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so there will be no delay or doubt in
the mind of the needleworker as to
how they should be put together. When
Friday arrives each one proceeds quiet
" with her assigned task. and those
who have not finished their work at
the end of the afternoon take 1t home.
The completed work is returned to Mrs.
Logan. who puts 1t aside for packing.
Each garment is carefully inspected be-
fore packing. This is done to guard
against any possibility of contagion.
The committees most recent work for
the benefit of the Belgian sufferers has
been the furnishing of clothes. Mrs.
Hill, in communicating with Mrs Lo-
gan. stated that the clothes wore out
amazingly fast. Some of the articles
she listed as especially desirable at
this time are heavy wooden socks. blan-
kets, sheets shoes, soap, combs, rib
hons, thread. kitchen utensils and in
the way of food. beans and rice Four
packed with clothing of every descrip-
ton for boys and girls of every age,
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time were remarkable as being among
the fine and spacious homes of the city
There VAS deed of trust against
the property for 100000 and in this
way the property came into possession
OF another.
II was the house at the west end,
the one occupied by Mr.. Breckenridge.
which was bought by the friends and
admirers Of Gen. Grant and presented
to him When Grant became Presi-
uent that house was sold and was then
bought b. the friends of Gen. Sherman
and presented to him. Gen. Sherman
divided the house and this is how there
come today to be four houses in Min
nesota row. The last mayor of Wash
ington. Matthew 6. Emery, lived in
one of the Sherman houses
The middle house. or that in which
Senator Rice had lived. was at one time
phan Asylum when the 18th street
property of the asylum was used by
the State Department. and later that
house was rented to the District gov
eminent and was used public
school.
The house at the east end of the row,
that which had been occupied by SEN
atOr Douglas. became the home of
Richard Wallach. who lived there while
he was mayor Of Washington. Later II
was occupied by Justice Bradley and
was also once the home of the papaI
legate.
In speaking OF Senator Rice at the
unveiiing Of his statue Vice President
Marshall is quoted as having said: "In
blazing paths for others to follow he
made the first survey of the Sault Ste
Marie: he aided in forming the friendly
alliances with the Indians: with Ste,
phen A. Douglas he drew up the act au-
thoriZing Minnesota to form q state
constitution preparatory to admission
to the Union, and fixed the boundaries
of the new state. His services as a
senator were patnstaking and patriotic
and without desertion of his party he
remained a defender of the union OF tine
statck.'
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for Relief of Refugees Belgium and Northern France

