The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-03

1 NicnnA ne was QeCOThIco ny INC EOpN
with the Order OF ST. Gregory the
Great. Mrs. CardeEa was connected
with the Red Cross while she was in
Austria, and has much hard work
near the front to her credit. The
cardeza family came from Philadel-
phia, where they have a fine, big
place IN Germantown: and Mr.. Car
deza, ST., also maintains q home in
Milan, Italy.
-JIm" Young Back From
Serbia and vienna
Rutherford Bingham, who was sec
ond secretary OF the embassy at
Vienna is on his way home. but
seems to be lost somewhere en-
route. Surely you remember him.
for he was q great beau in Washing
ton q few years ago. James Bar
clay Young. until recently consul at
Ftume. is another interesting young
chap, whose return to Washington is
extremely welcome. He is now on
leave after having had two years or
more Of exciting experiences. first in
Serbia and later in Austria In the
latter country he handled the inter
ests OF eleven or thirteen different
countries-whichever the most-in-
GLIDING San Marino, 30 he certainly
has earned a holiday.
Jim Young Is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs James Rankin Young. and is stay
ing with them at their home in X
street He is q cousin OF Mrs. Beale
R. Howard and May Adams, and has
two sisters, Nan and Julia Young, all
Of whom I'm sure you have met His
father, who won his spurs as a news
paper man, was formerly in Con-
gress from Pennsylvania
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Two other Washington boys, Wal
lace Young and Robert Townsend,
also of the consular service, who
were at Carlsbad, have reached
Gothenberg. switzerland, arriving
within the past few days. And.
speaking Of Washington boys, 1
two years service with the American
ambulance in the thick OF things.
first In France and later In the Bal
kans, has reached home
In the effort to make the District
Rad Cross q model upon which the
Red Cross organizations of other
cities may be patterned, number
Of interesting experiments are being
tried out in Washington For In
stance, there's the corps Of young
women who have volunteered to do
the mending for the two or three
thousand. rockies in camp at Fort
Myer They started in yesterday. the
members OF the Red Cross motor
brigade driving them over; and now
II there's q man in camp buttonless
or with undarned socks it's his own
fault
The Red Cross motor committee has
its counterpart in other cities, but
nowhere else has It done more valu-
able work. Aside from qualifying as
ambulance drivers the members OF
the committee have made themselves
useful In all manner of different ways.
The refreshment corps, with Mrs.
LAr1 Anderson at its head, has al
ready won its spurs by providing an
endless quantity Of sandwiches and
coffee for the boys at Fort Myer dur
ing their first day or two in camp.
and by seeing that the Red Cross war
council, in session at Fort Myer re-
Gently, was properly fed.
The refreshment corps Kitchen
trailer" which lives in Mrs. Ander-
sons garage when not in action, was
tried out on this occasion and did zoe
man service. A motor kitchenette
like those In use in the marine corps,
It has huge boilers where coffee bub-
bIes merrily while the car IL being
driven from place to place. II Is de
signed especially for emergency use
and. Is in readiness. with a motor
frttrE N ha 1a0Aad Nth aandUfrhaa
should the corps be called upon in
haste to feed the hungry occupants OF
a troop train passing through town.
The Civilian Relief Committee Is an
other branch Of Red Cross activity
which has already been brought 10 a
high degree OF perfection In Wash
ington. Mrs. Walter s. Ufford, who
has had wide experience with Asso-
ciated Charities work, is at its head
and the latter association co-operates
with the committee. Indeed. in its
work, which is largely advisory and
consists in keeping track Of the fam
lilies of soldiers, finding work for
them and the like. the committee uses
the Associated ChArities' headquarters
in various parts OF town.
While not under Red Cross aus
pieces. the work of providing club
rooms and amusement facilities for
the various camps which has been
undertaken by the National Society
OF Colonial Danes OF America Is in
line with the sort of work the Red
Cross Is trying out here Mrs. Janin
having placed the comfortable, old red
brick house which formerly housed
the University Club at the disposal
OF the committee, the men at Fort
Myer and other camps near Washing
ton will soon have an honest-to-good-
ness club Of their own.
Knitting Circles CurtaiI
Bridge EIIgibIeE.
The tongue twisting ditty "sister
SuSie's sewing shirts for soldiers"
and its variation ''Nettie's knitting
neckties for the needy" which came
out shortly after the outbreak of the
war IL more to the point than ever
now that the sewing bag and the
knitting needle have come to be the
insignia OF the great army OF Wash
ington women. Sewing circles. knit
ting bees. surgical dressings classes
and similar meetings have come to
be so frequent each morning and af-
ternoon that II is almost impossible
for the vould-be hostess to corral
enough guests for q bridge party.
ISIncheonR with a doEAn Ruesta or