Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-08
Service Program
OF Relief Work By
Maine W.C.T.U u.

Mrs. Althea G. Quimby, president OF
the Maine w. c. T. T., after eonfering
with Mr.. Saltonstall, director of the
northeastern department of Red Cross
work, has issued to the local unions of
Maine a definite service program of re-
lief work for soldiers and sailors.
For many years through its national
superintendent of work among soldiers
and sailors. Mrs. Ella Hoover Thacher of
Washington. D. c., the w. c. I. L. has
done much for the betterment of condi-
tons both social and moral surrounding
our countrys defenders. Mrs. Thacher
is looked upon as personal friend by
the officers and men alike. She often
visits the camps and naval stations as
well as the ships and thus keeps in touch
with the conditions and needs of the
men. Under Mrs. TEACHERS directions
the local unions have for years made and
filled comfort bags for men in the regular
army and to supply battleshps The
Maine w. c. T. U. will continue to make
these comfort bags. A distinctive fea-
ture of each is that a Testament and 4
Temperance Songster is included in the
supplies.
The other work included in the ser
vice program is supplies intended for our
base hospitals and they are all standard
lied by Red Cross rules. This work in
cludes various kinds of sewing and knit
ting explicit directions of which have
been forwarded to each local union
When completed the work will be sent
through State w. c. T. L. headquarters
$50 Free St. Portland, Maine, to the Red
Cross headquarters for distribution. The
officers of the Red Cross are very appre-
ciative of the cooperation and aid from
the Maine w. c. T. u.
The general officers of the National w.
C. T. U. have issued the following an
nouncement:
"A vast extension of the social welfare
work of the Womans Christian Tenn
perance Union has become immediate
necessity. This work is embodied in sew
eral departments of national. state,
county and local union endeavor. The
successful prosecution of this service to
meet the war emergency calls for greatly
enlarged machinery. 1t calls for the
careful conservation of energy and eX-
pense. 1t necessitates doing away with
all duplication of effort. In order that we
may adequately measure up to the great
opportunity entrusted to us as members
OF the w. 4. Il. L =, eIHclGnCN IlluSl tNSlS-
where be promoted To help to the ut
most our boys who are giving themselves
to the service of God. country and hu,
mainly. demands not alone diligence ana
conservation but also the maximum OF
w. c. T. U. teamwork.
Mrs Ella Hoover Thatcher, national
superintendent of the department OF work
among soldiers and sailors, agrees with
the general officers of the National w.
G. T. U. that for the duration of the war
there must be special Capitalization or
the activities of this department. The
best available machinery of our entire or
ganization must Immediately be put in
motion to exploit an explicit plan agreed
upon by the national officers and the ma
tional superintendent. This plan must pc
Loyalty followed by state, county and 10.
cal superintendent of the department or
work among soldiers and sailors. Ma
tional w e T. III n ne nnra eeeom at
the center from which this plan will be
vigorously pushed.
ANY local union or individual white
ribboner desiring to assist in FURNISHING
needed for the sick and wounded should
apply to the nearest Red Cross unit, and
secure explicit directions for making
these supplies On Name TINS M nas ot 1he
execution of comfort bags, it is these
supplies intended for our base hospitals,
and these only, that should be standard5
lied bv Red Cross rules and distributed
through Red Cross channels. Send to
National W. c. T. u. Headquarters,
Evanston, ILL.,, for the revised Comfort
Rag leafiet. Note the points of differ
ence in material and filing for hags to bop De
Prefer Khaki, sailors like blue denim
Khaki colored thread and darning cotton
would be most useful to the soldiers ana
black thread and darning cotton TO the
Other national superintendents whose
department work is of character 10 De
especially useful in connection, on, with 1sa W. W.
ooiye from the administrative office of the
National w. c. T. U. the same helpful as
Sistance. ~ - ~ "
General officers, National w. c. L. U.