Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-10
. iMHERI.ihNE SCiIooi.
GIVES MANY I'l.I.I KITS

IClothiur. medical supplies. books.
iagnz.ncs and tobacco wcr" some OF
l. i,eus sent ont Tho school chill
zen ~ tho Chnmb"rlbyu" Scnool sent
Has thirtT-rlnc complete KITS. valued
Il $3.50. and IN each was complete
|Io;h'nr out;i' for a young eirl Tn"
HI included a child's dress sweater
\ cnp uudcrclo'hirr, stockings. shoes,
/. CONT ana brush, soap and q doll
n" school children contributed every
|lMny FOR ,hcS" kits. and II IL said
hat tneuv ven, without Christmas
f"s.rts - DO 80.
Gnoh zero l,ept m which the name
n u" contributor, tn" articles con-
H ibu,ei and tn" war Zune .tnQt IN.
bcds would to preferred TO he. de-
Scrcd IN. arc listed. and in a few in
,anccs the goods are assigned 20 some
hld!cr Or individual family.
Il 4 contribution from one woman was
sstcd a. follows: two children's knit
"a shirts, ono set Of furs. ono child's
hat. two white skirts. a white dress,
II Ilrcn dress. - hath robe. 4 Whit"
Eaist. TWO pairs OF slippers aud q pair
H sandalr
uTICIEs SORTED .\D
GIVEN no PACKERS
i one business firm gave 5.0no cigar
4 trs Some Of tho other articles listed
crS ton pairs of socks, Knitted hN i
|toman over seventy years Of age;
LIND munlcrs. wristlrts. flannel shirts
bats oNcrcoatS. shoes. ma1a1incs'
,,z'rs. .lildrcu's und"rGlo,hinr. shirts
/ ,,,,i,s of gauzc. sweaters, trousers,
1 i,,rte gloves. Two balls OF WOOL
firing papor. a bundle OF. rather. =
Milo uf old kid gloves. MritinE paper
yraphooks and hospital supplies.
Urn. above Is the manner Ia which
hc contributions come In 10 hcadauar-
r. Tncy arc quickly sorted and the
Is,i.Ios given over 10 the workers LII
ie different sections. Individual
1,cl,.ges and kits are made MP and
hrpcI. then placed IN eases and
!hippcd. -,
A. or.anization Of similar associations
q roushout the state To work with
Va Richmond branch.
X relief work in the war zone is more
i.rrut "a; this time than ut any since
~. ,,rcat conflic; started. Last year
-ic,nium was suffering. This year the
7 ;e.,.y has spread to other countries.
Inlard IS stricken. Serbia is a desc
I ~ waste and its Inhabitants scattered
\ II homeless. Armenia has 100000
ili.rylnr people. who are in acute dis
Irse The total number of European
lio,le who need aid runs into the
;IiiorS The suffering ana ucStitu-
ION is terrible
7 Tnerc Is n shortage OF hospital sup
To- and medicines so that many OF
4. wounded soldiers suffer from in
Ic,i.n OF wounds because of the lack
= an auttseptic. Crude remedies. like
,ga. in water, garlic and tobacco juice
- tho substitutes which the afflicted
h,ol. use to relieve their suffering
ON wounds.
t,oMES AND CHILDREN
DYING FROM STARVATION
Almost the entire population OF Ser
\, has. been forced into the Balkan
Io,ntains to spend the winter. Chill
r,cn and women are dying, because Of
~. lack Of food and clothing. Many
y the people arc living III caves or in
.!rr,ched huts. The consignments OF
bods that arrive from America are in
5,umental I'm saving many lives.
y Americans who have returned from
~ war zone in Serbia, where they
I've assisted In distributing the sup
,,ins received from America. tell hor-
jh,c tales One told of a young
i,rb;an boy, whose mother had died
j-om starvation while retreatinG be-
lIra tho soldiers engaged in the fight
H.. Tho boy was found by the relief
E.anization with his feet frozen be-