Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-07

dressings, knit goods. hospital gar
ments and comfort kits. An estimate
OF tho vauc OF this work puts tho
total for year at $4,000 900. In tho
same class Of activity comes the pro-
vision of Christmas boxes for tho men
in uniform The Rcd Cross put ono
of these holiday parcels in tho hands
of every soldier and sailor In tho
service.
The surgical dressings arc dis
tributcd to every ship in the navy and
TO 1000 war hospitals behind the lines
in France. The Rcd Cross has prom
iscd to ship to Franco 100000 dress
inss month. More than $1,000. 900
worth of yarn has been purchased or
ordered for tho Rcd Cross. TO hc knitted
into sweaters and mu1lcrs for Amer
lean and foreign soldiers and civilians.
The srca, volume Of volunteer work
tina, is eoinG on in city. town and
country chapters throughout tho United
States supports 4 huge establishment
for military and civilian relief in
France. Entire supervision is excr-
c!scd over five large military hospitals
Twenty dispcusar RIGS were placed in
operation in the American army zone
before tho coming Of the troops, with
= view to raising tile general health
condition of the region TO tho highest
possible point.
One million dollars has just been
distributed to needy sick and wounded
French soldiers and families OF SOL
diers.
COOPERATING WITH
FRENCH RED CROSS
A system OF thirty cantcens at the
front is being organized in co-opera-
ton with tho French Red Cross. Six
other canteens. located at important
railroad centers for the use of French
troops, serve 10000 soldiers a day
Many more such cantecns will soon be
established. Twelve rest stations at
railway ccnters are being provided for
American troops.
Red Cross cantccns jim Paris serve
enormous numbers OF troops OF all the
nations lighting Germany.
over 10000 French children arc being
looked after. Seven hundred OF these
arc being given complete medical care
great hospital and convalcsccnts
home has been opened at Evian. near
the Swiss border. for the rcpatriatcd
children that are being brought in from
UcHIHd the herman lines.
= tuberculosis saEatorium near Parts.
and tuberculosis hospitals in the city
that arc being completed By the Red
Cross. will add 1000 beds to the num-
her available for this class OF patients. !
Other forms OF civilian relief in France
and Belgium are too numerous and
various TO be mentioned here.
The personnel OF the TRANSFORMATION
n Of ho Do
numbers 400. These men handle $50
tons of supplies daily. The total ware
house capacity is 100000 tons over
400 motor cars. most OF them heavy
trucks. are in service. A motor hus
line through Switzerland is being
placed in operation 10 take care of the
transfer OF exchanged prisoners and
repa,riatcd citizens.
FORMING BASE HOSPITAL
UNITS LARGE ENTERPRISE
One OF the largest enterprises OF the
Red Cross has been the organization OF
bas> hospital units. Fifty OF these
were formed and more than a dozen
OF them have already been sent TO
! France. Each unit was supposed to be
capable OF caring for hospital of 500
leds, but several OF these in service
have been increased to personnel
sufficient TO care for 1000 or 1000
beds.
Forty-hve ambulance companies,
total OF $3.50 men. have been organized
by Red Cross chapters and mustered
into the army medical service. Each
company consists Of Ia men. and four
companies are assigned TO service with
each army division.
The Red Cross serves the navy no
less generously than tho army. 10:
the navy it has established at Phil
3delphia the first general Red Cross
hospital in the country. II has organ
lied five naval base hospitals, two OF
which have been sent abroad. Naval
auSiliarics have been added 10 many
OF the Red Cross chapters. in order
that those who prefer TO do so may
give all their work to the sailors
y great part OF the work Of keeping
sanitary the regions surrounding tho
army environments is being done by the
Red Cross.
Experienced public health nurses a:e
stationed in every camp zone to guard
against the outbreak OF epidcmics iaI
10 keep the health of tho community
AT the highest possible point
The war has placed heavy burden
on the Red Cross. Eut its work at
Halifax proved that its efficiency in
meeting disaster has not been dimiu-