The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-31
THREE RED CROSS
UNITS IN REDDING
ACCOMPLISH MUCH
Mrs. Glover Discovers Large
Quantities of Finished
Products

Redding, May 31-The three units
of the towns Red Cross, representing
the Center. West Redding and the
Ridge, met together at the town
house last Friday. Special interest
attached to the occasion oy reason of
the presence of Mrs. Henry S. Glover
of Fairfield. president of the larger
organization with which the local
body is affiliated and widely known
the interchangeable and successful exer-
tions that have made her prominent
and honored leader in the cause. 1t
was her second visit to the >Redding
branch, the first having been made
on Feb. 10 last when the local move
ment. was successfully gotten under
way, and was in the nature of an in
spection and review. She arrived at
about IL o'clock and received a cor
dial greeting from the fifteen or
twenty ladies then assembled. The af-
ternoon attendance was about so.
Mrs. Glover. who prolonged her
stay until S o'clock and meanwhile
extended much friendly counsel and
encouragement, found the conditions
very cheerful and satisfactory. The
large and well lighted room had been
profusely decorated with the national
colors. On a long table was an impos-
ing assortment of finished work and
the materials in process Of being made
up. Those not engaged in operating
the fine sewing machines donated to
the cause were busily engaged in hard
sewing. All were SO intent on their
tasks that scarcely any conversation
was INDUCED in and Mrs. Glover learn
ed that this state Of absorption and
e;1o boz oh rov-izn d
the meetings from the start. She also
learned that most of the ladies took
home with them materials to be work
ed up in the time they could spare
from their domestic duties. Other
facts incidentally brought out were
that the membership of the three
units totals 81 and that weekly meet
ings were now held instead of once in
two weeks as formerly. The Center
unit meets at the town house and the
other two units at the homes Of mem
bers.
There occurred a brief cessation of
activities at noon for a basket lunch
and during the afternoon Miss Nc
Cam, a professional nurse accom-
panying Mrs. Glover, gave a demon
stration of the making of bed pads
and operating sponges. In the brief
address made by the president she ex-
pressed warm appreciation Of the
work accomplished by the Redding
ladies and said their zeal and accom-
plishments justified them in re-orga-
nizing as q, independent auxiliary. She
also said that their first consignment
of finished work sent her several
weeks ago was being held in reserve
for possible home needs and that the
collection now ready would be in
Guided in the shipments to France.
Several such shipments had been
made by the branch of which she was
the head and all safely reached their
destination.
Following is a list of the articles
completed and now in readiness for
forwarding by the Redding sister
hood Of Red Cross workers:
IA shoulder wraps, 9 fracture pill
lows, 20 pairs of wrist1ats, 81 muff-
lers, sweaters, 81 bathrobes, 40 hos
pital shoes, 80 operating stockings,
4 20 sets of pajamas, II bed jackets, A
sings, 48 rolls four inch bandages, 36
one yard rolls, % abdominal band
ages, 9 pairs Of, knitted, socks, "a
comfort bags, II children's garments
"a fine gauze sponges (4x4), u
coarse gauze sponges f9x9), 21e
gauze sponges (2x), 228 knitted
sponges, "A wash cloths, 8 bed pads
AZ gauze sponges.
| With previous consignments the to-
tai of articles contributed by the
| Redding branch is LISP.