Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-25


passengers, special volunteer medical
service was organized-in addition, OF
course, to the excellent provision made
by the ships surgeon himself-under the
direction of DR.. John c.. Boyd, U. s. N,
with whom were associated DR.. A. c.
Stanley of Washington, DR.. w. o. Bart
lett of Boston and DIR. Stewart Patton
of Princeton. N. J. Dr. Boyd and ms
associates saw that the ship was specially
provided with full outfit of medical and
surgical supplies, paid for personally by
DR.. Boyd, and they did yeoman service
in caring for the ills of. the passengers
whether these were great or small"
Special Tribute to Consul General.
A special tribute was paid to Consul
General Jones by the adoption of reso-
lutions at a meeting of the Udines pas
sengers as follows:
I'VE, the passengers on the good
ship Principe di Udine of the Lloyd
Sabaudo line desire to express our
heartiest appreciation of what the
United States consul general at Genoa
John Edward Jones, has recently done
in our behalf in assisting US in time
of sudden and extraordinary emergency
to return safely and quickly TO our
American homes.
I'VE desire to recognize the sypathy
and the kindness with which the con-
sui general, ably seconded by his Off
cial force. treated each one of US, max
ing our troubles his own, cheering US
up when We were losing heart and
seeking out special cases of need
among our afflicted countrymen and
women.
Resolved, That we desire to publish
to our country the unwearied faithful
ness of our consul general in acting
day and night for our relief, doing all
that could be expected of any consul
and much more, with admirable tact
and skill and untiring expenditure OF
patient effort.
Gods richest blessing on the man
whose sympathy, ability. faithfulness
and courage we can never forget. He
was the right man in the right place,
at the right time, and will always
serve our memories as the type of
official whom the American people
ought to have in times of greatest
need.
Resolved. That the chairman of the
meeting of passengers be requested
to forward a copy of these resolutions
to the honorable Secretary of State"
Immediate Relief Urged.
Realizing from their own experiences
the distressing condition of the thou
sands of Americans in Europe, passen-
gers on the Lloyd Sabaudo steamship
/
day from Genoa, authorized the APP
pointment of a committee to urge i'm
mediate relief for their fellow-coun-
trymen.
This committee is specifically to edu-
cate public opinion in the United
States, and if necessary, to visit WASH
ington and talk with government Off
Gals regarding the needs. financial and
as to transportation, of American trav-
elers in Europe at the sudden outbreak
of the European war.
The committee is composed Of r. A
C. Smith of New York city, chairman
Henry Burnett of Louisville Ky; Mich
olas Murray Butler, president of Colum.
B. Frizzell Of Dayton, Ohio; Edwin B
eager of Derby. Conn, Charles c. Hoyt
of Brookline, Mass; George B. McClel-
LAM former mayor of New York; Prof
w. R. Newbold of Philadelphia; Theo.
dore w. Noyes of Washington. D. c.
Charles K. Paul, Chicago: Ri. Rev. Ed
ward Rondthaler, Winston-Salem, n. c.
Jacob G. Schmidlapp. Cincinnati. Ohio
Rev. Sydney T. Smith. Delatield, Wis.
and Landon Thomas, Augusta. Ga.
Cash for Those in Distress.
| The Udine's passengers had a feeling
of sympathy for the stranded American.
remaining in Genoa, for whom
accommodations could not be pro
vided on that boat, and a goot
sum of money was left with Con
sui General Jones for his use in relieving
Americans in distress. The COMMITTEES
in charge of the chartering of the Udin'
left $4,000 francs CS10.0OO with the con
sui general and several individual pas
sengers turned over spare cash upol
| their departure.