Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-08-21
W. c. T.U. WAR WORK.

IT, U. had sent four ambulances ant
J fifteen field kitchens to France, do
mated twenty stereomotorgraphs to thu
environments and expended $200,00(
for comfort kits. 1t is adopting hun
} Idreds of French orphans, contributing
generously to Belgian, Serian, Armen
ian and other relief abroad, also tt
the relief of families of soldiers ant
sailors at home. It is furnishing hos
pital supplies in vast quantities, es
tablishing hostess houses and home
centers near the camps and supply
ing books, magazines, and other lit
erature to camp libraries. 1t has
OFFICIALLY promoted the Liberty Loans
and co-operated all over the countr,
in pushing Red Cross, Y. M. G. A
and other financial drives.
A QUESTIONABLE sent out by the Nat
tional W. G. T. U. War Service Com
mittee as means Of compiling a rec
ord of war work done by the 10000
local unions during the current year
covers the subjects Of wartime prohi.
bition, soldiers and sailors relief al
home and abroad, moral education
women in industry, Americanization
and shows that the White Ribbon or.
ganization has in mind not only pres.
ent win-the-war needs, but the de.
mands of the coming reconstruction
days as we'll. Through we'll organized
departments of work, whose machinery
was humming long before the war
the w. c. 7. U. will be ready when
peace is declared to do work invalu-
able to the country and to humanity
1t is gratifying to learn that in the
ties recognition is being accorded the
National and state as we'll as the local
w. c. IT, U. for their war service Fol
instance, the Gallatin County (Mon.
ltana) Council of National Defense, in
naming as one of its four beneficiaries
the four local unions of that county
gave the assurance that the state and
National organizations would receive
appointments according to the
amount Of their respective war relief
budgets. These appointments are
paid quarterly, the four local unions
having already received $500 as their
share.
War Service at Fl Des Moines Hospital
The principal work Of the month
has been the fitting up Of the library
The librarian sent by the American
Library Association has done splendid
service in arranging the books sent
to the number of several thousand
from those collected in the recent
drive" for books. To these are be-
ing added those you send. We have
built the book stacks, placed tables
and chairs, some of them rockers, for
the use of those convalescent men
who can walk about some. Rugs have
been laid and draperies put at the
windows to supply the longed for
''home touch Miss Wizards pic
ture will shed its benign approval of
the work that would have been-shall
we say?-so near to her heart.
The library is located on the corri-
dor connecting all the wards so that
many of the men will be able to come
here while away an hour that other
wise might have been a weary one.
There will be formal opening as
soon as it is entirely ready for in
spection. In the meantime the books
are being circulated
The hot days and nights are being
made more pleasant by the fifty cleo
trio fans we have sent this month.
We shall need many more as the num-
Der of patients increases.
The next large need is for music.
Some Victrolas and Edisons have been
sent in. Some of these are not in
very good shape and there are not
nearly enough. We need at least
ten more. There is an army and navy
model made by the Edison Co. for this
very use. It has the mechanism of the
$3.50 machine but is enclosed in
case of painted boards with hasp and
paddock. It needs only to be closed
and locked and is ready for shipment
if desired. These sell for SIS. No
profit on them at all. They have the
so can play all kinds of
records. We shall purchase these, no
doubt. Send records in large num-
bers Remember there are nineteen
wards. .....
In addition to this music for the
wards, we are soliciting to help in the
formation of a band. The government
does not provide band for hospitals.
You see, our government is new at
such hospitals. For this
reason, no doubt, many things are not
provided. A band is Of great value
at such a place. About $500 is needed
for this purpose. We are not sure
we can do this, much as we would like
to. It all depends upon you.
List of instruments needed for the
band:
One D flat piccolo; two B flat cor
nets, $47.50 each; two bass horns,
$3.50 each; one B flat clarinet; one
set Of bells for orchestra; one tam
BOURNE; one steamboat whistle for
orchestra; one violin for orchestra.
Many questions are asked about the
hospital, showing confusion in peo-
Plies minds in regard to it. The base
hospital at Camp Dodge is fourteen
miles northwest of Des Moines. 1t
serves only the cantonment at Camp
Dodge. Our hospital is at Fort Des
Moines, the post of the regular army
in former wears. four and a half miles