Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09
GORGAS IS STILL WILLING
TO RID SERBIA OF TYPHUS
Nothing Yet Settled and Will Go If
Arrangements Can Be
Made.

Surgeon General William c. Gorgas
of the United States Army is still
willing to go to Serbia to undertake
suppression of the typhus epidemic
there II arrangements can be made.
He SO declared himself at a meeting
of the Red Cross Serbian supply com
mittee yesterday. stating that nothing
has vet been definitely settled regard
ing the proposition that he take con-
troll of the situation.
DIR. Gorgas made this statement in
reply to fnterroeations. He made an
address before one hundred or more
persons assembled for the benefit sales
for the raising of funds for sanitary
relief in Serbia.
DR.. King to Speak.
Dr. Chaplain B. King. who returned
to Washington recently from Gevgalia.
Serbia, will address the committee. dis
cussing the needs and conditions OF
Serbia, at its next meeting to be held at
an early date. DR. King suffered
severe attack of typhus fever while in
Serbia
The new automobile which the commit
the has purchased for the American
doctors and nurses in Serbia. fighting the
typhus epidemic, out OF funds raised at
q. sale of hats Conducted last week by
ington society, WAS stationed yesterday
afternoon in front of the horse show
grounds. 1t bore a sign stating that II
was destined for the use of the doctors
in Serbia. Mrs. Richard P. Whitley and
Miss Sallie Schroeder, seated in the car.
explained that still more funds were
needed to pay for the transportation OF
the car to Serbia
The committee in charge of the hat
sale to raise funds for purchas sing the
automobile consisted of Miss Alice
Shepard, chairman Miss Finley. the
Misses Mackay-Smith, Mrs. Blair
Spencer. Mrs. Henry Parker. Miss
Greedy. Miss Goodwin and Mrs. Rich
ard p. whitley.
More Money to Be Raised.
In the next few days the automo-
bile committee intends to conduct
campaign to increase this fund. 1t Is
prepared to receive subscriptions of
any moment, no matter how small
from any one who desires to add his or
her mite to this necessary adjunct
for the work now being carried on in
the typhus district of Serbia by eight
American Red Cross doctors and TWEEN
ty-four American Red Cross nurses
There was a bargain sale yesterday
that cleaned out" the hat counte'
ard closed the hat sale. Miss Laura
Harlan chairman of the committee on
food supplies, assisted by Mrs john
Maynard Harlan and Mrs. Denny
Rrereton, conducted a cake sale which
realized a substantial amount for the
purchase of food supplies. Mrs, Rafter,
chairman of the clothing committee
arranged for the packing Of number
of boxes
A number of additional eubscrip-
tions. both of supplies and money.
were announced. and three additional
isolation tents were added to the
three already given. those yesterday
being designated as Farmin gton,
Connecticut. The Covenant. Wash
ington. u. c." and princeton. New
Jersey" Four more tents are being
subscribed for by various organiEa-
lions.
The committee needs about $4,000 in
CASH and in addition supplies of about
the same value, in order to properly
equip the unit at Belgrade for the
coming summer. large box OF to-
bacco is being packed for the personal
use of the surgeons and doctors and
any one wishing to contribute cigars
or loose tobacco for this box can send
their contributions to the committee
room, S1I Vermont avenue.