Southport Sends Dressings to Boys in France
Southport notes a Surgical Dressing committee meeting at Harbor road club house with Miss Bulkley and Miss Hotchkiss in charge. More workers sought as refitting and surgical dressings were completed.
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1918
Page
2
Southport notes a Surgical Dressing committee meeting at Harbor road club house with Miss Bulkley and Miss Hotchkiss in charge. More workers sought as refitting and surgical dressings were completed.
British and Canadian recruiting in Bridgeport has been slow with few applicants for enlistment through Sergeant O A Johnson. A reciprocal draft plan with the United States may allow US citizens to be drafted by Britain, ages 21 to 81, with a 60 day option to enlist in their own country. Johnson travels to New London for a recruiting rally at Crown theatre with Royal Navy presence. William Cuffiths of Bridgeportiew, 388, accepted for service in the British army.
United States Army recruiting party at 15 Airtel Avenue accepted six men for aviation corps. One recruit joined the engineers at Camp Bowen. Recruits include Leonard Titusso of 82 Pembroke Street and Bertie Erworth of Albert Street. Other names listed with addresses.
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