Our sister societies abroad have earnestly and practically extended their sympathy and kindness to us by offering gifts in various forms, which we have gratefully accepted. The following are the details of gifts we have received up to date:
9 cases of bandage materials and clothes from the Red Cross Society of Germany.
515 cases of various kinds of wine and nourishment from the Red Cross Society of Italy.
2 sets of necessary articles for a field hospital taking in 100 patients from the French Relief Society for the Wounded Soldiers.
| Franc | 1,000 | —The Red Cross Society of Servia. |
| £ | 100 | —The Red Cross Society of Portugal. |
| Lire | 40 | —The Red Cross Society of Greece. |
| Krone | 1,351 | —The Ladies’ Association of Copenhagen of the Red Cross Society of Denmark. |
| Franc | 13,500 | —The Ladies’ Association of France. |
The Red Cross Society of Spain and the National Red Cross Society of America have kindly offered us their assistance. Besides these public gifts, many individual men and women have come forward and offered us their services to nurse the wounded soldiers.
We deeply regret that we are not able to accept these kind offers at present, simply because we have still a sufficient number of well equipped relief corps to meet all the emergencies we have had as yet to encounter.
However, the Government of Japan accepted the services of Mrs. McGee, an American lady, with nine nurses, and Mrs. Richardson, an English lady, to nurse the sick and wounded and instructed us to place them among some of our relief detachments. The American nurses have been working in the Hiroshima Reserve Hospital and on some hospital ships for a few months and sailed for their homes recently with Mrs. McGee.