New-York tribune., 1916-07-17
Hospitals Cabled Appeal
for Cotton and GauZe
Speedily Met.
FRENCH WAR SPIRIT
PICTURED IN LETTER
Daughter Whose Brothers Are
War Victims Drives Ambulance
While Mother Aids Relief.

The fighting about Verdun has re-
suited in such a drain on the hospital
supplies of the American Red Cross
that a cabled appeal has been made to
the New York chapter for additional
quantities Of cotton and gauze. The
appeal was answered Saturday with
5000 pounds Of absorbent cotton and
1000 yards of bandages, which were
started to France from the Bush Ter
minal
With these two necessities Of field
hospital work went 504 hot water
bottles and 500 rubber sheets. The sup
plies we're purchased with $4,000 which
came to the New York chapter on
Thursday from five Brooklyn friends y
Mrs. Isabel Stevens Lathrop. presi-
dent of the American Fund for French
Wounded, in Paris, says in a supple
mentary letter explaining the cable:
Demand Greater Than Ever.
eve have never before had such a
demand on us for cotton and bandages.
The fighting at Verdun has been so
fierce and so persistent that we have
had a veritable housecleanlng. The
news is good, but is attended with hor-
rible loss of life. Are we becoming
callous that we can see these things
DAY after day and not sicken? ! do not
90 10 the hospital any more cannot.
Mrs. Lathrops letter tells Of a
French mother and father who have
already lost four sons in the war, and
whose fifth son IS a prisoner. The
mother and her daughter are working
day and night 10 relieve the French
wounded, the daughter operating her
own ambulance at the front.
when the father is told that an
other son has been killed" she says,
"he merely accepts the news, says
nothing and goes on with his eyes
toward the end
Red Cross Gets 5000.
Contributions Of S6O6.54 were re-
received last week by the New York
State board of the American Red Cross.
Total receipts to date are S74O,9Sl. Re
cent contributors we're: +. kngsbury
Bull $3.50; First German Evangelical
Lutheran Church, Avoca, Iowa $500,
ard Canandaigua Chapter, Red Cross,
S14678.
The American Relief Committee has
received a wireless message from the
Red Cross of Berlin expressing thanks
for the most recent transmission of
funds for widows and orphans OF the
war in Germany. John ID. Crimmins,
treasurer of the American committee,
has arranged 70 send $4,000 more 10
Germany. Contributions last week
were SlS,S60.1O.
James A. Blair, jr.. treasurer of the
National Allied Relief Committee, 200
Fifth Avenue. acknowledges the re-
ceipt of $4,000 last week.
To the Polish Victims Relief Fund
was given Sl,58L5l, making a total Of
S403 ,693.S9
+. Hastings, executive secretary OF
the Serbian Relief Committee. has re-
ceived more than $4,000. It's total IS
now S2S8,524.
The Belgian Relief Fund obtained
$40 yesterday, making its total ST.
ll047l.
S39. 600 for Ambulance Fund.
The Fund for the American Ambu-
lance in Paris. contributions TO which
should be sent TO J. p. Morgan Co.,
received 900 last week. OF this
amount $4,000 was sent anonymously.
The German-Austrian Blind War Re
lief Fund. in which Helen Ke Her is
deeply interested, announces the re-
ceipt of SllO. .o.
The American Girls Aid got 1896
since the last statement. Its total now
is S29195.
Charles R. Crane. treasurer Of the
American Committee for Armenian and
Syrian Relief, reports total contribu-
tions to date Of 1898,
Henry J. WAitehouse, treasurer OF
the British American War Relief Fund,
has received $500 since his last re-
port.
The treasurer Of the American Jew
ism Relief Committee announces re-
ceipts up 10 July If Of S4,457,645.
The Vacation War Relief Commit
tee acknowledges receipts from July .
TO II Of $l,6l0, with total OF S2'o,-
AIS.
Last week S4,79O was given the In
ternational Reconstruction League.
August Belmont, treasurer OF the
Committee of Mercy. Acknowledges re-
CENTS for the week of 5000, with a
total of S1,2S7 300.
James A. Blair. Jr., acting treasurer
Of the Committee for belgian frlSon-
ers in Germany, received $40.