Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 22, 1919, Winnipeg, Manitoba Free press Winnipeg saturday november 22, 1919 2 ton of food a Day volunteers general Hospital Kitchen where nine Cooks prepare pounds of food a Day at a yearly Cost of sisterhood organization for Campaign is Weil on Way to help. A wanted the Campaign committee of Thi general Hospital Hoard of rushes wants volunteers to by in canvassing in the big drive for for institution which begin of 2. Many Lars to y under this Trust and Organ de for the canvass n t the three big Dayn. Many mor Are needed if Tho City is to be covered from end to end. Associations Ciuffe tin individuals can Send no better few hours a Day during the Campaign than working in this cause. Campaign Headquarters arc 505 and 505 electric rail Way Chambers. The Telephone numbers Are main 7020, 7021 and 7022. Telephone now and Register your name is a Volun intr. Organization for the win Niper general Hospital drive i 0r dec. 2, 3 and 4, is fast reaching completion. Already Many churches firms i and societies As Well As dozens of individuals have Voi in Teerela to Aid. Headquarters 305 electric railway Chambers about the busiest in oven. Canvass been Divicie into sections rive Winnipeg a b Jarbas. One provincial. All the larger arms arc expected i a. Internal canvass of pm i four o the larger Iive already completed organisation. I Creni let others ire to i the canvass and have announced their intention or he door s Bay company under direction c f. Sparling has i too after its employ 1 rvs. Employees of the Vulcan Iron Wii to canvassed by a team re j. D. Macdonald. Employees of Molnar. And la France a ii by a team under j. D. The Manitoba Bridge and on employees will arse by ii. 3. and a team of ladies organizations of six churches i ave ind taken o handle the can Vass in the residential districts near Stephen s Church offered a r Ain Nuler the Cap of mrs. Henry Gordon. First in or a Hay uttered a team i he of mrs. G. M. J Augustine Church has offer i pricier the 01 mrs a. By gird. Greenwood methodist Liivik of cred a. To be cup by mrs. A. Blaney. chit has offered Eam to by mrs n. B. Henry. 1 Church has offered a team in Ier the captaincy of mrs hoi and St. Paul s presbyterian offered a team to be Cap by mrs. R. A. Rogers. Banks will be canvassed by a Brink team composed of 1-1. H. Baird i. J. Fiacan f. Ross a a. C. I or club has offered a . To be Ca planned by Rev. Father More ii. The credit men s Assoc a has offered a under the of Henry de Chou. The association a team under the captaincy r j. X. Nutter. The sex Hus offered a team to of by a. S. Godsmark. Claude prominent in the can hockey -.vyrlu. Will Captain a it. B by i 1 ear 1 the of and Norwood Pill by g. Team and. Ii. Lock. for eight Hundred cubic feet per person per minute enters Hospital. 0 in which it is shown that even in prosaic Winnipeg they Are to be found. By Larry Bennett. All that is roil docs not or litter. This hoary bearded Ami Gaii sure Tiecia old proverb in reverse a Slish. Is just to state that even in Winnipeg Angels May be found. Mary Mary was just a Little girl perhaps nine year old. And usually the neighbors used Ovsay of her. Sly hut it s Tho sunny Little girl she but Mary had a Burden of sorrow much than Hur years and she crying. Her Little brother Billy quite auro what was wrong but Billy was crying too. Mary Mary and Biliy Aid not have a and their Mother had fainted on the direct and had been Lakon to the Hospital. She had fought off us sickness she knew was coining on. Lie cause she could not Ai Forti to be sick with the two to Caro for. But fighting it had Only taken away her one Chance of having it treated in its Early stages and now she was in Hospital probably for a ions time. Mary Mary and Billy did not know what to do. There was not much i Ood in the House and the Furnace was dying out and they were very much alone and very much afraid. Then the door opened and a Smil ing woman came in. Are you mrs. Barker s she asked and As Mary Mary nodded she continued you poor dears Are you Al Al Newell have to Una a Nice Home and make you comfortable right she bustled about tidying up the room l Little the while asking questions about tile children s condition. Then she went downstairs and Shook up the. Hurn Aee. Now Vou children just be quiet and porn portable for a Little while until i come Back. I la hive a Home for you no time and supper for you at she Eft. Ancl returned soon with some food and set to cooking it talking merrily to the children As she did no. I be got a Nice place where you can stay until your Mamma is she told them. You know your Mamma worked too hard and she May have to take a Long rest. I know a very Nice lady Tyg inc Aro known where the patient goes and follows with kindly help until uie patient is Able to care for himself or herself As Ever. This is but one of the Little things which under the surface go to make our civic Hospital a place where one May be comfortable free from worry and where one May recover As quickly and thoroughly As possible. Much assistance is Given these workers by the women s Hospital Aid society an organization of Public spirited women who help in providing Homes for dependents of patients who afford to carry on with Trio breadwinner ill. And i providing clothing when it is needed. Surgical feats in operating rooms never told by modest men said Marji who is that i Don t know said Mary but i think she must to an Bhe was an Ansel. She was one of the Little band of Gur artian Anceih Gnu Are a in dirt. Of the general Hospital and Are called social service workers. Because they Are guardian Angels they Are too modest about their work and so one does not hear Oil them often. Every Public Ward who s admitted to the Hospital receives the attention of one of these guardian Angels. The first Day they Are admitted one of these kindly women position financially to do so. To these women each patient is not and the work of these guardian Angels Dous nut end with the Dis charge of a. Convalescent patient. On of them visits the patients a i. Home finds out if the diet prescribed can be obtained sees to it that the rules of the Winnipeg general Hospital fills two distinct of ;