Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-11-13
AWFUL CONDITION
. IN WAKE OF WAR
IN BALKANS
Appeals for Red Gross Aid
Paint Narrowing Picture of
Sufferings Of the Sick and
Wounded.

Wounded.
Especial CesTespenaeneo 60 aha mernlal
washington, II. G., Nov. Ia
Madame Bakhmeteff, who has sent tho
following letter TO tho president, Is an
American aud tho wife Of the Russian
Ambassador az Washington. She spent
many years in Greece anu nuigaria
and has been hskcd 70 represent their
Rcd Cross societies here.
November O. 1913.
To Iiis Excellcncy. President Taft,
President, American Red Cross
Washington, ID. c.
Dear Mr.. PRESIDENT
I'm addition 20 the general appeal
10 tho American people which you are
sending out 90 alleviate the susferings
caused by tho war In the Balkans,
should like 10 state that have re-
celvod cable from the queen Of
Greece saying that the need Is great
and increasing and asking mo 60 send
directly ia her all the aid I can gather.
also represent the bulgarian Red
Gross aud am Informed from there's
that conditions are equally terrible and
that tho need Of assistance Is most
urgent
"Thc rigorous Balkanic winter IN
closing upon the poor. unprepured
people and thousands Of sick and
wounded may die for want ~ u little
help. Hospital supplies. clothing. and
many other things are groatly needed.
Msf
Greece and in bulgaria and have as
sisted at many scenes of hardship aud
suffering and know by experience that
such appeals coming from there can
not bG exaggerated and demand q
quick answer and doyuutly pray that
they and an echo In all Christian
hearts Any contributions that may
Do sent To mo will forward directly
to their destination through tho Amer
lean Red Cross with the names % thu
charitable contributors who can des-
ignato. u thcy WISH. the country they
want TO assist whether Il be Greece
or bulgaria.
Yours most sincerely.
MARIE BAKHMETEFF."
Madame slavka Groultch. whose
letter to the president. follows. Is an
American Dy birth and wife Of thc
! SerNlan minister In London. Before
her marriage having been student
az Athens aud Constantlnople in arca-
acOlogy. MADAME Grouitch has seen
| the Balkan situation from many points
~ View and rvalizcs how greatly this
aid Is needed.
November @, 1919.
ITO Ills ENcclloncy President TAFT,
president. American Red cross.
Washington. u. &.
Dear Mr.. President
Having been charged with the mis-
sion Go represent the Serviun Red
Gross. Il In my duty to appeal to YOU,
AZ the honorcd president OF the Amer
/ lean Hld Cross. for aid IN meeting the
Overwhelming needs OF our Red Cross,
brought about by the present war.
"Thc Servinn Red cross. one OF the
earliest established societies. II ex-
cccdingly efficient and wcll-Organlzed.
/ our society has rendered aid at home
ana abroad. Ia many vars ana cate i-
trophies that have occasioncd suffer
ing To helpless people. only lately II
sent a generous donation 60 the Rcd
Crescent society Of Turkey for the re-
lief OF the suffering irons the earth
quaao ON tho Bosphurus. But no or
gani1ation. however efficient, can meet
! The terrible demands that war brings
upon a. with three million inhabi-
tants. Scrvla has put an army Of $780,
600 IN the Held. all 81 whom since the
l17ih Of October have been engaged In
almost daily battles which have cost
not only many lives. but whose other
victims. thousands of Wounded, lie In
our hospitals, while lnrgc numocrs OF
the sick and wounded prisoners res
gulrc and will receive tho same treat
ment accorded 10 our own troops.
suffering viii be greatly Increased
when the Balkan winter. with w.
heavy SHOWS and bitter winds. sets In
as il Will IN few weeks. There Il
not an uble.bodicd man In SeryiH wh'
has not offered himself for service u
Tho field our women, young ANA OLD
ara working for tho Red Cross, Du
without tho sufficient hospital supplies
SO greatly needed TO prevent dreadful
, suffering and unnecessary deaths.
we therefore appear to the Amer
, can Red cross. and through u Go IN
. generous sympathy of the Amoricui
\ people. Tor help for the suffering sicl
, and Wohndcd. Even It AN armlEtlc
should be declared the troops coul'
70 not be nt once disbandcd. The slcl
. and wounded must still De cared foi
z and our Red cross work must so 81
. for many months. The situation
u desperate and pressing. With on
. earnest prayers tor help we send th
10 promise OF our eternal gratitude To
: all aid that may be sent u.s.
MABEL DUNLOP GROClT'H.
"tMadamo Slayko Groul,ch)"
Contributions may be sout 10 "a
y American Red cross. washington
J. u. g, or TO Jacob u. SchiR. Red Cro'
9 ONCE, United Charities building, Ne
York CITY. or to any local Red cro'
!, treasurer.
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