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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-04

about 2000-because no one can
reach the hemmed in Montenegrins; no
one can find out what their condition
may be.
Mrs. Rodman E. Griscom is chairman
of the committee on surgical dressings,
which has branches in Bordeaux. Paris,
London and Rome. The committee is
in direct touch with the French hospi-
tails and sends out 10000 dressings a
month. Mrs. George W. Pepper is
chairman of the American Ambulance;
Mrs. Harold f. Yarnall, entertainment;
Mrs. George Horace Lorimer, Arme-
nian; Mrs. Benjamin Miller, chairman
Of the only American committee in this
country for war relief in italy; Mrs.
Robert Strawbridge, British-American;
Mrs. Thomas Elwyn, Motor Messenger
Service, which has done effective work
for the men of Camp Dix and Camp
Meade. as we'll az those in the city;
Mrs. Payard Henry, chairman OF the
Belgian Relief Committee, and Mrs.
Cornelius Stevenson. chairman OF the
French War Relief Committee.
The headquarters Of the Belgian
Committee are in the historic Weir
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-04
By Frances Fisher Byers

ni,ries. letters and other personal
...ords Of those who have lived through
.,v cpochmakinc period of nations
M. always make interesting reading
FOR succeeding generations.
In DAYS 70 come, when the dove OF
cssce shall no longer "sit on a sword"
by. nestle contentedly among the
hranehes Of an international family
IRE. the chronicle Of events during our
..rurcle for q world democracy. faith
fsllv set down by the women OF this
country in the daily files OF their great
Welfare organizations, and revealed by
he correspondence between men and
women who are cooperating in service,
will supply noyelists and historians
with a valuable store OF information.
The women Of Philadelphia, always
noted for their efficiency in progressive
movements, are now proving their abil-
ity along new lines of service and set
ing the country an example Of pracsi-
cal work for the army and navy.
The following report by Mrs. George
". Childs Drexel. selected at random
rom several hundred Of like character.
i, simple. unvsrnished statement of
work accomplished by a few of the
many units Of women she has organized
into . eanteen service numbering three
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-04

bound for a Southern camp, with hot
coffee. two ham sandwiches each, be-
sides giving them cigarettes. matches
and newspapers. One Of the New Jer-
sey cars was chalked all OYER with
Berlin or Bust The cheers which the
men gave, Red Cross. It's all right
could be heard for blocks. Twenty
seven women served at this point Of de-
parture."
For two hours every morning Mrs.
Drexel sits at the telephone in the pri-
vate Office Of her home, several miles
outside Of the city, and receives in
structions from the government and
railroad officials as to the movements
of the troops which will pass through
or near the city. Then she gives her
chairmen the orders for the day. Mr..
and Mrs. Drexel have given up their
town house entirely to the service for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-04
gusge.
guage.
Will Conduct Amy
Canteen in Flanders

at the request OF the commanding
general In the army corps nearest the
locality. the committee, in cooperation
with the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation. is also establishing a eSnteen
at the village Mrs. George Biddle and
Mrs. Donnell Swan, Of Baltimore, are
now on their way 20 begin this work
Miss Ruby Mccormick. the Comtesse De
sainte-Aldegonde, her daughter and her
niece, tn. young Duehesse dues. will
work with the Philadelphia party. Miss
Bewick, OF Georgia. stepdaughter Of
Colonel Donnelly, Artillery Corps.
U. S. A.. will join these workers. She
is an expert chauffeur.
This is but an outline Of the work
that has been done thus far" added
Mrs. Stevenson. IL have not gone into
the details Of the stores OF agricult-
ural implements. animals pigs,
chickens-clothing and, in fact, sup
plies of all kinds that have been col
lected for the work here in America.
Mrs. william Supplee has given the
money TO build and reestablish the viii
lsge school, as q memorial to her sis
ter-in-lsw. Mrs. Gertrude Longstreth.
Several other kinds OF work are being
undertaken. and when the war is over
It will r, found that the women Of this
city have done their share OF war GER
vic. and have not been found wanting
at any time or in any place. either in
this country or abroad"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-04

-, a,r.,;o, n, the war Mr.. Drexel
apparently IS as much interested in the
work as his wife is. With deep enthu-
siasm he spoke Of her varied activities
and her gift of organization. Two
year, AGO Mrs. Drexel organized the
Pennsylvania woman's Division for Ma
tional Preparedness. IN year 'here
were II 900 members enrolled. Last
February the organization was merged
With the Red Cross. When the Penn-
,ylyania troops went 20 the border 'ne
canteen service fed $4,000 men, since
September 10 it has given food ma 70
bseco and newspapers to $1,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-04

