Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-05

bered with books, magazines, knitted
garments, such as stockings, sweat
ers, mufflers and wristlets. The local
union at South Portland contributed
$500 worth of music rolls for their
player piano. The unions Of Cumber-
land county sent so luscious home
made cakes for the mess table on
Christmas day. while every officer
and soldier at Fort Baldwin found be-
side his plate a we'll filled comfort
bag a gift from the local unions Of
the Maine w. c. T. L.
One thousand one hundred twenty
seven books, magazines and 14,720
leaflets have been sent to our camps
and forts. Many hundred copies Of
DR.. McCrowan's booklet 1.-The nurse
and the knight have been given the
draftees Piscataquis county reported
$50 books and magazines mailed each
week at Camp Devens. Many other
counties have sent books and maga-
zines regularly. Thousands Of copies
of newspapers have been sent to the
A. E. F. in France: 27.544 hours work
donated by our members to the Red
Cross, many hundred hours donated
to National Surgical Dressing Com
mittee and other War Relief organi-
cations.
The following contributions Of
knitted goods have been reported:
1,49S pairs of socks, 449 sweaters, 81
muff1ers, 314 pairs wristers, los he'll
NETS, is mittens. Sc eye bands, 1923
wash clothes; pair gloves, 6 afghans,
several quilts, II pairs bed socks
Other articles unclassif1ed $50 cootie
belts, IL rolls Of old linen, 5,977 gun
wipes, $50 many tailed bandages, 90
cakes, l pair binoculars. Without
doubt the above list of articles has
been more than duplicated since many
local unions have been too busy work.
ing to take the time to report.
Money raised for electric fans $627 50,
for field kitchen and work at State
Headquarters for soldiers and sailors
s406.S3. Money raised for W. G. T. U.
hospitality home at Camp Devens
$74.O0. Comfort bags $1,S4760 French
and Belgium orphans $500, making
s3.456.2S raised for War Relief work.
When we consider that at no time
has the w. G. T. U. had a popular
drive for money and that these arti-
cles and materials have been contri-
buted by the members of the local
unions, often in little scattered COM
munities where numbers were few
and money scarce, the work of these
patriotic women is really notewor-
thy. Beside doing the above the local
unions have contributed generously
to the United War Work Drive, the
Liberty Loans and the w. s. S. cam
paign.
Mrs. Nellie Z. Fellows of Turner
gave a report on Americanization
and the work done in this line, which
gave evidence that the women Of the
w. G. T. L. recognize the Importance
Of teaching the foreign element of
the country to adopt the English Ian
suage.
After reading a few extracts from
the daily press Of that wonderful adj
dress of Secretary Lanes, spoken to
an assemblage OF State Governors,
chairman of State Defense Councils,
heads Of civic organizations. indus
trial leaders and business men gath
tIcl dt Tic tHN1tdlbOH Vi tHc utpdIt-
ment Of the interior. Miss Fellows
said
I felt convinced that I had some
thing definite to do. The key note of
this conference. said Secretary Lane,
lis our responsibility" took that
word home to myself and believed /
had some responsibility as State
superintendent of Americanization
work. and must do more than write
letters and send literature to county
and local superintendent. I could
see a splendid opportunity in my
home county and city for work. and
as this was to become one Of the
many war measures. I resolved, God