Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-10-26
APPRECIATE WORK
OF THE WAR RELIEF
c. H. Black, in French Hos
pital, Sends Appreciation to
Local Committee
SAYS SUPPLIES ARE
BADLY NEEDED

The esteem with which the ship
ments of war relief supplies-such as
hose which are being sent out by
he War Relief Committee of the Del
aware Red Cross, whose headquarters
are in the Crosby and Hill Building
n this city-are held, is illustrated by
extracts from a letter written by
Charles Holman Black to Mrs. Will
ard Hall Porter, chairman OF the
sewing committee of the Red Cross
War Relief
MIR. Black is employed in a hospital
near the front in France. The extracts
are as follows:
MY Dear Mrs. Porter-"One of the
BOXES you so kindly sent
has just reached me- 1t is
lovely one, so we'll chosen, so we'll
packed and all the articles are so
needed. Thank you and your ladies
all many, many times for /
am delighted to get the articles, and
what a great good they will do
THE American Relief Clearing
House has just delivered me three
more of your cases. Thank you many,
many times for all this wonderful
work you are doing for me with such
Intelligence and care. The articles
are all needed and are such excellent
luality.
The blankets are already being
asked for and they will make a ward
look so pretty in their agreeable colors.
which while being light and bright
are not a kind to get dirty easy
II have just had such a trying ex-
perience which made me suffer and
from which l have not yet recovered.
IL added years to me and unconsci-
)usly.
"One of the men whom l cared for
last winter in Dinard wrote me tell
ing me that a friend from the same
village up in Savoie had been wound
I'd and taken to the American Ambul-
lnce at Neuilly.
would I go and find him il the
distance was not too great? Of course
at once looked up the boy
ior he was boy of % only-a frail
fellow like one calls "a mothers boy
He seemed to take a fancy to me. |
vent to him as often as possible. He
had a wound in his forehead, bull
let through bis right lung. another in
the left shoulder and the arm frac-
tured. AS ! knew a bit of his country
from pictures sent by his friend VIC
became good friends. But the frail
nature could not battle with the suf-
,ering and little by little I saw him
fading away. One day when / went
TO his bedside / found he could moi
speak. but his hand sought mine ant
by the pressure I knew he recog.
nized me. The following day, agar
7 saw he knew me for as soon as
I entered his ward his eyes followed
me until I reached him and once
more his hand tried to reach mine
I sat down by his side and he held
my hand until-he fell asleep.
"By special permission l was al.
lowed to 20 to him in the mortuary
chapel the next day, when he lay
sleeping that eternal sleep under the
flag he had so bravely defended anc
for which lie gave his life. A crucifiz
rested on his chest.
aYet II Still Goes On"
81 drew back the flag and saw
how beautifully everything had beer
nOUts perhaps DtAANA IMAM IL n1 nav
died in his own home. Thus ] was
able to write and tell all the details
which thought would be of some con
ISOLATION to the family up in theil
mountain. town.
This is the second son they have
given to the country. / cannot restrain
the tears every time I think of these
young lives sacrificed to this horri
BILE massacre-and for what? Yet
still goes ont
ION Friday there came to m!
house the missing case. am 81
thankful to get it. The hot waite
bags are especially wanted just a
this moment. Again, many. man,
thanks for all this material which Il
more than welcome to me. The Ameri
can Relief Clearing House of Pari
wrote me, asking me to send a spe
cial letter of thanks to the Delawar
Chapter, Red Cross War Relief Com
mittee, which / have done.
Il am so grateful for all thes
things and l do hope the ladies' will
continue to approve of your insistanc
that cases be sent to me as long a
the war lasts and my strength hold
out.
with kindest greetings to you ant
your daughter and many repeated
hanks, / am
Very sincerely yours,
Charles Holman Black"