Gust humble word Of appreciation
for giving US boys that delicious cup OF
hot coffee and those real ham sand
witches so late last night in the City OF
Brotherly Love as we passed through.
Many, many thanks. You touched our
hearts as we'll as our stonachs."
81, as one Of the boyg Of the s6th
Aero Squadron, wish TO express my
gratitude TO you for the good work you
are doing. May God help you to keep
on with this work"
Thanks many times for the refresh
ments May God bless your WORK. Love
to all"
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Feeds 200 Men
OF New York Infantry

"On the same day, In another part OF
the city, Urquhart Auxiliary No. 3, Mrs.
G. W. Urquhart, chairman, fed 1900
Of the I'd Infantry from Rochester.
y. Y, at North Philadelphia station en-
route for Camp -, in the South. The
train was four hours late. The men
seemed delighted with the lunchboxes
given them. and many said: God bless
the Red Cross women or Ny sister is
=. member or My mother belongs, and
she'll do this for some other fellow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-04

"To the officers, who did not neeo
food, we gave tobacco and eigsre''es'
All the men handed quantities OF ie'-
.srs and postcards 70 the women 70 DC
mailed. The same day Mrs. H. D.
coxe. chairman Of Auxiliary NO. J.
philadelphia General, gave refreshments
20 ss4l men Of the New York infantry
=, The Il. B. o. station, Twenty-fourth
.,d Chestnut streets. a large basket
~ beaches was given 20 each car. and
...h man received chocolate, tobacco
.,ebe. and several newspapers.
Later. tho same auxiliary fed LOO
49,. I,rsey troopers from Sea Crit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-04
Their Patriotic Activities Range From
Feeding American Soldiers En- Route at
Local Railroad Stations to CONDUCTING
Canteens in PARKWAY Flanders =

en- route for Southern camp. and that
200 stevedores would pass through
three hours later from Fortress Mon
roe, bound for TO embark for
France. The next morning the women
of this unit met the first train, which
proved to be taken up entirely by off =
GERS. They were supplied with ginger
ale and sandwiches, as they said they
did not need any heartier food. Two
hours later the stevedore train came
in, with 200 men instead Of 200, who
had had nothing TO eat since the day
before at noon. Tho officers in charge
told our women that the men were get
ting very restless and hard to manage,
and that they could not express fully
their appreciation Of the Red Cross
canteen unit for feeding them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-04

Mrs. Drexel also started the first CLUB
for enlisted men in Philadelphia the
famous Ship and Tent Club. Il has the
bicge,. gymnasium in the city and an
average attendance Of 2,Ooo each week
Dances are given and som. form Of IN
,e-.ainment for the men every night
The letters which Mrs. Drexei re-
ceives daily from all parts of the coun-
try from wearers o. the uniform would
. eom,ilcd IN many volumes, and some
dav after the wa will make n story OF
intense human interest. Brief quota
.;o.. from 81 .cw express the sentiment
of Thousands OF others.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-04

Mrs. Cornelius
Stevenson. chair.
man Of the French
War Relief Gem.
mittec Of the
Emergency Aid Of
Pennsylvania. who
was the first
woman in the Y. S.
to be decorated by
the French gov.
eminent for her
work. She has
b en- for m any
years the recog.
nized leader of
Philadelphia ex-
elusive social set
and foremost in
progressive move
ments in the city
and state. She is
president Of the
Acorn Club and a
former president.
of the Civic Club.
She also finds time
20 be literary edi.
tor Of The Phila-
delphia Ledger.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-04
Philadelphians Lead
In All War Activities

It would take many pages 70 tell OF
all the work being done ny the women
Of Philadelphia, so wide is It's scope
and so effective the results. The work
@; women like Mrs. Stotesbury, who is
responsible for the United Service
Club, which has never been closed DAY
or night since its opening and which
looks after the wellbeing Of 5000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-04
Flying Squadron
Went Past at Night

"Ths same morning We received WORD
hat a movement Of eight sections o.
be hying squadron wss coming
through the city. We could get no IN
formation IN regard 70 the food supply
and decided % be ready with light re-
treatments. A. 2 o'clock in the ai'er-
noon the railroad notified u that the
Hzht sections had passed through AZ
Ysioek in the morning. Mrs. william
c'>tbisr Wa IN charge Of Main L'ne
Branch No. :. The women immediately
pDt The rsfreshments away on ice ana
'srnso Their attention 70 the next or
or that cane IN over the wire.
~ b o'ciocs b. the afternoon we
vffs Informed tst ~ 7s2o tbe next
morning seyefai omeerE 10 charge o'
=" men from PJsttsburg would pass
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-04
Forced To Be
Idle Six Days

