The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-09
TELLS OF FRENCH
HOSPITAL WORK
Field Secretary of American
Fund Speaks at r. M.
Bradley's
MISS AMY BRADLEY
TO RETURN WITH HER
Will Drive Automobile to Garry Sup-
plies to Hospitals - Work so Well
Started in Brattleboro to Be Con-
tinued Through Winter.

Brattleboro has now added to its good
work in joining other enterprising New
England towns in working for the Ameri-
can Fund for French Wounded. Eight
meetings, on Mondays and THURSDAYS at
$50 clock already have been held at the
house of Richard NJ. Bradley, with an
average attendance of II workers. All
who wish to help in this useful and merci-
full work are invited, and already 1880
surgical sponges have been made, 20 frac-
ture pillows, l63 knitted sponges. 66 ban
dages, besides slippers, shirts, wash-mit-
tens, and other hospital necessities. 1t is
planned to carry on this work all winter
at least once a week
esterday afternoon, meeting at
Mr.. Bradley's house was addressed by
Miss Elizabeth Perkins, field secretary of
the American Fund for French Wounded.
There was large attendance from among
| the well-known people of Brattleboro and
the audience was augmented by people
| from Walpole, Chesterfield and Dublin, \.
H., who motored over to hear Miss Per
kins describe her work and experience in
visiting military hospitals in France.
Miss Perkins quoted Keene and Peter
boro as having committees that work
summer and winter. The workers who
llnad made shirts and pajamas for the
wounded and who had pinned to those
garments the name and address of the
donor had in many cases been gratifed TO
receive postcard or a letter of thanks di-
rect from the soldier who had received it.
France IS far more needy than that of
the other fighting countries, because
| France is invaded and her factories are
closed. No more sheets can be had, be-
cause Lille is in the hands of the enemy
no more cotton, no more rubber and
worse than all, no more ether.
The gratitude of France for what Ameri,
cans are doing individually is apparent in
every expression of thankfulness, from
the officials of state, and the surgeons and
nurses and the men themselves lying on
their hospital cots, who (often too i'll and
weak can do no more than say, give
FAmerique
Several voluntary checks were handed
to Mrs Bradley after the meeting S5C
for the continuance Of the work of tho
Brattleboro committee and $50 toward the
other fund.
A cable from Paris has asked for 50 ,0OC
Christmas bags to be distributed among
the wounded, and the list for the contents
of these bags may be had on application
to Mrs. Bradley They can be made ot
any gay colored chintZ, 10 by Is inches in
size, and the contents cost very little, but
give infinite pleasure to the men in the
hospitals, many of whom have lost family
and friends, and whose health is shattered
for life. These bags will be distributed by
IvoluEteer American workers on Christina,
day, and the appeal for 50, 900 should Ger
tainly meet with full response.
One wounded man, when he was tolc
that we in America had great sympathy
for his suffering and equal admiration fo
his courage and bravery, raised himself OF
his elbow in bed and said:
Tell your country people that if eve
there is need, | will come over and fgh
for them
Miss Amy Bradley, daughter of Mr. an,
Mrs Bradley, will go to Paris with Mis-
Perkins, on the atters return in October
TO enter the service Of the American Fun,
for French Wounded She has been tax
ing course in motor driving, and ex
poets to be engaged in driving an automo
bile from the supply station to hospital
in different parts of France Miss Heller
Bradley, sister of Miss Amy, planned t.
go with her, but has postponed the trim