The age-herald., 1898-07-15
The Relief Work of American Women.

In a majority of the cities of the United States the women are actively engaged in relief work for the benefit of the soldiers and sailors of the American army and navy. The object and purposes of the re- lief organizations are to supply certain necessary comforts for the sick and wound- ed soldiers, which cannot be obtained in any other way.
 Generally, that is in a large number of in- stances, their efforts shave been lead by the Colonial Danes and Daughters of the American Revolution, who have succeeded in arousing a large amount of patriotic enthusjasm regarding their work.
 For weeks at Atlanta the D. A. k. s anu Colonial Dsmes have been busily engaged in contributing their time, energies and money towards relieving the necessities of the sick and wounded Georgia soldiers. The labors of the D. A. R.'s have been directed at Atlanta by the state regent, Mrs. Por- ter King, charming, intellectual and ac- complished woman. who is an Alabam- ian by birth and Miss Carrie Remsen, of Taladega, was one of the belles of this state.
 The General Sumter Chapter of the D. A. R.'s oersirmingham, is actively engaged in preps~Ss a box which will be full of good ana useful things for the Alabama soldiers at the front.
 The women of the state are daily becom ing more interested in this relief work, and realize that even if the war should terminate speedily there will remain for many months a necessity for woman's aid in caring for the disabled of the army and navy. The following letter receivqed yes terday from Mrs. Harvey E. Jones, of Mo- bile, will be of interest to women in all parts of Alabama, who are anxious to do their utmost for the comfort of Alabama's troops. Mrs. Jones says: "I write to in- terest you in a plan I have much at heart. We have a relief association in Mobile, but the scope is too small I am anxious to have a state war relief association, all towns working for the same object that is sending needed supplies to our boys at the front. I see that Louisiana is doing noble work, large lists appearing in the Times-Democrat. We have been sending delicaeies to the sick soldiers at the div's- ion and marine hospitals but now have only the marine. I was instrumental in having the sick supplied with thin night shirts. The relief association sent a linn ited supply of pajamas to the field hos pital. Louisiana is sending some to Miami. Why cannot the women of Ala bama do the same.
 T enclose you a pattern of a body band, sent through Mrs. W. W. Gordon, to Mrs. Batre by the surgeon-general. I propose making some for our soldiers who cannot afford to purchase them. The Colonial Danes propose giving them to volunteer regiments, but their funds now are being used for the hospital ships at other points. They gave an ice plant to the relief ship solace. We will have to get the material from other sources. I will be very much obliged if you will write me what you think of forming a war relief association, and how we had best organize"
 The initiative already taken by the Gen eral Sumter Chapte- of the D. A. R.'s of Birmingham and bc Mrs. Harvey F. Jones, Mrs. Batre and other prominent and influ- ential women of Mobile in this relief work could easily become the corner stone upon which very large and helpful relief asso- citations may be built
 Carnot the Mobile and Birmingham wo- men immediately devise some plan which will bring them together in this work, and which shall result i1 the organization of a relief association commensurate with the necessities of Alabama soldiers now in the field and camp?