The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-06
STORY BRANDED
AS FAL SCHOOL
No Truth in Report of Red
Cross Work Done Here
Being Returned
DONE CORRECTLY,
HEADQUARTERS SAY
Brattleboro Women Know full Well
How to Make Surgical Dressings =
Local Red Cross Branch Has Best
Rooms in the State.

1t has been reported from nearby
town that some of the work sent to|
headquarters by the Brattleboro branch
of the American Red Cross had been re-
turned as unsatisfactory. AS this is
so decidedly contrary to the truth
naturally the directors of the local Red
Cross resent the report. The local
branch sent an enrolled Red Cross nurse
to Burlington for instruction regarding
the work and the making of surgical
dressings, and she has given much time
Ito the local committee, so that each
member is qualified to teach the max
ing of every kind of dressing used by
the American Red Cross.
| The local committee sent samples of
ltheir work to headquarters for criticism
and the reply was made quite correct
ly, absolutely correct - The surgical
dressings work is done entirely apart
! from the various other Red Cross work.
i having separate room for this branch.
| Brattleboro women are not un-
acquainted with surgical dressing work
having spent much time the past three
NtdlS NOIhillg ullttE TIE ulftCIl0H OF
David Willard and later for the Ameri-
can Fund for French Wounded. Brat.
tleboro was one Of four towns in New
England, whose war relief work three
years ago did not require inspection
The committee is very Jealous that
the reputation the town has had III tn,
past shall be maintained, and Red Cros,
work III all branches has to be made ab
solutely according to standard or i
does not leave the rooms Extract
from letters received by the supply com
, lmlttee 5 chairman express thanks 70
the finished work. The local Re,
Cross is extremely fortunate in havin:
such quarters for its work. the fines
rooms in the state. One large suppl,
room is equipped with five power ma
| chimes, tables for cutting and finishin;
PARTICLES, n large cabinet for small ar
. lticles. \ large sewing room with Ion,
tables accommodates 80 women at ham
A sewing. \ third room has two powe
/ machines and long table for foldin
and wrapping. Room No. ( is give
: over entirely to storage of supplies an
e finished work for packing. The director
J. also have the use of the civil servic
e examination room for their regi1a
Y board meetings These rooms with an
: pie toilet accommodations are lighteC
h screened, and kept absolutely immac,
I late, through the courtesy of the cu'
todian of the federal building, Pos
T. master NJ. j. Moran
II Visitors from all over New Englan
d have expressed surprise and admiratio
d at the accommodations and work of II
Y Brattleboro Red Cross branch.
1t does not seem to be generally III
9 derstood that only persons who hay
IS paid the annual membership dues of
r are entitled to wear a Red Cross pin
y button. The fact that Red Cross pin
e. are sold at cost and are thereby easi
obtained does not alter the rule that a
T. plies to the emblem of any fratern
to order. 1t is not to be worn by any ol
I'll who is not a member of the organic
tion.
$ Jamaica is to have a Red Cross raj
u Saturday night with Horton d. Walk
y, as speaker