rooms were furnished absolutely with
out charge.
The committee has studied economy
with commendable thrift, using even
the pasteboard boxes in which cloth
ing has been sent to line the large
wooden boxes This cardboard lining
keeps the contents of the boxes dry
in case they come in contact with wa
ter.
Mrs. Logan states that she has i'm her
possession countless letters from Bel
GUMS refugees. whose gratitude for
Americas kindness is most touching
They express themselves in terms OF
the warmest and deepest appreciation
The United States has come to mean
to them country of ideals.
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7N Belgium and the northern part OF
France there are three million des
titute Belgians to be cared for.
. The District of Columbia's Bel
gian relief committee is working in
dcfatigably to fulfill a few of the des-
perate needs.
Assistance. for the Belgians has been
obtained from every part of the United
StateS Americans. during the first
year of the war. provided food for nine
million people at an expenditure of
some eight million dollars. 1t has been
stated many times that Belgium is to-
day in better health than that nor
ra1ly accorded her. 1t is distinctly
IcIrarkable fact, too. that there has
not been single case of starvation in
Belgium or northern France.
As time goes on, however, Belgium s
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for young and old. and occasionally a
toy was Struggled in among these in
tensely practical things.
An interesting episode befei Henry
Behlert< who bought at a bankrupt sale
a couple of boxes of he knew not
what. 1t seems quite remarkable that
these boxes should have contained such
number of articles that exactly met
the needs of many an unfortunate Bel
gian. There were vests. coats. sweat
erS and trousers. and this prize was
turned over to the Belgian relief com
mittee.
An earnest and fresh appeal to the
residents of Washington has recently
gone forth. 1t is claimed that at no
time during the war has there been a
more intense need for help. and with
drawal of aid now would unquestion-
ably mean ineXpressble suffering for
the helpless. war-stricken refugees
across the sea. The response to this
appeal came with a spontaneity and an
enthusiasm that signifies the growth
of true brotherhood. From forty to
fifty women have attended the gather
lngs Friday afternoons at Mrs. Logan $
home. Wives of representatives and
senators have been as unfailing in
their desire to help as those more hum
bly, situated. One recent Friday thirty
garments were made. One woman of
prominence contributed $50 i'm cash.
and with this sum Mrs. Logan pur-
chased forty-four pairs of stout, shoes
Since reassembling in November, the
committee has taken in $500 in cash
In one of the rural districts in which
Washington woman is interested a
Sunday school class expressed a wish
to be of some material assistance to
the poor Belgians. Eleven garments
were given to them to sew on. and
their zest in the work was so untiring
that they completed the garments in
an incredibly short time, returned them
and were given twenty four more
Allyn Williams, an English portrait
painter. who has confined himself to
miniature work. has painted the por-
trait of the little Princess Marie Jose
of Belgium. 1t took both patience and
a deal of coaXing to persuade her to
write her name across the bottom of
the picture. However, it was finally
accomplished. Mr.. Williams is now in
Washington. and has brought the
miniature with him. 1t is on exhibit
ton at the Corcoran Art Gallery. Mr.
Williams hopes to sell it for $1,000. the
money to be sent Immediately to the
Queen of Belgium. who will use it for
her people in the way she deems wisest.
Any one who n Interested In tho re-
lief work is welcome at Mrs. Logan's
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IN Ne American Fed Crnsy. IL it's
mission of relief to the world,
III has within the past two years
demonstrated its extraordinary
power in the alienation of HUI
man suffering in time of war. The
prompt and effective aid it has rem
dered in the war-scourged countries of
Europe. through it's skilled surgeons
and sanitarians, it's CORPS of trained
nurses. its millions of dollars worth OF
supplies sent early to the points OF
greatest need, is already an old story.
1t Is now turning its attention home
ward in response to the country's peace
cry OF preparedness. and it is offering
20 men and women in the United States
ne opportunity of doing their bit" in
'he general defense which is to keep
foreign foe from the land.
fne aim and endeavor of the Amer
can Red Cross is to meet eficjentIv
IN unforeseen and sudden exieencx. e.
must be ready for the unexpected Thi.
requires organization. So. LOOKING to.
ward the future. it is preparing tn o.
'ablish Red Cross units, trained to meet
my emergency. in all sections of the
country.
By proclamation Of the President of
'he United States and executive orders.
- civilian relief work for the army
ard navy in time of war must be car
ied on through the American Red
ross To meet the national call for
license. the general system of opera-
ton of the American Red Cross was
elaborated at its last annual meeting,
heid in Washington, December s, 1915
A revision of the by laws directed va
r!ous new offices and officials, among
them the separate and distinct but CO.
operative military and civilian relief
departments. each headed by director
general. The officer elected to fill the
new position of director general of
military relief of the American Red
Cross is Col: J. Randolph Kean. Med
ical Corps L. S. A. with Mr.. Ernest P.
Bickne1l filing the post of director gen.
era1 of civilian relief
CLASSIFIED under the department of the
director general Of military relief are
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own resources are suffering serious de-
pletion. The question of food for live
stock is one that has recently arisen,
and unless there are some quick impor-
tation Of fodder the stock will starve.
The bread line is increasing daily. be-
cause more than a years blockade has
emptied the country of its raw ma
teriaI. The bread lines are divided into
sections In one hour five hundred peo-
pie receive food. Throughout these dis
tricts there are seven thousand of the
tragic bread lines.
Clothing of all sorts is a continuous
need. In some of the rural districts,
and especially in those little iso-
lated, the need for warm clothing is
very pressing. In these out-of-the-
way spots many thrifty persons have
been glad to get -four sacks. which they
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have converted into underwear and
other wearing apparel. AS many as
Loo meal sacks were sent from
America when it became known how
desperate the need for them had be-
come. Persons who have been in France
and Belgium claim that it is indeed
novel apd pathetic sight to see the
children running about with SNOWY pic
lures of Minnehaha Falls. Indian heads
and the faring advertisements of mill
ers on their garments.
The DISTRICT of Columbia Belgian re-
lief committee is well thought out.
carefully planned End systematized
organization. Mrs. John A. Logan
has been the chairman of the com
mittee since its origin November /.
1914. In that length of time it has
sent orr II. boxes of clothing and has
mittee al first had Offices down town.
but few months ago ii moved head
quarters to Mrs. Logan's home, 1923
18Th street northwest.
Services, with the exception of steno-
graphers, are voluntary and absolutely
without pecuniary compensation. Dur
ing the summer the committee adj
plished. but early in the fall it reas-
sembled and has been working busily
since November 49, Ten boxes have
been sent to the Belgians since Novem
Der 10. These boxes are shipped as
soon they ready. They go to
northern France. so the committee is
sure that they reach their destination.
Countless Belgian refugees are at pres
ent living in northern France.
The District OF Columbia relief COM
mittee co-operated for number of
months with New York Belgian re-
lief committee. Later it sent its
boxes direct to France. This was be-
cause Mrs. William II. Hill. Boston
woman. but one who has worked in
Washington and has great many
friends here, most enthusiastic and
deeply interested worker for the Bel
gian cause, left the activities here to
go to Europe. Mrs. Hin argued that
there was a sufficient number of per-
sons in Washington to give their time
aud what money they could spare to
the Belgians. and she felt convinced
that her work would be OF much great
err value il she journeyed to Europe
and oted for herself the exact needs of
that desolated land and subsequently
rendered reports.
Since her arrival in France a year
/. ago, she has kept in close touch with
Mrs. Logan, and through her the COM
mittee has learned of the immediate
needs Of the Belgian refugees. Mrs.
Hill sends detailed reports to the COM
mittee and in her private letters to
Mrs. Logan, eNpxins carefully the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27
.EEANtU.S.A. ,DlpEeroR :
RAL OF NMITARY RELIEF
AMERIcAN RED0RO9s.

