New-York tribune., 1915-03-25
JOFFRE'S THANKS
FOR COMFORT KITS
French Commander in
Chief Praises Lafayette
Fund Work.

General Joffre, commander in chief
of the French army, has sent his per-
sonal thanks to the Lafayette Fund FOR
the comfort kits sent to the armies or
the Allies. His cable message was
transmitted to the fund yesterday by
Ambassador Jusserand. It is the trst
message any relief organization has re-
ceived from the French commander. 1t
is as follows:
"The generous efforts accomplished
by the committee Of the Lafayette Fund
on behalf of the French soldiers VINO
are fighting so bravely for their cause,
for right, duty and civilization, have
resulted in the receipt of numerous
articles of the most useful sorts.
"I beg of you to transmit to the
members Of this committee my very
deepest thanks for this new proof OF
sympathy and friendship, which Will go
straight to the hearts of our brave
soldiers, and which has touched me
profoundly"
In an alright case in a Fifth Avenue
florists shop is rare and beautitul
orchid which was feature OF the In
ternational Flower Show. At regular
intervals temperature tests are made,
and the plant is guarded like precious
gem. No Duplicate exists.
This carefully nurtured freak in its
hothouse atmosphere will send milk TO
the starving orphans of Belgium and
hospital supplies to the dugouts IN
Flanders.
1t is a hybrid variety of Cattleya
Schroediera, cultivated by Clement
Moore. who ramed it Queen OF the
Belgians," and gave it to be auctioned
for the benefit of the Belgian Keller
Committee of the American Red Cross.
1t is in the custody of G. +. NJ. Stumpp,
761 Fifth Avenue, who yesterday re-
ceived certified check for 81 900 from
n man of prominence in New YORK. HIS
is the highest bid yet received and as
sures meals for many babies aid per-
haps life for many wounded soldiers
Belgian relief committees of Palo
Alto and Stanford University held an
outdoor market on March 13 and yes
terday sent the proceeds, Sl,O50, 70 the
Commission for Relief in Belgium.
The Belgian Relief Fund now amounts
10 s987.892 Contributions yesterday
were S1,135.04. Guiterman, Rosenfeld &
Co. gave SlOO
The British American War Relief
Fund acknowledged the receipt OF 81.
b,
81 900 and another of slOO. oo-
Mrs. Whitney Warren received S2O5
for the Secours-National, making the
total fund S63,374.42. The American
Womens War Relief Committee, which
is the executive committee in England
for the Committee of Mercy, has sent
to England through August Belmont
$4,000 in addition to sums previously
raised. The fund of the Committee OF
Mercy of which Mr.. Belmont is treas
urer is $137,O92.71. The American
Women's War Relief Fund acknowl-
edged gifts amounting to S4O3.oO: Roo-
ert Saltons,all, of Boston, gave slOO.
A c. .mpl te field hospital OF the
United States army ty, was shlpped
last night aboard the French Line
steamer Guatemala for Havre. 1t IS
consigned to the American Ambulance.
Lycee Pasteur, Neui'ly sur Inc.
France.
The purchas. and shipment were
made possible by the anonymous git
of $4,000 by three Americana to the
American Ambulance Hospital in Paris
and under provisions of an act OF Con-
gress passed at the last session. Inc
American Ambulance Hospital in Paris
is the organization started by Amerl-
cans in Paris at the outbreak OF the
war and maintained by women OF
prominence in America.
But twenty-four houls elapsed from
the time the deal was consummated
with the War Department and the time
the outfit, weighing 1900 pounds,
packed in 1877 crates, was on wheels,
moving toward Pier S4, North River.
The mobile field hospital of the United
States army is considered the last
word in efficiency. In the outfit is
everything conceivable in hospital
work. Four motor trucks carry the
hospital.
1t is expec ed that the forward move
ment of the lilies against the Ger
mans in French and Belgian territory
will start soon, and from the field hos
pital viewpoint such a campaign will
raise several new problems in the care
and transportation of the wounded. 1t
was because of this tina the War De-
partlAent field hospital was deemed
necessary.
American surgeons and nurses will
be d .ailed from the American Ambu-
lance Hospital in Paris to this mobile
field hospital, and a section of hfteen
automobiles from the American AM
bulance ill be attached to it. IL will
be moved from place to place under
the direction of the sanitary authori-