The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-20
THE HAsKIN LETTER
The Red Cross Relief Work
b Frederick }. Hasl<in.

No buster place can be found any
where now than the Office OF. the
American Red Cross Society II
washington. All day long, and often
liar into the night. the officers OF the
Denomination, most OF whom are con-
Itrfbuting their services gratuitously.
are earnestly at work in their enorl
to secure the largest possible means
to relieve the suffering OF the Eu.
ropean war victims. The donations
received are being utilized as 81.
ficiently and promptly as possible
and the most strenuous Efforts are
being made to increase the amount
OF these contributions. Never In tne
history of the world has the need fof
relief been so urgent SO. IN AZ
tude for their own immunity 1roM
this war horror, 1t is hoped that the
American people are going TO give
Iliberally for this purpose.
Appeals are being sent out to ev-
cry class of citizens through the CO.
Operation of the goyernorstof states.
chambers of commerce. boards OF
trades and social and business organ
Iizations OF every kind, in ADDITION 20
the regularly organized REQ Cross
local chapters which exist IN over
hundred American cities and towns.
new chapters expressly for the pur-
pose of European relief in every city
in which none exists, and in addit1on
individual memberships are urged IN
the national organization
AS a special inducement at this
time. 1t has been decided THAT every
person contributing as much as -
shall be enrolled as member In the
National American Red Cross ana
receive q years subscription to the
Red Cross Magazine, while every cent
n the So shall be devoted torelieving
the European suffering. Contribu-
tons and applications for member
ship may be sent directly to the Sec
retary of the American Red Cross,
washington, D. c., unless 1t Is pre-
ferred to send them through some
local organization.
Full information relative to the
forming Of new Red Cross chapters
can also be secured from the ma
tional -headauarters and fits hoped
that thousands of new local chap
ters will be Organized within the next
three months to be devoted specit-
ically to relieving the present Eu-
ropeap crisis.
The active organized effort OF the
American Red Gross to relieve the
suffering caused by the war oates
from the meeting held August D.
plans were made then for chartertng
a shin to send surgeons. nurses ana
SUPPLIES into the war-stricken DIS
trict. An earnest appeal was sent
out then to the American people Tor
funds. 1t was followed a few days
later by a second appeal Issued py
President Wilson, who urged the
support of this mission OF mercy
No time was lost in utilizing tue
FUNDS already available Tor TINS PuIs
nose. Through the generosity OF the
10 Observation-Disclosures steamship line,
a large boat was donated to the Req
Cross for relief work. The name OF
the vessel was changed from Ham
hure'' to "Red Cross" and by spe-
cial act of Congress it was chartered
as an American ship. Its appearance
was changed by being painted Wni.e
with a broad band OF red in mph-
ance with the requirements OF .ne
treaty made in Geneva autnorlzlns
relief ships in time of war.
The .Red Cross sailed from New
York in September carrying 100 Red
Cross surgeons and nurses and great
stores of absorbent cotton, surgical
eauze. rubber ice caps, sutures ior
sewing wounds and large supplies OF
chloroform, ether. adhesive plastsr
and other surgical necessities. Ihess
"a.
Tin hospital units, each consisting OF
three surgeons and twelve nurses.
They have been distributed among
the armies of England. Germany
france. Russia and Austria. Another
hospital unity Of surgeons and nurses
with a quantity of supplies was sent
to Servia, via the Mediterranean on
the Greek ship. Ionia. Large con,
signments of stretchers and Hospital
supplies have been sent to France
and this week similar constgn-
ment will be sent from New York by
Russian boat for relief work IN
No detail has been neglected in
arranging for the prompt shipmen.
Of all the supplies sent in and, as fast
as funds permit, new outfits VIII De
sent into the stricken counties. A
concentration point for Red Cross
supplies has been arranged for IN
New york. Through the courtesy OF
Irving T. Bush, Red Gross storage
depot has been opened in the BUSH
terminal at Thirty-ninth street and
second avenue, Brooklyn. N. Y. Be
fore the sailing of the Red Cross
the stores included thirty-four car
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