Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-21

10 - . y Fcbvuar:. "O--Carlton
''onsc Terrace ~ an Interesting row
y. S.s"' wSt m.roi"rod. spacious town
, "oIscs. Thcy arc crcctcJ on Crown
property. They face the gardens Of
INC Athenaoum AMI tho United Service
Cubs. 81 Jamcs's Park. tho Horse
GUARDS parade and the Mall that leads
from buckingham Palace To Victoria
Arch lie in tho rear. This is possibly
,hc most desirable residence part oc
London. Interesting people live in
these houses. and interesting things
arc being done III them. Lord Curyon
iiNcs in ono. Sir Gilbert Parker I'm an.
"thri On QUO side Of the Duke OF
iorks steps. which divide Carlton
lIou:c Terrace into two parts. is tho
former German embassy.
ON tn" Other side OF tho stcps il Lady
Hidlc!'s town house, long ago convert
CD mt" "a hospital for wounded and
r"nraicsccnt officers. Further do.n
III" row. at No. s, ia Lord .Astor's Srca,
mousse which months ago WAS turned
over I" the Rod Cross. This il tho
center and headquarters ~ tho Rcd
cross work in Great britain. Here AN
immense and important work /. con-
Quoted 10y hundreds Of women ScrN INK
as volunteers. Tho work has uutErown
i"o iar-" houses At tho beginning
"t The war tho fcd Cross Was installed
III Lord Salihbury's historic old resi-
Hchcc IN Arlington street Just behind
N" RAJ" Hotel Whom il was found iu-
adequate the STAFF moved I" the lager
I""n Residence OF the Duke Of N"rfoik.
~ -. Janca's SGua"c. aud finally to
carlton House Terrace. Thcy occupy
,'c whole OF ;he house. ana every room
~ Il il crowded with workers and "a
huS Darapho ru:.lia OF flcs indexes
And iccords.
Ect""o he vas called - serve in the
Foreign ":''o =" Minister % Blockade
Lord Robert Cecil was in charge Of
thiv work. lie was succcedcd by Sir
'.ouIs Mtlct. WHO had been British a;n.
naSSador At ccmstantinople To these
volunteer and unpail workers e; tho
Ecd cross. tho War onlcc and Nd
r.rait" scnd AL Of their lists OF
casualties. Wounded Killed and miss
inc. The Rcd cross undertakes 80 ;cll
iho nearest az kin where tho dead wcr.
'.illcd and buried, whnthcr any per-
wounded wcrc transported. aud 10 trace
he missing. An admirable system h.s
o"en devised. The american embassies
n London and Berlin ami Paris have
c"-opcr.icd TO tho fullest cAtcnl MANY
.\n!crican families with sons BILLED in
last account OF them through tho dc.
voted women, many OF ihcm Americans.
wh" arc doing this Red Cross work.
T. was two American women work ,nI
u.r. vino made the investigation that
re>ul;cd III discovering how ANA where
ball PLAYER. was kllc! while serving
'.t'h III. Elack Watch Regiment. roc
w"s out in advance with a bombing
party. Many letters were written and
inHuH survivors were questioned before
il va known where h. fell and where
j." Mas buried Ey IN odd .oiEc:dcncc
on. 81 tho womcm employed IA maxi
ms thj. search MS married TO q Eul-
tIuiur. man. aud tn. other MAS from
Washington. i. &.
NeAi!N al Of tho goat houses OF
LONDON nave hcru -ivcu over - on"
form ot war roijef work or ;,unther.
rhc Dukc OF povou5hirc'S famous old
house on piCaGll!y - Headquarters foy
the volunteer nurses Otncr houses
nave been turned into hospitals. others
mt" nursing homes OF places OF quiet
ret eat 70, n.n unwoundcd bu; SUI
fcrtng from shell shock. This !s true
NOT cnl. OF London, but throughout
Great britain Lord Ncrthcliffc Uttcd
up and maintained mt his own expense
his country house. sutton rIaoo. near
Guildiord. Is hospital for si%ty
wounded officer. More than 800"
wounded soldiers. mostly Canadians,
arc takcr care Of ~ Clivcdcu. tho IA
NOUS old estate near Taplow. that
Waldorf Astor houEh; some years ego
from The Duke of Westminster IL
;ho park Or Tho Duke cf NorthuInhcr.
lard. ri tmwlck Castle thcr, Is a
rc:t camp for wounded aud couv.!te-
cent soldiers whore 5000 mon can hc
taken carr Of. The list might hc con-
tiuucd .lmost indefinitely. II comes
10 This. virtual! thHrc j. not MAN
Ia E.uClann who owns a large house
or = larC" rropcrt. who u not ticVot-
;nE !, - one form or another IF var
relief work. In most caScs the cost .;
supper, and maintenance horne en-
,ircl, by tho owner. only in tho l-rC
est enterprises. as rulo has there
,
support.
There is nardiy :. person IN England
WHO q not contributing dirccily o. in
directly t. tho Wa some i"rnl Of pci-
sonai service. They are working IN
hospitals a nurses. cooks "r chauf-
fcurs. or they are taking Wounded rlcn
ont to drive or finding amusement and
lieh' work for them 10 do IN tho hos
pitals 10 while S@ay tho time ri re-
"over.-.
ono Of the permanent pieces OF FUR
ni::rc in every hous chUld now IL FROM
one 10 three bandaEc rolling machines.
The cal! Of the HOSPITALS III !.uSi,nd
ami behind the lines in France for lint
ana banda es AND gauze for dressings
rs continuous and unccasins. The w"-
rnrn Of tho American embassy meet
twice week with Mrs. Page 1T tic
ambassadors house in GrosNcnor
square to roll bandaSes for tho hos
pi:als. These little groups arc meet.
:EE III 10000 othcr houses every after
nuoo. One never secs anywhere u
woman With idle hands. In tho under