Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27

'hapte> y ": .:ss asy;5 Z. be al ~: y:
need. Out of S0,-
600 articles being
made each day, 100000 are being sent
oaily to the front.
"A few weeks ago ! went to the
military hospitals to watch the Carrel
treatment. By chance l saw one of
the nurses go to the cupboards for
binders and sings, only to find it liter
ally bare except fora few rags. She
explained that it was the most we can
get. The war has lasted so long every
thing Is giving out. We are having
more and more military hospitals on
our books every week and the fighting
during the summer will be heavier.
Remember, we send only on de-
mand, and wet we are ready to weep
many days when our shelves are
empty and there are piles of requests
on the desk.
"Orders.. for sterile materials are
very large and our three machines are
kept working all the time. We want
all the raw material you can send, and
don't forget sewing cotton and safety
pins. The cotton should be 80, 40 and
60. Sometimes we can shop all over
Paris without being able to secure any.
I'VE do not get enough absorbent
cotton. Won't the committees put a
few rolls in every case?
Every bit of the cotton flannel, I'M
bleached muslin, rubber sheetng and
white oilcloth sent is appreciated and
every bit of 1t is put into use the min
ute 1t arrives. The splints we make
are In great demand, so send us what
rubber you can. They are sent to the
evacuation hospitals, where they have
no time to prepare such things them
selves.
Madame Lyautey, wife of the for
mer minister Of war, has asked us for
500 incompetent pads month and the
Pasteur institute asked us to help them
with their mosquito nets. We do all
this in outside time and shall make
1000 of Them
I'VE also need more pillow cases.
If you can send them, we will make
pillows to fit them.
I'VE live SO close to the war and
see so much of the suffering at first
hand. Please send more and more all
the time"
Stillman Visits Omaha-Charles C.
Stillman of st. Paul, supervisor of re-
lief work among dependent soldiers
and sailors families of North and
South Dakota, Nebraska, Missouri and
Iowa, was in Omaha Saturday morn
ing comforting with Mrs. Frank Jud-
son on the work to be done in Ne
braska.
The scope of the work under the
direction of Mrs c. NJ. Wilhelm, chair
man of the committee in charge at
present, is to investigate and register
those who probably will be in need.
Mrs. Ure Elected Chairman-Mrs.
w. G. Ure was elected chairman of the
finance committee of the National
League for Woman Service Saturday
morning at the Fontenelle at the
weekly meeting of the executive board
Luther Drake, Frank Hamilton and
Howard Baldrige were appointed as
the printing committee.
The Omaha branch of the league de-
c1ded to cooperate with the national
organization in the production of
film illustrating the work and aims of
the organization.
The .commissary department dis
cussed plans to start an educational
in the canning and drying
OF food. Delegates from the depart
ment will be sent to the state canning
convention which will be held June
IL to Is at Lincoln.
Mrs. Lowrie Childs reported that the
Bird masque is progressing. Mrs. E.
P. Peck was appointed to look up the
knitting machines which were ordered
several Woeks 30
been lost, apparently, en- route.
New Auxiliary Organized-A Red
Cross auxiliary, composed of 700 wom-
en- of Burgess-Nash and M. e. Smith
& Co., and known as the Mesco-
Burnascos, have organized for the
purpose Of raising funds for hospital
supplies. The organization has pledged
itself to provi money for supplies
sufficient to fill three kits within
month. The supplies for each kit will
cost Sic. Enough money will be
raised the first week to buy the supi
plies for the first kit.
Red, white and blue boxes have been
placed about the Burgess-Nash and
M. E. Smith & Co. establishments. The
members will be asked to drop in as
much as they feel able after each pay
day.
To systematic the work, the auxili-
ary has elected captains, each of whom
has charge of a division. Wednesday
mornings committee meeting will be
held and the money counted.
Miss Margaret Butler is chairman of
the Burgess-Nash contingent, while
Charles Duffy is chairman Of the NJ. E.
Smith & Co. group. The NJ. E. Smith
& Co. committee consists of Bess
Greenfield, secretary; Mrs. F. II. Do
beck, Agnes O'Connor, Christine Smith
and the Misses Jennings and Mintem.
Effie Merrymee, Nell Halligan, kath-
crime Edwin and Florence Schmidt
compose the committee in charge at
Burgess
The club is planning a pie and ice
cream day to raise money for the
fund, and a general rattle.
Customers are urged to drop a few
pennie or small change received from
purchases in the collection boxes to
assist in the work.
Schedule for Week-Though 500
women are working as rapidly as their