The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-12
ID "A COMFORT
'ACkAGE," IS SLOGAN
1nest. Comfort Is Heartily Appreciated BY the Men
f&kenches, Denied Many of Most Essential Articles
- 70 Pressure Of War Time On Allied Countries.

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teo4 organization formed Ia
MA mid both 90 the armed
the United States and 81
mite allies has been started ny
And IL Is planned that
M an American soldier naa1
10 do actual fighting he viii
Nth him evidence o. be
&tNincsss. sym pe thy and support
E0sysen .of the country. SINH
xery Soldior Of the entente
Arhtfng cn The Western FROM,
R&lgaaf, British aud Italian
Al SEpiesnhared In u practices
shall bring holae To fhe TN p
frea1oses the CO operation ui
Gafch seomtort packets tor United
Anas the allies il the nane q,
DECENTRALIZATION, the president o.
Ii Mrs. Mary Hatch Willard,
1oO organized and SIS the head Of
NATIONAL surgical dressing com
~. that .has already sent more
,00D. eco surgical dressings 10
1ar fronts in Europe. The new
oattee, without any appeal for
III assistance. has already made
MI sc5ai 10 Europe some 10000
ros1afor, park,ts which have
Nis.rtbt,tea among the men re-
fliir Ia the arine lines. Now it is
1oe6 that the undertaking. started
small, way In Nv York. shall
kAdc national ia scope and shall
Ee that every soi3.s. ~ cur army
Int the files seni into the trench -
III be provided with one oS the
k44s.
ND si.hr Is trench comfort
eef! Ash ems ef +Se 10 400 mon
s4hc British. French l3e1aian and
HAN armies who have received ono.
Ndreds efs these men have written
74he friends II, America WHO have
Sh1iesi tbs, packets to say that thew
Y the nnos. rrlze3 fh. most usefll
the ss,oSt tvacfsea1 form or tfa
penSsve Articles nj Great Value.
Impl~ things az into these corr
<Epackets. inexpensive articles thnt
IN value when needed
LII az string. a candle. ueedla amt
0nA, a pencil. a few sheets o.
oknK paper. par OF SOCKS. a
Mamma handkerchief. safety
III, d jack knife, lnayhap a sweater.
y trifSes, Of when every homo IN
rtcn has a store. yeecp the men
E A trenches and Of times come a.
ESArftatle godsend. They arc
kAd OYER. cried oyer. and nravers
~ and thanl<fulnoss are said over
IiIneine one OF your own sons In 4
Gf,t In ruin soaked frcnrb
Nrxds. thousands of miles Tro,;l
2KA He has nerhens been for
Iln on duty If ia night BARK
inrenetrs screens even tbn
~ man in the trench from has view
m cold. toe. what a treasure in
- case is "A bit of candle II per-
~ 4 tiD,,b,e Office for with n nn
16ns caref,,,iv ga fep,larded Hn can
u ~ m, his a,,ear. ,h,tIal 10 tho
=
'Essd "a ave, ,he n, NJ a.,.tng tratb
IN srto ne nsrket i of Inc n,noat
= S'fare ~ WHICH has hrol,n, - we'd
s1r,r 81 ~arn.onf xnsrenaers pos.
~, II may avon aaya ne ~. hin'a-
"a say.v.<d arterv Ava n.,,at .
Afnrf Il afo hsve f,e,ril ann nsnnr
Ssthr lafsSr ana dr.ar, viril NJ.
IN rfe ,,1fartl ana ,,a ne. IN tho cor,
II "a 49, wiu ne usea ia ror,,,
sfrnt rsSSkage the soldier may ever
"a ia Nj loved ones without !,
70 nigi i,e no letter ana no word
1fse MN hurled heneath ron. nj
81 furIA6 by German ranpon
lcw Glrnf Even safety Pin T..
ia tn socks the glove. The
Ter. he dry nnderclo,hinp that
mt inf0 these nackets what corn
A. ~.
annfety na1 when where ~ need
one anal js not to he had And
milton. Bit Of soap A towel Can
who have All these things AZ hand
zinc what they are ia rnen VIII
~ been for weeks mayhe nopthe
@nr in xra,l trenches sometimes
Sleeu 1n mud
GSnont uf what such ANAL gifts
~ HSfe are extracts from some
H&Am:
AeAa 10 surprised to receive n
c&f conn1A from America felt
1ov md words fail mo In ga
Se ~ my gratitude / knev
mer4o8 had great sympathy for
btxfrI had no idea that m II
1hv 1nAa,id GO SO far ms IN anra
nfca1 PACKETS to the soldiers
" could not have co,na "a.
2ne for conaolinr a very
% on.S kndy IN the world takes
ssiI1r rlYI1Iil-..
on Ter Genie Section. Gle
Uocianr Postal 1914"