New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-26
SURGEONS SAIL TO
CARE FOR WOUNDED
Seven Respond to Dr.. Blake's
Call to Aid American Hos
pital in Paris.

The appeal of DR.. Joseph A. Blake
for six hospital surgeons to assist IN
caring for the wounded in Paris Will
be answered this morning, when seven
American physicians will sail on the
Olympic for the scene Of war. They
will live and work in the American
Ambulance Hospital, Paris.
DR.. Richard Derby, sOn-in-law Of
Colonel Roosevelt, will lead the expe-
ditjon, and the daughter of the eX-
President will accompany him. Others
in the party will be DR.. J. P. Hoguett,
30 East SD ST., of Bellevue Hospital,
and Mrs. Hoguet; DR.. A. H. Dugdale,
Omaha, Neb., and Dr. Mercer Blanch-
ard, Columbus, Ga, both of Hudson
Street Hospital; DR.. Cory, of New
York Hospital; DR.. Benjamin Joblons,
216 East 18th t., Of ST. Marks Hospi-
tai, and DR.. Lester Rogers, 200 West
5Sth ST., of Bellevue Hospital.
The American Hospital Fund gained
81 900 yesterday, and now amounts TO
S57. S52 "a. Contributors included Miss
Caroline L. Morgan, $3.50; MIR. and Mrs.
Alfred Bowditch, 5000; S. +. B., $500;
George E. Armour, 500; Mr.. and Mrs.
A. j. Curtis, 500; Augustus TTow-
bridge, $50, and Mrs. Henry +. King
$50. =,
LieutenRnt Colonel l.. H: Slocum, u.
S. A., retired announced yesterday
that, on behalf of the Red Cross Socl-
ETY.. he has arranged to send large
quantity of medical supplies on the
Virgihie, sailing to-day, to the trench
Red Cross and the Chamber Oh Com
merce at Limoges. Other shipments
are to follow.
The National Red Cross reported the
expenditure of about S2S6,000 to date,
the amount of the war fund collected
being approximately S325,OOO. The cost
of sending surgeon or nurse 10 Eu-
rome for six months is about Sl,lOO.
Contributions TO the American
Red Cross fund yesterday totalled oyer
SIS 1000, bringing the fund up to SlfO'-
qg3 S. Among the contributors were
The Lenox Red Cross, S2,l66 30; NJ;
Bayard Brown, 81 900; member of Red
Cross. 81 900; auction bridge at Mrs
George r. Dyer's, Roslyn, S7OO; VII
;am Colgate, $500; Max Nathan, SZ6O;
employees George Ringler & co.
SI01 25; Oneida Red Cross, SlOO, ana
Mrs. Charles d. Norton, SlOO. -,
More than $500 was Melted IN 1 81,
kers as a result of tag day undeE the
auspices of the Yonkers division OIL inc
Red Cross. ..J 10
The Belgian 4NSllCl ui'N x
s63 806 a. The largest contributors
were Chester w. Chaplin, $1,000; J0nn
r, Trevor, $3.50; Henry Parish, $lOo;
il, NJ, 500; william NJ. Crane Com
Danv. 500; Mrs. James j: Goodwin
300; &. G. Frelinghuysen, 500; >. a.
Mitchell. SiOO; G. Wisner Thome, $lVO;
L. P, CASTOR, 500, and Mrs. Helen
Additional subscriptions received BY
tho Merchants Association brought
tbot fund TO S2,364. Thomas F. Victor
attributed $500 and the HlrSch Luni-
her Company and Charles F. Hubos
" Tbc Committee of Mercy proposes a
connection among high schoo! stu
S e,L of the Urited States to raise re-
Iief funds. the winning schoo! TO re-
Give a bronze design to be executed
Sy prince PAUL Troubetskoy. Mrs. sam
mel Untermyer, Clifford Pinch9t ana no
George Won L. Meyer were added ~
Tie cSmmittee yesterday. Mrs; August
i RSImont, who is a member of this COM com
L5 Tt Is planning a specia! theatricai
feature to assist the cause.