Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-15
RED CROSS IS TO ERECT
HOUSES At WESTHAMPTON
ConyalcSccnt Building and Nurses
Resthousc for Army
Hospital.
PINCKNEl EXPLAINS PLANS
Quarters for Mothers or Relatives Of
Desperately Ill Men Similar to
Those Now Provided in Hospital
ut Camp Lee.

Acting on the rccommcnda ton of Il.
y. Il. Hitt, acting director OF the bu-
reau of military relief of the Potomac
division of the Red Cross. who recently
! spent two days in Richmond invcSti-
eating the situation At Wcs,hampion.
, TWO Rcd Cross buildings will shortly
! ne erected al the United States Army
base hospital at Westhampton. one to
be known as the convalcsccnt building
and the other as the nurses rest house.
The sites for the two buildings were
assigned by Major Crosbic. comma nder
OF the base hospital.
{. &. Pinckncy. field director OF the
! Red Cross at Camp Lee, who will have
charge of the construction and opera
ton of the buildings at Wasthampton.
has furnished the following descrip-
ton OF the buildings:
The convalcscent building will be
adjacent 10 the wards where the pa
;ierts sleep he said. II, will he in
The nature of a clubhouse. built in
the form OF 4 Greek cross. carrying
out the idea of the Red Cross II
will be all attractive building and
viii cost in the ncighborhood Of So
200 1t will be painted white outsid,
with Il rcd roof. and from the top n
large Red Cross tag will be flown
inside. the building will have at
one end stage where entertainments
can he given for the soldiers. also
there will be moving picture ma
chine so that pictures can be shown
AT times there will he music for the
men. and II they are we'll enough the
furniture can he moved and a dance
held. Around the walls will be bool.
cases filled with books. and there will
he two large brick chimncys with open
fires for the men to conCrcCate around
IN damp or cold weather
ROOMS FOR MOTHERS
OF DESPERATELY Ill. MEN
There will be writinE-rooms and
a sun parlor. Comfortable furniture
and chairs Will he placed everywhere
The interior OF the building is TO pc
in buff with dark brown trimmings
There VIII be shower baths FOR use IN
hot weather. Fly no means the Ieas,
important feature of the building will
he twelve bedrooms on the second
floor. reserved for tho mothers wives
ar sisters OF mon who may he dcspcr-
ateIN iii and who wish 10 he near them
and have nowhere else 10 20.
1t Will. perhaps. take a month to
erect and complete this building. but
work Will go forward on ii as fast
as possible. y duplicate Of this build
ing has been erected at the GONZALES
cent hospital 1t the base hospital at
Camp Lee 1t is rurposcd to have
the one at Camp Ice in operation
shortly. and anyone interested in Rcd
Cross work who visits Camp Lee should
take the time to visit this building
kirkwood Mitchell. associate field di-
rector at Camp Lee. has charge of this
building and will he glad to show II
TO anyone interested In IL
The nurses house. duplicate %
which also has been erected at tho
vide place where the nurses can
meet for relaxation after their ardu-
ons duties In tho wards. The main
floor Of the building will he suitably
furnished and there will he larc.
open fireplace for use in winter &.
the other end of tho building will 70
an attractive little library, n kitchen
where impromptu meals can be pre-
pared at any time, and a place where
the nurses can laurdcr their caps anil
other frills. il they so desire
RICHMOND WOMEN
ASKED TO COOPERATE
ON the second floor an attractive,
sewing room has been arranged which
We feel will he Of value The whole
VIII he very attractive in appearance
both outside and in. and will doubt
less I'LL long felt want in this cams.
as 1t has in others. Chairman Worth
ain has under consideration the for
nation OF various committees q.
Richmond women 10 corporate IN
caring for the men when they visit
the convalcscent house This has been
most important matter at other
camps and the women have rendered
invaluable assistance.
These convalcscent houses are
greatly appreciated and we'll patron
ized by the men. I'm every camp where
they have been opened they have been
crowded every day. In one of the
Northern camps the first day the Red
Cross convalescent house was opened
twenty-five men struggled in at diff
ierent times to see what II was lik%.
heS soon passed tho word around
te'llng what an attractive place il was
ana. consequently. he building has been
packed every day since. The Red
cross furnishes writing paper for tn.
men. and am told that the mail from
this building alone averages 400 letters
a day"