Comforts from Aberystwyth

From the Cambrian News, 29th September 1916.

ABERYSTWYTH.

COMFORTS.—Since its formation in October, 1915, the Comforts Sub-Committee of the War Service Committee has met eleven times.  The funds for the purchase of material have been supplied entirely by the War Service Committee, from whom grants amounting to £78 19s. have been received.  Several valuable gifts of knitted comforts have also been received from individuals and working parties.  The following articles were despatched during the year to France, Salonika, and Mombassa, on the requisition of the Director General of Voluntary Organisations :—325 mufflers, fifty pairs of mittens, 161 pairs of socks, ten helmets, twenty-five bed jackets, and fifty pairs of bed socks.  There is in hand in preparation for the winter campaign nearly 1,000 articles made by the workers.  A letter has been received from the Director General of Voluntary Organisations appreciating the work done by the Committee and requesting for even greater efforts.  With the increase in the numbers of fighting men at the front, the need for comforts is proportionately increased.  All purchases have been made locally, and those with whom the orders were placed met the Committee generously.  The Committee thank all ladies who have worked, especially those who at short notice enabled the Committee to despatch the requisitions at the required times.  If the Committee have funds they will be able to do even more work than hitherto and can easily use material up to the value of £150.

Collecting Sphagnum Moss

From the North Wales Chronicle, 22nd September 1916.

VALUE OF SPHAGNUM MOSS.

(To the Editor.)

Sir,—In last week's North Wales Chronicle I saw a letter advocating the collection of sphagnum moss for surgical dressings.  I happened a short time ago to visit the Sphagnum Moss Depot, 45, Horseferry-road, Westminster, London, S. W., and was told that any quantity is required.  Leaflets which give full information about the collecting and drying of the moss, the correct sizes of the "butter-muslin" bags which are best for filling with the moss, and all details can be obtained from:
The Director General of Voluntary Organisations,
Scotland House,
New Scotland Yard, London, S.W.

I know a village in Cumberland where the subject was keenly taken up by the schoolmaster; quantities of moss were collected by the schoolboys, chiefly on Saturday afternoons; and the picking over, to clean from leaves and sticks, was done by women and girls, who also made the muslin bags.  They sent off a large quantity to the Edinburgh War Dressings Supply Depot.

The sterilizing and final pressing and weighing are done at the Horseferry-road Depot.—I remain, sir, yours faithfully,

ALICE DOUGLAS PENNANT.

12a, Curzon-street, W.

September 19th.

Ven-Yusa Oxygen Cream

From the Carmarthen Journal, 15th September 1916.

MAKE YOUR SKIN BEAUTIFUL 

STAGE beauties unite with Society Leaders and the great army of women war workers in acclaiming the superiority of Ven-Yusa Creme de Luxe over all other face creams.

Ven-Yusa is essentially a natural preparation, and its effect on the skin is the equivalent of “an oxygen bath.”

Ven-Yusa cleanses the pores and, by revitalising the tissues, imparts to the skin a velvety softness and beauty which are lasting.

There is no suggestion of artificial aid in the Ven-Yusa complexion.  It always carries the natural bloom of youth.

Only in the regular use of Ven-Yusa lies the secret of a soft skin and lovely complexion.

MISS JOYCE BARBOUR, “the Baby of the Gaiety,” writes: “I am charmed with Ven-Yusa Cream.  Its refreshing fragrance and utter absence of grease leave the skin beautifully soft and smooth.  I am never without a jar of this valuable preparation,”

VEN-YUSA THE OXYGEN CREAM.
1/- per jar, of Chemists, Hairdressers, &c.
Send this Coupon and 3 penny stamps to C. E. Fulford. Ltd., Leeds, for a dainty trial jar.

The Lady's World

From the Monmouth Guardian, 8th September 1916. 

"THE LADY'S WORLD." 

The September number of "The Lady's World," published by Messrs. Horace Marshall & Sons, 125, Fleet Street, London E.G., contains the concluding chapters of Ethel Heddle's charming new serial story entitled "The Wicked Lord Beauregard," along with complete stories by Beatrice Heron-Maxwell and Fred M. White.  Miss Bartlett gives one of her charming articles upon the placing and draping of beds.  In the fancy work section are instructions for knitting a useful dressing jacket, rug making, crochet work, and the newest embroideries.  Dame Fashion is well illustrated with the newest autumn styles for ladies and children, and a novel article on how to make up a new frock from an old one.  The gratis pattern this month consists of a very useful breeches pattern which war workers will find a boon.  Readers should order this splendid number early either direct from their own newsagent or from "The Lady's World" Office, 6, Essex Street, Strand, W.C., post free, 5d.

