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LOCAL WOMEN MAY |I KNIT FOR SAILORS. INorwich Branch of Service League to Co-operate With Navy League.The National League for Woman’s Service met In their headquarters In the Thayer building Tuesday afternoonand transacted an interesting meeting with Mrs. John D. Hall presiding.Mrs. Ozias Dodge gave an interesting talk on what has been done in Flushing relative to the conservation of waste paper, and it is the intention of the local league to do wofk here on a similar basis. The general scheme or outline of the work to be done here is the dividing of the town into dis-! tricts, each district to be in charge of I a lieutenant, who will be responsible I to the captain. Mrs. Edmund W. Perkins. The ladies hope to raise a good sum of monev by selling -waste paper, and the proceeds will be used for play- I I ground purposes. II Arthur L. Peale. secretary of the Playgrounds association, was present at the meeting and spoke^ briefly on the work that Is being carried on by I the school children, and urged the la- I I dies to co-operate. Ii Mrs. Edmund W. Perkins spoke re la- Itlve to having the league a branch ofthe Xavy league, which urges the ladies to knit for V. S. sailors. This it is thought would appeal to ladies, as it is an immediate necessity. To do this knitting the Norwich chapter must be responsible for the making of an put- | fit for the crew of a submarine, which makes it necessary to knit 20 sets of jackets, mufflers and wristlets. Arrangements will soon be made whereby wool can be sold at the league headquarters in the Thayer building at cost price and at the samp time directions will be given out.The league rooms are open Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornincr.s. Tuesday, Thureday i and Saturday afternoons.
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Norwich bulletin
Norwich, Connecticut, US
Wed, May 09, 1917
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