The sun., 1918-09-22


For six months the National League
for Woman's Service. in cooperation
with the Society Of American Flor
lists. has been distributing flowers to
the. sick, wounded and convalescent
sailors and soldiers in hospitals There
Is no doubt that this Is one of the
most important bits OF relief work
being done for our troops The fiow-
ers. given SO generously by the for
lists. bring Joy to the hearts Of many
thousand boys as they lie upon their
hospital beds, many of them far away
from home. and though on American
flowers bring.
For reasons which are apparent, the
distribution has been the largest in
New York city and vicinity. but fior-
lists elsewhere In the country, with
the help Of the league. already are or
ganized and prepared to send flowers
TO the hospitals in their locality when
there Is need for them. Near some of
the military training camps the for
lists and the league are sending fiow-
ers to the sick boys at the camp hos
pitfalls. ...
Mrs. , Clark Curtin is the chair
man OF the committee which has
charge of this work. She has active
charge of the distribution in New
York, and made compact the organi-
ration of the florists and branches of
the league all over the country. The
league mas over 700 branches. Through
her work she has made the SAY 1t
With Flowers" slogan of the florists
known and their contributions to the
cause appreciated.
Asked to tell of her work Mrs. Cur
tin said:
Had I been asked to speak to the
boys Il would have been very easy. for
md Il more difficult to express in so
charming a manner the thanks we
zeal for the priyilere ATTENDED To lis
bv the Society of American Florists
of bringing cheer and comfort to so
MANY soldier bovs.
zone of NV first visits was 10 Ellis
Island. where I met two wounded men
. who had lust been sent here from
n Paris hospital One told me how
rlad he was To see us and know that
American women "a home cared inst
a. nucb for our hova ne m. vor,e~
An France. For Won know, he said
in Paris tbev rneet eyerv wounded
soldier coming into the bosnita, With .
flower. Then and there I decided that
a aower meant moro m wounded
man than even n cigarette. and for
this reason every bov must have one
~ could manage q J,,et few DAYS
later Ereder,ck p Newho,d came N
the league with hi. wonderfuI and
venerous nronosition FROM, the society
~ American EIoris,s win the arst
In, q, aowers given no NV the Nor,sts
wer, hack m E,,I,. Island but nm.
fort,no+e,,, INV hov boa been moved
"a I.aLewood However was vel.
corned heartily nv tho others
.Tbe Hudson street hosnita, had
inst been taken over NV the Govern.
ment and while the hosnitaI ia I'm 70
date q 10 ouite a noisy sootv and
6.sorv n,.ce for a s,ck mar 10 be In
hnt wetInesdavs after we had beer
there q cer,ain,v .,ooks much brighter
n, Mondays we on 10 the navy yard
ond u,ben mn, tbere I think the
sailor hove like flowers hest On Tues
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~ h,,. hosni,a, T tbirL tho so,d;e,
hoys Ito aower. hest And when
..nd thsr, N tho willard PARKER Hos.
nitaI where there are ALWAYS man,
,,en With CONTAGIOUS diseases tht
n,,r.. ,,r,tss nc tb.t .be th,nL. thew
80 90 annr.cia,s 1ow.r.
,nos, Now that the Greel
ror,.,. hoyo addad their ouota
,ya ars abIe 70 visit no MANY a.
thraa hosnI,a,s dow An orderly 1.
sant rn fror, uon,or and sw,nbwrn.
,si.,as 90 -, c.,,,rao,, tho eower,
orc ,.Lar hy hin, IN the mon
..r haya hoa r,any in,erestins ant
..,,ohina arnar,anc.. IN the bosni,a,s
r. r,an,, ~ Tho hosn,taIs the men re.
mar on,v fen, days and we see Their
h., oncs Tn others where the,
60 f-o,,, thru. 70 six nnontbs W,
h.v. ,,,de many friends Al tho has,