The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-11
GOVERNMENT
 ASKS WOMEN TO
 CONSERVE WOOL
Seeks Cooperation of Red Cross to Reclaim Uni
 forms Discarded.
WINTER OUTFITS IN
 NEED OF REPAIRING
Reclamation Depar t m e n t Needs Help in This Work
 From the Women.

The United States government, in order to conserve the Nations supply of wool, has asked the cooperation of the Red Cross and, through it, Of the women of leisure, in helping to reclaim and rejuvenate the uniforms discarded by tho soldiers leaving the camps to embark for France. When the men in the camps get their summer wear they return their winter apparel to the Quartermaster' s Department. Next fall, when new winter outfits are distributed the men will turn over the uniforms they now are wearing. Nothing is thrown away, and, as result, the camps I throughout the country have 8 large store of old uniforms and other wear which must be repaired for use for rough work either at cantonments or across the water.
 The renovation of old uniforms re- gently was started by the Reclama- tion department at Camp Upton but the work is not going on with suffi- cient rapidity.
 | So it was put up to the Red Cross which decided, at the request of the l government, to carry on this work, utilizing the services of volunteer workers in New York. If it proves successful here 1t will be inaugurated all over the country.
 l Through the Atlantic Division, the New York County Chapter of the Red Cross, has taken hold of it, naming the 229th Auxiliary, at Ftfty-ninth St. and Third Ave-, as the first Re- clamation Station. Uniform will be secured at the camps before being forwarded to the station.
 The chairman of the auxiliary, Mrs Henry Ittleson, of 955 Park Avenue, is also chairman of the Reclamation Division. Mrs. Ittleson is in the field for all the volunteer workers she can get. She considers this a splendid test of the ual1ty of the American woman's patriotism.
 In speaking of it Mrs. IttIeson says:
 This work will not be as inter- esting nor as picturesque as folding clean, new bandages and knitting socks, but, 1t is to my mind, gives us a closer contact with our boys than any other work attempted by the Red Cross workers not at the front.
 we will know, when sewing on | these old uniforms, that every patch every tear expresses some deed done toward the winning of the war. The women of France and England-the women of leisure there who have no imperative demand on their time l-have been doing 1t for four years It is time for our women to follow their example. We earnestly ask al women who can do so to volunteer tc help"
 There are two conditions of the work which Mrs. Ittleson wishes em- phasized. First, these garments, be- ] fore being sent to the Red Cross, are thoroughly secured, fumigated and dried out, so that they are in tust as good sanitary condition as the laundry any woman might send to be pressed after having 1t washed al home. Second, women volunteering for the work do not have to give 2 whole day. Just an hour or two at { time will help tremendously in thu final experiment.
 Touching upon these points, Mrs Ittleson continued:
 Upon my visit to Camp Upton saw enough to. assure me that no D0dy need hesitate at working or these garments. As for the time tC be put in, even an hour helps. It i the women's chance for a real, pa triotic service and I do hope they will see it and avail themselves O the opportunity"
 Mrs. Ittleson intends that the Re clamation Station will conclusiv, proof of the worth of the experiment Already she had procured a tim clock-not for the sake of keeping account of the individuals time, bu to show just how long it takes to d, , certain amount of work. , Every worker said Mrs. 1tt1eson ! twill punch the clock as she sit down to work. When she is finished whether it be for an hour or day she will punch it again. Then will make a record of what she ac complished and the time it took he t to do 1t. Our first experiment is t be with 5000 garments. When thes
 are finished we will know just hoI
 long and how many people it took t
 finish them."