NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
AND REMINDER 
Vol. XIV 
Manchester, Mass., Friday, July 14, 1916 
No. 28 
Red Cross and French Wounded Work-rooms 
The Real Interest of North Shore Society This Season is in Toiling to Make Life Pleasanter for 
Our Own Soldiers at the Front or the Wounded Abroad 
By LILLIAN McCANN 
“(UR Boys and Our Women!”—the predicted toast for 
the coming winter. 
Do you realize that North Shore society just now }s 
in an extremely interesting period of its development? 
This period, which is growing in interest daily, began 
only one season ago. Do you know how the women oi 
the most exclusive homes of America, gathered on the 
North Shore for the summer, are toiling to make life 
pleasanter for the soldier at the front, to help the nurse 
in the hospitals, and to aid the family at home, left witn- 
out its bread winner? ‘The ability to do something worth 
while—to stand for something, is giving many a society 
woman a new zest in life. The ability to open and build 
up such work-rooms as are on the North Shore might 
spoil any woman for the life she has always been sup- 
posed to lead, by men. Before the war, the world seemed 
made for the comfort of the well to do and travel was as 
safe as staying at home. But all that seems tame and un- 
interesting now. Action is the word, and practically all 
of our women have interests vastly more important than 
golf, tennis or tea. 
The mobilization of our men and the bringing to- 
gether of boys of various stations in life; the uplift to the 
boys, the human sympathy created both in camp and in the 
homes, and woman’s general part in it, were the subjects 
discussed at a meeting in Beverly on Tuesday of the 
Special Aid Society for American Preparedness, under 
the auspices of the Beverly Improvement society. The 
committee in charge included Mrs. Robert Hale Ban- 
croft, Mrs. Edward J. Holmes and Mrs. Robert S. Brad- 
ley, who presided. ‘The first speaker was Mrs. Barrett 
Wendell, president of the Mass. branch, who outlined 
the work of the society since it was formed last Octobe~. 
She said we had time to continue our work for the Alles 
as well as join in the work of the hour—the making of 
Red Cross equipments. 
Mrs. Montgomery Sears then told the story of the 
women’s work at Framingham for the Mass. Militia at 
their encampment before the hurry-up call came for 
them to go to the border. It was a thrilling account, tell- 
ing how they collected supplies, got a motor truck, cooke:l, 
washed dishes, got dinner for the governor, and worked 
until one and three o’clock in the morning. But they fed 
them! Mrs. Samuel Mixter, Mrs. Eugene H. Clapp, 
Mrs. W. A. Paine and Miss Mary Clapp were among the 
Swampscott women in this great feat. 
Mrs. Wm. Lowell Putnam told of the work being 
done in Boston in regard to the soldier’s families. She 
emphasized the precautions that must be taken to look 
out for the really deserving, who have too much pride 
to ask for help. Mrs. Putnam is doing a great work in 
seeking among the churches of the county in an effort to 
find out how much money they could raise if neede-l, 
and other general matters, She feelingly brought out 
‘Hammond. 
the point that it is not charity, but only our part to help 
those left behind. | 
Gen. Wm. Stopford of Beverly told of the specific 
work being done along the same lines in Beverly, and gave 
the audience some wholesome advice along the lines cf 
supplies for the men regarding what to send and what not. 
When the call for relief at home came a little over 
two weeks ago, Miss Louisa P. Loring, secretary of Essex 
County Chapter of the American Red Cross, at once 
formed stations throughout the county for the gathering 
and forwarding of supplies to U. S. soldiers. She was 
asked this week by the mayor of Haverhill to form a 
branch there. 
Beverly is under the chairmanship of Miss Besse 
Baker and Mrs. John C. Phillips is in charge at North 
Beverly. 
The Manchester branch is in the Library building. 
Mrs. L. W. Carter is in charge of the work, assisted by 
Mrs. S. D. Warren, Jr., Mrs. Russell Codman, Mrs. ¥ 
W. Merrill, Mrs. Richard Lovering, Mrs. John Baker, 
Mrs. John Newbold, Miss Mabel Lodge, Mrs. F. R. 
Spalding, Mrs. E. J. Holmes and others. 
The Manchester Red Cross work-room is in the 
Casino of the Masconomo House, and presents a busy 
scene when the fifty or more women and young folk are 
busily engaged every Tuesday. Miss Loring is chairma: ; 
Mrs. Boylston A. Beal, secretary and Mrs. Gardiner M. 
Lane, treasurer. Among the workers are Mrs. Andrew 
Carnegie, 2d, Mrs. John Newbold, Mrs. E.. Preble Motley, 
Mrs. S. V. R. Crosby, Mrs. Henry S.-Grew, Mrs. E. J. 
Holmes, Mrs. J. Warren Merrill and Miss Elizabeth 
Six machines are kept running and seven 
or more tables are always occupied. ‘The table of surgi- 
cal shirts is in charge of Mrs. Gordon Prince. Many of 
the women take things home to finish or cut out. 
The Red Cross society stands for suffering in times 
of peace or war in all countries without regard as to color, 
race or creed. No wonder that the North Shore is excel- 
ling in its preparedness and sympathy. Has it not always 
had Miss Mabel T. Boardman of Manchester and Wash- 
ington,—that queen of womankind—as its example? Has 
she not always inspired her friends and neighbors to do 
the broad work for which the Red Cross stands? Why 
shouldn’t the North Shore be taking the lead when it has 
had Miss Boardman of Red Cross renown as a summer 
resident for so long? 
The North Shore work-room for the American Fund 
for French Wounded opened in West Manchester, June 1, 
in Mrs. E. S. Grew’s coach-house at “All Oaks.” The 
need and suffering in French hospitals is greater than 
ever and the demand for such work is being ably met by 
the women. Mrs. George Lyman enthusiastically opens 
the place about 8 o’clock in the morning and plans the 
work for the many workers who come at ten, 
