Evening star., 1915-03-25
THANKS CAPITAL WOMEN
FOR SURGICAL DRESSINGS
Mrs. Mary Hatch Willard Ac'
knowledges Receipt Of 1880
Pounds of Old Linen.
Incloses in Note to Mrs. Archibald
Hopkins Letter From Nine. Jou-
bert Expressing Gratitude.

u,% Irchibald Hopkins, chairman oil
he District OF Columbia section o. 'n1
,yoman.s department of the tHa'ioi'.li
civic Federation. today receiVea iio"
urs. Mary Hatch Willard, chaii M.
,f the surgical dressings com
r.nort on the shipments OF uresshe
"a relief agencies IN the war nero a'o
tet,er OF appreciation for the co"
4efbutions from Washington
t.rnr, the National Capita t,-''
,,,nfs Of old linen and damask nave
hcen sent, and Mrs, Hopkins wishes -
,L.,t, all who have co-operated "i'h
- tbi- work shc emphasizes the
"a of continued activity in coilect-
old linen with which TO make paho-
,nd dressings for the wounded
rba slogan Of the surgical dressing
r,,ttee il I'VE want 1,00o,oOO SUI
zeal dressings now. VIII you neIp
nnake themr' This effort Is oelns naae
in connection with the vacat,on anon Marsan
LEI work. Of which Miss Anne MOI IL,
a. treasurer In her letter to MIS-. f1op-
kins Mrs. Willard says: -, +or
your continued splendid co-operaa,h
and for the pieces OF nnaterlai "v ,.o,X
an1r trunk contained. They were Ie,s
welcome. and we very rnuch apPree'ate
,our interest in our WORK a..
inrlosp HereWlln a ltPoi
work we are doing, ana trust ''i'
will be of interest to you.
Mrs. Willard's Report.
In her report Mrs. willard says:
.Tbere was great rejoicing at the
beadauarters of the surgical dressiisa
committee when. November ~ isaf'
the first shipment containing i's.u
sterflized surgical dressings was SEN
70 Nine Joubcrt. St. Brlac'
,rbis consignment was packeu III -
small cases and represen.eu ,,,1a lions
serious, earnest work. Congratulat,4
we're in order as the prospect OF snlp
ming 1000 dressings week was ioohso
forward to as a possible achievene
..These hopes were more tnan real
ized as each week the shipments IN
creased al a tremendous rate. ana
January so the committees thouens
they had reached the main,n maxluM =.
their OUTPUT when ten cases contaiuiMs
s.Is- dressings were shipped to vari-
ous hospitals in France.
"The surgical dressings commlttee
knows that every one int, ,hse,es,ea the rratifi.
cation they feel In announcing thae
during the week ending February Io
1es064 dressings were forwarded to
Montenegro and Serbia and since that
date to Austria Hungary. making
total of 444,353 dressings shipped dur
ing the month OF February.
",The total number OF dressings Sent
70 the war zone since the work began
is 80, 800
Mime. Joubert's Acknowledgment.
An extract from the letter OF Nine.
Isabelle Joubert, acknowledging receipt
of the shipment Of dressings. follows:
The two splendid cases containing
assorted surgical dressings and ster-
ilized bandages have Just reached st.
Briac The delay in forwarding has
been very great and the only excuse is
that we are at war and that Havre Is
overworked with the landing of the
British troops and their belongings.
"I sent the cases Immediately to the
hospital, where they were opened be-
fore me and in the presence of all the
surgeons and Red Cross nurses. All
were delighted to receive such useful
supplies. and. thanks to you. the oper-
ating room has been fitted up in an
admirable manner. The surgeons were
unanimous in praise of the way in
which everything was arranged.
"The entire hospital begs me to thank
you and your war committee for its
useful present. l beg you to believe
that ] consider II a great honor to have
been intrusted with your generous do
nation.