Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-02
LIE BIEN-ETRE
DU BLESSE IN NEED
Great Agency for Giving Delicate Foods
TO Seriously Wounded Men in Front
Line Hospitals in France-Help
Men Of All he Allied Forces.

lie Bien-Etre du Blesse means the well
being III the wounded Certainly the
wounded should he looked after, for none
are 81 helpless or in such need of the care,
that means saving life This mission
spends $4,000 month, il has been in
existence since the beginning Of the war
and the following statement from one OF
he workers is very interesting
We now supply 1,200 hospitals and
The number Is constantly increasing
Moreover, we are no longer merely a
Franco American, but an Allied organlza-
ton. Now that the Allies are lighting Is
one army. we have IN our hospitals.
French. Brltish--includlng Canadians,
scotch, Irish. Anzacs, South Africans
Italians and Americans.
When our own men arc not too severely
wounded. thcv are carried past the front
line hospitals 10 those of our own army,
and are consolcd by every luxury for he
Red cross Is q generous provider But
tbora are many hundreds OF cases that
must 90 into the nearest hospital and re-
main there until they can be moved
without endangering their lives further.
And these French hospitals are entirely
deu.oudent upon Ii Bien-Etre du Blesse
for delicate foods with which TO tempt
men 50 profoundly Indifferent to life
through shock or loss OF blood, that they
do not care whether they i've or die.
The dainty and appetlzlng dishes We pro-
vide. gradually renew their interest IN
lie. and fheV are able 20 resist the nervous
strain OF constant suffering, and the tor
meut Of lylng for weeks with their broken
legs or arms suspended IN pulleys, or
from wounds drained by the famous
Carrel met nod
Every penny subscribed goes into food
for the wounded lie Bien-EtTe du Blesse
has no expenses whatever IN this country
rs The National Allied Relief Committee,
Inc. donates the circulars In Paris, the
rent OF the offices Is paid for by the
president. Marqlse d AndIgne and the
cost of the stenographer aud auditor IS
more than covered by the monthly con
tributions OF our volunteer staff. One Of
our friends has put UP the money to pay
!; professional dietltian, who Will instruct
the volunteers sent over.
The Canadians supply Us with the
eases for our supplies that are almost
worth their weight IN gold III France.
In return we send supplies 10 their hos
pjtais when they ask Tor them. Moreover,
our hospitals are often full of these brave
men who have played distinguished part
In the war.
When a man Is brought out from one OF
the dressing stations. .Insenslble from fright :
ful wounds, no one stops TO ask his nation
alltv. but rlshes him off TO the nearest
hospital, and the nearest hospitals in all
but the northern sectors are exclusively
French.
Ii the generous patrons OF Le Bien-
Etre du Bleose, feel any impatience at
being importuned so often. let them re-
member that while the objects of many
of the charities can wait, the wounded
men cannot They must be coaxed back
to life at once or die. Moreover, there is
only one LIE Bien-Etre du Blesse II was
formed at the request Of the French
Government, because Of the crylng need
and il Is q source Of great disappoint-
Inent to us that we cannot supply every
hospital in the war zone. But We have
gradually worked up 70 200 and have
saved many thousands Of lives
Nor, we hope, shall We be obliged tc
importuue people much longer The
German collapse may come any day.
We are obliged by our charter TO con
tinue in operation for six months after tbs
par-ior obvious reasons
All cheques should be made out L
Le Bien-ktre du Blcsse, and sent to the
/. treasurer, James A. Blair, Jr, Nationa
Allied Relief Committee, Inc, Wes
Forty-iiith street, New York.