Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-21
FOR SUFFRAGE
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will perhaps remember that | told YOU
that | supplied the bags on the boat
carly IN May from my regular stock.
At that time one of the boys was in
the hospital and | put one away for
him when he got out. 1t so happened
mat he came after il just about the
time the bags began to arrive Some
OF the boys met him on the street and
found out where he got it. then the fun
began. 1t was not an hour before the
word went 10 every patrol boat in the
harbor that Mr.. Corson had received
his supply Of comfort bags and that
every man not supplied before could
have one. They sent a man down
from the Naval Training station and
asked if we could supply the men
there as they needed the bags very
much On my reply that every man
could be supplied, they sent an officer
with detail for them. AS fast as
new man comes, he comes in for bag
| have written the commander at Bar
Harbor section about supplying the
boats under him. | shall hear from
him in day or two as 70 the number
needed and they will be sent i'm
mediately.
Each section now will be supplied
AS fast as possible. 1t could not
be done before as the bags did not be-
gin to come IN sufficient numbers.
What will be required at the Train
ing station in the future is a question.
We expect that new men will be sent
here for training. If this should be
the tact, there will be a constant de-
mand for the bags during the war"
Again Mr.. Corson writes. IF YOU
could see how pleased the patrol boys
are In get the bags, YOU would feel
more than repaid for the trouble and
expense. They are a great help to the
boys for most of them leave home
without thing to mend their clothing
with"
"a hoy from here leaves tomorrow
for a short radio training and then
goes direct to France His father
came in today to thank me for the
bag his son received. He expressed
his appreciation of the Gift to his boy
and how indispensable il was. 1t
means much to these parents who are
giving to God and their country their
best loved ones. A mother who is A
Jewess came in few nights AGO and
asked If I would give her a bag for
her son who is with the troops on the
Mexican border. She was pleased
enough when I told her that l was
glad to do So"
Leg and Arm Many Tailed sandaae.
From the experience gained by
operate on many thousand wounded
soldiers in England. an American sur
geon, recently returned, has asked for
a new bandage. and at his REQUEST the
British War Relief Association has
created it. and asked for as many wo-
men in America a possible TO make
these handages
The use of the bandage is to slip
under a shattered leg or arm which
needs only to he raised once to let the
bandage go underneath. After the
dressings are placed. the loose ends
are brought over the arm or leg and
pinned into place. In the usual meth
Cd a rolled bandage is used. whic1.
causes much suffering. especially the
shell wounds which damage the limbs
so terribly"
Mrs. Quimby then gave directions
for making and folding the bandage.
This bandage is a special activity of
the W. c. T. T.. and Mrs Mulliner OF
the British War Relief Association
says that she receives fifty of these
bandages to one of any other kind.
showing now much the w. c. T. L. can
do when they get at it,
Local Unions are to continue with
the articles for which directions were
first sent, the comfort bags and the
bandages until further directions are
issued.
In July our National Superintendent.
Mrs, Thacher. visited the Eastern
Naval Station, and came TO Ports
mouth as the guest of the New Hamp-
shire and Maine w. c. T. L In COM
pany with Mrs. Thatcher and Mrs.
Richardson. visited the Navy Yard.
and from Chaplain Scott learned many
of the needs there. Two hundred Red,
White and Blue Songbooks one thou
sand leaflets "A Friendly Word to
Young Men" by Captain Hobson
three hundred Testaments and Psalms
We're sent at once to Chaplai Scott by
the Maine and New Hampshire W. c.
T. T. In gracious letter Of accept
ance Chaplain Scott says. There was
a man for every book
VIC also learned that a grarha phone
Rad been given. but No records. and
that records were very much desired.
A call was sent out for records i'm