The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-18
THE INTEREST IS INCREASING



cations Explained by Miss Ward
They Mako u Noble showing-Pros
pective branches.
The second regular meeting of the
Connecticut Sanitary and Relief asso-
citation was held yesterday at 3 p. M.
in Colonial hall and was attended by
q large number of women. The minis
tiers Of the city had been invited to
the meeting and several were in at
tendance.
The president, Mrs. Lynde Harrison,
opened the meeting by introducing DR..
Smyth, who spoke upon the work of
the sanitary commission in the civil
war and the differences in the work
to be done to-day. He said in part:
ing myself back in the past. task
has finally been given us in which we
as united country can nobly perform
our duty.
1.-THE experience of forty years ago is
at the foundation of the work to be
done to-day. There is not a veteran
who does not recollect the joy which
was felt upon the appearance of the
wagons of the sanitary commission,
the front rank of the battle. The relief
work of this war is to be systematically
maintained by the women, who are
taking steps at the beginning of the
war, not taken until late in the civil
war. The war thus far has been more like
spectacular show, but when the in
fantry becomes engaged then the grim
necessities of the hospital will be need
ed. I am glad that your work is be-
ginning early so that the supplies will
be ready when needed.
whether the war shall be long or
short, the work that you can do will
not be wasted. You cannot do too
much and while you are helping thus
1t will be good that the city shall be
united in one enthusiastic movement.
hope that you will go ahead in your
work and wake up all the women of
this town.
DIR. Bacon followed and spoke upon
the aid which the sanitary commission
had rendered to the surgical depart
ment of the army.
He said, in substance: "The sanitary
commission in the last war was the
first organization of its kind in military
history. Almost all of you know what
the work of the organization was and
what it accomplished. AS understand
it, the Red Cross societies have re-
cived the inheritance of the sanitary
commission work.
Here is one bit of statistics. The
surgeon general of the United States
army said that the losses of the Span
$4,000, more than all our standing
army. How much we shall suffer do
not know, but I do not believe that it
will be nearly so much.
Precisely what the work is to be you
know as we'll as l. We began that war
with the medical department in semi
fossilized condition 1t said that 1t did
not want the aid of such organizations
as the sanitary commission. 1t did not
take long for the department to find
out its mistake and a change was
quickly and effectively made.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read by Mrs. J. K. Blake, after which
Mrs Francis Bacon read the report of
the executive committee, together with
Mrs. Stoddard's report of the sewing
committee. The report gave the
amount of work which had been done
and the amount necessary to do during
the coming week. Acknowledgment
was made of work received from the
Jewish Aid society, the Sisters of
Mercy, the Sisters of Charity and the
Kings Daughters of Epworth M. e.
church.
In closing, Mrs. Bacon suggested that
donations of slippers, mosquito net
ting, beef extract and condensed milk
would be appropriate. Palm leaf fans
also would be thankfully received by
the soldiers.
Miss Ward, who has had charge of
the work of the society among the
Catholics of the city was then called
upon. She gave most interesting &C.
count Of her work and showed that the
movement among the Catholic church.
es was especially strong. She said that
she had received contributions from the
clergy OF every church to which she
had gone and had found the Sisters
CT Mercy and the Sisters of Charity es-
pecially interested. The convent rooms
have been opened up. something which
has not been done for years, so that
the girls Of the parish might come
there and sew during the evening. The
sisters have succeeded SO well in inter-
esting their people that the rooms have
been full every evening of girls who
have worked hard all day long in the
factories. Not satisfied with this many
of them have cut the garments at
might and have taken them along SO
that they could work during the lunch
hour at noon. Miss Ward said that she
had explained her work In order to
show that petty feelings and preju-
dices, IL such existed, could be over
come and forgotten in such a cause as
the one for which all were working.
The treasurers report showed that
there was s422.1S or hand. The CORE
spending secretary. Mrs. C, w. Bisp-
ham, reported that communications
had been received from Wallingford,
Guilford. Naugatuck and New Britain,
all of which desired to organize
branches of the societies. Circulars
stating the purpose of the organization
are now in press They are to be sent
to every church in every city of Con-
necticut.