Friday 28th July: In the old committee room at the town hall, Bedford, the
Mayoress, Mrs F. R. Hockliffe, and her party meet daily to make hospital supplies
for the troops and garments for women and children in allied nations. However,
over August and September, the party will be depleted and more volunteers are
needed to carry on the good work.
Since 6th January 1916, the Mayoress and her party
have sent out quantities of garments to Serbian women and children, fly-nets to
Egypt (at the request of the War Office), as well as hospital shirts, socks,
helmet covers and anti-vermin belts for the troops. At the beginning of the
month, when the big push started, the Mayor and Mayoress visited London to
enquire what work women could most usefully carry out, besides munitions work. They were instructed to organise hospital supplies. British hospitals and
allied hospitals are in urgent need, owing to the increased number
of casualties at the front.
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| Bedfordshire Standard, 05/08/1916 |
The committee room at the town hall has been
prepared specially for hospital work, with a target of producing one hundred
garments a week. Members of the public can visit the working party and inspect
the work every morning. The Mayoress is confident that the citizens of Bedford
will give generously to help soldiers fighting in increasingly precarious
circumstances.
Source: Bedfordshire Standard 28/07/1916
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