Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-03

fore when We lined up the next morning
for day and night duty and every single
motor was in use and has been ever since.
The refugees poured in by the thou
sands. and when they alghtCd from the
trains they were taken downstair into an
enormous room, where canteen has been
in operation since the war. The poor
creatures would SIT down ut long tables
and were given food and drink by the
Red Cross Relations would visit this
room and they would 90 through tho
place calling the names of their klth and
kin. II q connection was found she would
respond to the name. and you often wit
messed very sad meetings Most of the
time. however people went away dis
heartpned. not being able to find their
relations After the people had been gwen
food. We improvised n bathing establish
ment Our girls helped in this emergency
and have become quite proficient IN giving
a bath TO these dirty little tots In many
cases the poor mothers were so worn out
that they were very glad 20 have our
workers care for the child We spared no
money in soap and talcum powder and
fortunately We had plenty of lavcttcS and
Children's clothes The people would
stand in lnc before our lmpromptu
''vestiarC. where We had our clothC
arranged on shelves like q shop Ii was
explained to the refugees that they could
not bc given anv clothes rs the railway
officials found II impossible Ia transport
them through France with much luggage.
We. therefore gave them only ono change
hut even that took thousands ot articles
dav For the trst fcn DAYS wc spent
about SlO0 dav in boots and shoes alone
MANY of the refugees bad walked for
DAYS. as the trains were crowded and hey
had to escape Al a moment : notice.
VIC arranged our worker, tn shifts 50
many girls working SIX hours at 2 tune.
They deserve the greatest credit. for none
az them have ever failed in their duties
NJ tho Aicazar and even now we find IL
necessary 10 keep few al the Care
du Nord One night COO little children
from a convent where war orphans mad
been sheltered came with a few SISTERS
Of Charity and il sounded IL If every
child Of the entire brigade was CRYING
Several times women gave birth to chill
dren a few hours after they arrived At the
station. and places had 10 he found for
these poor creatures. In one sad instance
woman was lifted very tcnderlv by our
girls into one OF our camionS and taken
from one station 10 another She was on
had been killed short time before in q
bonbardment, and as she was returning
from has funeral she too. was struck and
both LEGS amputatcd. cur girls said that
her patience and spirit were marvellous
i Won could 500 these motley gather
ings where people come n ny thousands
little children hanging To the skirts Of
their grandmothers, all wearing q hope
less look you too would find within You
an increasing feeling that nothing must
stop the march 20 Berlin Il seems dread
full TO contemplate but often wonder II
the Germans could sec the suffering
among her own people which We witness
here in France. if this mdeous war would
not he ended sooner Every American
soldier who has witnessed these evacu-
ations and seen the terror. the despair and
The misery that are on these poor creatures
lccs h4- said that nothing VIII satisfy