New Britain herald., 1917-11-01
CLASS in SURGICAL
DRESSINGS FINISHES
Women Conclude Course and Are
Prepared to Instruct Others


making standard surgical dressings to
be used by wounded soldiers on Euro
pean battlefields, 10 women are now
prepared to instruct others desirous
OF helping in this great work of
mercy. The course of instruction
was given at the rooms of the Surgi-
cal Dressings branch Of the Red Cross,
in the Red Cross building on Court
street, and 1t was In charge Of Miss
Constance Leigh Of "Newington, q
graduate nurse and an expert in this
particular line. #.rse
Those who have successfully passed
examinations after attending the
classes In instruction are Mrs. Ban
croft. Mrs. Andrew J. Barker, Mrs.
I. w. Irving, Mrs. E. - Lawrence,
Mrs. William Bacon, Mrs. B. F. Gaff-
ney, Mrs. ]. s. Kennedy, Mrs. e. W.
Christ. Mrs. c. H. Sweet, Mrs. r. Fl.
BRISTOL, Mrs. Frank Wells, Mrs. C.
J.. Pierce, Mrs. Edward Ramage. Mrs.
A. w. Stanley. Mrs. r. N. Clark. Mrs
G. F. Bennett, Miss Bertha Ramage,
Miss Alice Tuck and Miss Grace
Swain. .r.
Mrs. Walter H Hart Is in charge
of the work at the Court street build
ing and she has given unstintingly Of
her time and energy In fact, she
has been the moving spirit and her
enthusiasm is manifest in the prog
ress Of the undertaking. ~
The Surgical Dressings branch oc-
cupies two rooms on the second floor
of the structure, both being highly
sanitary and patterned as far as pos
sible. In atmosphere at least, after
workrooms in hospitals. No women
in New Britain are performing a
greater labor of love than those who
go to the rooms afternoons and pre-
pare dressings for the wounds of the
men who are fighting thousands OF
miles away to avenge the women OF
Belgium and France and to protect
the women of America from similar
horrors. The entrance Of America
into the war has injected stimulus into
the work, which is now being car
ried on at greater speed than ever.
In spite OF the enthusiasm of those
who have interested themselves in
surgical dressings, there is need OF
more recruits and an urgent appeal
to the patriotism OF women is issued
1t Is not pleasant thought, but the
boys OF New Britain may be the ones
to use bandages made within the !
shadow OF their homes. And II the I
boys of New Britain do not use them,
the boys of other mothers will
Proper dressings at hand when, need
ed means reduction in the casualty
lists. It also means that the lives of
some OF the wounded will be saved
from death and their pains alleviated.
Those who have not offered their
are asked to do so without
waiting longer. It Is planned to have
some of the - women who have
taken the course In instruction, at
The rooms every afternoon and Mon
lay evenings to direct recruits who
Are anxious to help but who are un-
familiar with what Is expected OF
them. There was never a greater
need of surgical dressings, as is shown
by the appeals sent out from Europe
through the Red Cross. It Is the
duty Of all women to answer the ap-
peal.
Thirteen kinds Of gauze dressings
are made, by the New Britain work
ers as we'll as number of different |
kinds of muslin bandages to hold the
dressings in place. Cotton bed pads !
and other comforts. not to speak OF
necessities, are also produced. The |
articles are dispatched to the |
Red Cross terminal In New York and |
then are sent to Europe, where they |
are ssterflized and forwarded to the |
points where they are needed.
The rooms are open every week |
day afternoon except Saturday from
2 to and on Monday evenings from
1870 to, $50. ~,
Splendid work In the surgical dress
ingB line Is also done every morning |
at the home Of Mrs. E. H. Cooper on
Vine street, where q number Of wom-
en- assemble and produce similar arti-
cles and prove that the girls behind !
the needles are behind the boys be- |
hind the guns. .'z<