Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-17
GREAT WORK IS BEING
DONE BY RED CROSS
Activities of Organization Seen on
Every Hand in Military
Camps.
MISS LEE TO VISIT CAMP
Will Be Guest Of General Cronkhite
Thursday - Marion and Hanover
Soldiers Will Attend Liberty Loan
Celebrations Back Home.
rsrecial to Tho Times Dispatch

Celebrations Back Homo.
lSnccial TO Tho Times pispatch.l
CAMP LEE April lG.--Whnt tho
american Red Cross is doing for The
American soldier in this country Is
realized by few people. In some vague
manner il is realized what is being
done over there" but that il is doing
Il great work in the United States l.
not generally appreciated. One evil
dencc OF the service II is performii
was seen Oh the official bu'let':i to-day
when i; was stated that the POD Cross
here had sufficient sweaters 10 equip
each CT the recently arrived 10000 new
men and ordered that the company
commanders put in reGuisitions for
those men not already supplied who
desired sweaters.
The work here Is directed by c. c.
pinckney. of Richmond. as field d;rec-
TOT, with IL. T. johnson, prominent
Boston artist. as assistant directer.
in working among the men, Mr.. Pin"k-
ucy emphasizes that the WORK is one
of service and rot OF charity. Ere
uuertly men receive news from home
which ncccssitales their return. Some
Tines IL is death Those men who
:.iot part OF their salary TO their de-
pcndcn;s find it hard to accumulate
balance out of what they draw
When these messages are received they
turn to the Red Cross. To PcnIsylvan-
in 10 West Virginia, rs wcf as to the
remote corners of this State. Mr.. Pinck-
ncy, on behalf OF the American Red
Cross. furnishes these men with rail
road transportation and expenses TO
and from the camp.
TYPICAL CASE OF AID
is SHOWN AT HOPEiyELL
A typical case OF service arose IN
liopewcll. On account of an excessive
amount OF clerical work. the govern
rnent had not forwarded wife oC a
Soldier the allotment made by the hus-
band. Food was low, fuel was gone.
The wife was expecting to become
mother. The case was presented to
Mir. Pinckney. who Immediately provid-
cd the necessary funds and through
the Hopewcil Chapter other comforts
were provided To-day 4 Ped Cross
nurse is caring for the mother
: ~ tho base hospital the orSaniza-
ton Is TO build n rest room for con-
: NaieseSnts. This will be capable of &C
commodating 500 patients during their
leisure hours during their convtlsccn:
period. An assistant director will DO
, in charge o. the building. and will
provide those luxuries that their cordi.
tons vii. permit, but which are not
prescribed on the diet OF the patients.
There will also be cots for the rcla-
ives Of the mon wto nigh; visit
Announcement was made da.. ira.
The Red Cross will construc, h7mc
Tor me nurses near the hospital There
ar" more than 100 nurses N the base
hospital, and a club offering varioua
sources OF entertainment would he
q unusual value.
MISS MARY crsT1s LEE
WILL VISIT CAMP THI'nSD,y
Miss Mary GUSTS Lee. sole .urvivi,
HON this camp was named vii, ,.i,;.
lamp Lee on Thursday. This vii, 10
her H!st visit 10 tho camp. She vii
motor from Richmond with Field nj
rector :. {. Ptnckney, of the American
Red Cross. While here Miss Loo VII,
NC inc guest of Major General Crool.
Hte, whose invitation she has accootAJ
ana whose guest She Will be while a,
tae camp. There will b., M n,rti.,,nr
tL"'mphics connected with her visit.
me VII be entertained by General
sr"nkhite Al luncheon, and viii he
Town over the camp by the general
mere will be divisional band con-
err III front OF division Headquarters
'o-ho:fow night a. $50 o'clock In
'tht OF Indictment weather the meet
Iis WI! b" held i'll the Y. NJ g. A. audi
t"riUm. These concerts are weekly
events and always have proven y.rv
noDu!ar among tho men
nc hundred and twcHty-six enlist
Q" men. members OF tho Three Hum
area and seventeenth Infantry. who
cf" Geut'to the camp by the Smyrh
ount"' locas board will return 10
aaron on Friday TO take part in
liberty lean parade in that town
Hanover countys delegation 10 the
camp will participate in the Liberty
loan parade in Ashland on Wednesday.
There arc twcnty-seven members Of
inc Three Hundred and Eighteenth.
ha,
are members OF other units within the
camp as we'll as thirty-two negroes
who Will return.
TEN THOUSAND MEN
WILL ARRIVE APRIL. 2G-3o.
Ten thousand new draftees a,e
scheduled TO arrive ut the camn IN n
hve-cay period beginning April ~. .,
th!s number there Will be S,all whita
men from Pennsylvania. Six thousand
one hundred and nincty-sevtu viii
come from that territory that has
heretofore sent its men 10 Camp Meade
ana I'll4 who have heretofore sent its
men 10 this camp Virginia IS
scheduled 10 send l,065 negroes ana
II Is supposed that the balance OF
400 negroes Will come from W,sl
Virginia.
The chap!ains OF the division held an
informal meeting to-day at the hostess
'h1use' After luncheon they held an
informal conference in which -hcv
talked OF tie religious work within
the division. There are eleven rcgI.
mental chaplains within the division