The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-02-23
SENDING AID TO STRICKEN EUROPE
The Huge Task of Handling Supplies That is Being Car
ried On By the Red Cross.

the Washington headquarters a re-
port, prepared by Supt. Staub and ms
assistants. Of the purchased
remaining on and at his last report,
Of the purchased supplies received, OF
those shipped. of the shipments lald
out awaiting transportation and there
fore deducted from the stock on hand,
of the donations remaining on hand
since the last report, Of the donations
received during the week, of the do
nations shipped during the week, ana
of the donations that have been pack
ed and laid u for transportation
and therefore deducted from the list
Of donations on hand. The report is
thoroughly comprehensive; it does not
omit the slightest purchase or dona-
| tons, and it gives the officers at the
Ped Cross headquarters in Washing
ton as clear an idea of the contents
Of the Bush Terminal warehouse as
if they made a personal inspection.
1t may be observed in passing that
the Washington officials are informed
| of what destination, if any, the donors
have indicated for their gifts.
Then there come from the Red
Cross in Washington from time to
time orders that certain shipments are
to be sent to certain countries. The
Washington office makes out it's list
OIL supplies ~ Dc sent IOA tAc 1lfcH-
tory supplied weekly from the Bush
Terminal station. n is guided by the
Information it receives from the war
| ring nations as to their most pressing
needs.
A glance at the report which Mr..
Staub sent to Washington for the
week ended Saturday, February 6.
may serve to illustrate the scope Of
the work of the Red Cross and the
efficiency with Whcih it is conducted.
He gave in the first place a list Of the
supplies that had remained on hand
at his last repOrt-so many bottles Of
antISeptic tablets, SO many pounds Of
chlorofOrm. of ~bandages, and of
plaster paris, SO many blankets, SO
many gallons Of iodine, SO many bales
or absorbent cotton, so many bales
~crlnoine and of gauze, SO many rolls
or adhesive plaster, SO many syringes
of tetanus antitoxin. Then he record
ed that he had received during the
week ESQ syringes and tentanus anti
toxin and 100 pounds OF ch1oroform
Then came the list of supplies re.
naming o. hand-S,742 pounds OF
muslin bandages, 200 pounds of chic.
, reform, AIT bales of absorbent cotton
. 1000 yards Of crinoline, $50 syringes
! OF ~diptheria a%ntitoxin. 15A gallons o.
' %tincture of iodine, so rolls Of ad hesivt
; plaster. 175 pounds of plaster Of paris
and 1900 syringes Of tetanus an
Z titoxin.
+ hen came the list of shipments lait
out awaiting transportation. Their
n was a shipment for the German Re-
t Cross. consisting OF 1000 doses of te
;, tanus a%ntitoxin, $50 bales Of absor
bent cotton, and 1000 pounds o
e chloroform. A special shipment o
: absorbent cotton, bandages, gauze
d and adhesive plaster had been lai
6 out for the American Red Cross o
Munich, Germany. There was read
e a shipment for Paris, consisting Q
tetanus antitoxin. typhoid antitoxir
diphtheria antitoxin, chloroforn
gauze. adhesive plaster. and absorben
ir cotton. There was an English ship
e ment ready n one for Belgium.
It e came the list of hospital gar
ments, hospital supplies, clothing, an
} miscellaneous gifts that had remaine
l. on hand at the last report, and a lis
le of those that had been given to tn
le Red Cross during the week. Thos
h that were given to the Red Cross t
re distribute at it's own discretion wei
Ill labeled "undesignated'' on the repor
the desired destinations of the other
st were indicated. England, German,
l. Austria. Russia, France, Servia, Be
IN gium, and Holland, to the Bush TIE
he minal had come gifts for all thes
countries during the week The
lie came a list Of the "closed shipments
lie that had been packed and aid o,
lg ready for transportation-"Russia
at Shipment B." POLAND Shipment A
and a special shipment for the Amer
I'd can Hospital at Petrograd.
k, The composition of Poland Shil
of ment A" deserves special attentio
he for it exCellently exemplifies the fai
We ness Of the Red Cross in it's work
e; a charitable clearing house. This shi.
ey ment consisted, in the first place.
nd four cases of hospital garments, OF
re case OF hospital supplies. thirty-thr
ey cases Of absorbent cotton. five cas-
a Of new miscellaneous clothing. al
twenty-fOur cases Of worn misce
to laneOuS clothing.
tn These articles were designated"
ey that is, the organizations or individus
re that had sent them had written tn