The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-30
NOBLE WORK FOR
SOLDIERS ABROAD
Thousands of Articles Prepared by Com
forts Forwarding Committee Of
Christian Scientists.
RUTLAND. VI. March e, 1918.

RUTLAND, Vt, March %, 1915.
Editor 81 The Retormer
About 1850 articles were prepared and
sent 20 enlisted men and war refugees by
the comforts forwarding committee. con
Quoted by the Christian Scientists OF the
Boston district and located at 32s Bowls
ton street, Boston. during the first three
months Of the committees work Among
the goods forwarded were 1000 knitted
articles and comfort kits, $500 articles OF
new clothing Tor French, Italian, Belgian
and Serbian refugee children, and about
5000 selected second hand or rcuadc artI-
cles of clothing.
one American shin has been supplied
with enough knitted goods, totaling $500
pieces, 20 equip al the sailors on board.
A large number oi the knitted garments
AMI other comforts have been turned OYER
10 the different war relief associations IN
Boston, which ave in direct communica-
ton with the people of their respective
countries, notably the British, French
Italian. and Belgian associations. Some
III the recruits from Boston for the Brlt
ish and Canadian forces were supplied
with articles before they left home.
4 feature of the comforts forwarding
committees work which has brought suien
did results is the "unt system OF pre-
pairing new garments for refugee children
Ten oi the committee were first instructed
in the making Of a model garment, each OF
the ten instructed ten others and the lat
tor became captains OF teams Of ten otner
whom they in turn instructed. I've
groups Of team captains meet at the com
mttccs rooms every day 10 receive in
structions and material for Use by them
selves and the members OF their respectiv,
teams. who work at leisure moments a
home Thus LILO sewers are banded 10
getner for this particular part Of the com
mittcc's program and they are turning
out an average Of over 1000 garments
week In this work, they have beer
greatly assisted hv one OF the patriots
manufacturing companies Of Boston, whicl
offered and hats undertaken 10 do all III
cutting required TOR these garments,
Before beginning 60 sew Tor the refugee
Of any country, the committee asccrtainet
not only what articles were needed bu
also the form and material desired, so IA
as was possible, 1t was learned, for in
stance, that So common an article OF genera
use as a pillow.case was, in one countr
tht NHilN lilt ttdlNT were NfNiNHt very WI
Ike the piIlow-casc OF the American hone
For kuitters. wool Is sold over the couI
ter, instructions are given, and the inishe
garment is returned e. the committee
headquarters when ready. In addition
there are four knitting machines in oper
ton, on each Of which il is possible
knit pair Of socks in % minutes.
Much praise has been given to the con
forts forwarding committee Of the Chri
tan Scientists hy persons associated wit
other war rchet organizations, for ii
high quality Of the articles produced an
The systematic manner oil their produ
tions Nearly 900 uch committee. a.
conducted hy Christian Scientists throug
out the United States.
Ner' truly yours,
RACHEL a. BANISTER.
Committee on Publication Tor Vermont