Mrs. Drexel then goes on IN ner neHt
,.stsment 70 deplore the fact that for
sx days her organization had perioo
Of enforced idleness. From that date
regret 20 say. until September 49, we
asd no opportunity Of continuing our
work, as tie railroads had not received
their Official order from Washington 70
give u Information regarding the pass
ny OF troop trains. But at o'clock on
he evening Of the til we we're notified
over the telephone that a. $3.50 on the
morning OF the next day $50 men would
sssemble a. the North Philadelphia sta
Ion for Camp -. having been
pieked up on the earlier local trains
ron Bristol and Chester.
These we're drafted men. Auxiliary
30 4, west Philadelphia, Mrs. c. l..
Jones, chairman, gave them sandwiches
ard coffee. Some Of the men seemed TO
b. rs7enousiy hungry. and finished
heir boxes Of food before we go'
through distributing them. a re"
seemed too homesiek to eat, but we
harmed later that the food was all
eaten before they reached Camp --.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-04
liam PENIS Daughters Rally VaGn the Governments Call for Aid

Mitchell residence, the home for so
many years Of the famous nerve spe-
cialist, who in the later years Of his
life became we'll known as C. novelist.
The rooms are filled with interesting
relics and pictures. When the Belgian
commission visited this country its
members first called upon Mrs. Henry
to pay their respects before making any
Official calls, in recognition OF her vslu-
able service, 20 the Belgian cause. both
in our own country and abroad. She
has also been in personal eorrsspcn-
dence with King Albert and the Queen,
who have repeatedly expressed their
appreciation Of her work. Perhaps the
most interesting letter which she re-
ceived. and which never before has been
published, Is one OF several from
Cardinal Mercier. II was dated Ma
lines, May s. 1917. The translation
from the French reads:
btuI heouluc.
MANY weeks ago, as soon as
learned that you had been so Kind
a, 10 organize a committee TO come
70 the aid Of the ever increasing
needs OF our population, fastened
to address you a token OF my pro-
found gratitude, but I learned to-day
that my letter did not reach you
until now. Tardily. but with all my
heart, beg you TO accept the express
sion Of my gratitude. Our people,
who for three years suffer with a pa
thence which nothing can shake, who.
under the odious rule OF deports-
tions have preferred to suffer hun
ger, cold and exhaustion rather than
sign a voluntary contract OF work
for the enemy's benefit. these people
are worthy Of the regard and the re-
spect Of generous souls.
IL understand, dear madame. that
the noble nation 50 snsmoured OF
loyalty and liberty and to which you
have the honor to belong, holds its
eyes fixed on our suffering people.
In the homes where I have
the consolation Of bringing your
help, fervent prayers 20 up to heaven
for our benefsctors and particularly
for the dear Belgian Relief Commit
tee of Philadelphia, which owes its
existence and vitality TO you.
"May I send, dear madame, this
very modest photograph % 4 TEN
porary token Of our very earnest
gratitude!
%. J. CARDINAL MERCER,
"Arch. de Mal'nes."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-04

help 70 another unit, which responded
from another point in the city with
fifty of its members, bringing food.
When the other ninety arrived, two
hours later, all, OF course. were fed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-04
All Parts of City
Ready to Respond

September -, two days later: Unit
No. s, Mount Airy "a suburb. The chair
man, Mrs. f. NJ. Osler, had been mott
fed and was prepared to feed ninety
men of the hospital unit from Sea Girt,
who would pass through the city en-
route for Camp -, and two hours later
$50 men of the Signal Corps. The $50
arrived first; IL was a distressing situa-
ton. The men said they were very
hungry. Mrs. Osler sent out q call for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-04

thousand members, under the South
EASTERN Chapter Of the American Red
Cross. Il is called Feeding the Troops"
The destination OF the troops is. Of
course, left blank, although 1t is given
in the original statement.
The first opportunity that Unit No.
10 had Of doing this Lcanteenl work
vas September -, when | was notified
in the early morning Of that day that
200 men Of the Sd Regiment were to
sntrain at Lansdowne IA suburb OF
Philadelphia, but, due 70 the delay in
arrival Of cars, the men had been twelve
hours without food. Mrs. Wagar-
Smith. cur chairman of the Lansdowne
branch. had one hundred women trained
tor this work. she called them into
service promptly, and gave every man
a warn meal. This, of course, was done
because she was on the spot and SUI
oerintended the service
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-04
Collects $600,00
In Two Years

