Mr. Jarves' father and two uncles took part in the War of 1812, and his grandfather in the Revolutionary War.
(From the Paris Edition of the New York Herald of May 12, 1917)
When the wounded from the Marne began pouring into Brittany, there were no adequate hospitals to receive and care for the thousands of gravely injured men. Everyone was called upon to give money, supplies, beds and bedding, lamps and heating apparatus, surgical instruments, bandages, dressings, hospital garments, all the paraphernalia of great military hospitals, to be installed immediately. The confusion was great, the goodwill endless, but the material lacking.
Upon these tragic circumstances everyone, from peasant to American pleasure-seeker, gave of their best.
Twelve large hospitals were opened in Dinard alone; in the two large casinos, in the hotels, and in private villas in the neighborhood of Dinard.
From St. Malo, St. Servan, Paramé, St. Briac, St. Lunaire, all within walking distance of Dinard, came urgent calls for help.
From remoter convents, where everything had to be provided, came even greater demands.
Mr. and Mrs. Deming Jarves, seeing the necessity for immediate help, gave very largely personally, and wrote to relatives and friends in America for assistance. How generous the response was, is indicated in the following list of friends who responded at once:
Cases were sent by:
The Red Cross Society of Washington.