The American Red Cross Bulletin (Vol. IV, No. 3, July 1909)American National Red Cross
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The American Red Cross Bulletin (Vol. IV, No. 3, July 1909)
American National Red Cross
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The work of the Red Cross Society in placing at the disposal of your
Committee the equipment, trained nurses and stretcher men is highly
appreciated.
[Illustration: PHYSICIANS AND NURSES ON DUTY AT THE RED CROSS EMERGENCY
HOSPITAL AT UNION STATION, WASHINGTON.]
SUB-COMMITTEE ON HOSPITAL AT UNION STATION.
Owing to the courtesy of the Terminal Station Officers and of the
American Red Cross your Committee were enabled to establish and maintain
a well-equipped emergency hospital at the Union Station. This emergency
room was in operation from 8 A. M. March 1st until midnight of March 7th.
During this time 105 cases were treated.
To the physicians, Red Cross nurses and Red Cross stretcher-bearers, who
performed this work, covering the whole 24 hours, my thanks are specially
due, as the work was done faithfully and well.
SUB-COMMITTEE ON INSPECTION OF QUARTERS.
In compliance with your desires, a number of the members of your
Committee on Hospitals and Ambulances were designated to inspect the
quarters of soldiers and organizations, who were quartered in large
numbers in any one place during the inaugural period. This not only
included those located in hotels, halls and tents, but also the numbers
quartered in Pullman cars at Sixth street and Virginia avenue. The number
of these places obtained from the Committee on Public Comfort was 25,
all of which were inspected by the members of your Committee, who paid
special attention to the ventilation and sanitation and also rendered
efficient service to four men who were sick and in need of treatment.
In closing this report, I desire to call your attention to the fact that
214 cases have been reported as having been treated by your Committee
without any expense to the Inaugural Committee, except the general
printing and badge expenditures, and that the physicians willingly gave
their services night and day in order to make the work of your Committee
a success, and up to this time I have not heard of a single complaint.
I desire to specially call attention to the kindness of Miss Boardman,
of the Red Cross Association, for her active co-operation. Through her
efforts hospital tents were furnished along the line of march and at
the fireworks. These tents were thoroughly equipped with appliances for
the First Aid treatment of the sick and injured, and also two Red Cross
nurses were on duty at each tent as long as the same was in commission,
as well as two being constantly in attendance night and day at the
Union Station and four at the Pension Office. The stretcher men, who
had been drilled and uniformed, performed active and efficient service
at the Pension Office, Union Station, along the line of march and at
the fireworks, all of which was done without expense to the Inaugural
Committee.
I also desire to express my high appreciation of your many acts of
kindness and valuable assistance in carrying out the work of this
Sub-committee.
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