Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-29
WAR RELIEF ASSOCIATION
ISSUES ANNUAL REPORT.
Shows What Has Been Accomplished
for Aid Of Americas
Allies in War.
MANY ARTICLES ARE SHIPPED
Not One Case Has Been Lost in
Transit, and Many Special Ac-
acknowledgements Have Been Re-
ceived Of Help Extended.

Vital in every sense of the word Is
the annual report OF the War Relief
Association of Virginia for the year
ending June /. 1917. The report has
not yet been published. having just
been compiled. but brief summary
OF the years work is amazing, indi-
eating as it does, the increased scope
Of the work and it's significance since
America entered into the war.
Before America entered .he war.
this service for the relief Of suffering
In the war zones was inspired by a.
friendly desire to aid those with whom
America sympathzed. and administer
TO those in suffering" says the report
Since we entered the war, however.
these people have become our allies
In the great struggle for liberty, and
what was befores an act OF generosity
is now an act of duty. We must con-
tinuc 10 help those who for three years
have been fighting our battles and will
continue to do SO until we are in a
position to take our proper place in
this great world struggle for the main
tenance OF the principles which lie at
the foundation Of American civiliza-
zion.
Summarizing the work OF the asso-
citation to date. there have been ship
ped 80 cases containing considerably
more than 100000 articles. and not a
single case has been lost in transDor
tation. Acknowledgment OF receipt of
cases shipped up to April / have been
received. and others are being received
as rapidly as the conditions warrant,
Inc association is constantly in re.
ceipt of letters of appreciation of these
articles. and most complimentary ref
1t,,
sent and the admirable manner in
which they are packed and TRANSPORT
ed"
SHIPMENTS MADE TO
VARIOUS WAR ZONES
Shipments are made by the associ-
alton TO the following organizations
or individuals connected with hospital
organizations in the various war zones.
BRUSH American War Relief Fund ::
war Relief Clearing House; Princess
Christians Hospital; AnEIo-American
iospital. Wimereux; Queen Mary's
Needlework Guild: DR.. Hart, American
Red Cross. Philadelphia: Sir w. Crooke.
iIawless. southampton; Madame Crou.
itch' Serbia: Directeur de Service de
iE&pertise Paris; Mrs. Waldorf Aston:
Nine. Huard's Hospital; Nine Leon
vile Hasbrouck, France; Ouvroir Hol-
oPhone; Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page.
Rome; Hospital de Vannes. Moliebau u.
france; American Ambulance Hospital.
Neuiity; Franco american Comfte, Paris
Sectiors-F'rancaisc Paris; Mrs. william
NIL Paris; Mrs. Austin. surgical dress
ings committee.
During the past year has been con-
quoted under twelve sections, as fol-
lows: Finance; publicity; children's
aid; hospital supplies; shirts. pajamas
and understandings; blankets, bedding
ana similar articles; mufiers, socks
and other knitted goods: relief of the
blind; clothing. shoes, ETC.; State
branches; transportation, and pack
ing. In addition to these sections
there has been a branch Of the work
known as the British branch, formed
by British people in this territory.
and numerous subcommittee working
under the various sections in charge of
the various departments of their work.
The general headquarters Of the as
ISOLATION will still be found at sos East