The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-15

has the LARGEST enrolled corps Of wo-
man nurses to be found in the world
All are graduates Of standard train
!ne schools ana all have pledged them
selves as ready to volunteer their SER
vices should war involve taeir coun-
try
But, as said. the Red cross is not
limiting rs functions to preparations
Tor the alienation OF suffering attend
ing our possible wars with foreign
nations Lahorins under the belief
that such armed conflicts Will grow
farther and farther apart 1t is eX-
tending It's usefulness to the fields on
which man battles with foes far more
relentless than those watch fight with
powder and shell. sabre ana hayonct.
For example. IT IS coming to the
aid OF our thousands OF victims Of the
dread white plague, tuberculosis. In
all parts OF the country IL Is estab-
fishing camps for these sufferers. Is
teaching new methods of prevention.
Succor 10 industrial Victims.
II IS also coming to the relief OF the
100000 wounded who annually fall on
the Industrial battlefield Upon this
same field OF carnage $1,000 OF our
able bodied men and women are being
killed annually. IN every American in
dustry wherein employers or employees
VIII devote the necessary time and ia
cilites the Red Cross is organizing
first aid corps The course OF in
struction is simple and surgeon OF
the United states Army. Major Charles
Lynch has been detailed to supervise
H. Two travelling schools=railroad
cars fitted with all appliances neces-
sary TO the course OF instruction-are
being sent through the country AL
ready about 100000 persons have taken
thls nrst aid course and the railroads
hoping thar the training viii cut down
the horrible toll OF their iron horse.
generally haul the cars without cost.
some OF them send picked men 10 at
tend the classes ana pay them for ,he
time devoted 10 the training As a re-
suit OF this work casualty commands
are already reducing their premiums 10
anthracite miners. especially where
iirst aid corps are maintained and urst
aid supplies arc kept on hand. while
railroad. mining and other industries
are Offering preference for emplovn,eni
TO graduates of the inst aid schools
he national capital San Francisco
cleveland and other large cities are
having their policemen and nremen
instructed In this work, ana i'm some
places Red Cross boxes contaiuin..
simple remedies. handages. etc needed
Tor immediate use in case OF accident,
are Ike fire alarm boxes. fastened to
lamp posts.
The Boy Scouts throughout the co,,n-
Try are being trained in this Same arst
ala work. as are members of the sister
society. the Camp Fire Girls as wou
as the members OF the Youne Mems ana
Nomen's Christian Associations In
aeed, these classes are even being or
sanIzcd by the Red Cross in the PAN
anna Canal Zone.
Annual Prizes for FRS, tlJ.
"a
IN this first aid work are awarded h,
the Red Cross to railway men ont Of
proceeds from its special "Wnlam
Howard Tart fund OF $4,000 ana Nm
other competitors out OF the oreanfza-
llon own funds. Prizes OF $50 SIS.
SO ANA $40 have just been awarded
OUT OF these funds. The winners of
h'st prizes are Christian -. Fisher an
cmpicyc Of the Pennsylvania rafiroaa's
Camden. y. a.. shops. who gave urst-ai1
treatment 10 sixteen brother etuplovos
last year. and John Brown = niina
foreman of pittstou. Pa, who. during
the same year. rendered very excellent
service 10 three victims OF a gas cN-
plosion in 1t shaft OF the mine wherein
he was employed.
Let me tell YOU also of some of thc
recent Held work which The Red cross
has done. When the San Francisco
carthGuake unhoused nearly third
of million people. this organization
set Immediately to work collecting all
manner of supplies needed by the sick
and homcless-food, clothing, blankets
linen and other articles too numerous
TO mention. which 1t distributed from
lis relief stations scattered about the
stricken city. 1T constructed TEN
porary relief camps, for which the
army loaned tents. 1t built row upon
row of cheap wooden houses. and put