Evening journal., 1916-03-31
WORK OF american
AMBULANCE Detailed
Wilmington is Commended
by Mrs. Robert Bacon for
Generous Responses
TALK AT HOME or
MRS. LAMMOT DUPONT

That no city in this country has
shown deeper or more generous in
terest in the relief OF suffering human
ity caused by the war; than Whining
ton. was a statement made by Mrs.
Robert Bacon, chairman Of the Ameri-
can Committee OF the American Ambu-
lance, who addressed a drawing room
meeting at the home OF Mrs. Lammot
DUPONT yesterday afternoon.
That this city intends to prove the
extent of its generosity and sincerity
OF spirit in its efforts to relieve suf-
fering, will be further attested to
when, according to an announcement
that was made at yesterdays meet
ing. Wilmington will send to France
scme time In June. an ambulance
which will at once become a vital part
Of the American Ambulance Service
OF that war stricken country. The an
nOuncement. made at the conclusion
of Mrs. Bacon's address, was greeted
with prolonged applause. Further de-
tails stated that various part of the
Wilmington, Delaware Ambulance had
been ordered. the chassis having al
ready been purchased from a VIII
mingtOn automobile nrm. lt was an
nounce1 that the engine, body of the
car, operating apparatus. in fact every
part of the ambulance would be Of
Delaware manufacture. The ambu-
lance will be equipped with the most
modern and up-to-date appliances and
will represent the very best type Of
machine that can be secured The
/ local committee in charge of the am
bulance needs about $500 to com
pete payment of It's cost. All desir-
ing to contribute toward eQuipping
and transporting this ambulance are
requested to communicate with the
Equitable Guarantee and Trust Com
pGny.
The lecture given by Mrs. Bacon yes
terdav Afternoon was exceptionally in
teresting. She presented many inter-
esting facts concerning the work Of the
/ American Ambulance in France. The
speaker was introduced to her Whining
ton audience by Mrs. William O. SPEAK
man. who acted as chairman OF the
meeting.
In the course Of her lecture Mrs.
Bacon declared the American Ambu-
lance relief work to be magnificent In
every detail. She showed how the SER
vice is thoroughly systematized and
organized. At the present time, said
the speaker. the service consists OF the
main hospital at Neuilly, suburb oi
Paris. where there are beds for 6OC
wounded: accommodations in nearby
hospitals for another 900 or 700 pa
tients; a hospital at Juilly, twenty
FIVE miles nearer the battle lines
known as the American Ambulance
Hospital "B;" a portable field ten
hospital, consisting Of thirty.fve tent
and accommodating los wounded: IN
motor ambulance service with abou
forty cars I'm active servic in Paris
labout 1875 cars i'm the field and a hos
pital train in which 240 wounde,
men can be carried. In various
branches Of the American Ambulance
Hospital about 1000 patients are care'
for daily. said Mrs. Bacon, who adde,
that more than 125,000 wounded mel
have been carried by the ambulancel
since the beginning Of the war, averag
ing about 10000 a month.
4 beautiful feature Of this work
said Mrs Bacon, is that practically al
of it is volunteer work. Ninety-iivl
per cent. Of the cases treated by tn
| American Ambulance have recovered.
Previous to her lecture Yesterday at
ternoon Mrs. Bacon was the guest o
honor at luncheon given by Mrs JOIN
| Bancroft