New Britain herald., 1915-01-25
RED CROSS REPORTS
 ON WAR RELIEF WORK
fQTly-tIVe Surgeons and l5O Amer.
 iCan Nurses Sept to Front.

l l August when the war began up to 1 January of this year. The city
 of New Britain has done it's share
 toward the raising of funds and the 1 sending of necessary medical SUD- plies.
 The statement shows that 45 sur ] geons and 15O nurses have volun- 1 teered and been sent to work on for l eign battlefields. These have been split into units. and placed in charge l of hospital authorities in England l France, Germany. Russia Austria
 Hungary and Servia. Most satisfac-
 tory reports of the work these people
 are doing are being received and re- 1 quests for additional units are being ] sent in, which requests are filled as
 far as possible. By March the six
 months term, under which most of 1 the nurses and doctors have been sent , will expire and at that time those l who wish may return to this coun- l try.
 l Transmitted Funds. | To aid in the maintenance of the
 American Ambulance at Paris, the
 American Women's Hospital at Paign 1 ton, the American Red Cross Hos
 pital at Munich, for the hospitals un- 1 der the charge of the units in Ger
 many and Austria. for the work of
 the American Relief Clearing House
 in Paris, for the Prisoners Bureau i of the International Red Cross Com ] mittee at Geneva. for the relief of
 Belgian refugees in Holland, to aid
 the Red Cross of the Netherlands. ] for the British and French Hospitals
 and the American Mission Hospital in 1 Turkey, for the hospital and relief l work at Beirut, Syria, and to the l American Red Cross Committee at l Picking, China, for the aid of Aus 1 trian and German prisoners in Si- l beria
 | All specially designated funds have l been forwarded to the Red Cross So- l cieties of the designated countries. All
 funds sent for Belgian relief, except
 ing those transmitted to the Belgian
 Red Cross have been forwarded to the l Belgian Relief Committee. All
 funds designated for the Com mittee 1 of Mercy have been transmitted to l that committee. Supplies Forwarded. A general summary of supplies sent | to hospitals and committees in Europe
 shows that the following articles have | been sent
 | Supplies have been purchased and forwarded to the Red Cross Societies and various hospitals and committees 1 in Europe. A general summary of these supplies purchased most of which have already been shipped, are given below:
 Cotton 7729OO lbs Gauze ............. SO2.4OO yds.
 Bandages. assorted sizes. .... .709,0 900
 Adhesive plaster. ...... 3,16S rolls
 aesthetics-chlorofrm and l ether Is, ,96o lbs. 1 Drugs and Medicines cases Instruments and accessories, including ligatures for sew ing wounds, rubber gloves, rubber ice caps, hypoder- mic syringes, hot water bot ties, etc. 50 cases U. $. Army field medical outfits =. 20 Sterilizers for dressings and instruments | Dsinfectants ..20 20 cases Anti-typhoid treatments 15, ,000 doses Tetanus Anti-toxin ..... 1000 doses Smallpox vaccine .... 10000 tubes Blankets ........... ..9 9,5oo' NOdlS 10 sweaters for women and chlldren .......... .....l' ''4o Letters and cables of thanks have been received in acknowledgment of 1 these many donations. The officers of the American Red Cross have requested our Ambassa- dors and our Surgeon Directors to keep them informed of what supplies are most needed in each of the coun- tries involved. By means of such information it is possible to forward
 constantly shipments of such supplies
 as are most urgently needed. The Red Cross purchased on an order from the American Ambulance at Paris large quantity of supplies, for which payment has been made. Financial Statement. The statement of finances is: Receipts S1 ,1SS,112
 Funds transmitted. s274,594 Specially designated funds transmit ted s14S,994 Funds transmitted for hospitals and other purposes as stated b oye .... 125,600 l Salaries. surgeons and nurses .... 63,322 l Travel and maintenancc of 1 personnel. transportation 1 on land and sea, includ- 1 ing freight, express, dray- age lighterage, towage, l pilotage. etc. 62,2O6 l War insurance. 10,13S Equipment and
 outfit ......... 12,546
 ] Supplies .. 273,574
 l Miscellaneous .... 2,289