Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-05-05
MANY more SUPPLIES
FOR war SUFFERERS

The War Relief Committee reports
two hacking cases filled with 'ndor-
wear. surgical shirts. flannel bands
socks. sheets and blankets sent to
ono of the military hospitals at Ly-
,ns. France. All OF the hotels in that
CITY have heen turned into hospitals
and receive daily great numbers OF
sick and wounded soldiers; Sc are
continually in need of just such ar
llcles as we're forwarded to the Hos
pice des Freres ST. Jean dc Dieu' Ly-
ons. France. which is in charge OF
Or NJ. Bnureart He is personally
known to the chairman of the sew
ing committee. Mrs. willard Hall Por-
ter, and the garments have been made
according to directions received from
France. The flannel abdominal band
pattern is one selected by the sur
geon-general of the French Red Cross
and the surgical shirts are like those
used in the French hospitals and UNI
like those used in this country.
The hospital supply committee re-
ports packing TWO cases containing
bandages, gauzc pads. antisepiic cot
ton, etc, which were forwarded TO
an American Red Cross Hospital in
Servia. Unit two and three. in charge
of DR.. Butler. an authorized agent"
of the committee, has forwarded
eight hundred and fifty-seven baby
garments. dresses. caps. shirts, etc.
10 the maternity hospital az ChalOns
Marine. This sewing society. which
includes several WilmingtOniaps
among its members. Through the gem
crosby of a we'll known citizen who
gave the funds to purchase the neces-
sary articles. individual kits are be-
ing made up. each containing one
suit of underwear. one shirt. pair
socks and two handkerchiefs To these
are being added contributions of to-
haccO. magazines. delicacies and pic
ture postcards, pipes. etc. AS this is
not strictly Red Cross work, an in
dependent committee is looking after
il and will take charge of the ship
ping of the boxes.
The following donations have heen
received through the knitting COM
mittee:
Mrs. Wharton. Philadelphia. one
scarf; Mrs. Holiday, three bands; a
friend. one band; Mrs John Bancroft,
one knitted scarf; Mrs. c. G. Rum
ford. one pair stockings; Mrs. Will
lard Hall Porter one helmet and four
scarfs; Mrs. w. w. Jones. one pair
sleeping socks and two packs cigar
cites; Miss Elsie l.. Patterson, six
pair mems socks, two babies saCques
Mrs. Marquand. yarn and needles re-
turned: Miss Cornelia Bowman, one
knit abdominal band
Other donations -Miss B. Johnson
one ladies suit: Miss Smyth. Miss
Mather, thirty-six utility bags: Mrs
w. II. Porter. fifty packs cigarettes
three dozen pipes, three dozen pack
ages tobacco; Mrs. E. T. Warner, five
dozen cans fruit; Miss Porter, five
dozen cans fruit; Miss A. Gray, two
dozen packs cigarettes. two packs
cards; Mrs. Edsall, two dozen pipes
and two dozen packages tobacco
Miss Elise Patterson, eight dozer
packs cards; Mrs. Speakman. canned
goods. cream wheat. Campbell's soup
ETC.. Butler & Son, pens. ink. blot
tiers; Mrs. William c. Mendinhall
twenty-four nightshirts; home relief
hbA VI HliiNf liltt uDLtH clbOlc tOl
ton, one box buttons: Mrs John Bird
one pair stockings; Mrs. Kirkus. ban
dages; bought with r. c. funds, si'
hot water bags. twelve pounds alb
sorbent cotton; bought with r. c
funds, five pair blankets. three dOzel
pillow cases; Mrs. Joseph Bancroft
one ladies' suit. two pair shoes. tw,
underskirts and two shirt waists
Miss Margaret T. Miller. one abdom
inal band: The Lorraine Club. two an,
one-half dozen bandages. rolled: Ma
bel l. Boardman, group, seventy
eight bandages, 200 PADS Mrs. II
Fletcher Browne group. 1O7 bandages
Mrs. Willard II. Porter, two pal
boomers, one pair low shoes; Mrs
Willard II. Porter. two women
skirts; registered nurses group, so
sauze pads. 1872 muslin bandages
seven and one-half yards adhesiv
plaster. II in. wide: John Gasser. S
for Switzerland Mrs. II. b. Thomp
son. six packages of gauze, six pack
ages of cotton. one bottle bi-chlorid
of mercury tablets; Lorraine Club
three and one-half dozen rolled ban
dages.