One OF the mos, effective organiza-
tons for relief abroad directly sus-
tanned by American women here 4. the
French War Relief, Of which Mrs. Cor
nelius Stevenson is state chairman.
II has nine subcommittee, each or.
raising its own funds. In two years
100000 has been raised altogether.
Three hundred hospitals have been
helped. Mrs. Stevenson is the first
woman in the United States TO be dec
grated by the French government for
war work
Recently" said Mrs. Stevenson.
owing to the uncertainties caused by
the American Red Cross threatened
regulations eliminating volunteer or
CARNATIONS, the French War Relief
Committee has turned its attention 20
the reconstruction Of village, VILE
quier-Aumont, In The ncighborhood o.
Chaulney, one Of the most completely
destroyed localities OF the devastated
zone. Mrs. J. Willard Rodgers, OF this
city, is head OF the committee on re
construction. With Mrs. Rodgers In
France are Miss Richards. OF San
Francisco; Miss Hayden, Of 0yerbrooS
IA suburb OF Philsdelphis); Mile
Mel, daughter OF the former rector o.
( the French church here. Miss Rich
ard. and Miss Hayden went over IN
charge Of the truck and Ford car -
drivers. Mile. Mel has charge OF the
/ clerical work of the committee. Mis-
Julanns Wood, who went over las
spring. will soon join Mrs. Rodgers In
Paris.
"Miss Ella Church. trained nurse
will soon sail WITH Miss Christine Bio
dle.p she continued, "to lock after the
women and children Of Villequier-
Aumont and to establish a temporary
dispenssry, with . view TO helping the
returning women and children, who are
said 20 be in a deplorsbly rundown
condition. Miss Church will be great
addition TO the Philadelphia party. She
, represents a noble gift toward the re
construction Of the village from Mrs.
: Grshame Wood, who has undertaken The
financing Of that portion Of the work
Miss Biddle. who goes with her, has
prepared herself for nursing under the
American Red Cross, and will be an
able assistant, especially on account Of
her proficiency in the French Ian
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-12

Which brings us suddenly to the
beauty of the commonplace.
Did you ever stop to think how
many commonplace women there
have to be in order to get all the nee
essary commonplace things done to
make existence halfway comforta-
BILE?
There are commonplace break
fasts to get for commonplace hus-
bands who are absolutely lacking In
temperament. There are common
place holes to darn in commonplace
socks for rough, small boys. And
commonplace old people to comfort
in their weakness. And common
place babies to wash and kiss.
The woman who attends to all OF
these and several hundred other
equally commonplace duties never
has time to learn what she missed
when she escaped catching temper
ament."
In the swirl of sentimentality about
being extraordinary, it is well worth
worth while to stop and dwell, about
once a day, upon the beauty of being
commonplace.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-12

g s. g. . .
g MEATLESs MENUS FOR LENT
BY Biddy Bye
Housekeepers are often unable to
apply much Of the modern scientific
knowledge about menu making. 1t
is important, however, that they
should try to remember which of the
cheaper foods contain the largest
amount of nutrients. This infOrma-
ton turns up in some form in almost
every properly prepared article on
cooking.
1t is worth while, for instance, to
know a little about the relative fuel
values of common foods: cream
cheese contains about 1885 calories
per pound; beefsteak, 1000 caIories;
lamb chops, 1,475 calOries; peanut
butter, 2,I35 caIOries; navy beans,
1850 calOTies; corn bread 1,175 ca
tories; figs, ABS CaloTies; bananas,
445 CaIOries; cOCOanut, 3,O25 caIOries.
Lenten Menu For One Day
BREAKFAST - Bananas and
cream, corn cake and coffee.
LUNCHEON-Peanut butter sand
wiches, lettuce salad, fig waters, tea.
DINNER MacarOni and tomatoes,
celery and apple salad, cocOanut
pudding, with jelly, coffee.
Corn Cake.
Sift "a cup corn meal with ~
cups flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, 4
teaspoons baking powder, and p
teaspoon Of salt. Add l heaping
tablespoonful of butter, melted, and
mix with 1 cup Of milk. Turn into a
we'll buttered baking pan and bake
in a quick oven rs minutes.
Cocoanut Pudding.
Mix "A cup of cOTnstarch gradually
with "a cup of milk. Heat 1 p cups of
milk and add to it p cup cOcOanUt.
Mix with tablespoons of sugar and
the mOistened cOTnstarch. Heat in
a JOTb1o bOi1or cti7-riT,o o. until tho
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-01-26
NOTED PERSONS DIE

