Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-12
Much Ahead For Women
Says One NOW I'm Thick OF
Friend OfLOcaIMan Writes What Eng
ish Women Are Doing to Help
Wounded And Fighting Soldiers

men and 4 thousand Jobs for every half
man, that l. left. six weeks more were
required for a gas heater | wanted and So
il went. however II j. over and done with
except | consider il responsible for the i'll
ness | nave had. hut a. am better and
hope soon To he back at work again, |
shall soon forget MI about it.
| haven't the f%ainte~t idea what | wrote
YOU last and n my one theme j. my work
] shall probably prove a grand bore all
round.
Ny place III the Y. VI. q. a. Canteen i
being held for me and the others are needle
work. % OF course they are all right.
think wrote YOU IT the Shakespeare
Y.M.C.A. 1t j. the finest in London. Mr..
Alice Tweedie raised all the money. g 900
1885. 600 and gave the lounge (re~t room
and library comhincdl herself in memory
of a son that fell u year ago.
No TIME To READ BOOKS
arranged the library for her and ~he
was very disappointed that | would mol
recruit. bat there WAS too much 10 be done
ot far greater Importance. - persuaded
her ID put the books an the shelves and Ict
the men read them or carry them Oft.
What possible difference could il make.
Books are Of minor Importance these day.
when there ~ "a much to BE- done for the
sick and wounded. | go occasionally and
look them over: most of my time give
t. the ''War Supply Depot. Queen Mary
Needle Work Guild" II l. 4 wonderful
place. ~tll 80 10 the Red Gross. hut
only one day each week.
COULDN'T DESERT JOB.
/ did not feel satisfied with the branch
was connected with and kncw could 40
better work than was doing there and vet
not being a good de~erter, | cannot leave
them altogether, but n told one lady |
am not working for any society. ~ct NJ
people or persons. am heart and soul
for the good | can de- and | purpose Ia 60
where can accomplish the most. ! won't
be tied 10 any ~ them. III that NV nation !
ality j. an advantage. a. | am entirely in
dependent. and with me organization and
method are essentials. | wish ! could take
YOU over the Guild. What Il revelation II
would be To you. and give YOU some idea
of what war entails. and the wonderful
work that j. being lone TN the women left
behind. and when one remembers that none
of the workers were professionals except
IA few of the heads. ii D. MI the more mar
%.velou~ what Nv being accomplished. The
organization j. perfect. This place il the
l.,l ln.I IL NT.r.44 l.I.l -
should be after visiting them alI. There
are 200 scattered about. II u in 4 heuuli-
.tul mansion loaned by Lord Crawford. Il
H. five stories and there are rooms and
rooms where different things are done. sur
gical dressings. Swahs. pneumonia Jack
cts. the most wonderful HANDBAGS of al
kinds; shirts. slippers and every garment
worn by the sick. yet even ~hroud~. The
making over of old linen that j. sent in.
packing Of all these. q receiving room.
-plint~ of MI kinds: even the stables are
utilized. one room there y piled from floor
to ceiling with undergarmentS roughly
made IT unblcachcd cotton: these are ear
bOlized and sealed IN VII paper packets
and sent 20 the men ~ the front. The
first few day they are worn. the poor
chaps have \ little peace from the terrible
One lady has \ knitting machine.
She can make a pair of socks in forty min
.utc-. and they ARE the lovcic~t. %~oftc-t
thing. The soldiers WIT wear the wool.
they are easier On the feet.
| am in the moss dressing room and am
enclosing sample. This moss i~ found IN
hoggy places in all these islands. II ~
very healing and absorbent. II ah~orh~
eight times il own weight IN water: IL con
.tain~ large quantities NJ iodine and IVY very
antiseptic and much better than cotton.
1t i put in cheese cloth bags SKIP inches.
-terilized and sealed ID envelopes. We
make another -iXe lnNl2 fhat i~ ms
through a solution Of mercury. These
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