Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-10

Wounded men ia a French hogpita
welcome an English-spcakipg yOic" more
than our luagjnations can make us realize
although wc can In some measure know
that any % us would be gl'pl to hear orr
own tongue If We we're helpless and suffer
ing in foreign land Last week the
American Fund for French Wounded
found l03 American soldiers III French
hospitals, and they not only iCck them
comforts and visited with ihcn, but
they netitiod their relatives 10 thla country
Some Of these men were the marine4 who
did such gallant fighting during the recent
check TO the German offensive.
Miss Anna Murray Vail, Yh1 has
charge of the Paris office pf the organ
ization, writing of thc happiness o' the
wounded soldiers when the fund rep
rcsentativcs arrive At a hospital. said
Two % our workers Who had IFen
serving in The MARINES Club, bock 3.
he front lincs were lent ~ n French
hospital. Imagine the greeting thcy go'
as tho wounded marines were carried N
on stretchers Men they had hardly
known by sight called them - name,
4 nd u was a unique reunion. One man
called out Mlsa f tell them - patch
me up 70 ! ran ~ back and finish me
jOt Another was keen 70 get some
strawlcrrics the workers carried. while
n third. lsadly wounded TN said -
/ want a smoke do -
"The big hospital seemed 2 heaven 70
thc lads who Ind forgotten N thclr
weeks IN the trenches hat Tirh comforts
existed Our workers arc still - fhaf
hospital and shall remain ~ long ~ they
are neoded
One starts out before o clock every
morning n get hinge baskctfIi ~ straw
berries fresh from the market ard iof
of cigarettes for the dav's work ester
day W made our first call at hc Hospifal
and Visited al the American mon ono
poor lad had feen frspauned ono Young
lieutenant had lost a leg. many we're
suffering from gas bat AT had the most
wonderful spirit and were ah,uous +" get
tack to the lines They gavc - j"
most enthusiastic welcome saving so
were The fr-t American women fhrv htH
seen and inquired anxiously who.1o' We
were going To stay
Mss Vail sald that the American
Fund FOR French Wounded vas e-pe-
claIlv veil qualified 10 10 his Nort =
-earching ont American soldier and
bad leen officially designated fpr f9r
task BY the Home Communication ~arv-
re u the Red CrrrSs. The main head
quarters Of the organization ls At he
AIcazar dEte IN Paris. There are re-
lief dep0ts scattered Al over France
and 300 committees are at work Acre
The New York headquarters IS at -
Park avenue
Mrz. B. g. du Pout .ld Miss Nicto-lue
du pont went ~ Marolehe4d- Mass-- ~
day 10 suend a iorfnIg ut with Miss kyelina
du Pont 1T her summer nome
Mrs. Frank L. Bovnton and Lieutenant
and Mrs. Lyman r Boutwell, are spend
ing fortnight it Atlantic City
Mr.. and Mrs. TIlgamen Johnston and
Mr and Mrs.. b t. Mareau notorcd s.
Beach Haven. NJ r. "Wednesday 1Lst
and stayed until Monday.
lfr and Mrs. Horace H. Thayer ana
Miss Barbara Thayer IRE Spending tic
summer at Beach Haven. y. j.
General James Il Wilson ana Miss
katharine Wilson are entertaining #
dinner, this evening, for Mr. 4Ed Mn. +.
H. Plerson, and their other guests 4re
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry b Thompson. Miss
Anne Gray. Andrew Gray 4uO Mr.
and Mrs. John 2 Nields
Miss Msdred simpson mad -maI.
party, Monday evening, tor her guest.