New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-10-05
new RECORD FOR
SURGICAL DRESSINGS
New Britain Committee Helps to
! Establish New Mark

The New England Branches of the
Surgical Dressings committee of
which New Britain is one, shipped
during August 99O.712 dressings. the
largest number yet sent out. The
New Britain branch sent the follow
ing:
I metre gauze, 915; 3 metre gauze
IS; congresses, 3,540; small oakum
pads, 205; large oakum pads, 49,; cot
ton pads, rs; bandages, 234; gauze
sponges, 10; comfort pillows, 289;
ambulance pillows, 10; fracture pill
lows, IS; ambulance pads, 4; fomen-
tations, 40; eye dressing, rs; servites,
IS; operating towels, 10; cut gauze,
80; waste gauze, 1; wash cloths. 70:
wristlets. pair, 3; socks, pair 2S;
scarfs, 5; helmets, s: total, 5,772.
The Surgical Dressings committee
wishes to state that they are contin-
uing to work at 100 Vine street. AL
though the Red Cross and the Surgi-
cal Dressings committee are now af-
f1liated and are both making the
same standard dressings, there are
some of the smaller Allied hospitals
that are quite dependent on the sup
plies that the Surgical Dressings COM
mittee, through the Peter Bent Brig
ham hospital in Boston, has been for
warding them already sterilized
From the Military hospital at NAL
ia comes the following: II have just
received some surgical dressings
particularly sterilized gauze sponges
and mpresses-through the Liver
pool Women's War Service bureau
from you and I felt I must write you
line just to let you know how very
much l appreciate such splendid gifts.
1t is difficult for me to express in
words my joy on receiving such use
full things, so excellently packed and
IN such good condition."
The Director of the Civil and Mil
itary hospitals at Carcassonne writes:
II have the honor to advise you of
the arrival of the dressings which
you have been good enough to send
us and which are enormously use
full to us in the care of our wounded.
am pleased to tell you that our
surgeons have declared themselves
absolutely satisfied with their prep
aration and sterilization. AS our hos
p1tal is an important surgical Gen.
ter we should greatly welcome further
gifts. Permit me to send you my
most sincere thanks, which I beg you
will extend to your committee
The president of the Union des
Femmes de France, comite de la
Rochelle, says: 1--WE have received
from the American Relief Clearing
House in Paris a big case sent by your
Allow me to thank you
heartily for that gift which has been
of very great use to our hospital. We
shall never forget what our friends.
and now our Allies the Americans,
have done for US since the beginning
of this war"
De. Moreau, nedicin chef, at Char
tres writes: II wish to advise you
of the arrival of two cases which you
have kindly sent my hospital and
send you the deepest gratitude of the
administration OF the hospital and of
the wounded undergoing treatment. |
All appreciate the sympathy and the
noble impulse Of the great American
nation and do not doubt that with it's
aid the Allies will succeed in reduc-
ing to terms that race which is prey
ing on the entire world"
Sister Peake, matron of the Hos
pital Complementaire No. "a, says
Through the American Relief Clear
ing House, Paris. we have received
two cases of dressings, for which we
are most grateful. We have 800 beds
here. and have already been able to
use a good part of the dressings you
so generously sent u.s.
Through the courtesy of the Red
Cross, this committee will be allowed
to continue to send direct to these
hospitals, which being mostly small
private hospitals, and quite independ-
ent of the Red Cross hospitals might
otherwise suffer. That this will be
much appreciated, the following let
ters that have been received indicate.