The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-23
MRS. HEWITT TELLS
OF HOSPITAL NEEDS
Great Lack Of Equipment in
Paris and Other French
Cities.
ALL THE FUNDS GROWING

Mrs. Cooper Hewitt, who returned from
Paris ten days ago. spoke at the FIFTH
avenue branch of the American Red Cross
yesterday on hospt conditions in
France. She has given her Paris house
FOR Il hospital
Mrs Hewitt emphasized the lack OF
materials 10 work with in the hospitals.
In one OF the hospitals she said, 400 men
were lying on straw, without bedding.
sheets or pillows There were no surgi-
cal instruments except those which an
American surgeon had. Mrs. Hewitt re-
ported the needs at this 1Jspital to Miss
Boardman OF the American Red Cross and
that organization cabled $4,000 to the
then Ambassador, MIR Herrick.
The American red Cross. Mrs Hewitt
said. also furnished pillows and rubber
gloves FOR hospital at Rennes donated
by Mime de Lucinge At the time the
Red Cross came to the rescue there were
/ zoo men In this hospital and only one
pillow. Nine hundred francs OF the 5000
necessary to build hunks In a hospital
established in an electrical building at
lie Bourgct. she said were gwen by the
American Red Cross. This hospital has
an average OF 500 patients. The Rad
Cross also gave 1000 francs Tor the Eye
Hospital at the Quuzc-NingN where there
are cighty-four blinded soldiers. The
money was used for woollen BAHAMAS,
blankets and bedding and printing outht
iu ordct to teach the sightlcss soldiers
the blind alphabet. The same committee
sent 1000 francs to the outlying military
hospitals AT Dinard.
The commission for relief In Belgium
received a cable message yesterday from
Herbert c. Hoover. chairman Of the COM
mission. IN London, telling what medicines
were most needed in Belgium DR.. j. X.
GoiIe. = member Of the executive COM
mittce OF the Committee for tie Relief Of
Belgian Physicians. announced that a
large quantity OF the medical supplies
viii be shipped withouA delay Meanwhile
physician members OF the committee have
bought 40 boxes of food at u cost OF
X2.2O each each box containing sufficient
food to keep frmily of four alive for
two weeks The boxes are to be shipped
for the relief 81 Belgian phy sic!ans and
pharmacists. Of whOu 5000 are in need
Th,r. Is an absolute lack of anrsthetIcs
in Belgium. the committee - informed by
Its investigations. and children are being
born without any Of the ordinary means
of relieving the pain Of the mothers. The
information indicates also the need Of
anti-typhoid and auti-diphtheria serums.
\ subscription OF SLIGO was received
yesterday by J. T.. Morgan a 60. for pur-
chasing an automobile ambulance, sending
/ IL to Paris and maintaining II Tor SIN
months The ambulance T. 10 be known
a, the philadelphia Ambulance Other
contributions received yesterday FOR the
American Ambulance Hospital brought the
total received up to s3l2.3o7.15.
Tho Belgian slief Fund received con-
{ tributious OF SJ,lsl.3l, making the total
| OF this fund to date SSG2.573.52.
August Belmont. treasprer OF the Com
mittee Of Mercy received $illl.30. $4,000
OF which. received through Mrs. James b.
/ Eustls. was the proceeds Of the auction OF
4 pictures and Statuary at the stUdio % Mrs.
Harry Payne Whitney. The total con-
trihutions received by the committee are
/ $i0G,llO.76.
Contributions amounting to S6l3.S1 were
received YESTERDAY by Jacob II. Sch!n
treasurer OF the New York state Board OF
/ the American Red Cross for the European
/ War Relief Fund. bringing the total up
. % $il4,312.76.
Contributions of $3.50. including s5O5
/ from the Rochester Chapter of the Red
: cross. were received 10y Nj. Schin for the
Italian Earthquake Relief Fund, which
now totals Sl,79S.
The Secouys National. for the relief Of
the women and children Of France, re-
cciyed contributions ~ S261.l0 Yesterday,
making the total S53,SS0. Subscriptions
are received by Mrs. whitney Warren. 10
Fast Fvity--.y. nth street.
The American Polish Relief Committee
81 New York. 90 which Nine. Mdrcclld
Smbri,h is president, received $50 yes
! trrdaN.