able to say that there have been no
deaths in our nursing personnel during
the ,entre period of their service in
Europe
AS an indication of the regard in
which our nurses were held abroad is
the fact that when it became neces
Sary, through lack of funds. to with
draw our nursing personnel from
Europe in October of last year, the
German government asked for the
privilege of assuming the support of
the groups serving both in Austria and
Germany. Thirty EIGHT nurses out of
the forty-eight assigned to these coun-
tries volunteered for further service.
and were sent into Russia by the Ger
oners in that country. 1t is an inter-
estlng fact that many soldiers returned
to the trenches with written request
among their few treasured possessions
turned to the American hospitals
With the necessity for preparation
Tor possible service in the event of war
in our own country, the Red Cross is
piece of work it has yet undertaken.
and is now planning the organization
OF hospital columns, or units, in every
section of the country. which would be
available for prompt service in the
event of war. These hospital columns
will consist of medical directors. su-
pervlsing nurses. nurses and such other
personnel as may be needed for service
sist of from fifty to sixty enrolled Red
Cross nurses and number of lay wom-
en- who have special Qualifications for
services of this character and who have
received instruction by the American
Red Cross.
THAT these lay women who are
willing to serve as aids or auXiliaries
to the nursing service of the Red Cross
may be prepared for such work. we
have adopted special course OF in
struction, which is now available.
While this course of instruction is in
tended primarily to qualify women Tor
service as aids and auxiliaries in hos
pital wards. it is also the intention OF
the Red Cross to keep on file the names
of women who are specially adapted
for service in supply stations, linen
rooms. diet kitchens. rest stations Or
in convalescent homes. We are anxious
to enroll women now for special service
in the lines of work which they are
best qualified to perform.
Il have learned from my experience
during the past two years OF warfare
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COMMITTEE Headed by Mrs. John A. Logan Has Sent Off Thousands Dollars
~ Worth Food and Clothing Dsttut-The Bread Lines BegThe Need
Clong-For Sacks
day Afternoon on Clothing for Refugees
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+gKe @od Grocc and Prpparednescc

Red Cross Units,
Trained to Meet Any
Emergency, to Be Es-
tablished in All Sections
of the Country-Work
of the Director General
of Military Relief-Red
Cross Nursing Service
IS by Presidential Proc
lamation the Nursing
Reserve of the Army
and Navy in the Event
of War-Between Six
and Seven Thousand
Graduate Nurses Are
Already Enrolled-Hos-
pital Columns to Be
Formed - Work of
the Lay Women"
Course of Instruction
PlannedHWonnen Will
Be Needed if War
Comes.
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nAJoP ROBERT VPATTERS0N
USA. CHIEF OF buRBAU OF
MEDICAL SERVICE
-ArE.RIcAN RED cross

