December 29, appeal signed by Lady Georgiana Curzon and Lady Chesham sent from Blenheim Palace.
President: THE QUEEN.
Vice-Presidents: THE PRINCESS OF WALES and DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT.
Chairman of Committee: COUNTESS HOWE.
Vice-Chairmen of Committee: COUNTESS OF WARWICK and VISCOUNTESS VALENTIA.
Hon. Secretary: EARL HOWE.
Treasurer: LUDWIG NEUMANN, ESQ.
Military Adviser: MAJOR-GENERAL LORD CHEYLESMORE.
Hon. Civilian Director and Treasurer in South Africa: J.G. HAMILTON, ESQ.
£ s. d.
Subscriptions received between issue of first
appeal and issue of interim report in April,
1900, £127,000. During the whole time the
subscriptions (including the first) totalled 145,325 15 7
Sale of base hospital realized 15,000 0 0
Government subsidy for prolonging maintenance
of field-hospital and bearer company,
January 1 to March 31, 1901 3,000 0 0
Sale of Elandsfontein Hospital 9,051 9 6
Bankers' interest to December 31, 1901 1,635 12 9
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£174,012 17 10
From first to last, various staffs numbered over 1,400 persons, and 20,000 patients received medical aid in the different Yeomanry Hospitals.
When the staff returned to England, medals were presented to them at Devonshire House by the Queen.
DEELFONTEIN BASE HOSPITAL: Opened March 5, 1900; closed March 31, 1901. Originally with 500 beds, subsequently increased to 1,000 beds. 6,093 in-patients, including 351 officers, were treated there.
MACKENZIE'S FARM, MAITLAND CAMP, BASE HOSPITAL: Opened August 2, 1900; closed March 31, 1901. Originally with 100 beds, subsequently increased to 150. 1,066 patients treated.
EASTWOOD, PRETORIA, BASE HOSPITAL: Opened August 18, 1900; closed September 30, 1901. Originally with 400 beds, subsequently increased to 564 beds. 5,227 in-patients, including 466 officers, and 1,095 out-patients, treated.
ELANDSFONTEIN BASE HOSPITAL: Opened June 29, 1901; closed December 19, 1901. Originally with 50 beds, subsequently increased to 138 beds. 823 in-patients, including 27 officers, and 900 out-patients, treated.
CHESHAM CONVALESCENT HOME AT JOHANNESBURG (for Officers only): Opened March 1, 1901; closed October 10, 1901. 8 beds. 79 patients received.
FIELD-HOSPITAL AND BEARER COMPANY, with 100 beds, left England in March, 1900; opened at the seat of war in South Africa on April 12, 1900; closed April 1, 1901, having remained three months longer than was originally arranged for. Subsidy of £3,000 received from Government for this purpose.
IMPERIAL YEOMANRY HOSPITALS.
General Committee:
Ninety ladies, whose names are given in the first volume
of the Imperial Yeomanry Hospitals Report.
General Working Committee:
Lady Georgiana Curzon (Chairman).
Adeline, Duchess of Bedford.
The Duchess of Marlborough.
The Countess of Dudley.
The Countess of Essex.
The Ladies Tweedmouth and Chesham (went to Deelfontein
in early days of Imperial Yeomanry Hospitals).
Mrs. S. Neumann.
Mrs. A.G. Lucas.
Mrs. Blencowe Cookson.
Mrs. Julius Wernher (now Lady Wernher).
Madame von Andre.
Finance Committee:
Viscount Curzon, M.P. (now Earl Howe).
Mr. Ludwig Neumann.
Adeline, Duchess of Bedford.
Lady Chesham.
Lady Georgiana Curzon.
Press Committee:
The Countess of Dudley.
The Countess of Essex.
Madame von Andre.
The Duchess of Marlborough.
Lady Georgiana Curzon.
Transport Committee:
Lady Tweedmouth. }
Mrs. Julius Wernher. } Assisted by Major Haggard
Mrs. S. Neumann. } and General Eaton.
Mrs. A.G. Lucas. }
Lady Georgiana Curzon. }
Gifts and Purchase Committee:
The Countess of Essex. }
Lady Tweedmouth. } Assisted by General
Mrs. A. G. Lucas. } Eaton, Colonel Sloggett
Mrs. S. Neumann. } and Mr. Fripp, and
Lady Georgiana Curzon. } Mr. Oliver Williams.
Medical, Nursing, and General Staffs Committee:
The Duchess of Marlborough. }
Adeline, Duchess of Bedford. } Assisted by General
The Countess of Warwick. } Eaton, Colonel Sloggett
Lady Chesham. } and Mr. A. Downing
Madame von Andre. } Fripp.
Lady Georgiana Curzon. }
The chief workers in Ireland were: The Countess of Longford, Lady Annette La Touche, and Mrs. Pirrie; but they were only on the General Committee, not on any of the subcommittees.
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