Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-26
SEND FRUIT TO
CAMP DIX SICK
Citizens Respond to Appeal Prompt
ly From Stricken Can
tonmcnt.

Camp Dix, Wrightstown, n. j., Sept.
26.-"Send fruit to save soldiersf
This appeal issued by welfare otganlza-
tions at Camp Dix after camp medical
authorities had pointed out the bene-
fetal value of fresh fruit diet for the
hundreds of soldiers convalescent from
influenza is bringing n quick response
from New Jersey and Pennsylvania
cities In quantities from automobile
loads down to little baskets and boxes
of late peaches, pears, apples and grapes
the answers to the appeal hegan arrIv-
ing Yesterday Mt the Mole 1equot,
the soldiers club house, Mt Wrights-
town. which military authorities have
designated rs the civilian station to
which all such packages should be sent
The first donation to reach the sta
tion WINS two auto loads of fruit and
flowers from citizens of Burlington, pro
cured through the activity of Boy
Scouts of that city Trenton, Borden
town and other nearby places are also
sending in supplies and reports have
reached camp that Philadelphia COM
mission men will donate truck load of
fruit during the week.
Camp authorities have also called at
tention 10 the appreciation oil convales-
cent soldiers for bright-colsred flowers
in their wards aud To the beneficial
cheering effect these blossoms have
upon the sick men Many fine punches
Of late garden blossoms arrived yester-
dav and were distributed ms far rs
thoy would go among the wards. Nurses
and attendants sent back word that
hearts Of civilians who sent them would
be thrilled II they could see the faces OF
convalcscent soldiers frightened when
even the smallest lunches OF flowers
came 10 them.
In order that fruit and flowers may
I've delivered promptly to the hospital
wards. William II Jackson. war camp
community director, has assigned his
entire working force 10 receive the dona-
tions sent to the Mole lequot
HARD WORN ron ENTERTAINMENT
With welfare organizations IN the
camp working lay and night To provide
entertainment for the quarantlned
troops soldiers are not having such q
dull time rs outsiders may expect. he
, knights Of Columbus. who have sched-
uIed the Italian war pictures Tor eXhlls-
tion at their main building tonight.
have announced that the show Will he
given 80 that all soldiers who desire may
attend For the thousands who cannot
leave their Quarantlneu hhffAsks, lht
y NJ G. A. is rapidly extending ITS
entertainment and indoor movie pro-
gram.
Appeals for army doctors, nurses and
emergency ambulance corps To All the
camp in handling the influenza epidemic
were made by camp headquarters last
evening. More army surgeons reached
| the camp Yesterday and were at once as
signed to duty at the base hospital and
i surgeons here awaiting overseas orders
will be retained 20 and the hospital stan
| To meet the need for more ambulances
! Ia handle patients, the camp has called
! on Red Cross and Emergency AID head
| quarters in Philadelphia and New York.
! The camps motor ambulance tram was
| sent overseas recently, leaving only the
/ mule-dravn amhulances on duty here
| These teams and drivers have been ON
duty dav and night with little rest Tor
| a week.
The record of the epidemic reached a
ncw mark Yesterday with total oil Il
| deaths, the large majority among west
| erners of the saith division. New cases
| reported are 16i of influenza and ~
| of pneumonia making a total of ,0ss
/ haSpita! cases of Influenza and 333 ot
pneumonia With SIX additional death,
| Tuesday not previously reported, lat
i soldiers have slccumbed to the epidemic