The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-24
SAL NATION ARMY TO. FORWARD LINEN TO.
 EUROPEAN ARMIES
Campaign for Discarded Linen is Be- gun Here I,aundrtes win wash
 It Free

I l To the Edltor of The Farmer: Sir:
 Through the medium Of your val uable paper would like to make an appeal for Old Linen an explanation of which is given below
 Throughout the Us S. 4. under the a auspices of the Salvation Army there has been inaugurated what is known as an Old Linen Campaign, to make bandages, eompresses, sponges, ab-a domina1 binders, handkerchfefs, etc. for the troops serving at the front in Europe Old linen is a comprehensive term which includes old bedsh eets, table cloths, old shirts. muslin, cotton bat ting. towels. gauze,s in fact anything compress, 3 sponge, or a handker- ichief.
 After being Iaundered the old linen will be sent to National Headquarters. l West 14th street, New York where 1 1t will be made into different articles for the troops at the front by a staff Of over three hundred workers, who are giving their services free, so that this good work can go on with the 1 minimum of expense. also there are several physicians who are giving their services to see that the material used is properly ster1Iized and fit for l use.
 i To guarantee the wIoIesornenes of the product the Salvation Army has I installed in National Headduarters three sterilizers. Each piece Of mate l rial goes through the process of ster-
 iIfzatIon under the direction Of Dr.. I Harlow Brooks and other physicians I who have volunteered their services. Commander Eva Booth inaugurated l this movement because she saw in it an opportunity to do effectual human I ltarian work without depleting the c. l Handkerchiefs are needed very much. I by the troops, Asswe are informed I that there are men in the trenches 3 who for want of Handkerchief 1 wiped their noses on the sleeve of their overcoats until the skin has licome off by the friction caused by the
 rough cloth of their. coats. 1 There are very few of your readers
 who cannot spare some of the above at mentioned articles for the troops, and #t let me say that there won't be any
 discriminating between men Of differ
 ef1t snationalities. as all linen contrib uted will be served out to all the countries now at war.
 I The first consignment of bandages. I etc, goes to France on Monday next. | Perhaps some of our readers will ask T why? We'll we have been informed l that they have the greatest need, I that's the reason, but every country j will be taken in their turn and will I 1receive bandages, etc. through the Et Salvation Army.
 If your linen is soiled, don't let that
 hinder you from donating it. as the l1deaI Laundry of Commercial street sl and Loves Laundry of GOO Seaviewi avenue have promised to wash free all ! soiled linen sent into the Salvation
 Army for this purpose.
 It costs nothing to give a piece of old linen, a towel, handkerchief or I a frayed shirt. All can be made into
 useful articles.
 I An abdominal binder ready at hand I in the hands Of a trained person may I be the means of saving a human life. Perhaps the material to make that
 binder reposes in the drawer of your I bureau. Kindly look and see. I The Industrial Department Of the
 Salvation Army in Bridgeport are CO., l operating with National Headquarters I forward this good work and are ready l to send their wagons if you will send
 q postal card to 515 Housatonfc ave-
 rue or phone 234s-5.
 1 [ can assure your readers that all
 material sent in to the Salvation Ar
 my Industrial Department for tho Old 1 Linen Campaign will be used for that purpose only. It would be better for
 donaters to mark the parcels stOld
 Line Campaign
 Hoping to have generous response
 to this appeal I am,
 Fraternally yours,
 BENJAAd1N Y. STEWART, I Manager of the Local Branch of the
 Industrial Department Of the Sa1va-
 tion Army