Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-12
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Hospital APprsc;aas
Local Womsa's Wesk

Mothers Kitchen" provided by the
War Mothers OF Marshalltown. In one
OF the most appreciated ad1uncts 70
the base hospital at Camp Dodge. ac-
cording TO soldier boys and nurses who
have written the kind women OF this
city who have been Sending sweets,
baked goods, canned goods and fresh
fruits 10 the sick and wounded soldiers.
Writing to Mrs. r. o. Cummings, OF
this city. one OF the nurses, at the die
tatlon Of the boys of ward II. says:
Just 10 let you know We enjoyed your
cookies greatly. The boys surely did
their best at all the goodies sent.
After boys who have been used TO all
the comforts of home have been In no
mans land for a while they know just
how 10 appreciate these things"
Another nurse, in ward a.. writing to
Mrs. J. ]. Lynx, says: I'VE received
boxes from Marshalltown Thursday
and OF course found the lovely fruit
cake. You said 1t would keep indefi-
nitely but l assure yod 1t did not last
long when the boys found II. We have
very few patients in ward AZ at the
present time so. OF course. we are glad
TO divide with the other wards. i as
sure you we appreciate the kindness
OF the good people Of Marshalltown..'
a letter from ward IS, to Mrs.
Charles A. Berg, says in part: 1T was
sure great pleasure TO open and I'M
pack such a wonderful box as we re-
ceived yesterday. / don't know how
many Of the other wards have spoken
OF all the wonderful people in Mar
-I1n N
words our appreciation of all you have
done for US. The box was a great de-
light to the patients in the contagious
ward (45). We have diphtheria, chick
enpoS, scarlet fever, mumps, menin-
gifts and measles. These are all eases
that can not go out OF the ward and
no visitors are allowed. So YOU see
these patients are often missed. They
all wanted to know if it was some
ones birthday. I explained who sent
the goodies and I most believe you
could have heard the three cheers for
Marshalltown' they gave"
To Mrs. j. A. Rails. a nurse in ward
az writes: I'VE just got in six new
shell shock cases, just back from over
seas. and ! must say their faces just
beamed with surprise and happiness
when 1 passed the plates. Every day
they had all they could eat and each
one wants to thank all the kind ladies
the past week"
Another letter from ward At, to Mrs.
r. +. Miller, says: Wanted to let you
know we received the cookies They
were lovely and 1t was wonderful Of
you to send them to us. We can not
thank the people of Marshalltown
enough for what they have done for
u.s."
One poor lad, who had not seen
home grub" for months. declared that
as soon as ne was discharged from the
hospital he was going to hunt up Mar<
shalltown and go there to settle
down.
In a recent shipment from the War
Mothers of one ward, the box being
representative OF the weekly shipments
to the camp hospital. there were nine
dozen oranges, one dozen bananas, one
dozen apples, 81 worth Of cigarets one
jar strawberries. one far marmalade,
one jar pickles. four glasses jelly, one
jelly roll, two cakes. Ave and one half
dozen rocks" twelve and one halt
dozen cookies. two and one-half dozen
frosted cakes, two loaves nut bread.
one dozen rosettes. six packages gum
two pounds salted waters, eleven
pounds candy, forty-one magazines
twenty-five current issues OF the
lTimes-Republican twenty eight movie
pictures and SI.70 In cash. which was
TO buy flowers for ward ~ for Easter
The War Mothers are sending out a
box weekly. each ward in the city in
turn supplying articles to make up the
shipment. The boys need the aid and
greatly appreciate the delicacies sent
The work is to be continued and the
CO. operation of all in the city Is sought