increased. and in case of need could be
readily extended to include all of the
availa BILE nurses in the United States.
and, through our utilization with the
American Nurses Association, reach its
entire membership of 10000 trained
women. The requirements of the Red
Cross for the enrolment of nurses in
clude not only graduation from train
ing school for nurses of excellent stand
ing. but in states where registration
is provided for by law. nurses must be
registered.
Our nursing service has been called
upon in the past for work in disaster
relief work. notably. during the Ohio
flood in 1913. when between 900 and
400 nurses responded promptly to a
call for service, and did heroic work
When the European war seemed in
evitable the Red Cross offered units of
doctors and nurses. During the first
year of the war o55 Red Cross nurses
were sent to the various European
countries, even into Russia. Siberia and
Serbia.
Our unit was sent to Belgrade and
was there during the first occupation
by the Austrians and remained until the
second occupation by the Austrians and
Germans in October of last year. Our
nurses were in Serbia during the ty-
plus epidemic, and while number of
them developed typhus all made good
recoveries. In fact we are proud to be
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WASHINGTON HOUSES BUILT BY
MINNESOTA'S FIRST SENATOR

time were remarkable being among
the fine and spacious homes of the city
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IN Ne American Red CrnsS IL its
mission of relief TO the world,
has within the past two years
demonstrated its extraordinary
mower in the a11eviatiop ~ b,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-14

Newark. y. j.. where he will spend
several weeks.
Mrs. Fred b. Webster and little
daughter LEFT ON Wednesday, for Nils
soula. Mont. where they will join MIR.
webster. who is now in business there.
Rev. j. Il. Ellis, or Yanccy. is visit
ing his sister. Miss Mary c. Ellis.
Mrs. Anna White. who has been vis-
iting her mother, Mrs. G.. D.. Cameron,
has returned to her homo at cifax.
Bedford County.
Mrs. c. NJ. Freeman entertained u
number OF her friends ut attractive
luncheon last Thursday. Covers were
laid for six. Those present were Mrs.
y. a.. Thomas. Miss Margaret Vooheis
and Mrs. Parshall, Of PITTSBURGH.
On Thursday afternoon Arcadia"
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. c.. w. Dear
porn, Miss Marion Dearborn had the
weekly meeting OF the bridge club.
Al the conclusion of the games Mrs.
y. Il. Strode was awarded a dainty
collar and cuff set for making the high
esq schore, while Mrs. Otey Gopgin
was given the guest prize. The honor
guests were Mrs. Lee Beasley. Mrs.
Grey Goggin and Miss Lois Ligon. OF
Luxembourg. The members OF the club
present wcrc Misses Bessie Robertson
ana Emma Saunders, Mesdamcs Charles
a. Joubert. a. Il. Strobe, S. NJ. wits
w. i. Reed, Percy Page and MIR Pew.
ton K. Evans.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-14
BOYDTON

Especial 30 The Timcs-pispa:ch.l
BOYDToN. VA. May l5.-R Blair
Haskins. OF Danvilc, visited friends
here on Sunday.
Mrs HaskinS Williams is visiting
friends and relatives IN Richmond.
The Boydton card club was enter
tanned by Miss Laura Townes on Fri
day.
Dave Clark is visiting relatives and
friends In North Carolina.
q y !. Cole returned TO Norfolk this
week. after & visit OF several days 10
his brother. Z r. Cole. of this place.
Nr and Mrs. Willie Baptis; and little
daughter. Marjorie. OF North Carolinn.
visited relatives here the frs, Of the
week.
The young women Of Boyd,on gave
q leal-year dance at the Town Hall on
Wednesday night.
On tho evening OF May / q unique
and enjoyable supper was served at
the Briggs House. under the auspices
SUPP began 1T $50 and lasted until
:" la,c .our. The menu cards wer. al
t-a"ttve They We're printed on white
paper ana tied with pink ribbon. on
the menu were found: cold Chopped
Creature, Crisp Commentators. Noah's
Son and His STAFF Of Life, Cereal Com
pound and Churned Cream. County
Cousin Comfi,s. clear Cold CRYSTAL,
~Chinanan's Chorus. Cordial Cheer.
'ook's Curious Compound and Con
soiidatcd Cream. The lawn was hung
with Japanese lanterns AND set with
tables ana chairs, Where cream and
enk" wrre seG!ed. During the evening
music ana .rcr.ih-lInS were given.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-14
BRING PENNIES FOR EACH
YEAR OF THEIR ACES
Novel Entertainment Is Given by
Earnest Workers Society of
Houston Baptist Church.
KARL JANSEN TO BE SEEN
Will Present American Comedy.
"Dayy Crockett" in Which lie
Will Portray Ten Different Char.
acters-IntereSt In Civic League.
Especial TO The Times-Dispatch

