The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1917-09-19
Red Cross
Notes

eminent Mt Washington:
Aug. 22-Dr. Frank $. Billings.
Chairman OF the Red Cross
Commission to Russia annonn-
ces, by cable, the safe arrival
of the American Red Cross
Commission in Petrogad and it's
reception by Premier kcrenslly.
The Commission carried with
them medical supplies to the
value of 100000, a second
shipment of supplies are now
being sent to Russia, the War
Council appropiating $lGO, 0CO.
Aug. 23-Canteens and rest
stations for the French and
American troops will be estab-
lisheL in France by the Amer.
can X G d Cross. Laundries,
mending and disinfecting rooms
aud shower baths which will
remove the menace of dirt and
disease from the trcnch-staiued
soldiers, will be opened at rail
road functions where the men
must wait cnrOute.
Aug. 23-General Manager
Harvey ID. Gibson issued the
following statements to the
23O0 Red Cross Chapters in the
United States:
l. The Red Cross will from
time to time, give names of par
ticular classes of articles most
needed and the total amount
required
9, Amount of each class of
article which the different chap
tiers or different societies will
be asked to produce.
3, The time in which it is
desired such articles shall be
made and delivered to the Red
Cross.
Present needs are especially
for knitted articles, surgical
dressings, hospital garments
and comfort bags, in the order
named. Standard patterns have
been adopted for all hospital
garments required, and all pat
tern companies will issue iden.
teal patterns, which will be
known az "Red Cross Patterns"
Any garment made according
TO these patterns will be &C
ceptable by the Red Cross.
Aug. 24-'rhe American Red
Cross has perfected plans TO
care for Americans who may
be captured and held in German
prison camps. y prisoners re-
lief committee has been organ
lied at Berne, Switzerland.
To-day, about 100 American
prisoners are held in Germany,
mostly civilians a k IN Off
American merchantmen that
have been sunk by Teuton sub
marines. Speedy relief for those
who may be taken prisoners is
necessitatcd by tn e German
policy of giving their prisoners
of war food totally inadequate
to keep men in good health.
Aug. PA bill representing n
careful! study of the whole prob
lem of dependency az Il result
of the war and Il conscientious
estimate of the Governments
recognition of its responsibility /,
waB introduced in both Houses
OF Congress simultaneously.
The task of providing for the
financial assistance of the fam
lilies of our soldiers and sailors
Is so large that the Government
alone can assume it.
Aug. 29-lncreasing at the
rate of from % 900 so 100, 900 Il
day, membership of the Ameri-
can Red Cross has just passed
The $500, 900 mark. At the be
ginning of the year, the total
was 1900. 5000 cans of con
densed milk have been pur-
chased by the supply service of
the Red Cross for immediate
shipment TO Salonika, which is
to be used in Serbian military
hospitals.
Aug. 2o-Five laboratory rail
road cars will be prepared for
emergency work against pos.
slble outbreaks of epidemics in
cantonment camps in the Unit
ed States. Each car will have
staff of five or more experts,
and will be 80 stationed that