Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-02

While New York has to its credit
contributions of $4,000 to swell the
American Red Cross war relief fund
the banner city of the United States
for generosity in this regard is Kan
sas City. Mo. The American Red Cross
chapter there, headed by Mrs. 7. r.
kirkwood. has raised more than SAT 900
ana II IL expected thai more than
S2o,hoo VIII soon be turned in New
York city would have to raise about
Ss"e.ooo to equal the per capita record
OF Kansas tlty. for with population
OIL -ou.Goo Kansas City has contributed
approximately 20 cents per capita
Kansas City has subscribed enough
money TO support three complete hos
pltal units III the field. and these units
consisting of three American surgeons
and twelve enrolled Red Cross trained
nurses each, will be made up and sent
abroad as soon as possible. They will
DE known is Kansas City unit No l.
Kansas City unit No. and Kansas
city unit No 3. The first of these units
probah bly, Will go to France. the second
to Germany. and Kansas City unit No.
j probably viii go to Servia.
Going to Servia
Two Washington surgeons are to
join the Red Cross relief expedition
into Sersia, which is to start Novem-
bor IL They are Chaplain F. King and
Morton T. Lane. They have been dcs-
ISnated to proceed with the additional
two units now being lifted out
The American Red Cross was pleased
to learn today that the siX American
surgeons and TWENTY-FIVE enrolled Red
Cross trained nurses recently sent to
Great Britain have all been stationed
by the British government i'll the
tnS tai pli< md
that Or. Howard ". Beal of Worces-
ter, Mass, who was medical director of
one of the American units. has been
made chief surgeon O. this hospital
which will have about $50 beds.
1t has been decided by the American
Red Cross to send two additional sur
seons and six additional enrolled Red
Cross trained nurses to England.
Yale Gives Ambulances.
Yale University has just advised Red
Cross headquarters that through the
American Red cross it will give two
splendid anlbulances for European re-
lief work, one for Germany and one
for the american ambulance hospital
il Paris.
Contributions to the Red Cross fund
made through The Evening Star are
hereby acknowledged: Mrs. NJ B. Hes
y
Appreciates Work of Hospital Ship.
Through her private secretary. r. w.
WalIington. Queen Mary of England has
communicated to Mrs. Lewis Harcourt,
one of the honorary secretaries OF the
American Women'S war relief fund in
London, her appreciation of the sending
of the American Red Cross relief ship
with American surgeons and enrolled
Red Cross trained nurses and quantities
of hospital supplies in this hour of dis
tress. The letter has Just been trans
mitted to Miss Mabel T. Boardman.
chairman of the national relief board of
the American Red Cross, by Mrs. Har-
court. and IS as follows:
The queen commands me to write
and ask you to be so good as to con-
vey to Miss Hay and the other ladies,
nurses and doctors connected with the
American ship Red Cross an express
sion of her majesty's sincere apprecia =
ton of the kindly and generous as
slstance they are rendering to our
wounded soldiers and sailors.
The queen is interested to hear that
the dispatch of this ship has been
mainly the work of women. and her
majesty feels sure that this friendly
action on the part of the American la
dies will receive the deep gratitude of
the people of this country
Accompanying this communication
was a letter TO Miss Boardman from
Mrs. Harcourt, in which she said:
We feel it d very great privilege
that one of the units sent by you
should be allowed to work at our
American Womel's Hospital