The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-21
quarters.

IHr tullpNln9 translation Oh an az
ticlc from Ice Progress du Finistere.
weekly paper published at Quimper IN
France. will be of interest to
local people for the reason that it men
tious the work which is being done by
the Brattleboro branch of the Ameri-
can Fund for Eronch Wounded. Miss
Amy Bradley. to whom reference IS
madc. J., a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
II. NJ Bradley.
In the beginning of March 1917 u .
delegation from the American Fund for
French Wounded arrived at Quimpcr
with the mission of distributing in the
hospitals OF Finisterc aud OF Morbihan
hospital necessities. surgical dressings
aud other articles for the sick and
wounded French soldiers.
This delegation was composed OF
Mrs.. Pauline Lee. former chairman OF
the committee of Cornwall-ou-the-Iiud
SON .urar New York: Miss Amy Brad
! lev. coming from Boston and belonging
30 the committee of Brattlcboro (Ncr-
montI; and Miss Katherine Key, of
/ thr Boston committee.
! These three ladies'. who landed at
/ Burdcaux in June and i'm October, 1916,
/ inst ioiued the central committee of the
American Fund for French Wounded.
Nhich~ la, it's hcadquartcr offices and
shop at the Alcazar Etr CHAMPS
II EIyse,~I under the direeuon and pres
II deury of Mrs. benjamin l. Lathrop Of
New York
From Pari, radjatr the local aud tenn
Iogarv missions; the administration
IF which is delegated by the president
o ladies, whose duty is to distribute
hc.r gifts all over France, after as
cgtaiuug the needs in the different
oealiticS sod $50
1t was with this responsibility that
dr-. Lee WAS sent to Quimper, i'm the
,arlv days of March, with the duty of
establishing in our chief town base
'or supplies as am annex TO the Paris
headquarters. of obtaining information
from the medical authorities concern
inc the distribution of gifts. and OF
herself visiting our heroic wounded. IN
order 10 give them personally the sup
/ plies and articles of all kinds which
III - o.
suffering France.
| Everybody knows the office OF tn,
| American Fund, established at the foot
| If the Rue Rovaie; the use of the room.
| having been graciouSlv put at the dis
| posal of the committee by the munich
| palitv of Quimpcr.
1 Above the entrance door floats tn,
/ star Spangled Banner Of our new ally
by the side of the Red Cross flag.
| % Inside are piled up eases Of cloth
NC. surgical dressings. wooden goods o
1 ll sorts. warm Undertaking. sweater
| aud woolgu jackets, mutiiers, ruhbe
10th, absorbent cotton. pyiamas, con
Y salesacnt robes. rubber hot water bags
- thermometers, knitted helmets, blan
:, kcts: there are also To lac found reclin
II NJ chairs. little pillows, etc, and thou
III 'and> of Sae-surprises Comfort bags
II which American children have file,
II with variety of useful and pleasing
II rticlcs for the soldiers of France.
II ~ learned that the first consignment
II rom the central committee in Pari
II comprised 9.Su4 articles of variou
II kinds; a second consignment of NOR
III ,hau 1000 others, followed by a thir
VI consignment of equal importance, wi
III be sent to complete the work of tn
II delegation.
III THE gray and red blankets (mor
III than 5000 have been given by the pr
ii pills of q military school in the Unite
States; the sacs surprises, which xiv
such pleasure to our wounded mel
III have been made by Young girls an
II boys both rich and poor and come frol
| even the smallest villages.
d" In addition. a quantity of article
at least equal in amount, will be sci
II from Paris TO other hospitals, whic
i will soon bc visited by these ladies',
- the course of their return Journey b
>. motor car,-thc hospitals OF Nanne
I ARRAY. Ploermal, Pontivv. Josselin, ct
- Mrs. Lee is to leave us carly
1 May, after a stay of about two montl
IN this vicinity. in order to reioin II
central committee i'm Paris aud to {
from there to the United States.
80 In June She win sail from Bordeau
for New York in order to make new a
pcals to the charity of her compatrio
and to receive other gifts. which IL
generous American people are alrcaC
preparing for those disabled by Il
battles that are vet to come.
- Honor to these brave women. WI
have not hcSitated to cross the ocei
and to risk their lives to come 10 OF
succor. and thanks to them for all Il
- good which they are doing to our de-
- soldiers. How many times they ha,
brought a smile to lips made pale !
suffering. How many grateful wor
they have heard in hospital ward
when, generous and motherly, they ha'
laid upon the bed of the sick man
wooden garment OF a comfort bag, It
with regret that we see them leave l
hut we shall all keep i'll the depths
our hearts the afiectionate and gratef
recollection of their inexhaustible kin
- ness