New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-21
MAXINE ELLIOTT SCRUBS
ON WAR RELIEF BARGE
After Distributing Food to Belgians Actress Serves
Own Cooking to Duke and Officers
on Kitchen Oilcloth

They were overjoyed. II was nice to be
greeted so enthusiastically, though we
couldn't fatter ourselves there was
anything personal in il. II was only
because they hadn't spoken to woman
for over three months and they were
longing for news from home. mere
were several men | knew.
1.-THE biggest gunboat of the squad
ron was lifted clean out OF the water
last week by she'll bursting under
meath il. The warship Topped back
again with an awful smash. but no
damage done, except the breaking OF
everything breakable.
previously, when we passed the
gunboats in the canal one OF the girls
shouted TO ask if it was an 'armored
tug You can imagine what Joke
that is in the squadron now. for the
boat she addressed was none other
than the admirals flagship. and we
shall never hear the end OF 1t.
"All the generals admit that 1t IS
magnificent work that we are dong
but naturally war operations take no
account Of the suffering civilian popu-
lace They are bundled away from the
fighting line as quickly as possible, but
countless thousands are left with the
wrecks of their homes. and no reliet
funds get to their unhappy corner and
YOU can imagine what this help OF ours
means to them.
81 hope" she added, 81 may get my
next cargo from America. Any money
contributions which my American
friends care to make would, Of course,
be welcome. Brown Brothers, the New
York bankers, will accept any such do
nations"
Miss Elliott and her companion
made a long journey couple OF days
ago to Poperinghe with two OF the Atm
Army Division motors loaded with pro-
visions and clothes. 1--WE went to the
Countess Vanderstean's hospital for
typhoids all refugees)," she said, and
she is convinced that we came IN an
swer TO prayer, for she told me she had
simply knelt down and prayed for hel
that morning. and 10. two utterly
strange women turned up laden with
things she needed most. One little girl
died when we were there. and she has
had twenty-five deaths in two weeks.
The patients come in such an enact
ated state from privation that a large
percentage of them cannot be cured
There is scarcely any food up TINS
way. YOU see the needs OF the army
are so great and the civilians are
pushed on by the military authorities
as fast as possible to get them out OF
the fighting zone, but there are always
thousands left behind. Commander
Sampson. of the flying division, has
sent me up one of the naval air service
motors and an extra chauffeur for
week. so | am flying about delivering
food and clothing in large quantities
TO the local burgOmasters in the niue
villages. and you can imagine how glad
they are TO see US. even though women
are not usually welcomed at the front.
1.-THE Duchess of Sutherland motored
up 10 see me to-day. and was thrilled
by the barge. and is now consumed
with the ambition 10 have some barge
hospitals. We see everybody who goes
10 and from headquarters, and to-mor-
row night Prince Alexander of Ieck,
the Duke of Sutherland and Colonel
Bridges the uncrowned King OF Bel
gum) are all dining on the barge. We
cook the dinner, of course, and never
have anything but an oilcloth table
cover and paper napkins, but the food
is good. Our dining room and kitchen
are all in one. but it is spotless. and
the cleaning pots and pans make q
charming background
As the correspondent left Miss FL
lott was about to paddle down to the
railway station 20 collect 1888 bundles
Ct clothing which she had heard had
arrived for her relief work.