The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-12
W. C. T. u. ACTIVITIES
"FoR GOD, HOME AND NATIVE LAND"
nv MABLE f. LEAKD


The regular monthly meeting of the
central union Tuesday afternoon was
one of the most interesting of the
year. Mrs. Jackson, the president, pre-
sided over the meeting. After the rou-
tine business was transacted Mr.. E.
B. Irwin. who recently attended a
meeting of the commercial board OF
economy of the national defense coun-
Gil in Washington, D. c., appeared be-
fore the ladies and made an earnest
appeal for the cooperation of the
Woman's Christian Temperance union
at this critical time for economy
practical economy-the kind that Will
release men. equipment and capital for
service during the war and yet not
tend to cause a lull in business. He
spoke of the waste that could be elm
mated in various ways, laying spe-
cial stress on the savings that could
be effected if the merchants could re-
duce their deliveries to one a day in
the. different sections of the city and
stated this could be done by the ladies
agreeing to carry their own parcels
home when possible and carrying them
not once but all the time. making it a
fashion, a sensible one. until the peo-
pie would come to regard a bundle
in the hand badge of patrio tism."
The recommendation of the com
mercial board of economy of the ma
tional defense council We're Endorsed
by the central union and the members
will do their full duty in the way of
maintaining safe and sane economy
that will eliminate waste and yet as
sist in keeping business normal
Mrs. Jeffries. president of the Ala
bama Woman's Christian Temperance
union, was present at the meeting and
read the following request for band
ages from G. S. Mulliner, secretary
British War Relief association, New
York city:
For the worlds and national W. G.
T. u. Directions for a new surgical
bandage.
From the experience gained by oper-
alton on many thousand wounded sol
diers in England an American surgeon
recently returned, has asked for new
bandage, and at his request the Brit
ish War Relief association has created
it and asks for as many women in
America as possible to make these
bandages and send them to England
direct. or to British War Relief asso
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secretary British war relief, New
York.
This is the description: Take six
strips of unbleached muslin or other
heavy material 80 inches long and four
| inches wide For space of five inches
| at the center overlap each on the 9TH
er two inches. Make two rows of
stitching across the six bandages hold
| ing them together, the rows being five
inches apart, and the width of the
| bandage IL inches where stitched. The
| six ends on each side will be loose
The use of the bandage is to slip
under a shattered arm or leg, which
need only to be raised once to let the
bandage go beneath After the dress
| ings are placed the loose ends are
brought over the arm or leg and pinned
| into place. In the usual method, a
rolled bandage is used. which neces-
| states lifting the limb many times
while dressing, which causes much
| suffering, especially in the shell
wounds that damage the limb so ter
ribly
| l am sure that everyone who has made
surgical dressings will appreciate wha
| this dressing means and that the over
| tapping strips are different from the othe
arm stump or splint bandages made b,
| the various committees.
| We have decided to list this new band
| age as 1.-THE Arm or Leg Many Tailed
| Bandage. G. S. Mulliner secretary Brit
| ish War Relief association, New Yorl
| City.
| Will you please make these and sen,
direct, not through the Red Cross, be
cause we are taking this as specia