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Women of U.S. Form Organization“Bundles For Britain” in Wur DaysflBy CHARLES BRUCE (Canadian Press Staff Writer) NEW YORK, Jan. 27. — *05 — Bundles for Britain.” The sign hits the eye from a Park Avenue window warm with wool destined to comfort the heads and hands and bellies of grimy boys from Grimsby, stout lads from Portsmouth and Plymouth and Aberdeen.The wool was manufactured in thelast eight days. It has taken shape as sweaters and socks, gloves and Balaclava helmets. Many a seaman on night patrol will shove his hands deeper Into mlts fashioned by the knitting fingers of a girl or woman whose peacetime life Is scheduled by the social calendar of a greatAmerican city.Bundles for Britain” — still a baby, but growing fast—is Park Avenue's effort to do its -bit for western civilization's first line ofit■were given of the previous year'swork.Rev. W. H, Irwin conducted an installation, service for the officers for HMD. %vhlch were elected at the last meeting and which are as follows: President, Mrs. G. Ross: first vice-president, Mrs, C. King; second vice-president, Mrs, H. Bruce; recording secretary, Mrs. J. Reid; treasurer, Mrs. J. Horn; correspondence secretary, Mrs. C. King; stewardship .secretary, Mrs, J, Held; missionary monthly, Mrs. E. Soady; temperance secretary, Mrs. R. Ker-gan, strangers1 secretary, Mrs W. Wilson; supply secretary, Mrs. W, Martin; press secretary, Mrs. R. Kergan.At the close of the meeting refreshments were served by the hostesses. Mrs. W. H. Irvin and Mrs. E. Soady.Its slogan fs American wool for British seamen.”Everything is knitted by hand so far, Mrs, Gagne, secretary, said. ‘But two knitting machines are heing given, so that we hope to be putting out socks in quantity soon. We send the wool around to friends, and ask them to send more to theirs.”The organization's brochure sets for that Bundles for Britain Is a non-profit organization formed - by Americans to meet the active and immediate needs of Great Britain's soldiers, sailors, airmen and civilian population when in need, by answering the urgent appeal for sweaters, knitted helmets, gloves and socks which has been made by the British Red Cross.It is Inspired by the belief that Great Britain is bearing a greater burden than is generally realized, and that believers in human liberty, democracy, human decency and freedom of spirit, which are being defended by the forces of Great Britain and Prance will wish torender this aid.altem of ho and 1e Mr. H Haver'tainedJaca ree* the heMrsgaryfromconvej Mr, ed at evenii were :HighG. C;Low i P. At!(PrNOGilbe gary neral Gv H Gilbe durin callelt; DaLethltlonThtheThuiMrs.En what some ad vismigration to walesCARMARTHEN, Wales,— KB — England's loss is Wales questionable gain. Vagrants, who can find no refuge in England's casual wards, now AR.P. centres, are flocking to Wales, according to police records.(V G1 lints] in tl M:daug
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Lethbridge Herald
Lethbridge, Alberta, CA
Sat, Jan 27, 1940
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