Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-08
M YOR AINSLIE REVIEWS
ClTY'S WAR ACTIVITIES
Tells of Men 1t Has Furnished and of Aid in Liberty
Loan and Red Cross Drves-Other
Patriotic Endeavors.

70 the people wherever they were TO
be found in groups. The striking diff
ference between the two campaigns. OF
course. was that In the Liber,- loans
money and III the Red Cross ui.A o,her
similar campaiEns to give H. In tho
raised ana in the second tho sum of
$io5.Uuo. making total of sS72 900
that the people OF Richmond contrib
utcd In money to the Red Cross within
q. twcivemonth When the United
states entered the war the membership
OF the iocai chapter or the Red Cross
carries over $1,000 names The work
81 the Richmond chapter is. OF course,
divided among various committees.
The work Of the home service COM
mittce embraces Obtaining allotmcnts
and allowances due the dependents of
absent men % Locating missing men.
Maintaining families in normal health
by assisting them until money is re-
ceived. t"l investigating for the gov
ornmcnt claims OF dependency on which
men have based application for dis
charge. 90 rehabilitation of men dis
GharsSd from the service for physical
zee mas proved of inestimable value To
the dependents of sailors and soldiers
and also to the men themselves who
assuring them that their homes will
be looked after during their absence.
The military relief committee supplies
ton OF the Richmond chapter with
necessary comforts when i'll and rem
ders needed assistance in emergencies
Committee on hospital supplies and
surgical dressings maintains perma-
ncut work rooms whore they manufac-
ture hospital garments. fracture pill
lows, bed linens, surgical dressings and
refugee garments. This committee has
manufactured CO. 900 hospital garments
$4,000 surgical dressings. 10000 refu-
Ecc rarmcnts-such IS aprons. wrap
socks. childrcn's dresses and $50 COM
plot" infants laycttcs. In addition the
committee has repaired 1880 garments
for soldiers ut Camp Lee.
The knitting committee has caused
SaS,ooo worth of wool to be knitted
into garments An idea of the value
may be gotten from the fact In the
past six months 10000 knitted articles
hev" been turned in at headquarters.
The wool that went into these articles
cost the chapter Sli.50o. If those gar
mcnts had been purchased in the stores
th"r would have cost $4,000.
III" cantccn committee is really ten
committees with Il total membership
OF l3o. one of these committees meets
every troop train that stops in the
city that is desired to he met by the
government They haN" met total
% ISL trains carrying @2?,730 soldiers
and sailors, OF these, 1880 were col
orcd troops and 1920 returned wound
eel men. Over 900 pieces of mail
hive been forwarded by thee COM
mittccs after first being censored. the
post cards and stamps being furnished
free. The members Of this committee
xiv" the troops cold drinks in warm
weather and hot drinks in cold weather.
cites and what is probably appreciated
more than ala Kind word to cheer
,hcm on their pcrilous way.
This work is done with funds sup
piled solely by the Rcd Cross Chapter
ard private contribution. there being
n" expense attached 10 the government.
state or city. Tn" Richmond Chapter
furnished the complete equipment for
tnc United states l;asc Hospital. No.
50. known as the Mcclure unit. The
equipment WAS complete in every par
! ticular for a 800 bcd base hospital, the
cos; Of which was SliS.0O0. The equip
mont WAS secured by AN experienced
purchasing agent and was the best of
It's kind that could be procured, hav-
Ing hccn favorably commented upon
by the surgeon generals Office. The
same is true of the equipment furnish
ed Ambulance Company No. $40. which
was another organization recruited in
Richmond. Roth OF these organizations
are now In France helping to rclieye
nc suffering Of our boys over there.
War Relief Association Of Virginia.
The earliest OF the purely war relief
associations is the War Relief Associa-
ton Of Virginia, which was organized
III Richmond long before the United
states entered the conflict The assoc
citation Is very Systematically organ
iZcd. and its aid has been given to all
hscal year ending July | last. it's eX-
pcndituTos amounted to nearly S25,-
GOO all raised by voluntary contribu-
'lons and entertainments. one of the
rlIis OF This association during the wear
was 2 sum in cNccss of $4,000, given to
the British Red Cross. which promptly
spent IN" money for a motor for ear
ryinE hospital supplies which has
long been in operation in France Large
work has been done by members of the
association In childrcn's aid. more than
".""o new garments for children hav-
ing been sent TO France during the
year. separate section of the chill
drcn,s aid committee, "A committee on
we iatherless children of France. dur
ing Inc year brought. about the adop-
Won OF al French orphans by indiv.d-
uais and organizations in Virginia.
West Virginia. North and South Car
anna, hay!nE collected between SILL
WV ana Sl2.Ooo for this purpose. Rich
mons conmitteI3 OF this association
made ana shipped more than $4,000
suft!cai dressings. nominally valued at
moro than $4,000
Nnr Work. y. VI. c. a. nnd Y. w. C.. A.
IN me campaisn for the war work
Of The y. NJ G A.. Richmond was ask
"H Tor Sioc"oo. and subscribed $llo.-
""u which went into the total fund be-
',lE spent IN the work conducted IN
me y NJ. G. huts in the war zones
$50 noe n@o \. raised a fund of
-'uUu IN me city, which was contrib
VIZ" towards the building and equin.
'hS OF the hostess house at Camp Lee.
INC Amy ana Navy Club. operated
ny The Richmond War Ca,nu Cnmm,.
MY Service. maintains clubrooms =,
s.o corner of seventh and Franklin
I'Fr-lS. and since it's organization Iast
'''c"Sr ~ mas entertained an aver
- 'l 3."NO men week by co-oner
10" IN N" Virginia Boat Club and
,,mn req Cross. an average of about
~ ,,''u " Week were entertained AZ
,nr h""t Club during June Juiy and
.uEnS', hong furnished bathing s,iits
M,n"nl cost During the winter and
'"I'E Snr!nE TINS organization orran
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