New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-22
5000 Women
hU. S. Are Doing
Their "Bit" in War
n Month They Send to
he Allies 100000 Sur
eical Dressings
Work of Own Hands
:, lanai Committee Formed
!. Mrs. Mary H. Willard
,,eomplishing Great Task

.,.,ty.ave thousand women in the
states are already taking an
~, y. ,.rt in the European war. They
g. -. training to do something. They
,.,s month they send to the Allies
I'M surgical dressings prepared by
I. avn hands. Day by day they
- =, their self-appointed toil-these
" -. Of the National Surgical
.'...i,ss committee-helping to bind
=, wounds Of the men who are
Ling for them.
r,.ir work is an answer to the con-
,,uv repeated query of women
=. men are doing their bit and who
\. "A do theirs. For there are going
\ more wounded than ever. before
-. ,omes. and bleeding Europe will
very surgical dressing, every
ssi,s, that the hands of American
s ,',..sI can roll.
', S... now the supply is not sufficient.
:. wv Of "more bandages" is con-
.s,Ty dining in the ears Of the
- NJ this and the other warning
,1r Surgical supply houses are
80 all they can, but they cannot
~ an the demand. If the war
IA end tomorrow, the need for
,.",,gs would be imperative for six
RS 10 come. For peace will not
n tie wounded Of itself.
Work for Every Woman
r,s making of bandages, then, is a
s-s and imperatively necessary task
- ,yery woman can set her hands
s,inr. as her immediate share in
4, rr on the French front. She can
y ,ns for other war work, too, if
i vishes. But this, she will find, is
=, 81 a direct war service than the
(, q heed true economy in clothes,
BOD. and sanitation.
ma is the advice that the head of
y ,urgical dressings committee, Mrs.
Er Hatch Willard, offers the women
3, country: "Do the thing that's
,.i.j AZ the moment. And that is
! u,king Of bandages. The chance
!, irnedjate service was never so
yit is row. Every woman can
% much at home. She can make
riares, comforts for the soldiers IN
ter spare time. II will not seem
"a 70 DO, but the cumulative effect
luY great.
..r.r woman should use her hands
~ .,sre surgical supplies as quickly
4 gssbe. We over here can't wake
| unas enormous amount of wound
I. ny tours Of inspection for our
a.z-R have walked through miles
Il. .lss of wounded soldiers on
ta,s and have seen boats crowded
v. ten.
n are going to receive in the
Is's! States, too, before very long a
2. number OF convalescent wounded
-sdieal cases, and We should pre-
n for them by having supplies
NY Columbia University knows it
r.avell equipped 20 take in a large
"a o. wounded. If it is necessary
mt homes. schools and armories
u lave 10 be made into temporary
i'Tals. We can get all the supplies
W readily, and the women should
'ia sysrything now.
Gp More" Is Request from Europe
hissd, l can't see how any pair
,inds is idle. We got word from
2 headquarters in Europe, Ship, ship,
more stuff, as much as you can
Z then as much more After all,
e men in Europe-Italian, Eng
y French, Russian-are our men;
~ are Sighting our fight"
iAarswer to the American woman's
~ 70 be Of immediate service 70
= a the front has been offered by
Willard time and time again as
( 0.llined her committees work at
1 z slice. at 80 West Thirty-nintn
i''eetul, keen personality is this
* originator Of the surgical dress
"nnittee, and she has been able
IS nat thing which makes an ex-
-.N a pearl above price-to instil
= "sry member Of her huge organ
~ an aggressive spirit Of help
-", cheerful, kindly full-power
3.'p for doing good, Of constantly
HAg % break its own records for
AID efficiency in its work. The
an head Of all this energy is
f A,s Willard, gray-haired, mag
AID eloquent.
"nesiyed the idea Of this COM
On October IS, 1914" she told
Ike every woman, had been
80 How can l help in this war;
~sie and no answer, until, while
-s Gown the street the idea came
ute suddenly, Make bandages.'
nss hat the surgical supply fac
M'h IN Europe and here were
-Ea With orders and could do no
Aan they were doing. | knew
os iced for bandages was enor-