New Britain herald., 1918-02-08
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EA0On -Tormed. The largest oI Ihe9e |" . in Plainville, under the chalrmanShlp of Mrs. Emma, Hills, and has done eH- -yellent and untiring work. Other Branches have been formed among the office girls of The Stanley Works and Landers F'rary x Clark, the Nor nal school, the South, Center and Methodist churches, and recently a class at the Y. w. C. A. All this eX- tra work, together with the increas- ing number at the WOrk-rooms, has brought the local branch up from the goth largest in production of the 175 in New England to the ninth largest at the present time.
 The New England Surgical Dress ings committee. with headquarters at Boston, was started an entirely ln- dependent organization at the begin ming of the war, and has supplied numerous hospitals in and near the war zone with sterilized dressings. Being a very mobile organization it was able to keep up with the con- stantly changing requirements in dressings and to fill special orders for different surgeons from time to time as asked for. After the United States joined the war it was decided for Vari ous reasons to unite all the different relief organizations under the Red Cross; so this was done, and all the dressings made by the Red Cross and it's auxiliary, the Surgical Dressings committee, have been standardized The New England Surgical Dressings committee is still allowed, however, to furnish some of the smaller hos pitals that have become dependent on them and to fill special orders the same as before.
 The branches are all financed en- tirely by themselves, and with all the other demands for money and tho rapidly increasing cost of materials this by itself has been quite an under taking The price of gauge, for in- stance, has exactly doubled since the local branch was formed During the year 3S 900 yards of gauge have been been cut and $2,500 has been spent This has gone entirely for materials and express Besides this, a great deal has been donated, including packing boxes, paper, equipment for [ work-room, etc.
 There have been a few changes in the officers during the year. They are at present as follows:
 Chairman-Mrs. H. B. Humason. Treasurer--Mrs. Marcus White. Secrctary-Mrs w. $. Rowland.
  1 Miss Cornelia Cham berlain, Miss An nie Copley.
 Chairman of Cutting Committee Miss Cornelia Chamberlain. Directors of Work-MOnday, Mrs. w. F. Brooks, Miss Cornelia Chamber 1 lain; Tuesday, Mrs. H. P. Carter, Miss Katharine Wilbor; Wednesday (morn- 1 ing), Mrs. H. l.. Mills Mrs. Philip B. l Stanley; Wednesday (afternoon), Miss Annie Copley; Thursday, Mrs. F. II. Cooper; Mrs. J. F. Cooper, Miss Annie Copley.
 The rooms will accommodate from 16 to 20 workers. and anyone who is able to help is asked to communicate with the chairman.
 During the year 3S2 boxes have been shipped, containing the follow ing articles:
 Congresses }, ,b91 metre gauge ............ 5,363 8 metre ................ 2G0 Gauge sponges .......... 1S6 Folded gauge strips .14, 45O metre gauge rolls ....... 11S Cut gauge G37 Gauze pads ......-....... 485 Cotton pads ,145 Oakum pads ............. 6,629 Ambulance Oallum pads ..... 3l Rolled bandagcs ............ 1883 Abdominal bandages ........ Fracture pillows ....... ...,..... 1GS Comfort pillows .....-...-.. 3,631 Ambulance pillows ......... 55 Concentrations ............... 1,437 Serviettes 1892 Eye dressings ............... 951 Operating towels ............ 473 Hand towels .. 169 Knitted articles .......... S33 Oil cloth slips. ......... 39S Miscellaneous articles .. 1S2
 96,429
 Respectfully submitted
 MRS. w. s. ROWLAND,
 +.e.. Secretary.
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