The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-08-05
FRIENDS Of IHE '1ACK|ES'
Ladies Of. the Naval Hospital Aid
Report the Work.

Over So, 900 Represented in the Work
Since the 18th of May-Work of the
Committees AIorristown Boys Made
Glad-PIan and Scope of the Work.
This morning the regular monthly
meeting of the Morristown Naval Hospi-
tai Aid is in progress at the headquarters.
A general report of the work has been
prepared for this meeting, and it is ex-
pected that reports will be received from
the several branches in other towns
Since the 18th of May, when the ladies
of Morristown met to organize this work
for the brave boys of our navy, very
large quantity of all sorts of comforts
have been prepared and shipped to the
different hospitals and hospital ships. It
is believed that the following report will
be interesting to the public, which has
responded SO generously to the appeals
for supplies for our s'Jackies" made by
the Executive Committee.
The treasurer has received in sums
varying from 80 cents to $500, So, 142. .18.
The donations of every sort of material
and of ready made hospital clothing
have been very liberal. And large
amount of money is paid out each week
to workwomen in this place, while many
garments are made by the ladies them
selves not only here but IN various other
parts of the country. For the Aid has a
number of branches, some as far away as
Vermont
Shipments have been made to the hos
pital ships Solace and Relief, and to the
naval hospitals at Brooklyn, at Norfolk,
Va, and many of the supplies have
reached our men in Santiago, in Key
West, and are now on their way to Porto
Rico. Nor has the benefcence of the
organization been confined to the sailors.
AS soon as.it became known that the
wounded soldiers were to be brought to
Fort Monroe very large shipment of
all sorts of clothing and delicacies for
them was at once forwarded to the
surgeon in charge there, Maj. Calvin
Dewitt Besides these main points a
number of other places have received
various gifts, the last. being a box of
books sent last week Z our Morristown
boys at Camp Cuba LiDre.
The report of the Clothing Committee
is as follows: 1920 night shirts, 800
pajamas, 720 pairs socks, 200 pairs
slippers, towels, handkerchiefs, napkins,
"A uniforms, bandages, dressing gowns,
small pillows, old linen.
The Delicacies Committee has sent in
large quantities jellies of all kinds,
canned soups, clam broth, beef extracts,
pickles, marmalade, brown bread, swell
back, sardines, tapioca, farina, gelatine,
canned meats, canned fruits of all kinds,
lemons, oranges, tea, cocoa, condensed
milk, ginger ale, cider, grape juice, rasp-
berry and blackberry cordials, etc.
From the Committee on Sundries have
gone in great numbers stationery and
stamped envelopes, pencils, pens, pipes
and tobacco, cards and games, hair
brushes and combs, tooth brushes, safety
razors, comfort bags, toilet soap,
ammonia, cologne, bay rum and many
other luxuries for the use of the sick.
The Committee on Reading Matter re-
ports the receipt of about 6, 900 books and
magazines, all of which have been sorted
out with special reference to the different
places to which they are sent.
The Solace has been twice visited by
the ladies, and furnished with all sorts of
articles for the comfort of her patients,
and the twenty-four new uniforms for
her Red Cross nurses were among the
first gifts made. From her officers and
from many others in authority have
come warm concentrations of the
articles sent by this organization.
4 According to the lowest possible esti-
mate the total value of articles already
Egiven is as follows: Clothing, $4,000;
delicacies, 900; sundries, 5000; total Of
/ s., 200.
! The ladies of the committee beg te
acknowledge most gratefully not only
the gifts of money and donations Of
articles, but the number of acts Of
friendly help and kindness which have
done SO very much to tighten their labors
and to make them pleasure. From
people of every sort have come kindly
and efficient services, freely and gladly
given. because one and all have learned
to love our country and those who are
4 fighting for her and for truth and
freedom.
Found His House Burned Down.
Samuel Van SAINT, who lives on the
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