Evening journal., 1919-02-15

ginia, were reported TO US. They Were
living outside the city limits In on'
room, the man suffering from pneumo
mia with a temperature OF one hun
dred and five, the wife and baby sicl
and no friends or even acquaintance
TO care for them. The man was sen
TO a hospital, the wifes mother tele.
] graphel for and temporary nursing
provided, for the wife and baby, unit
the mother could arrive. In this In
stance the doctors were able to saw,
the life OF a very sick patient but coulc
not relieve the mental worry and home
sickness remedled by the assurance Of
having friends in the home service anc
the arrival OF the mother. The appre
ciaucn OF the Home Service Bureau
shown by this family was typical ol
the attitude found in most Of the
homes where we visited.
The work Of this bureau was carried
on with the assistance Of five school,
teachers who helped in various ways
and one additional volunteer worker
and our own staff Of one case worker
and the secretary with only two Of our
usual number OF volunteer workers
able TO give Time The names OF the
volunteers who assisted in home Wis
iting during the epidemic were Miss
Elizabeth Amory, six half days pei
week; Miss Alice Satterthwalte, six
full days per week until she became
i'll with the influenza; Miss Edith Dan
/ forth, two half days per week; Miss
Nellie Sawin, three half days per week
Miss Emma Doud. three half days pc:
week; Miss Isabelle Black, occasional
visiting in homes; Miss Marion Brown
Miss Louise Roddy and Miss Lens
Yates, clerical work on call; Mr.. Clarl
McCue, full time.
The report OF Mrs. Willard Hall Por.
ter, chairman of the Women's Bureau
shows the following list Of articles SEN
to the several emergency hospital:
curing the epidemic.
2092 yards 0f white muslin, 800 yard:
Of gauze, 2i pounds of absorbent cot
ton, $50 yards of white flannel, 25 gross
safety pins, 10 pounds ivory soap, 20f
convalescent robes. 45O bed shirts, sc;
hand towels, 3 dozen bath towels, Il
layettes, 100 pairs OF paiames, dozen
wash rags, 90 pairs foot socks, dozer
diapers, 3 hot water bag covers, 5 doz-
en- crib sheets, 3 pairs of blankets. 23C
pneumonia jackets and hundreds OF
face masks
The following were sent TO the bar
racks: 10 dozen sheets, II dozen pill
low cases, > bed pans, 3 glass urinals, 1
wash stand, 4 stove and fixtures, q
pillows, % window shades, 200 sputum
cups.
Mrs. William Staniar. captain OF the
Motor Service Corps, under the Wom-
ems Bureau, reported two trucks IN
service averaging 80 stops each daily
the first week and 25 stops daily the 3
succeeding weeks. One OF the trucks
was stationed at the Country Club
emergency hospital. Total mileage for
trucks was 20O0 and in addition, 80 prI-
vate cars were in service, which aver
aged 300 miles for the four weeks. Two
privately owned cars showed mileage
Of 1900 each. In addition two trucks,
privately owned. were stationed at the
Hoseopathlc Hospital, which wers con-
stantly in use for three weeks. This
report in mileage and stops shows:
2 trucks, total stops, $40; mileage OF
trucks, 20O0 miles; private cars. mile
age 5000 miles; - private trucks in con-
slant use.
II is almost impossible to give any
fair idea in such a report Of the very
valuable service rendered by the Mo-
tor Corps under the direction of Mrs.
Staniar and her first lieutenant, Miss
Blanche Swayne. The motor girls were