Evening star., 1915-01-10

How Red Cross donations are being
welcomed abroad is told in letters to
headquarters of the organization here.
In communication acknowledging
receipt of a large shipment of hospital
supplies. DR.. Sofie a. Nordhoff j uns,
who, with her husband, DR.. Franz A. r.
Jung, is in charge of a hospital at
Munich, declares that when the car
load drove up to our hospital we were
overcome with the generosity of the
Shipment
DIR. Nordhoff- flung is a Washington
physician, and is president of the
Women's Medical Association. Her
residence is at 1929 Connecticut ave-
nue.. She arranged, in Munich. an eX
hibit of the. consignment for the
queens inspection, at her majesty's
request.
Induces Christmas Mood.
Your very generous shipment has
put the entire American colony of
Munich into a Christmas MOOD she
writes under date of December 10.
She. added that when the soft warm
Canton flannel which is unknown in
Munich. was unpacked, it caused
great deal of admiration and appre-
citation on the part of the soldiers.
The shipment consisted of fifty bales
or 5000 pounds of absorbent cotton,
two boxes containing a total of 4,ooo
yards of gauZe, four boxes containing
1000 pounds of roller bandages, and
ten large cases containing medicines,
blankets, shirts, pajamas, etc.
Dr. Jung was particularly glad. she
declares. that the rolls of bandages
We're of canbric and not gauze, as
they can be washed and stcr1liZed and
used over and over again.
while / was out in the street tax
ing the inventory" she writes, AM
bassador Gerard passed by, and he re
joiced with us over our beautiful Sift.
He suggested that whatever we dld
not need should be turned over to the
Bavarian Red Cross, which quite met
with our own idea
Queen Is Interested.
I'm unpacking the boxes of supplies
the comfort bags, bed socks and night
ingales excited a particular interest in
some of our nurses who had never seen
them before. Some of these nurses
move in court circles, and before even
ing the queen heard of our gift. She
expressed the wish to see it. So we
arranged Il private exhibition. and she
was delighted with everything she saw
and expressed her gratitude to the
American Red Cross over and over
again.
'The queen told me of the great lack
of cotton and bandaging material
which is felt especially in the military
hospitals of the two fronts. Therefore
she decided to divide it evenly and
have it sent where it is most needed
In the local hospitals they are using
sterilized gauze bags filled with saw
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cotton.
This afternoon the queen sent sew
eral ladies to help US pack these boxes
for shipment-the elderly Princess
Wrede, Princess Solms Solns, who has
just returned from the front as Red
Cross nurse; the Countesses Tatten-
bach and Moy-and we were assisted
by our own helpers-Miss Pattee and
Baronin Hammerstein.
Countess Bernstorff Visitor.
Countess Bernstorff, the wife of the
German ambassador to the United
States, who is one of the patronesses
of the American Red Cross Hospital in
Munich, comes frequently to see the
hospital. Recently she brought me
contribution of 200 marks from Coun-
tess GiZycka. Everything is gratefully
received, but no amount of money
could give US the pleasure which this
From the court chamberlain of the
Queen of Bavaria the following letter
has just reached Red Cross headquar-
ters:
Her majesty, Queen Marie Therese
of Bavaria, has received with genuine
and lively pleasure the splendid and
welcome donation of surgical dress
ings. Deeply touched by this magnani-
nous gift, intended for the aid of our
wounded soldiers, her majesty sends
sincere and hearty thanks to all the
generous donors. This ricn gift will
be divided among various hospitals"
From the central committee of the Ger
man Red Cross in Berlin the American
Red Cross has received a letter dated
December 10, which says:
I'VE have received the gift consisting
Of twenty cases of hospital clothing. 100
bales of absorbent cotton and bandages,
and sincerely thank the American Red
Cross: and we are the more pleased with
the gift because it comes from the United
States"