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NEEDY LITTLEMEALS AT NOONCommunity Cooperates In I nique Project Wins Praise1 he Community dining room inArlington Heights, something unique in relief work, was opened Saturday lor visitors, and started Monday seiving meals to childrenmvitea by the committee.hot alone soup,'’ but good substantial and balanced meals are planned by Airs. Walter Boireau of Arlington Heights, .she is an ex-penehcou dietician and chairmanor the sub-committee in ciiarge oft*e dm.ug room for the Relief com-® * inittee. These meals are served to children, many oi whom get msuf-licient lodd at home. Miss Martha Jackson, community nurse, issues most oi tne invitations to the dinners mi school days.T1 iis dining room is in one of thestores of the \ ail-Davis building, 011 \ a:l avenue, The interior, veiled ii-iini curious eyes from the.-triet, is very cheery and inviting inside, with green curtains andcnrysanthemum decorations. Furniture , iixtures and equipment havebe n given or loaned bv kind-heait-elt;: individuals and organizations. A gas stove was given and installed by Air. Otto Landmeier. Airs. Maude i arker gave a sink, which was install* d !»y Alalzahn tioedke, whoJal- made and installed a clothes rack. Airs. Sigwalt, Mrs. Watson | and Airs. Hermann gave silver and |hes, as did also several others. Tables were loaned from the Presbyterian church (the.c were cov-I ered with attractive figured green oilcloth); one long table and bench was loaned by Airs. John Allen,1 AH '. W atson loaned a refrigerator.: Food gathered at the Alethodist j church, at the Arlington theater and at the public schools is stored in the basement, ready for use.Th* Hill Scouts have promised | two Christmas trees. All churches, the P. T. A., and most organizations in town are cooperating in some way. 'There i yet s ane opportunity fur organizations to pro-| vide special Christmas cheer onseparate days; they may make arrangement:, with Airs. Boireau.A man representing the Cook County Relief organization called .Saturday and was enthusiastic, saying that m all the northwest towns, he had seen nothing of the kind soattractive and complete.
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Arlington Heights Cook County Herald
Arlington Heights, Illinois, US
Fri, Dec 11, 1931
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