SBcNltl ~ "a NV 80
HOUSTON. VA. May lathe Count
wcman's Christian Temperance Union
held its semiamnual convention In
Houston on Thursday, The body con-
vened in the morning AZ the Methodist
Church. Mrs. y. Z. Willis. Of South
Boston. presided. Many delegates were
III attendance, nearly every local union
being represented. Lunch was served
at the church n ! o'clock.
The Earnest Workers Society OF
Beth Car Baptist Church gave a novel
entertainment at the Halifax Inn on
Friday evening from s TO II. Mrs. H..
*. Burton. president OF the society,
required each person attending the fete
to bring ma sack q penny for each
letter in his or her name. Sacks were
: distributed through the town. with an
announcement of the event written in
verse. 4 large crowd. attracted by the
novelty OF the affair. attended
karl Jansen. famous Swedish enter
,aiicr. will make his second appear
anre III Houston OF the evening OF
May %. He will present The American
comedy. "Davy Crockett" and Will take
the part Of ten different characters.
The civic League held an interest
ing meeting AT the residence Of Mrs.
r.. Holt I:asley on Wednesday after
noon. Interest in the work Of the
league has Increased. partly as tho re-
suit of the recent visit of Miss j. Doug
las Wright. OF Richmond. assistant
secretary of the Virginia Co-Opcrativc
Education Association.
Miss Sallie Edmunds and Miss Rose
Lee W~iilingham visited Richmond this
week.
II h. Stebbins. Jr.. left on Sunday
for Richmoud, where he has accepted
q position.
AIR. and Mrs. ! j. Draper left on
Tuesday for Roanoke, where they at
tended the funeral of Mr.. Drapcr's
hrother-in-law, / j Walrond.
Miss Helen Barksdalc is the guest OF
relatives and friends in Richmond.
Alfred II. Barksdalc. OF L~ynchhurg,
visited tn" home Of his father. Judge
William K Barksdaie. during the past
week.
Miss Emma EimuudS is spending the
week AS the guest of relbtives in Rich
mond and ~1.yuchburc.
John Martin and Marshall T. Rockcr
Spcnt several days III Richmond this
week.
Mrs. Robert W Watkins is the guest
OF relatives IN Richmond
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AMHERST


Especial to The Times-pispatch
AMHERST. VA. May Ex-senator
Euhrey Il. STROBE and Attorney edward
Meeks have made a business trip to
rye River OH Thursday.
Miss Ehe Written was the guest Of
friends in L~ynchburG last week.
Mrs. Howard Henderson WAS in
I.ynchhurg shopping last Friday
Miss Ruth Maurice. Of New YORK. is
the guest "f Miss IInrriet Evans.
Miss Lois Lyon, Of L%ynchburg, was
the guest OF Miss Marion Dearborn
last week.
Robert Cameron has returned to his
home IN Minneapolis. MINI. He was
called To Amherst on account of the
illness Of his mother, Mrs. @. u. Dam
cro..
Mrs Antrim Coincr and son, OF Tye
River. last week were guests AT Cap
tain r. O. Troy's.
Mrs. ~ II Robertson is the guest
of Mrs. William Robertson at En-
poria. Before returning home Mrs.
Robertson Will visit Mrs. Archie Rob-
ertson Mt Portsmouth.
Mrs. George Sprague and children. Of
Idaho. are visiting at Mrs. Nj. II. Rob
crtSon's.
Marion T. Malone Of city Point. was
a Weekend guest Mt Mrs. B. r.. HAIR
-Ison'S.
MISS Rosalie Harrison. who spent the
past month In Petersburg. returned
home last Saturday.
Mrs. Charles a. Joubert was called
TO Waynesboro on Monday on account
of the illness Of Mrs. C. /. Scott, Jr.
Mrs. y NJ Wills on last Monday at
tended the funeral Of little James Dill
lard in i~.ynchbure.
Mrs. Ernest Burch was called to
~Lynchhurg III Monday on accoun OF
The illness OF her mother, Mrs. Tcndle-
ton.
Miss Nell Brown Wood. Of Rich
m"nd. IL the guest Of the Misses Drum
mono az their home near Amherst.
"i'iiaH Hewitt left on Monday for