Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-08
THE RED CROSS.

In the days OF the Crimean War, man
and as consequences did not care or
take much note of the suffering OF
the wounded in battle. However. there
skillfui In removing arrows and giving
hrst aid. but, compared with the nurs-
INF S o! d so-day, u Was very rough.
the Crusades.
In emblem. the Roman hospitaliers
resemb led our. Red Cross of to-day-on
tho shoulder. the breast OF the arm
red, white or gold.
In the beginning of the Crimean War
mere was great suffering amongst the
wounded soldiers; on this account there
Because OF this Sidney Hebert, who
was at that time at the head Of the
Msf ,Depaartment; wrote to Florence
reliable woman, and asked her to go
70 Scutari to nurse the wounded. White
Florence Nightingale it was passed on
the way by letter from her to him,
offering her services as a nurse at Sou
tart.
land for scutari. accompanied by thir-
ty-eisht other nurses. there was great
excitement. This was because, she was
hospital FIoreace " SIEhti IN and thy
other nurses we're called by Punch "a
comic paper OF England) the Nightin-
gale band. but by Kinglake, the angel
band.
When Florence Nightingale arrived
at the great ward hospital at Scutari
she found appalling conditions which
would walk through the long wards
carrying little lamp and helping those
~ need and as she passed the men
Before, the poor victims would be left
alone and In the dark all night
Although at first some officials did
not approve of women nursos In mill
Tine lin, won favor from all And from
Florence Nightingale and the nurses
sprung the first Red Cross.
In America was organized, but political
In the District of Columbia, in 1881.
being: In the lnst century the lled
Cross has relieved suffering In four
employees of several different branches
OF employment. At these classes 1t in
struots It's students In things concern
fall them In their work. A life-savins
6ranch has been organized by the Red
atructed in life-savinE.
The Red Cross both relieves tho suf-
ferlng Of the wounded in battle and the
TO the letters of inquiry about soldiers
that would be otherwise PASSED un-
noticed by the colonel, who naturally
has many other things of Importance
to attend to.
Red Cross nurses must graduate from
q training school before they can be-
come nurses. and for this reason Red
Cross nurses are very slSilltul in hand
ling wounds. The Red Cross nurses are
given an appointment card and badge
which Is returned to the national com
mittee in case OF death or when they
leave their employment The brassard
is not worn without permission.
The uniform worn by the Red Cross
terial, the collar, cuffs and cap are
made after simple fashion so that
they viii launder easily.
The Red Cross has clothing bureaus
whore refugees and other unfortunates
arc clothed: Tho Red Cross alao has
camps where those in need are cared
tor. At Christmas, the Rod Croas sells
Red Cross seals, and with the money
which 1t receives for these it carries
on mere of it's helpful work.
None OF the European Red Cross So
cieties have as many memberships as
the Japanese Red Cross. which hus over
100000 members.
The Red Cross dogs have been a
great help In the present war, They
are very skillful In finding wounded
soldiers on the battle fields.
The Red Cross has done great work
for tho world, and promises to do a
great deal more. C7 :
GENEVIEYE ROSE PETERSON