East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-15
QUEEN MARY DEEPLY
INTERESTED IN WORK
OF AMERICAN RELIEF
VISITS HOSPITAL WHERE WOMEN
OF UNITED STATES ARE
NURSING WOUNDED.
The Comforts Provided the Patients
are a Source OF Surprise to the VS.
itors-SOldiers Anxious 20 Recover
and Get Back TO the Trenches
Other sidc-lights.
(By p. NJ. Sarle, United Press Staff
Correspondent

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(By p. NJ. Sarle, United Press STAFF
Correspondent
LONDON, Nov. 14-(By Mail "a
New York.)-Queen Mary has takeI
a personal interest in the work of the
American Women's War Relief Fund
The other days she made visit, ac-
companied by Lady Paget (formerly
Miss Julia Moke, OF NV York; and
Mrs. Lewis Harcourt formerly Mis-
Mary Burns, OF New York;, wife OF
the Colonial secretary, to the hospital
which the American women resident
In England are conducting at Paign-
ton, Devonshire. More than 500 sol.
diers have thus far been treated in
this institution. In addition to the
large staff OF thoroughly trained Eng
lish nurses two units of the American
Red Cross have now been installed at
the hospital. All who have visited
the place are struck not only with the
comforts provided for the patients but
their general cheerfulness.
One Irishman told the Queen that
although he had been in a trench half
full Of water for nine days before he
was wounded. his only worry was how
long it would be before he had recoy-
cred sufficiently to return to the same
trench TO help his comrades. Another
who had just received word that in
recognition OF his gallant action in de.
Tending bridge until the artillery
had safely passed he had been grant.
ed a commission, remarked to the
Queen: 1T was only luck that they
happened to pick me out. There
were 20 Of US holding that bridge,
and we all did the same"
Besides this hospital work, the
fund has presented a number Of mo-
tor ambulances to the war office.
which are now being used with excel
lent results just behind the firing line
in Flanders.
Among the other activities of the
American women has been the estab-
lishment of workrooms for the en-
ployment Of women and girls who
would otherwise be without resources
on account Of the war. Four of these
are now in full operation-in st. Pan
cras, Woolwish, Greenwish and IsIing-
ton. The Douchess of Marlborough
tCousuelo Vanderbilt) is particularly
interested in this phase of the Am
erican relief work.
Are You still asleep" writes Lady
Mawell. wife OF 1t Gen. Sir Jobn
maxwell commander in chief of His
Ma1esty's forces in Egypt, in a renew
ed appeal to the young men of Eng
land to forsake their football. races
and other sports and join the army
which Lord Kitchener is having so
much difficulty in raising.
The other day." she saws. mora
than 100000 men attended football
matches throughout the country.
Think Of 10000 men! Enough
TO help our gallant men to drive the
Germans helter-skelter back TO Ber-
lin; to snatch devoted Belgium from
their murderous grip; enough to
break up once and for all the power
II this bloody despot: Three hundred
thousand men who sat in gaping
-ows and watched others (strong.
young men these. just the
ituff that soldiers should be made of
a piece of leather up and
down a field! What a noble amuse-
nent in war time.
While you lie in your warm beds
think Of your brothers in blood lying
put in the cold and wet, facing the
awful destruction Of the guns both
By day and by night. Have you no
wish, no generous impulse to go and
relieve them. to take their places, so
that they. too. can rest and sleep
for little while?
You know that you are needed now
not tomorrow. but today-you who
sit at home and sun yourselves in thA
false glamour Of the foolish motto
business as usual This Is not bust
ness time. II is war time; not time
for making money. but the time to
fight your country's foes. VIII you
be left behind with the scum and the
iregs?"
GO out I say, and fight while the
honor and glory Of volunteering is
yours Don't wait to be driven like
cattle TO the slaughter (for this must |
come II you won't go); go out and !
fight like men, as Britain's sons have
always fought"