The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-10
WAR RELIEF WORK BY d. A. r..
Urgent Request for Supplies Issued by
That Organization.


The following in regard to d. A. r,
relief work for the war is published
by special request of the state regent,
Mrs. Sarah T. Kinney, state regent of
the D. A. r.:
In d notice given out May Ii through
the daily papers to the Mary Clap
| Wooster chapter, D. A. r., and others
| interested it was said: ut is arranged
| that in the case of a sudden call for
help the state requent will Immediately
publish request for such things as are
needed"
Mrs. Kinney has just returned from
| New York, where she has been in con-
| sultation with the surgeon of the army
hospital ship Relief in regard to relief
work from this state.
! 1t is learned that the ship (Which is
the one to which Miss Esther " Has
son has been assigned as nurse will
sail in week or ten days, and that
large quantity of such supplies as are
not furnished by the government are
greatly needed at once. The Relief will
accommodate about $50 sick and
wounded soldiers Her mission is to
follow the line Of invasion, leaving
medical supplies, delicacIes and cloth
ing at the hospitals in the Ito be cap
| tured ports, presumably Santiago, Ha-
| ri x,,tn Hrt,, er
back to the United States such sick and
wounded as are able to bear the voy-
age.
At the suggestion and under the di-
rection of Major Torrey, surgeon in
charge, Mrs. Kinney will endeavor to
establish a system Of continuous re-
lief while the war lasts, and any per-
son, whether a D. A. r. or not, may
| avail herself or himself of this OPP
portunity to have their contributions
forwarded to the seat of war at the
earliest possible moment and at the
least possible outlay from the general
fund which is being collected for the
purpose.
This effort on the part of the Con-
necticut D. A. r. in no way interferes
with the patriotic endeavor Of other or
CARNATIONS.
There will be need of all that any
or all together can give or do
Mrs. Kinney proposes to arrange the
d. A. r. relief work so that the chap
ters In each county shall report their
contributions of money and supplies
to county committee. and this COM
mittee in turn will report the same to
her.
Whenever the ship Relief is in need
of supplies for It's own use or for the
use of any hospitals, Surgeon Torrey
has agreed to telegraph the fact to
Mrs Kinney, who will at once for
ward such contributions as may have
been given for the purpose. the expense
beyond New York or Washington to
be borne by the government.
Arrangements have also been made
with wholesale merchants to furnish at
cost price such additional supplies as
may be required and for this purpose
donations of money are desired not
only from the n. A. r., but from any
patriotic person who desires to so
serve the country"
The chaplain Of the First Connecti-
cut regiment has already called for and
received from the ID. A. r. Relief fund
a contribution of delicacies for the
sick at Mantle and it IL arranged that
In case the regiment is called to the
front and is In need of any kind OF
!, supplies such as the government does
not furnish, the chaplain is to tele-
graph the state regent for help.
It is expected that similar ar
rangement will be made with the sur
geons or chaplains Of all the Connecti-
cut troops going to the war.
, Surgeon Torrey desires the following
, supplies, which should be furnished ir
Theoretically sealed cans: Extract OF
, beef, canned tomatoes, canned fruit
canned chicken, canned peas, canned
i soups, canned tongue, canned butter
concentrated consomrne, cocoa, clan
Juice, condensed milk, condensed
, cream, gelatine, jellies, crackers, salt.
, ines, thin water crackers, cheese corr
starch, spices, died herbs for soups
flavoring extracts, tea, ginger ale ant
light American wines are also desired
: In addition, 1t is desired to ship a.
| once 5000 abdominal bands, 300 hospita
| HlBHL SHlTlS, oUu sets OF DHJdIIldS, oU'
! negligee shirts of outing flannel an6
bedroom or hospital slippers for the
| convaleseent
Twenty pieces of mosquito netting
and three rolls Of mating are alst
greatly desired.
Any of the above articles may b.
sent to the rooms of the United Work
ers, 200 Orange street, on Friday, Sat
: urday or Monday morning, June 10, 1
L and 10, between 10 and IL o'clock IL
y the morning.
A committee will be at the rooms t.
receive and receipt for the contribu
: tions.
Ladies who can and will assist II
: cutting garments and packing good.
. will please report at 200 Orange stree
Saturday afternoon at o'clock.
Mrs. Henry Champion, Regent.
;, Mary Clap Wooster chapter, D. A. r.
|