New Britain herald., 1918-10-19
Want MORE Helpers
IN The EMERGENCY
Nurses, Automobiles and Other
Volunteers Arc Needed

The heads of the departments Of the
mayors emergency relief committee
held a short meeting this forenoon at
the mayors office to take further steps
in handling the Spanish influenza
epidemic. Reports were received
from all over the city indicating
most serious condition, and the COM
n7ittee feels that if people only realized
the situation many more would vol
unteer than have done so, More Of
everything is needed, more trained
nurses, more practical nurses and
more autom obiIes.
The committee now has the work
thoroughly systematized, so as to
avoid any tangle5 in the future. and
help will be sent out where needed
with the UTMOST dispatch. Mrs. \.
G. kinball has full charge of the
motor service. Anyone who has a, car
to volunteer should communicate with
her at once, and they can reach her
by calling 1850 or 1851 at the relief
headquarters at the health depart
rnent. Twelve cars are most urgent
ly needed for service in this epidemic
relief work tomorrow morning at
o'clock at the Visiting Nurses Head
quarters, No. 50 Center street opposite
Landers Frary & Clarks office. Any
autoist who will volunteer will please
phone Mrs. A. G. Kimball at once.
Twelve cars are also needed every day
from s to 1890 and from ) to $50.
All who will volunteer their cars are
requested to communicate with Mrs,
Kimball stating the hours they can be
depended on and report to Miss Mary
A. Campbell at the Visiting Nurses
headquarters, where assignment of
cases is made.
The canteen service is being admin
istered at the First church chapel,
where w. w. Leland has full charge.
Miss Emily Andrews has charge of
distributing the supplies and has a
couple of motor cars kept busy all
day taking out supplies to the sick
and helpless.
The health department. Office will be
open all day Sunday and members Of
the mayors relief committee will be
right on the job all day long keeping
in close touch with affairs. The COM
m1ttee wishes to impress upon every
one that the situation is so acute no
one who is called on for service
should think of making any ex-
cuses. It is simply case of taking
orders. That is the spirit with which
everyone should look upon it, and
should feel happy to do so. Never
has a more dire call for help gone
out from New Britain than today.
More trained and more practical
nurses are needed In response to the
appeal made by Mrs. G. B. Parsons
several practical nurses have volur,-
teered There is most urgent call
for more help along this line. and
anyone who can volunteer should call
Mrs. Parsons at No. 200 at once.
ARE PERMITTED.
The "gasIess'' Sunday order has
been lifted and tomorrow motor car
owners will be permitted to take their
machines out without fear of violating
any government requests. That u.s.
all but those who took the State
Council OF Defense trip to Lebanon
several weeks ago. Those who went
out on that Sunday did so with the
promise that they would not operate
their cars on the first Sunday after
the ban was lifted. Several local
automobilists made the trip to Lee
hanon 1t is expected that their
memory will be good tomorrow.
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critically i'll with typhoid fever. is a
little improved.