The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-07
RED CROSS WORK
IN ENGLAND GROWS
American Organization Alon.
Spent S4,313,568 in
Nine Months.
THREE HOSPITALS ADDED
More Than 600 Women En-.
gagged in Caring for Needs
Of Invalid Soldiers.

This weeks instalnent OF the Tenor,
by the American Red Cross, mad. nnh,.
by the War Council in washington vas.
terday. deals with the work and eyns,
ditures in connection with RED c-o,.
activities in behalf OF American fight.
Ing men passing through England ana
convalescins in British hospitals.
Expenditures in this work from o,,,.
her. 1917, to June 80. including cor,-,,,.
tons to the British Red Cross and NJ
ish Ambulance Committee, total sIaIg
S6s. For the work in the United Eirs.
dom for the last half OF this year an an.
preparation OF s4.4S3,So0 has been r,aS.
IT. Is pointed out that the nolicv =,
brissdins American with British ,rooy,
has greatly increased the work NJ ~.
American Red Cross in England. Tht,,
new Red Cross hospitals. one viii d.
capacity OF 5000 beds, are abou; com.
pleted, besides the number OF sna,l,,
hospitals that are being operated bv ,ts
organization, TO take care OF the increa,.
ing number or wounded American sol.
diers. sailors and marines landed 4,
England from the camps and battleas,5s
OF France. The report says in part.
'Al reports from the British a,,a
show that 1t is impossible TO overes,.
mate the value OF the Red Cross vo,t
among tile Americans troops passing
through England. Men who have iu.,
landed upon foreign shore after a
long and arduous ocean voyage and can
receive no formal welcome from thsl,
allies. because their comings and soinr,
must be clothed In secrecy, appreciate
deeply the friendly hand waiting to b.
extended them by their own countrymen
through the American Red Cross.
Aid for Tuscania Survivors.
Beginning with the mon1eu, IA
American soldier leaves the coast OF the
United States the American Red Gross
is ready TO help at the first call When
the Tuscania was torpedoed American
Red Cross representatives arrived or III.
scene by the first train from Tondon
They helped 20 equip the survivors. az.
vanced money to the various agencies al
work In caring for the unfortunates
covered all places where survivors could
be located. visited practically all the sick
and returned to England with the final
detachment.
"A foremost place in any outline OF
Red Cross work must always be given
to the hospitals. The Importance O,
this branch of American Red Cross &C.
tivity in Great Britain has been EN-.
phasized during the recent fighting 4,
northern France, where American troops
are brigaded with British. The Amer
can wounded from this area have reces.
sa~iiy to be taken to England. and tie
American Red Cross will endeavor %
have every one cared for in America
hospitals. with American physicians an
nurses
Three New Hospitals.
Work Is we'll advanced on three new
American Red Cross hospitals in Eng.
land. Ono OF these. for naval men. ia
so near completion that II has bee
opened. 1t is located in London. The
other two are military hospitals. One is
at Salisbury. near Southa mpton and
the other is at Windsor Great park. Tie
Salisbury hospital will be the largest
american military hospital in Great
Britain. When completed il viii ac-
commodate 1000 wounded. The site s
magnificent country seat OF 1856 aces
and Is well located for easy and RAPID
transport from the hospital ships
THE entire charge of camp work In
England Is under one general manage,
who has star OF twenty field diret-
tors. These men have full direction o.
the canteens. rest rooms and all the a..
tivities that go toward making the So
diers comfortable in the training camps
The supplies which the American Ed
Cross furnishes the soldiers Is NOS
varied in character, as will he shown
the following list distributed from tie
In one month: Sweater
80, 900; blankets. 1000: razor blades. 10.
900; shaving brushes. 1000; mirrors
" hSNt n n.
tins 100000; cigarettes. 100000
socks, 10000 pairs: gloves. 10000 pairs
matches, 100000 boxes; soap. 5000
pounds; sweet chocolate. 1900 pounds
chewing gum. 10000 pieces; tooth paste,
10000 tubes
Caring for the Sick.
More than 600 women are row er
rolled in Anne rican Red Cross work as
of the care committee This
committee Is Immediately notified o. the
arrival in any hospital OF an America
soldier. Every one OF these soldiers is
visited at least once a week, SUPPLIED
with comforts letters written for him
and everything possible done TO MAKE
lim comfortable The average month
,alls OF this committee are 5000. Es0'
,ial effort is also made 10 put TIRE r-''
nto communication with their fr's'e'
md relatives at home. and thousands -
articles made by mothers and sisters are
placed in the hands of their BOYS h|
hese American women.
"As the great battles continue ar re
americans take greater and still erea'e
part In the fighting IN Flanders ard Ee
yium the number OF wounded rc'-."si
o England Will be greater II 10 30
lin OF the American Red Cross 30 no -
prepared that no matter what ,e
nand ii will be able 20 meet i