The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-17
CAMP JACKSON "Y."
Mis. Ecail Writes OF Conditions in
Hospital.

come l was so glad to get the pack
ages from Mrs. Kicker and Mrs.
Gregg, also from Mrs. Troutman, Mrs
s. Weinberg and Miss Rose Weinberg
OF Wedgelield. The ladies OF the "A
e. church of Chester sent me "a great
many things also. We have about
furnished twelve wards in the Base
Hospital with wash cloths. The nurses
were very glad to get the old rags as
we'll One nurse told me she had
been cleaning windows with new face
| towels before the rags came. They
were so eagerly sought after that we
were waylaid in the piazzas by nurses
| from different parts of the hospital
and many of our boxes emptied. One
nurse was from the measles ward, and
when / told her l was going over to
visit her ward she said it would not be
possible for me to go in to see the
she had to wear q gauze mask and a
gown over her uniform. She told me
that one of her patients fought so
against having German measles that
she had to camOullague them rs Lib
erty measles.
The little pillow cases that you sent
made the boys much more comfort
nble as they were able TO use the little
pillows which the nurses had. | had
to give just two nurses half enough
for their wards, as there were not
enough to go further. These nurses
tell me so often of how they have
written to their own home towns for
little comforts for the boys. have
Cross nurses, they lseem to be such
splendid women. They are offering
their services to their country even as
the soldiers are. They are getting only
about one-thrd the salaries they
would get in private practice and yet
they are all volunteers Although
the soldiers may. when in uniform,
seem romantic to girl, the romance
disappears when he is clothed in an
old faded bath robe and bed room
slippers. Some of these women seem
middle aged and yet they are ready to
go over seas at a moments notice, to
italy Or wherever needed
tried to divide out the soap i'm
partially. The nurses seized upon the
cakes and called them bricks Of
gOld,' but not gold bricks.
One nurse told me that after the
morning baths she would take the
soap andNlock it up until next day.
The jellies and preserves that are
sent | now leave at the adjutants Of
lice so that it may be given where
most needed. This would naturally
be in the contagious wards where |
cannot go. Although / do not have
the pleasure of seeing the boys enjoy
them, know that they do enjoy them
and that they help to sweeten life for
them. l want to thank Miss Raffield
and Miss Kate Baker for the jars they
sent. One of the soldiers told me he
vas going to write his appreciation.
| asked several nurses what they
needed most after wash cloths and
they said, ''property bags" The ones
saw were lbout twelve by fourteen
or sixteen il. chcs, with a draw string
IN them. made OF any scout material.
In each ward there is IL property bag
tied to each bed, i'm which the boys
keep their belongings. But when
they get out from the hospital, they
have nothing in which to carry these
things. so the nurses want to be able
&C give each of them n bag. | asked
if the Red Cross did not furnish them
was told that it furnished what they
could. but that it did not have nearly
enough. If YOU feel like doing SO, ]
would like to have you send me some.
Yours truly.
Mrs. Beall.