The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-23

simuxoss April aa.--At the re-
N surgeon General Rupert Riue.
15nafed States Pubic Health
1nak ~ American Red Cross has
- ~ yrOssde supplemental com
40 recreation for persons un
D4&1s1A3nt IA the thfrty-swc hospi-
1TosU<cd ty the servtce thcrugh -
4Ise xountrv. the arrangement be-
l1en1wned primarily in the interest
f1M4hAE&ed soldiers. sailors ana
klI4n yslo are being cared for ~
faakftutions Announcement OF
exfAnsfpn OF Red Cross home
40 w0r,s II, these hospitals, which
- U eofai he'd capacity OF ciose to
R4(1Uo. rstsae soday from Red Cross
1qoArters.
Nh III assertion TO the sick nd disabled
IN 1o94cMm, hgfting meD who ~la enjoy
s41E A0aadss CT the latest acGvaty OF
SKl Ma Cross are patients from the
anol4o9t4ng branches OF government
'a1 tSsre. nnlv persons in the employ
NJ - federal government being ad-
S1121taA to the hospitals Of the United
S061kno Public Health service; Army
AS4 navy nurses. male and female
] q uN1e az the war risk insurance
Il honnn. merchant marine sessnen.
Il nnnnn "a bnats Of Mississippi river
hmsa4kon; officers and enlisted men
Ea< EAe United States roast quart: OF
n0arS and employees Of the PUBIC
Health service; Keepers and assistant
skumDe9u ~ the Lighthouse service; sea
- ee the engineer corps Of the
fn1kAA States army, the personnel
~ The 4onast ard gccdetic survey.
rfV11,nu employees entitled 10 treatment
49, che Cniees states employees
- nnvettcn set. employees on army
sfxmnemueta not ff5eers or enlisted men
~ &Ae a1my.
Tknd Cross workers with long train
- III hume service work in army
oGnNanusAn&s VIII endeavor to bring all
- nanshinc possible into the lives 81
pGrzmta, supplying them With sueh
~ mlei0nal comforts az satnrooes
/ p1cnnmns. socks sweaters. etc, aud
sAFYangiMg for ward entertainments for
- unable 10 get about and more
1akIe entertainment for those who
N eonx1iescent Moving pictures.
gyou1ev1I5e, band concerts and motor
rtnee will help make the lot OF the
pA11on&S more endurabie.
n YhrOuxh cooperation with the
/ Aa1ee1c4n Library association the Red
aC4u0 viii ser to 1t that none Of the
pm11eMAn lack reading matter. provis~
t0a having been made for regular
6tnkrfbution OF books and magazines.
0kAer features of the Red Cross serv-
4 ~ WIN ~ daily visits to the patients.
fhe writing of letters 10 relatives OF
/ rms latter and the performing of any
\ To- that may tend to cheer those
h sanAer treatment. Provision has also
Ssboen made for the entertainment OF
AxlAA nurses and attendants at the hos
pSlAls.
$ The hospitals of the United States
Il Public Health service are located al
4 Boston: Portla nd Maine. Vineyar1
Nj l1mven, Mass. New York. Buffalo ane
" DAnsvilie, N. Y; Waukesha. Wis.
h piffsburg, BaItimore, Augusta. Ca,
.Jkcksonvilae. Fla. Savannah, Re.
v WEST, wilmington, ~, c. Memphis
TNMn.; Gresnvslle. s. C: Alexandra
& La. Cairo, Ill. Chicago Detroit. ut
y Louis. Houston. Texas. Fort Stanton
H.. Paio Alto, Cal; San Fran
cisco. and Port Townsend washing
ten The hospitals at Evansville am
Il Fort Stanton are for Tuberculosis
petfents
IN his letter to the American Re-
FpAs asking it TO undertake the worl
h surgeon General Blue said in part:
This cooperation In all the NOR
desired owing TO the fact that Their
" are certain legal limitations whic
will prevent the service from supply
H ~ al the dslicacies, special amuse
n naAmt features. etc, which the dis
Il charged soldiers and sailors are TN
n 60abtedly entitled Tn receive I'm som
wMy from the community.