New Britain herald., 1917-07-26
June saw 747,969
DRESSINGS SHIPPED
Relief Workers Make EnViable
Record During Past Month

II During the month of June the
surgical dressings committee sent
747,969 dressings abroad and received
7O4,6s7 dressings from it's branches.
The following expressions of ap-
precaition have been received.
From the 18th Casualty Clearing
Station, B. E. F., comes this: 1T is
with very many thanks that l beg to
acknowledge all bales, for which l
! am enclosing signed contents notes.
You have been so good to us that l
am at loss to know how to express
adequately my thanks to you. Let
sAle assure you again that your Sifts
ARE highly appreciated by us who ad
mipister this hospital. and by the pa
tients whose comforts are so mate
sdAily increased. This last consiyn-
ment was indeed one which met our
very pressing needs and further SIM
liar consignments will be much APP
preciated.'
The Military Hospital at Belfas.
writes: The consignment of hos
pital supplies which is periodically
received from you is above critjcisnl
both as regards quality ana work.
nanship. We enthuse over them
and the patients are equally delight
cd. It saves the nurses an inf 1ite
amount of work to have surgical
dressings so skilfully and carefully
prepared ready to hand
M. &. Chanseau, Infirniere at the
Hopital Militaire Complementaire
No. As at Lyons, writes: Il have the
great pleasure to acknowledge tho re-
Capt. through the American Relief
Clearing House in Paris, Of four
cases containing dressings which will
BE most useful for our dear wounded
soldiers, and most appreciated by
them in the present circumstances.
Please accept my very best thanks for
such nice presents given so generous
II by your committee, and which re-
minds us continually that the great
democratic nation of the United
States of America not only is going to
3oin us in our fight for civilization
against barbarism and slavery, speak
ing from a military point of view, but
hae~already shown their great friend
ship towards our beloved country by
starting, at the outbreak of this awful
war an assistance which has always
proved SO generous and valuable"
~. LhOIS 4Io1AA NIL Wv yClIllo HOup-
son atsthe Hopital Militaire Beige at
Rouen says; ''The lieutenant in
charge of the Pharmacie was delight
ed with the dressings. We have to be
very careful in these days and it is
of the greatest help getting them.
The sterile dressings, so beautifully
packedein tins, are especially helpful,
as they save so much sterilizing. We
thank you very much and all the
workers who have contributed. ]
hope you will some day visit our hos |
pital."
Mrs. Francis G.. Shaw writes: II !
hope and pray that you in America |
will not weary Of working, for |
France needs you more today than |
at the beginning. She has also learned |
to rely upon our fund to a tremen-
dous extent
'Dr. Kilham sends word that day |
socks are needed in large numbers.
Abdominal bands made of bandage
cotton are also greatly in demand.
These require little machine stitch
ing and are the bands mentioned in
our list of articles. Dr. Kilham also
begs us to stuff our comfort, Ambu-
lance and fracture pillows fuller. She
writes: They must be stuffed full
to be of real service