New Britain herald., 1918-02-05
DRESSING OUTPUT
 IS DOUBLED HERE
New Britain Workers Proud of
 Accomplishments in January

l uary of New Britain branch of New l England Surgical Dressings Commit tee, auxiliary of tho American Red l Cross, is as follows:
 Congresses, 11,S20; gauge pads, l 220; oakum pads, 2,024; ambulance and oakum pads, 6; gauge strips, 1 5,44O; 3 metre gauge rolls, S2; feather pillows, 5; comfort pillows, 244; cot pillows, 3: covers for cot pillows. ?; fracture pillows, 3; serviettes, 192; eyo dressings, 170; Concentrations, 45O; operating towels, 56; bed linen, IT; comfortables, blankets, etc, 4; sponges, 120; hand towels, AZ: knit ted articles, 102; total 21,005.
 The work from tho branches for the month is as follows:
 Plainville - Congresses, 4.040; gauge strips, 1,4S0; serviettes, 54; eye dressings, S3; Concentrations, 50; op- erating towels, ?; comfort pillows l59; knitted articles, 97; blankets, 2; total, 5,967.
 Center Church--331 oakum pads.
 South Church-433 oakum pads.
 Methodist Church - 53S oakum pads.
 | Normal school-scrviettcs, 37; fo- mentations, 15O; eye dressings, 30;
  39; sheet, 1; pillow cases, 2; total, 37S.
 Y. W. c. A.-Gauze strips, 1ss; congresses, 16o; oakum pads, 13; total, 361.
 Mrs. Goodwin, in charge of old linen work Concentrations, 33O; ser viettcs, 132; operating towels 52; eye dressings, 43; total, 557. Landers, Frary & Clark-Oakum pads, 115; congresses, 240; bandages, 91; comfort pillows, 2S; towels, 42; total, 516.
 Stanley Works-Compresse 1890; oakum pads, 197; ambulance pillows, A. comfort pillows, 46; total, 2,137 This is by far the most encourag- l ing report we have had to offer, being nearly double the output of last i month. However, it is impossible to 1 keep up with the demand for these I articles, and every minute of time 1 that can be given to this work will be l needed more and more. A few extracts from a recent bull letin issued by the headquarters in 1 Boston will be of interest to our l workers:
 ] Other activities of the surgical dressings committee arc as follows: Major Murphy, the head of the ! Rcd Cross Unit in France, cabled for | 2,5O0,000 front packages, for which he sent models. to be made sterilized and shipped within five weeks. Half of this number was required of the | New England Section of the Red Cross and our assistance was asked. We 1 made 200, ,O0O dressing and helped to make arrangements for the steriliza- | Ae,t hi ;c D T Cross has provided sterilized dressings it was not, of course, prepared to take care of such a large order.
 Then came the appeal for aid for Halifax. At the moment we had just shipped 95 cases abroad, so did not think we could give immediately more than F cases. But the response to Mrs. POrter's call for supplies was so prompt and active that in two hours and a half 8 cases were packed ready to be sent with tho Boston Red Cross Unit, containing over 52,0OG dressings.
 With the increasing need for dress ings it does not seem as if the supply of materials could continue to be equal to the demand. Indeed it is difficult now to obtain all that our workroom and branches require. Prices are rising and we shall be obliged to advance the price of ma terials we sell to the branches. They are now paying less than they would if they bought the same goods at wholesale.
 Thanks to the devoted and splendid work of the Branches we are shipping larger number of dressings every month; constantly flowing stream of help and comfort to our wounded sol diers wherever they may be.
 A letter from Athens thanks us for the most welcome cases received at Salonica, and the Princess d. 'Abro Pa gradite writes from Naples, "I have no need to tell you how much this mag nificent gift has been welcomed, for the great benefit it will be to our he roic soldiers, and also for the new and constant affirmation of the solidarity Of our American Allies.''
 We are sending many cases to Eng land as well as to France. The Amer : ican Red Cross has taken over tho fine, large, English Red Cross Hospi- tai at Paignton, has two hospitals in London, one specially for orthopediG cases, and will soon have one in Liv,. erpool ready to take care of our sick soldiers
 Beside all our dressings, WHlCn are distributed in connection With the Red Cross, we are continuing to send a large quantity to tho English and French Depots with which we have been associated for the last three years pr. Harvey Cushing, of Base IOsDital Mo- E. and pr. Hugh Cabot. in charge of General Hospital No. 22 In France, depend upon us for their special dressings and we ship to them regularly.
 Tho doctors and surgeons do not confine their work to the Base HoSpi ,-..4 L.o o,,t a inc StntinnS at tht,