The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-28

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 In November of last year the American Red Cross issued an order that every man is the service should receive Christmas packet. Bridge ports allotment was 5000 packets. With the assistance of our auXiliaries and many private individuals, the Bridgeport chapter sent 3,153 packets each containing a handkerchief, pipe, tobacco, book, pad, pencil, envelopes, puzzle, shoe faces, F ID cake of choc- oIate, chewing gum, pipe cleaners, pair of socks and Christmas card with greetings from the Bridgeport chapter.
 There have been two drives for sec ond hand clothing for Belgium Relief, | both in charge of special committees. | To these committees great credit is l due for the successful manner in which the work was accomplished. In March, 33 boxes, containing 8,721 ar ticles of clothing was collected, pack l ed and shipped and in October, 80 | boxes, containing 12,210 garments. 1 The Bridgeport chapter donated to the Soldiers and Sailors club, estab- lished by the War Bureau the fol- lowing household linen: 10 dozen sheets, 6 dozen pillow slips, 24 dozen bath towels, A dozen hand towels, 20 dozen wash cloths. and 80 dish towels The value of these articles was $3I0.64.
 Although the Bridgeport chapter has no canteen service, when occa- sions arise, through the generosity of our chapter chairman, and the cour- tesy of the Stratf1eld Hotel, soldiers and sailors passing through the city, are suppliei with food and comforts.
 Linen shower week was very suc- cessful, the women responding most generously. Bridgeport's allotment was large but, as in all other obliga- tions, our chapter rose to the occa- sion, and the following articles went from our city, for the hospitals in France:
 2,6O0 Sheets
 5000 Bath Towels
 1000 Handkerchiefs
 9,037 Hand Towels
 2,550 Napkins
 , We are greatly indebted to the
 Crawford, Ideal, Pembroke, New System, o. K, Model, Reliable and Lowe's Laundries for the laundering of these articles. Also to the Lowe Laundry for the laundering of cap and aprons for our work rooms during the past year.
 The Motor Squad, organized under the War Bureau, have generously do
 mated the use of two cars daily, fol
 the transportation of materials, be-
 tween auxiliaries and chapter work t rooms To the Motor Squad we wisI to express our thanks and apprecia. a tion.
 Through the kindness of "A Friend" the use of service car,' ha.
 been given to the Bridgeport chapter 7 This will serve a real need and I takt this opportunity of conveying to thii I' Friend" our appreciation of the gift > In September, all Red Cross chap . ters, began working on an allotmen : basis-each chapter producing def t ntte quantities of certain articles. Thii I has disturbed our work room some Il what, curtailing the work tempor
 arily, but when we realize the ste was taken to guarantee a more bal : anced production and to conserve ma il terial, we can readily understan
 why the order was issued Il In reviewing this work Of the yea T it is hard to express all feel for tht l. magnificent work the women o
 Bridgeport have done. It has mean 1, much labor and much self-sacrifict # on. the part of all, but it will give u g much satisfaction and happiness, a tt we look back upon it.
 ; Millions of our boys are now il 'e France. They, with all the Alliet IS countries, are looking to the wome It of America for vast quantities o l. surgical dressings and hospital gar k ments, without which the war canno
 be won. Shall we fail them2
 Respectfully submitted,
 Mrs. c. N. Worthen,
 Chairman Military Relief