Maynard Mise Katherine McMahon Tells Red Cross Nurse Experiences
A large audience at Colonial Hall heard Dorchester Red Cross nurse Katherine McMahon recount two years at Mags General Hospital and the front in England and France. She described wounds, hospital life, and Allied courage, with stories of doctors, nurses, Y M C A camps, and a decorated war dog.
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Katherine McMahon
Red Cross
Colonial
Great Red Cross
Dorchester
Mags
General Hospital
Mnit
Egoland Hoeseo Bates
Cyble Safety Committee
Peope
Ee Joshua, Naylor
Naylor
Colonial Hall
Bitmanent
High Aphoome
Taare
Presen
Fie
Cmpeien
A. BE. McCleary
St. Millington
Alice
Branch Actey
Harlan Powen
Elmer Cook
Areial
England
Oundes Fommioe
Caesar
Napoleon
Loos
K. of C
American Women’s War Hospital
Dardanelles
Paris
France
Switzerland
War Echoes From Front and Home
A narrator recalls wartime hardship in the trenches and prison camps. She contrasts food shortages, typhoid fears, and amputations with acts of resilience and calls for home front aid through Red Cross support and fundraising. Strong emphasis on patriotism and collective effort.
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Italy
America
Red Cross
Canadian soldiertees Home remembers Christmas gift
Bert Doel of Co. B Batallion Canadian army at Hamilton Ontario wrote to the Overseas committee this week that the Christmas present sent has been received and that he is pleased to know home folks remembered him. He expects to leave for Hoyland early next month.
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Bert Doel
Hamilton
Ont
Overseas Committee
Hoyland
Local families greet soldiers on furloughs and notices
Mr and Mrs Timothy Higgins enjoy a furlough visit with sons Harold and John home from service Harold with the 26th U S Infantry at Fort Oglethorpe Ga and John a fireman on the U S New Jersey John Raymond assists at A T Haynes during Christmas rush Parker Hatch called to Newport R I as machinist’s mate second class in the Naval Reserve Edward Powers learns of his brother’s death in the Halifax disaster Clarence Smith a fireman aboard the USS California rests with his parents in Concord Jere Lynch reassigned to Camp Greene NC in the Medical Corps Sylvester Sullivan a watchman at Concord Reformatory takes a two week vacation visiting friends across the state
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Timothy Higgins
Harold
John
U. S. Infantry
Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga
U. S, New Jersey
John Raymond
Concord
A. ‘T. Haynes
Parker Hatch
Newport
Naval’ Reserve
Edward Powers
California
New York
Allan Smith
Jere Lynch
P. H. DeLee
Camp Greene
N.C
Medical’ Corps
Ws Army
Sylvester Sullivan
Concord Reformatory
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