The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-13

medical supplies, clothing, am
balances and hospital trucks. II
simultaneously, Chairman Da.|
lief Wis announced the Greek|I
War Relief Association was pur-|
chasing Ave complete field hos
pitals which will be shipped ear
ly in February by the Red Cross.
The Ave units, each equipped
with $50 beds and q mobile op-
Grating theater, are being pur-
chased at cost Of 1925, 900.
They will be rushed upon arrival
to strategic points near the front
lines.
Coordination between the Red
Cross and the Greek War Re-
lief Association came followinHi
a conference at Red Cross head
quarters. Spyros p. Shouras,
National President Of the As
ISOLATION, met with Chairman
Davis and Red Cross officials 70
prevent duplication of relief
supplies to Greece.
Chairman Davis stated that
the Red Cross had taken action
on the mercy Ship" after re-
ceiving detailed cable reports
from its Athens representative,
Charles L. House.
Working in cooperation with
the u. S. Minister to Greece,
Lincoln MacVeagh, House sur
veyed civilian and military re-
lief needs through the Greek
Department of Public Welfare
and the Army Medical Corps.
His cables described urgent
needs for ambulances and med
ical supplies in the front line
defenses and for food and cloth
ing among children and women.
Relief articles listed in Houses
cables will be given priority on
the "Kassandra Louloudis,".
Chairman Davis said. The Red
Cross has placed Rush" orders
for Is additional ambulances
which are scheduled for earliest
possible delivery. Their arrival
in Athens will make a total of
so American Red Cross ambu-
lances working among the Greek
wounded. Some Is ambulances
are now enroute from q British
Red Cross depot in the Middle
East. The American Red Cross
arranged the transfer and will
replace the British units, Chair
man Davis reclared.
Today's announcement brought
American Red Cross relief to
Greece to approximately 81 ,4OU,-
900. Red Cross relief from this
country has been made possible
through contributions to the Red
Cross War Relief Fund and
through purchases made by the
U. S. Government from the con-
gressional appropriation for
Foreign War Relief.
The "Kassandra Louloudis"
will be the second American
Red Cross Mercy Ship" of the
second World War. In July
the s. S. McKeesport locked at
Marseille with q similar mil
lion. dollar cargo for distribu-
ton in France. All other Amer
lean Red Cross relief supplies
for European war victims have
been shipped as partial cargo
lots on Europe-bound vessels.
In addition to $45, 900 in cash
to the Greek Red Cross for i'm
mediate purchase of relief sup
plies, previous American Red
Cross aid to Greece includes
9l20, 900 worth of foodstuffs and
medical supplies weighing 273,-
900 pounds, now enroute to Ath-
ems aboard the rs. S. Grigor-
los" q Greek vessel. Replace
ment Of supplies turned over by
the British Red Cross are cost
inR approximately SIS, 600. The
"Kassandra Louloudis" will car.
~ one Of the largest single ship
ments of chapter-produced arti-
cles. Davis said $4,000 sur
gical dressings and 100000 gar
ments would be included in the
cargo.
The following items are sched.
uled to make up the cargo of the
"Kassandra Louloudis::"
FOODSTUFFS
Milk, evaporated, $4,000
cans; milk, powdered, 273,000
lbs; rolled oats, 100000 lbs;
cracked rice, 760, 1000 lbs; soups,
dehydrated, $4,000 lbs; syrup,
$4,000 cans; margarine, 100000
lbs; prunes, $4,000 lbs; dried
apples, 100000 lbs; -four, 8,000,-
600 lbs; beans, 1000, 100000
lbs.
Blankest, 100000; underwear,
children's, women's and mems,
$4,000 suits; wooden yarn, 10000
lbs; children's shoes, 10000
pairs: quinine, sulphate tablets,
supplies, $4,000.
Cocoa, 800 lbs.
Drugs, hospital and surgical
supplies, $50, 900.
Ambulances, U. 8. Army. field
type, IS.
Hospital trucks, 10.
Surgical dressings, Chapter
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