Cafe Chantant at Aberystwyth

From the Cambrian News, 14th July 1916.

Cafe Chantant.

HELPING A GOOD FUND.

Under the auspices of the local branch of the Surgical Requisites Association, a cafe chantant was held on Wednesday afternoon at the Old Assembly Rooms for the purpose of raising funds to provide bandages for wounded soldiers and sailors.  There was a large gathering and the proceedings were of an enjoyable character.

Mr. A. J. Hughes, town clerk, in introducing Lady Pryse to open the programme, explained that the Association was a branch of Queen Mary's Needlework Guild.  The branch was inaugurated at Aberystwyth in October and there were now eighty patriotic members who had the privilege of joining in that good work, in which they had shown great devotion.  Each working member contributed sixpence a week to procure materials.  The Association had sent to the head office 20,000 bandages which were practically entirely hand-made.  A parcel of 500 bandages was sent every week and a special appeal was being made by the head office for further efforts.  For that purpose more funds were necessary to procure materials and an increase of members would be welcomed. (Cheers).

Lady Pryse declared the function open and was thanked on the proposition of Mrs. Brown, seconded by Mrs. Jack Thomas.

The decorations were admirably arranged by Mr. W. H. Jones, Great Darkgate-street.

Voluntary Help

From the Brecon and Radnor Express, 13th July, 1916.

Voluntary Help.

INCREASED NEED.

IMPORTANT LETTER TO RADNORSHIRE SECRETARY.

Mrs G.M. Moseley, the hon. secretary of the Radnorshire Association for Voluntary Work, has received the following letter from Sir Edward Ward, the Director-General of Voluntary Organisations :—

"Dear Madam,—With reference to the recent circular letters addressed to you regarding supplies of knitted comforts for the armies in the field and hospital requisites for our wounded men, I think it wise to emphasise the point that demands upon my department for all these articles are likely to be very heavy, and, in order to meet them, I must rely upon the re-doubled efforts of the hundreds of thousands of voluntary workers who have so patriotically united for the purpose of working under the central direction of my department.

It will interest all the members of your association to know that enormous quantities of all kinds of comforts have been distributed in each theatre of war to units of every arm of the service and to all military hospitals, both at home and abroad, and, in addition, we have been able to give our gallant Allies very material help.

The demands from camp, trench and hospital steadily increase, and it is only by your splendid work that we are able adequately to meet the urgent requirements of our fighting men at home and abroad.  As an example, one comparatively small demand which I, as Director-general of Voluntary Organisations, have undertaken on your behalf to supply by the middle of August is 50,000 pairs of mittens for the troops in Mesopotamia.  I am confident, therefore, that you will accumulate stocks which will enable me to meet promptly every request.

The demands and necessities for more hospital supplies increase daily.  The hospitals have nothing but the warmest praise for the requisites supplied by you.

In the name of our soldiers, I thank you and all the workers of your association for the splendid response you have made to my appeals on their behalf, and I look to you not to relax your efforts in making both comforts and hospital supplies."

Denbighshire County Comforts Association

From the Denbighshire Free Press, 8th July, 1916.

DENBIGHSHIRE COUNTY COMFORTS ASSOCIATION

The Director General of Voluntary Organizations begs to notify all Associations that it is necessary to make provision for the large number of warm comforts which his department will be called upon to provide in the probable event of another winter campaign and, if hostilities terminate sooner, large bodies of troops will still have to be provided for.

Associations are therefore recommended to commence making and collecting supplies of articles such as Cardigan waistcoats, mufflers, mittens, helmets and hand-knitted socks, so that considerable quantities may be available for requisition by the department for forwarding to the distant theatres of war towards the end of August, and for Western front at the end of September and during October.
Bearing in mind the great increase in our Overseas Force since the close of the last winter campaign, it is certain that the demands in the coming autumn will be far greater than those of last year. There is, no doubt, a vast body of workers who will be willing to devote some time during their summer holiday to making supplies of the articles enumerated. It is only by preparation in advance that Associations can hope to be in a position to fulfil demands which they will be asked to respond to in the early autumn.

The Drill Hall, Denbigh, is open every Saturday, 2-45 p.m., when people can obtain wool, etc for the work.