Mr. George A. Russel, Detroit, President People's State Bank, Michigan.
Mr. M. F. Barbour, Detroit, President Michigan Stove Company. Mr. J. T.
McMillan, Detroit, President Detroit Steamship Company.
Mr. H. H. Campbell, Detroit.
Mr. G. E. Lawson, Detroit, Vice-President People's State Bank. Mr.
Angus Smith, Detroit.
Mr. J. Dwyer, Detroit, President Detroit Stove Co.
Mr. H. B. Ledyard, Detroit, President Michigan Central Railway. Mr. H.
Russel, Detroit, Vice-President Michigan Central Railway. Mr. R. A.
Alger, Detroit, Vice-President Packard Motor Car Co. Mr. C. H. Freer,
Detroit.
Mr. J. C. Hutchings, Detroit, Detroit United Railway.
Mr. Howie Muir, Detroit.
Mr. F. J. Hecker, Detroit.
Mrs. R. S. Mason, Detroit.
Mrs. Butler, Detroit.
Mr. Truman H. Newberry, Detroit, former Secretary of the United States
Navy.
Mr. J. S. Alexander, New York, President National Bank of Commerce.
Mr. Myron T. Herrick, New York, former Ambassador to France. Mrs. Helen
A. Noyes, St. Paul.
Mrs. Coudert, Washington.
Mrs. Thompson, Washington.
Mrs. Julien-James, Washington.
Mrs. C. Howe Johnson, Washington.
Mrs. Lorthorpe Bradley, Washington.
Mr. Gibson Farnstock, Washington.
Mr. Hudnut, New York.
Mr. John Aspergren, New York.
Mrs. Sheffield Phelps, New York.
Mrs. Moses Taylor Pyne, New York.
Mrs. John Innes Kane, New York.
Mrs. Edward Walker, Detroit.
Mrs. J. J. White, Atlantic City.
Mrs. Barker Gummere, Washington.
Mme. Ekengren and Miss Helen Patten sent a sum of money, being the
proceeds of a concert arranged by them.
Villa Transformed Into Warehouse
Mr. Jarves converted two salons of his Villa Val Fleuri into receiving
and storing rooms, engaged a secretary and two women for the packing
and re-sorting of supplies, and used the garage for opening and
receiving the cases. It is estimated that over 97,000 articles have
been thus distributed, not to mention tobacco, candies, fruit, cocoa,
chocolate, Liebig's Extract, Valentine's Essence, Benger's Food,
tetanus serum, etc.
To give a more complete idea of the extent of the work done, it is only
necessary to say that 6,393 beds have been installed in the various
buildings converted into hospitals.
Besides these immediate demands for medical and surgical supplies, came
the call of the homeless, the refugees, prisoners in Germany (Dinard
men). From all sides, these appeals poured in from the unfortunate
victims of the war.
Thousands of Belgians sought refuge in Brittany. Baronne Raymond
de Saint-Gilles, at Le Fretay, has over 4,000 dependent on her for
assistance, and Abbé Destroopers at Avranches, and Mlle. Powis de
Tenbossche at Rennes, both of whom have over 3,000 Belgians on their
refuge lists, all have been supplied with great quantities of garments.
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