The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-26
NOTICE TO kNlTTERs
Here Are the Particulars of Just
What our Sailor BOYS Want.

Here Are the Particulars OF Just
What our Sailor Boys Want.
The following communication to
the New York Sun will explain some
of the questions that have arisen in
the minds Of the Bennington women
who are members of or who are as
sisting in the work of comforts com
mittee of the Navy League;
To the Editor of The Sun Sir:
Replying to your many readers who
seemito be IN q quanrarT as9to wllatIF
er or not knitted garments are want
ed or, really worn by, the men in the
navy we would like to submit the fol-
lowing letter for their information.
United States Navy Recruiting Ser
vice.
Office of
Recruiting Inspector Eastern Division
225-227 West FortySecond St,
New York.
Mrs. Herbert l.. Satterlee, Chairman,
Comforts Committee, Navy
League, 500 Fifth Avenue, New
York:
Dear Mrs. Satterlee; ! wish TO
thank you and commend the highly
efficient services you ladies are per
forming in looking after the comfort
OF the men Of the navy. The material
good you are doing is highly appre.
ciated by the men of the navy, par
ticularly in the matter of boGily Gov
nripu 4 gnaHn d
tainly comforting companion;
heavy socks, mufflers and such like
are no less desirable during the rig.
ors of a stormy watch at sea in the
winter time. can tell you this from
personal experience.
1t has been called to my attention
that certain people are stating that
men of the navy do not want these
articles | fail to find any case where
they are not highly appreciated, and
the men usually ask for more than
one of such articles of apparel
Yours very truly
John Grady.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, U. S. Navy,
Recruiting Inspector, Eastern
Division.
There are many rumors circulating
that we would like to refute and ex.
plain.
We are informed by very authorita-
tive source that many of the volun-
teers have come from small towns
and villages from all parts of the
United States with merely the clothes
they have on their backs-and in
some instances 1t is just within the
amount that the law demands. The
knitted garments are not only wanted
but desperately needed, to help com
plete the outfits furnished by the
Navy Department.
Gray Muflers VS., Blue oMuflers
There are many questions and much
argument as to why the change has
been made. We wish to announce
that principally for the sake of uni
formity the navy decided on gray;
undoubtedly the dye situation of to-
day had much to do with It. Blue
muflers will be. accepted. but the
gray are preferred According to
Dame Rumor the mufTlers were
changed from blue to gray because
they were poisoning and killing the
men,
Helmets VS.. MuiIlers: Helmets
are preferred from those who are
able to knit them Not because muf.
flers are mot wanted or worn" and
not because they are used to polish
the brasses," or to clean the guns"
but for the simple reason that hun.
dreds of school children are making
the mulllers, and il those who are
able will knit the helmets we can
I'LL the sets.
Knitted Helmets VS.. Flannel Hell.
NETS: We are not substituting. nor
do we intend to substitute, flannel
helmets for knitted helmets The
flannel helmets will not be received
by the Navy Department.
Socks: There can be no doubt or
question as to which is the better
the hand knitted sock or the machine