The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-28
EXPORTERS or SUNLIGHT
Local A. r F. w. Appears in New Role
In Saturdays Shipment of Larger
Dressings, "Vermin- Proof Paja-
mas, and Various Necessities.

"You send us not only supplies but
SUNLIGHT - This laconic message, sent
by "poilu" to the local American
Fund for French Wounded, has appar-
emily given new meaning and new en-
tEusiasm to the work Of the associa-
ton, if the results Of receno activity
are to be attributed to its inspiration.
On Saturday afternoon eight cases OF
war supplies were sent from Kenosha
to France, where they will be trans
ported to the front and distributed
among the soldiers and civilians who
need them most. To these they will
mean both life and light, both safety
and happiness.
This is the largest consignment
shipped from the local headquarters
to date. 1t includes every conceivable
article which might be of use in i'm
proving treatment or increasing COM
fort Especially does it carry Charger
dressings" in response to insistent de-
mands from the French front, possibly
necessitated by the fury of the fight
ing in the latest drives against the
Teutons. It has required almost a
month to make and assemble the sup
plies of this shipment. The women of
the Kenosha branch are to be congra-
tulated upon their achievement and
especially so in view of the fact that
comfort-cases" have been provided
for the local cavalry and infantry com
panies within the same period.
The cases exported on Saturday in
cluded variety of war necessities, as
is indicated by the following tabula-
tion of their contents;
Hospital supplies--164 men Is shirts,
each with handkerchief and postal
card in pocket, and also card bearing
individual message to the sick man
who will receive it, each pocket. pinned
with an American flag; / convalescing
robe; 45 "vermin proof" pajamas; 81
knit bath mats; feather pillows, 26x
26, French size; 81 comfort pillows
Total number of hospital supplies, 265
Surgical dressings-184 coussinet;
$50 congresses eponge; IS large cous-
sinet; gaze, | metre; % gaze, 3 me-
tire; 45 knee bandages, Canton flannel;
rolled bandages. Total surgical
dressings, 969.
Clothing for civilians--6 suits; 6
trousers; l baby outfit; z baby sacks
Total for civilians, 20.
Miseellaneous-500 yards soft finish
cotton cloth, in pieces; II cut picture
puzzles, in fancy bags; knit vests; 2
mufflers; 2 wristlets; / floor cloth; 100
pair of socks Total miscellaneous 1873.
Total number of articles in cases,
1,437.
These cartons Of comfort will 90
from Kenosha to France without fur
Their inspection, by reason of the fact
that previous consignments of the local
branch have so perfectly conformed to
specifications that their shipments are
now accredited and sent directly to
the front without the usual investiga-
tions in New York and Paris. This
eliminates all delays in transportation
and so makes it possible for the ar
tlcies made and assembled here to reach
the firing line within two weeks after
they leave Kenosha. This is real work
and quick work in a cause at once hui
manitarian and patriotic and is proof
that the women of the A. F. F. w. are
doing their bit" to bring an early
peace with victory"