London.-Victor Alexander Bruce
ninth earl of Elgin and Kincardine.
Annapolis, Md.-Commodore Robert
L. Pythian, U. s. N (retired) Jagged
81 years.
Cleveland, Ohio.-Virgil P. Kline
70, personal attorney of John D
Rockefeller.
New York.-Philip Bolieau, the ar
tist, noted for his delineation Of types
of American girls.
Paris.-Amedee Bollee, ST., an in
ventor known in France as "the ia
Their of automobilism."
Denver, Colo.-Dr. Joseph Addison
Sewall, 88 years old, first presiden
Of the University of Colorado.
Salem, Ore.-E. W. st. Pierre, fol
eight years chaplain of the state pen
itentiary and superintendent of the
prisoners aid society, age 81.
New York.-Captain Charles H
Baxter, last surviving officer on the
staff of Admiral Farragut, died al
his home in this city early Saturday
at the age of '83@ years.
Washington.-W. w. Eldridge OF
Flint, Mich, chief of the division OF
issue, which has to do with the is
suance Of bank notes in the office
of the comptroller of the currency.
London.-The duke of Atholl, al
Blair Castle, Scotland. Born in 184t
he succeeded to the title in 1864. He
was one of the principal titled Scot
|tish land owners owning more than
100000 acres.
Observation-Disclosures James H
Yarmouth, retired, IS, last survivor
of the frigate Constitutions active
service, accredited with being respon
sible for raising the first American
flag in California during the Mexi
can war and one of the six original
members of the Aztec club.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-01-26
ST.LUKE'S HOSPITAL,
SPOKANE, BURNED
PATIENTS TAKEN FROM BURNING
STRUCTURE IN RECORD TIME
FIRE DEPT. PROMPT.
N0TAL|FEL0 ST, NONE INJURED
Estimated Loss $12O,Oo0-Trusteee
Meet and Decide to Build New
100000 Building = Bishop
Page Takes the Lead.

Spokane.-Lives of los patients, a
score of nurses and hospital attend
ants were jeopardized at 5:45 p. m
Sunday, when a fire that caused a
loss estimated by the trustees to be
a total Of $4,000, broke out on the
roof Of the west wing of the St.
Luke's hospital
Every patient was removed with
all possible care and haste to neigh
boring homes when it was seen that
the west wing was doomed and the
wind was carrying the flames to the
roof of the main building. The entire
plant cost 100000. Insurance carried
on the whole structure was $500
The trustees expect to recover about
Is per cent of the total
The trustees have decided to build
a new 100000 hospital
Every Bed Was Occupied.
Practically every bed in every room
tin the new west wing, completed
about three years ago at cost of
$4,000, was occupied. The patients
were eating their evening meal when
the alarm. sounded. Both shifts OF
nurses, those ready to leave and
those going on duty, worked HEROIC
ally getting their charges into the
halls Of the lower floors of the main
building. The patients were first car.
ried out on the lawn in the bitter
cold, while flames shot hundreds of
feet above the building. -
Firemen attacked the blaze from
every conceivable angle, and four
men worked lead Of hose on the
roof of the main building amid,sheets
of flame and clouds of smoke that
them, it seemed, for min
utes at time
The fire was under control within
80 minutes Of the time the alarm was
sounded, after water from six streams
four of them from an engine, poured
thousands Of gallons Of water
Despite the guard of several pa
trolmen the friends and relatives
fought to gain an entrance.
So far as recorded there were nc
accidents and the patients all stood
their unceremonious leave taking
with fortitude. All surgeons present
reported their charges in excellent
condition.
Miss Johanna Burns, the superin-
tendent of the hospital not only gave
orders which saved the life of every
patient in the burning building. but
actually seized one patient and car.
ried her considerable distance as
the flames began to crowd the nur-
SEES in the rescue work
The fire broke out in the roof or
attic of the west wing, around the
chimney from the heating plant in
The. basement, according to H. G.
Yearick, secretary Of the hospital.
Patients From Nearby Towns.
The patients in the hospital at the
line the fire broke out were mostly