin has recently re-
ceiyed several Interesting letters in regard
to the efforts being made by certain phil
anthropic ladies to lessen the hardships
and brighten the long, cheerless hours of
the American soldiers fighting the battles
OF their country in the >far-distant Philip-
pines The lady at the head of a move
ment to give the soldiers books, magazines.
etc, is Mrs. Florence V. Hamburg of De-
troft, Mich, president of the Manila Aid
Society In recent letter to Gen. Corbin
she said:
when I wrote you some three months
ago, asking for free transportation Of the
books, etc., collected by our. Manila Aid
Society, also wrote to Manila to Mrs.
Lawton. asking what else We could send to
the sufferers in the hospitals there I
wrote Gen. Sternberg and he answered me
that the government provided everything.
/ know that even our government has its
limitations with so many thousand men
5000 miles across the sea. I have appeal
ed to the Daughters of the Revolution the
Daughters of 1872 the Colonial Danes and
other patriotic societies to help us in this
work. AS Mrs Lawton will soon return to
America We shall have to change the adj
dress of our boxes and send them to Mrs.
Liscum. Soldiers Relief Society Manila. I
would like to send some reading matter to
some of the garrisons in the other Islands
to relieve the tedium of barracks life May
l ask that privilege 1t would be a God
send to those men. Please help me all you
can. My whole heart and time are given to
this work. and I find people here 50 apa-
thetic and willing to make the government
do everything, instead. OF. helping all they
cam
Mrs. Lawton's Interest In the Work.
Mrs. Handbury inciosed a letter she had
received from Mrs. Lawton, written just
before the sad and heroic death of her gall
liant husband. Mrs. Lawton said to Mrs
Hamburg:
Il was so delighted to receive your very
cordial letter in regard to our hospital
work out here and thank you sincerely on
behalf Of the men, as well as ourselves, for
all you are doing to help us.
81 shall be only too glad to look out for
the boxes. and see that the things are prop
erly distributed where they are most
needed. .
Il have become very much interested
have called a meeting of all the ladies, and
we have formed .Hospitaf Aid Society to
look after the work property divide the Wis
iting. so that all will receive attention, and
also to systematic the work.
Il waited a few days before replying to
your letter. In order that might talk a
niue WIN some OF the nurses and see ex-
ment furnishes certain things. they are a
little snort sometimes iof those: then they
,ieeo t siuch BESIDES. N~lii inciose list of
sns 'inss uld. are iseuears ana you can
the whole list; you can see what 1t is:
oa,,'at ho., LIVES Ssue- nurses say they
s 1;rn. nays teo Inuea soed nhen): bedside
thines r. sm,.so 80, nanaksrcnieIs. small
'iiiiiss 10 ainuseTSamss' puzzles, etc.
Rea6inn In,
"Tbay cap,3ot ,bav.u "a, D,,,,,,, at
s"'iitp'1 Has 10Y ffhuch reading
matter. Many Of the sick are able to buy
writing material, but have no enc to get 1t
for them. They write home when they
have IT and n rSeans "a y;,,,cb + ~ So;
lies far our. =" - eft - ~ INC i'''i'-
..i -. 2n9if --~'
ooh L thlIlK mail comes without
bringing to General Lawton, and even to
myself. pitiful letters irr,,,t,,sns, ,ho,,t -
son. brother mr. 're,att,a M, - Is
men had pads, pencils and SLAMMED apraI-
opes it would be a great help.
Am very sure General Lawton remem-
az tbs "" - "tm p,easus. ne, Ii at present
be in for ssme little Tine pi'p''is not
Again let me thank YOU for all your
good help and encouragement | cannot
.s III, you now much 1t is appreciated"
taken fror, ist, .'e .i,. extracts are
vember l. 1893. by the wife Of IN otI;a.r t'f
our army whose husband Is at the front
gathering in the remnants Ct Aguinaldo's
IN o,. 10 the WIDOW OF an officer living in
.iu ms CITY:
=, am Hol IN ioFe Wlth TINS country. 1t
20 aiiteiesIlis' because II Is SO different
o,ia any t.ilis else sthat iehave ever seen.
Mas qui,e unprepared 4tor the size and
peautv OF Mania. some CT the houses are
au.ee paittldi ana great many are well
:. anu Pretty. Inc style IS quite ap-
piopiiate 70 the climate. The shops, too,
are qui.e me. 1ou can get almost any
enins tnat can De thought OF, except what
So ~ leany wahi.
~ NO no. think tnat 90 not DeneVe IN this
war. Lhese people are not ut TO govern
IN. themselves I ana we must go on with what
y, we nave Undertaken. l should think that
II Wouio pe ages oetore We could safely
trust ,i the natives to govern themselves.