The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-01

EXPENSES ALREADY
ARE ABOUT $4,000
Half of That Amount Spent for Yarns
. Alone = Large Quantity of Articles
Room Stacked High.


Room Stacked High
Few people not directly concerned
branch of the Red Cross have any idea
of the activities that are going on daily
on the upper floor of the federal build
ing, where the association has its head
quarters. Three large rooms are in use
and three days in the week the women
meet for work. Wednesdays are devoted
all day to the making Of surgical dress
| ings and Tuesdays and Fridays are the
days spent in sewing at the rooms on
power sewing machines and on machines
operated by foot power and by hand.
The attendance at the rooms avera geS
about 80 on each Of those DAYS and even
in this extremely hot weather this num-
bcr is not cut down as much as might be
expected.
4 statement of the approximate ex-
penditureS by the local branch viii help
convey an idea of the amount of work
done. About s. 1000 has been spent for
yarns alone About - 900 has been ex-
tpended for other materials, making a to-
tai Of about 81 600. The branch re-
Eeeived - per cent of the receipts OF the
membership campaign, III fact the same
proportion of each membership fee from
this branch Is returned for local use.
There was also received s 900 from the
campaign TO raise Red Cross funds. 9th
er money has been received from indi-
Ividuals and from benefits, and there is
need for il all. Visitors to the local
headquarters from other states have
commented upon the good quality of the
materials used here. 1t is much better
than that used in many places, but the
articles are more durable and the loca
branch officers believe the improved
product mstifcs the purchase of good
! Equality Of material
The first shipment was of 80 sewing
kits for the new members of Company
n, Y. \. g.. the older members havin!
! been supplied before.
u The next shipment was l3S comfor
: bags for the regiment and SO suits o
fpajamas. The comfort bags containe,
Esix pairs of shoe laceS, tooth brush, to0tl
{paste, hair brush and comb, mirror, 81,
handkerchiefs. bath towel, face cloth
II face towel, cake of soap, comfort powde
sturgeon S plaster complete story and
copy of President Wilson 5 message
Sixteen other comfort bags were mad
! for the Brattleboro boys who were t
ls have been members of the Vermont no,
/ pital unit. These bags contained all O
'e the above with the exception OF toot
!. brush and paste and hair brush an
;" comb and in addition contained co
: lapsible drinking cup, pad of pape
. and pencil. playing cards, sweet choc,
= late, cigarettes and chewing gum. Thes
last have never been sent out.
ie In all !3S comfort bags have bee
shipped from Brattleboro to Burlingto
!, for the use of the regiment, and a motto
y has been received this week from I'll
- headquarters saving that 1,500 MOI
- are needed at once for the home reg
ment. Local members are inclined
=, believe that some of the other loc:
~ branches of the Red Cross have not doI
:; their proportionate share towards su
II tplying this need, for each bag and i
~ - Econtents costs upwards of q dollar.
+" Three shipments have been made
the Army and Navy league at Washin
ton. The first consisted of sweaters,
scarfs and II pairs of wriSters.
The second contained - sweaters,
rk pairs of wristers and ) scarfs
The third was made up of 70 sweater
20 muffers and 90 pairs of wristers.
70 Four sewing kits have been sent
,e- the navy recruiting station at Burlin
ed ton.
me One box has been sent to the Ne
England Supply Service at Boston co
tanning the following: so comfort p
lows, 90 shoulder wraps, eonvalesce
ai- gowns, Al pairs of mules, - pairs of b
IN socks, 144 handkerchief substitutes.
es- The supply room is stacked high wi
another consignment nearly ready +
shipment. This will include surgeon
the and nurses operating gowns, hospi
arv bed shirts, convalescent gowns, conf,
to- and fracture pillows, paiamas, hot wal
rise bag covers, operating sheets and h
for NETS, leggins, caps, dozens of tray clot
few and napkins made from old table lin
itv, 100 pairs of knitted stockings, 80 swe
oc- ers, surgical dressings, knit helmets a
and shoulder wraps.
to Some member of the supply commit
and is at the headquarters every morni
In from $50 to l1.30 and every afternt
lers from $50 to ; O'Clock in order to
the swer inquiries and supply workers w
materials to be used at their hon
The rooms have now been connected
telephone and all telephone inquil
should be made there.
Towns that are working efficiently
nun conjunction with Brattleboro are Tow