War Welfare Committee Sends 214 Boxes to Bristol Men in Service
The Bristol War Welfare Committee reports sending two hundred fourteen two pound confectionery boxes to Bristol men in the army in France training in the United States and naval service. Boxes went to Fort Rodman Camp Devens Camp Gordon Camp Charlotte and Fort Greble with Christmas cards from the Old Town. Letters from sailors in the U S S Salem praise the gifts and the committee's thoughtfulness.
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War Welfare Committee
Bristol
Army
Navy
The
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Bristol War Welfare Committee
France
United States
Bristol Boys
Fort Rodman
Camp Devens
Camp Gordon
Georgia
Camp Charlotte
N. C
Fort Greble
National Army
J F Farrally
W. F. Williams
J. H. Bailey
E. L. Leahy
Samuel Connery
U. S. S. Salem
U.S. S. Salem
Christmas gifts from estate to Bristol and Newport groups
James H. White’s will left six organizations, including Thames Street M E Church and Newport Historical Society, $100 each. The remainder, totaling $19,383.06, was divided equally, granting four Bristol groups 3,416.62 each and the others 3,316.62 each after expenses. George W. Bacheller Jr. administered the estate and distributed the funds to Rogers Free Library, Home for Destitute Children, Home for Aged Women, State Street M E Church, Thames Street M E Church, and the Newport Historical Society.
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James J. White
Newport
Bristol
Rogers Free Library
Home
State Street
M. E. Church
George W. Bacheller, Jr
James H. White
Thames Street M. E. Church of Newport
Newport Historical Society
Red Cross Relief Ships to Europe Deliver Heavy Aid
Red Cross relief shipments to Europe average more than 10000 tons monthly. One consignment included 559 soccer balls and 250 rugby balls for American soldiers, bought with funds raised by Harvard graduates.
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Red Cross
Europe
Harvard
Bristol Women Exceed Red Cross Quota By Big Margin
Bristol’s Red Cross membership drive far surpassed the goal with about 25 percent overage. Led by Mrs. William T. O'Donnell and teams from National India Rubber Company and other factories, the week’s receipts totaled 3152 dollars with an additional 140 after Saturday. The drive featured a busy lobby booth at the post office selling Christmas stamps and tallied strong gains across multiple teams and captains.
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Bristol
Red Triangle
Red Cross
William T. O'Donnell
National India Rubber Com
E. E. Bunn
Mss
Minnie Franklin
Helena Case
Doris J. Farrally
C. T. Sherman
J. Winthrop DeWolf
Herreshoff Mfg Co
James Swan
C. Wesley Young
Frank H. Hammill
Cranston Worsted Mills
C. B. Rockwell
George E. Leighton
W. J. LeClair
John Condon
Narragansett Rubber Co
Nora Leahy
Frances Crowley
Louise Malafronte
Lawrence Edward
O'Donnell
Deceral O'Donnell
The
Phoenix
National India Rubber Company
Josephine An Bessie Tobin
Sarah V. G. Peck
Harold DeWolf
Harry Dew. Allen
Henrietta Connery
Winifred Philco
Peter Gasper
A. P. Nerone
N. B. Sheldon
G. W. Hanson
M. E. Manchester
Arthur Emerson
Helena Sanford
Helen Morris
Elizabeth August
Leonilda Sansone
Frances Merriman
John Bushneck
Katherine Paull
Sally Crabb
Laura Lemaire
Stephen Hopkins
Eva Vermette
Mildred MacDonald
Margaret MacDonald
William P. Gladding
McCarty
Pedley
Lawton
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Mollie King “the Seven Pearl
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Anita Stewart
L. J. Warren
New York
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Hope and Bradford Streets
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