The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-10
MRS. TYSON TALKS
ON FRENCH RELIEF
Former Local Woman Was
Greeted by Large Audi
ence Yesterday
GREAT EFFORT TO
COORDINATE WORK
Speaker Was Chairman of Committee
of Women of Chicago Relief Socie-
ties at Reception of French Commits
sion in That City

ties at Reception of French Commits
sion in That City.
Mrs. Russell TYSON of Chicago, who
was Chairman Of the reception commit
tee Of women representing the
u different war relief societies of that
city at the reception to the French
commission in Chicago last Friday,
spoke. yesterday afternoon before a
very large meeting held under the aus
pieca of the Brattleboro branch of the
Vermont Red Cross chapter. The meet
ing was held in the Unitarian parish
house aud the audience room was
crowded. Mrs. III. Ester, president of
the Btattleboro branch, presided. Miss
Carolyn Fandcl. superintendent of the
Brattlcboro Mutual Aid association.
delegate Of the Brattlcboro branch to
the state convention of The Red Cross
last moIth, gave report Of that con
ference
Mrs. Tyson, who is a daughter of
the late Richards Bradley and a former
resident of Brattleboro, came east to
attend a conference last Monday with
the French consul general IN New
| York aud the national executive com
mittce of the American fund for
French Wounded, of which She IS the
! Chicago chairman. She will return Fri.
/ day to New York for further confer
enecs.
I Mrs. Tyson gave the personal touch
to q graphic description of the re
Iccptiou to the distinguished visitors
I from France and told of the magnif
cent response of the city she represents
/ in the work Of giving aid to the French
nation. She said that there are 100000
/ Germans in Chicago, 0ue-iiftA OF the
total population, but the proceeds from
! tn. Allied bazaar held there were
/ $3.50, 900, q larger amount than was re
ceived rs the result Of any Of the ba
zaars i'm other cities.
/ Much of the information. She gave
was due to her hign position in 'tie
work and was news to her auditors
She asked if people generally appre
ciatcd the fact that the finest surgica
instruments came from Germany a
normal times and that Japan haC
| jumped into the breach and was fur
nishmg equally fine Instruments.
a great effort is being made now I,
coordinate the work of the scores o
relief societies that have sprung int,
being all over the country. all workin!
to give relief, but separately and Wit
divided efforts which makes the worI
less effective than would he the cas-
otherwise
II docsn I matter whether one work
in the interests of the American Fun
for French Wounded or for the Re,
Cross. She believed that until our troop
get 10 France as she said they 500
viii. the first call is for service for tn
French troops. They are the ones tina
have been holding and are holding an
recovering ground from which the
4 have dlivcn the Germans.
She painted . picture of the devasta
1 ton that has been caused by the IVA
in that part ,of France which has bee
\ reclaimed BY the Allies from the GeI
man invasion. The bare necessities &c
life are absolutely lacking. Sixty -fv
lpcr cent of the textile plants of Frame
are dormant and amy sort OF clothin;
second hand as well as new, if it hi
been fumigated is welcome. Leatht
is SO scarce that wooden shoes are b,
ing worn in many places and coal
such rarity that it commands 81
aud $50 ton. She said that vcrmi
!, proof garments have b"cn devise
that viii prove very valuable, for We
min. especially in the trenches, is on
LET the great evils that must be cor
tattcd Agricultural implements, kite
cn utensils, bedding, anything that
useful ia The battle to sustain life,
needed in France.
- She gave aamcs and addresses
headquarters whore information as