Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-21
When Recruiting Began.

Recruiting for military service in the
Red Cross started last year. and the
hospitals of the country, especially
those of New York city, have responded
well. Possibility of trouble in Mexico
has given additional impetus to the
work.
Gen. Murray explained in detail the
field service of the Red Cross He
took as his example an army of ESQ.,
600 men. Out of such an army, he said,
it has been figured that one man in
ten will need hospital service in &C
ton. More than that would be injured,
but their hurts would be of a minor
character and could be treated on the
field
For that purpose dressing stations are
located behind the first line of fire
Inese stations are under the direction
or the army Medical Corps, whose men
wear the Red Cross emblem. In these
men slightly injured are treated and
sent back to the firing line, while the
more serious cases are sent back to
the field hospitals. There they are
treated and prepared to be sent far
ther back to what are known as
evacuation hospitals. which are under
the direction of the militia.
Separation of Cases.
There the different cases are sepa-
rated. men being merely sick sent to
hospitals established for them, and
those wounded sent to other hospitals
for special treatment. Red Cross field
columns operate between the evacua-
ton hospitals and base hospitals, and
by means Of wagons, automobiles. and
sometimes trains of cars carry the
wounded and sick to the base hospitals.
where they are kept until improve
ment in their condition will allow them
to be sent back to the general hospi-
ta1s.
Each base hospital contains 500 beds.
and where $4,000 men out of 100000
need attention. fifty such hospitals are
necessary. Equipment for each base
hospital costs $4,000. and twenty five
and internes are needed. All of this Is
supplied by the Ped Cross The cost of
equipment and the personnel CT the
general hospitals varies. as in many
cases houses or buildings Of different
sizes are used
The military organization for Red
Cross field service in America Is mod =
eled after similar ones employed in the
European war. The Japanese, French,
Austrian and German Red Cross organi-
cations are considered the best of their
Kind in existence.
ALI Residents Eligible.
All residents and citizens of the
United States are eligible to member
ship in the American Red Cross At
present the membership in America is
only $1,000. Japan leads the world in
Red Cross membership. with 1900. 900
members out of a population of 10000
900. Germany is second with ,000, 900
members out of population of CT,
000. 900. Dues for annual membership
are one dollar year. and for sustain
ing membership they are $40 a year.
life membership costs s25 in one
payment. and a patron membership
costs 500 in one payment. Members of
the organization are sent the American
Red Cross Magazine. a monthly publ
cation telling of Red Cross activities
all over the world. and in America in
particular.
The American Red Cross Is the only
volunteer relief organization for war
and disaster recognized by the United
States government, by which IL was
chartered in 1908. 1t is non-sectarian
and non-political. and is organized to
furnish aid to sick and wounded in time
of war and to devise and carry on
measures of relief for those suffering
from pestilence. famine. fire. floods and
other caIamities. Within the past ten
years IL has spent over $4,000, 900 In
money and supplies for civilian relief
work. Its work is controlled to a
great extent by the War Department,