The Red Cross : in peace and war . Smith, frail of body but stout of soul, wasstricken at his post of duty with typhoid September 12, but isconvalescent and rapidly gaining strength. When Miss Cromlein andMiss Maxwell retired about the same date, they were succeeded byMiss Gladwin and Miss lyounsbury, who have ably managed the affairsof the Red Cross at Sternberg. Under my direction Miss Gladwinrecently visited Anniston, Ala., and found the .service of the RedCross greatly needed at Camp Shipp. Miss Gladwin has Diet Kitchen at that camp and has done much to better the con-ditiou
The Red Cross : in peace and war . Smith, frail of body but stout of soul, wasstricken at his post of duty with typhoid September 12, but isconvalescent and rapidly gaining strength. When Miss Cromlein andMiss Maxwell retired about the same date, they were succeeded byMiss Gladwin and Miss lyounsbury, who have ably managed the affairsof the Red Cross at Sternberg. Under my direction Miss Gladwinrecently visited Anniston, Ala., and found the .service of the RedCross greatly needed at Camp Shipp. Miss Gladwin has Diet Kitchen at that camp and has done much to better the con-ditiou of the .soldiers in the camp There are still 200 sick at Sternberg and 50 at Inciter, but these willsoon I hope be furloughed and returned to their homes. All who have represented the Red Cross at Chickamauga haveworked with the greatest self-denial and enthusiasm, with full apprecia-tion of the lofty aims of the society and with personal pride. Wlienthe roll of honor is made up, I know of no name that shouM U. S. S. ?•ORHGON. 414 THE RICI) CROSS. JACKSONVILLE, FLA. At Jacksonville, Fla., the work at the camp was under the direc-tion of the Rev. Alexander Kent, of Washington, D. C, who hasbeen a member of the Ameri>.an National Red Cross for many l)egan his duties about the middle of June and, assisted by his son,continued until the order for the abandonment of the camp was territory covered by this agency included also the camps at Miamiand Fernandina. The affairs of the Red Cross in this field were mostefficientl}- conducted and with great credit to Dr. Kent and his assist-ant. In addition to the medical and hospital supplies and delicacies,which were furnished in great quantities, over thirteen thousand dol-lars were spent in adding to the comforts of the sick and Kent makes the following interesting report: On June i6 I arrived in Jacksonville, in company with MissClara Barton, then on her way to Key West and
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