Evening star., 1914-08-18

A contribution from q Washington
woman to aid in the work to be done
BY the American National Red Cross on
the battlefelds Of Europe that is de-
parture from the usual Is announced
by Red Cross headquarters in this city
today. Mrs. Julian James, Of 1902 20th
street northwest. las offered to equip
every nurse and every physician VINO
goes on the Red Cross relief ship, soon
to be sent abroad, with comfortable
sweater. AS there will be in the neigh
borhood of $50 Of these physicians and
nurses it will be appreciated that this
is a most welcome contribution. and Red
Cross officials today announce them
selves as very grateful for 1t. point
ing out the fact that good heavy
sweater Is most useful garment TOT
the conditions to be met on TINS e4-
pedition.
Mrs. E. B. Fabbri, one Of the summer
guests at that resort. state that large
entertainment is being planned there
for the benefit Of the fund to equip
the expedition. Proprietors OF summer
hotels had been requested to cooperate
in the campaign and to post notices
that they would act as repositories for
contributions.
AcceptanceS Dy CaU4es
Red Cross headquarters in Washing
ton are In receipt of numerous cable
grams from abroad accepting the oner
of hospital units" consisting of nurses,
physicians, surgical equipment and hos
pital supplies for the various countries
now at war.
A cablegram from Ambassador Page
received today through the Department
pritf fAh
ment accepts with gratitude the offer
of a unit by American Red Cross"
Another from Ambassador Herrick at
Paris reads: Foreign office advises
that the offer Of the American Red
Cross in your telegram of August s
is gratefully accepted. The govern
ment desires to know approximate date
and port in France Of units arrival
Charge Charles 8: Wilson In st.
Petersburg wires: Russian RED cross
Red Cross"
Nine. Grouitch. wife Of the servian
minister OF foreign affairs. who Is an
American girl (formerly Miss Mabel
Dunlop, has been authorized to coop
crate in that country with the Ameri-
can Red Cross. and the task of placing
one of the units has been de.egated to
her.
Emergency contributions Of $500 each
have already been sent from this coun-
try to both Munich and Nice. towns on
different sides in the great struggle.
Additional Funds Needed.
The American organization an
nounced last night that much more
money would be required to finance
the relief expedition than Is already
in hand. and letters were sent to cham
bers of commerce throughout the coun-
try urging that special committees be
appointed to solicit funds in a sys-
tematic way.
Belgium has notified the Red Cross
that no immediate help was needed in
that country, which has a well equipped
organization of it's own.
Women Of the Episcopal diocese OF
Washington are engaged daily in st.
Johns parish hall making bandages and
other Red Cross supplies for use during
the European war. Mrs. ]. L. Slayden.
wife Of Representative Slayden of
Texas; Mrs. Walter Mccoy. wife Of
Representative Mccoy of New Jersey.
and Mrs. Allen R. Boyd and Mrs. c. B.
Saxton are the leaders in the work,
which was started in response to an ap-
peal of Miss Mabel Boardman, president
Of the Red Cross. The results of this
work will be contributed through the
District of Columbia chapter. the local
branch of the main organization.