The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-17
RED CROSS, CONVALESCENT
s:.f:. HOUSES AT ARMY HOSPITALS
Home Just Opened at Walter Reed Typical Of 43
Others

formation desk and the supply de
partment. A kitchen and pantry Just
beyond it ready to handle the mess
for the Red Cross staff IL necessary
or to serve as special diet kitchen,
in preparing unusual dishes for con-
yalesGents. The lower floor OF one OF
the two wings the Red Cross will give
over to the Y. N. c. A. for use as a
billiard land pool room and as head
quarters for Triange activities which
apply to the sick
The furnishings of the Red Cross
rooms arc provided by the local Red
Cross cnaplers. Many individuals and
organizations contributed and several
OF the guestrOOms were furnished as
memorials The divisional equipment
provided by the Red Cross was as
sembled under the direction of Miss
Jane A. LELAND, head OF the depart
ment OF nursing. This special equip
ment tried out previously at another
hospital. it is believed, will prove at
tractive and helpful to convalescent
men of the military type. All the
houses will be in charge of men and
women Red Cross workers, specially
selected for ability to assist GONZALES
cents. These aides will be on duty
day and evening to do everything pos
slble to make the men comfortable.
The structures also will serve as head
quarters of the Red, Cross communica-
ton service and camp service in each
localit.::JsI trough these services the
Men3at camps and hospitals can keep
lin touch with their ia antilles and rela-
Etives Of the patients" progress. Sol
diers worried about the condition of
their families through the department
OF civilihlrelief can put into instant
operation Red Cross agencies charged
with seeing that the dependents OF a
soldier do not lack for any essential
that 1t Is. possible for the American
people to provide.
$sl2,OOO for Red Cross Buildings.
These houses are.sheing provided in
connection with army hospitals at the
request of the surgeon general. They
will be erected also at all important
naval hospitals. For the erection of
the fifty or sixty which may be needed
the Red Cross has set aside $5l2 900
In addition to that at Walter. Reed
AO0PAA0As AOuoCo AIC INV OpCu IL C0Iup
Upton, L. L.; Camp Devens, Mass,
General Hospital No. l, New York. and
Camp Dix, N. j. Similar convalescent
houses are being rushed to completion
at'the following 80 camps and hospi-
tails: Camp Meade, Mr.; Camp Cor
don and Camp Hancock, Ca; Camp
Jackson, S. c.; Camp Logan and Camp
Bowie, Texas; Camp Wadsworth and
Camp Sewer. S. s.; Camp Custer,
Mich; Camp Stuart. Newport News,
Va; Fifth Naval district, Norfork, Wa. !;
Fort Oglethorps, Ca; Camp Taylor,
Ky; Camp Sherman, Ohio: Camp
Wheeler, Ca; Camp Travis, Texas;
First Naval district, Chelsea, Mass. !;
General Hospital No. 3, Railway. J.J::
Camp Merritt, N. L.; Great Lakes, ILL.,;
Camp Shelby, Miss; Hoffman Island,
N. "; Camp Dodge. Iowa; Fort Sam
Houston. Texas ! Camp Cody. n: NJ;
Camp Grant; I'LL; Camp Funston;
Kan; Camp Macarthur, Texas; Camp
Pike. Ark; Camp Beauregard, La. !;
U. 5. General Hospital No. ~, S: H.;
Mineola, L. L.; Camp Fremont, Cal;
Camp Harry J. Jones; Camp Kearney,
Cal; Camp Lee. Va; Fort Des Moines.
Iowa; Pelham Bay, N. "; Fort Nc
PhersOn, Ga. x; |