March 23, 1917. 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
PARENT-TEACHER MEETING 
ILLUSTRATED TALK ON  SURGICAI, 
DreEssincs At Prict 
ScHoor HALL. 
Mrs. Agnes C. McNamara, field 
secretary of the National Civic feder- 
ation, who was secured through the 
efforts of Mrs. W. H. Coolidge, Jr.. 
spoke at the meeting of the Manches- 
ter Parent-Teacher association in 
Price School hall on Wednesday eve- 
ning. Her subject, “Surgical Dress- 
ings,” was illustrated by a large num- 
ber of stereopticon views, showing 
the method of making, packing, ship- 
ping and ultimate use of the dress- 
ings. The meeting was well attended. 
Before and after the lecture selections 
were furnished by the Priest School 
orchestra, led by Roland S. Stebbins. 
“The National Civic federation,” 
said Mrs. McNamara, “was formed 
in 1900 for the purpose of promoting 
industrial peace. Capital, organized 
labor and the public were represent- 
ed upon its executive committee. De- 
partments were created to study na- 
tional problems and to organize the 
best brains of the country for the 
public good. No race nor creed is 
recognized in its work. Some atten- 
tion was paid to legislation.” 
She told of the growth of the work 
and the formation of departments for 
special effort. One of the 12 stand- 
ing committees is the woman’s de- 
partment of which the surgical dress- 
ings committee is a part. The New 
England section was formed in 1912. 
Tt has three committees, the industrial 
committee, the prison committee and 
the surgical dressings. During the 
fall and winter of 1914 the federation 
did much to relieve unemployment by 
opening six workrooms for the mak- 
ing of surgical dressings. Besides 
furnishing work the workrooms were 
a source of supply for the American 
Red Cross in France. Since the 
movement for preparedness started 
the surgical dressings committee has 
increased to 5000. Twice that nun- 
ber is needed and in case of ‘war 
20,000 might be the number of work- 
ers required. ‘Mrs. McNamara fre- 
quently mentioned the Magnolia Sur- 
gical Dressings committee in the 
course of her talk, being under the 
impression that she was addressing a 
Magnolia audience. She was the 
guest of Mrs. W. H. Coolidge, Jr., at 
Magnolia and although she actually 
referred to the Manchester Surgical 
Dressings committee, of which Mrs. 
Coolidge is chairman, she used the 
name Magnolia by mistake. 
Among the views shown was the 
Peter Bent Brigham hospital, which 
has been the headquarters for the 
Surgical Dressings in this country. 
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Dressings are sent there, sterilized 
and wrapped in brown paper and 
covered with waterproof paper be- 
fore being sent abroad. The dress- 
ings go to France, Italy, England, 
Belgium and Serbia. There were 435 
cases sent abroad last month repre- 
senting a total of 435,000 dressings. 
Pictures of the first Harvard unit in 
France were shown and views of the 
American Ambulance at work.. Views 
were shown of the field hospitals, big 
guns, shells, explosions and their ef- 
fect, the dreaded Zepplins, hospital 
ships and trains. She said there was 
only one automobile found suitable 
to the ambulance work, a car that 
could go into the ditch at the side of 
a road while a motor train passed 
and get back on to the highway with- 
out being towed—none other than the 
little American Ford. Pictures were 
shown of the dreadful wounds 
caused by exploding shells and the 
remarkable achievements of the sur- 
geons. American dental surgeons, 
Mrs. McNamara said, had accom- 
plished some wonderful operations in 
the case of facial wounds. 
When Mrs. McNamara. had fin- 
ished Mrs. Raymond C. Allen made 
an appeal for support of the local 
committee. Those who could not give 
their time or labor for the work she 
asked to assist with money. 
Miss Wentworth reported on the 
work of the gymnasium classes for 
the past few weeks. The receipts 
were $92.70 and the balance, after 
expenses were paid, was $65.95. Of 
this amount $45 was to have been 
paid Mrs. George R. Dean for in- 
structing the classes, but Mrs. Dean 
generously declined to accept and 
donated the money to the association 
with the understanding that it was to 
Manchester, Mass. 
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be used for the purpose of buying 
apparatus for the use of the classes. 
Her gift was accepted and a vote of 
thanks was given her for her services. 
Tea was served after the lecture by 
the social committee. 
MANCHESTER WoMAN’s Cius. 
Tuesday’s meeting of the Manches- 
ter Woman’s club in the Chapel was 
a “sewing bee” for members only. 
The entertainment consisted of tab- 
leaux entitled the “Magic Mirror.” 
The principals were Winthrop Young- 
er, representing the young man in 
search of a wife, and Mrs. Arthur 
Olsen, the magician, who assisted 
him by having the pictures of a suc- 
cession of beautiful candidates appear 
ina frame as in a picture. Others who 
took part were Mrs. A. C. Needham, 
Mrs. Henry Sullivan, Mrs. Alfred 
Hooper, Mrs. Harry Swett, Mrs. G. 
A. Knoerr, Mrs. Daniel O’Brien, Miss 
Beth Jewett, Miss Helen Cheever, 
Mrs. Hollis Roberts, Miss Dora M. 
Marshall, Ella Ericson, Mrs. Leon 
Carter and Mrs. Abbott Hoare. 
There was a monologue, “Giving a 
Tea,” by Mrs. Charlotte Brown, and 
vocal solos by Miss Euphrasia J. Her- 
nan of West Medford, accompanied 
by Mrs. Daniel O’Brien. Mrs. Annie 
M. Sinnicks was the hostess. 
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