The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-14
Red Cross Is in full swing in these
hospitals with a program OF recrea'

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Red Cross Is in full swing in these
hospitals with program OF recrea.
ton, occupational therapy, meeting
the problems arising in the homes OF
the patients due to small incomes,
household and legal difficulties. and
affording all those many miscellane-
Gus and emergency services which
ere required to keep the men salts
fed
~ the Greenville, s. c.. Hospital,
where 500 tubercular patients are re-
ceivine Treatment. a bi-monthly mag
azine Is published under an editorial
board composed of soldiers. At this
point patients were received so rap
IDLY that the service was overtaxed
IN the beginning and many of the
patients lost spirit and morale, How
ever through heroic efforts the en-
ire atmosphere of the place has been
changed and already patients are be-
ing discharged entirely cured.
me wife of one man recently
sent home wrote to Captain s. A.
GlVens, hospital Red Cross director:
My Dear Captain Givens: I am
sending you a splendid photo Of my
huShand' While 1t is only a news
paper one, 1t could not be better had
u heen reproduction by the best
artist In the country. 1t Is a etrik-
Ing likeness NJ him. not as Won last
SNw him, and as 7 saw him when 7
made your acquaintance. I hone we
viii never soc him or any one else
look like he did thcn. 7 never dream
Cd that he couid look as well and
- Ike on as much flesh Didn't think
his bones were capable Of carving
It, He weighs 1870 his average and
highest weight ever was lsa-nnd
such n wonderful color All his
friends greet him by saying you
can't make me believe you were sick:
it's all bluff He declares he In
cotng 70 send 10 the hospital for an
aff1daVit stating he was confined
there and carry It In his pocket. I
'oIH MIN ] was going 70 write TO vou
and tell YOU that I believe my hus-
hand did die. and that You sent me
another man In place Of him. Tho
only thing that isn't different IS his
good. cheerful ortin7istie DISPOSITION
which keeps us all in a good hurnor.
The American Red Cross and the
treatment he received at your hands
gels much Of the praise for his re-
coVerN. We all know that nut for
ne wonderful attention he received
IN me hospital from everyone in anv
way connected herewith he woul4
not he with uS today. and we feel
more than grateful TO you for the
many things YOU did for him. as well
ms Tor n1o whom | was there under
such a strain
There are one or more NJ tNrwA
hospitals In each of the thirteen RED
Cross Divisions In the United states
with 25f medical officers. 4ss nurses.
and 4l4+ employees on duty. The
hospital al DanviIle. N Y, IL for
nervous end mental cases. Those at
evansville. Ind, and Fort Staunton.
New Mexico and Greenvilie s c
Afe FOR tuhorcular cases TWENTY-FIVE
o. thse hospitals were formerly
known ne Marine HOSPITALS,
Tho manner in which Home Sprv-
Ice Elections located in the cornnllnf-
ties with these Public Health sary-
ice Hospitals are realizing their re.
sponsibiiity IL one Of the encourar-
Ing features. Large funds for wecrr-
atlonal purposes are being set aside
ny the chapters. the patients arc
"ecetving the same personal at
tennons such as automobile rides.
VISITS 70 homes, free theatre and mo-
tion picture performances. as was
formerly true at army haae hosplt-
ais"