Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-12
SEWING MACHINES
WORK FOR bELG|ANS
Warm Garments Made by Re-
lief il?ittee at Mrs.
Logan's Home.
WILL CLAD CHILDREN
SAVED ON FRONTIERS
Cook Books on Sale Bring in SO.
Mrs. Cooks Children Deny Them
selves Cake to Contribute.

With five sewing machines going IT
full speed and about thirty OF its mem
bers busily engaged in making warm.
substantial garments fo:- destitute Bel
gians. the meeting of the District OF
Columbia Belgian relief committee
and endless chain, held Friday after
noon in the home of Mrs. John n. Lo-
gan, 2523 18th street northwest. was
the scene OF great activity. The assem-
bly, gathered in the famous Sol Smith
Russell theater room of Eagle Lodge,
Mrs. Logans home.
The garments were cut out and made
ready for sewing by Mrs Talbert Mrs.
s. X. Cunningham, Miss Howard and
Mrs. Tucker. Deft hands were waiting
to do the sewing. Before the meeting
adjourned thirty-five warm garments
were completed. Dresses and petticoats
were made of flannel, which had been
donated by Mrs. Rudolph Kaufman
The committee will be able to add $50
worth of shoes. Ten dozen black and
khaki stockings have been obtained
from the factory at Portsmouth,, Va
for children from six to sixteen years
of age.
Members of Committee Present.
Present at the meeting were Nine
Havenith. Mrs. Henry W. Lawton, Wild
ow of Gen. Lawton: Mrs. Liscurn, Wild
oy. OF Gen. Emerson II. Liscum: Mrs.
Albert Mann. Mrs. Winthrop NJ. Dan
iels, Miss Winston. Miss Katherine
Thomas. Miss Howard. Mrs. Talbert,
.!-s. and Miss Campbell, Mrs. and Miss
Johnson. Mrs. Gilchrist. Mrs. Mckay.
Ms. Gearing. Miss Rob5, Miss Fitch.
MIS-. Bartlett. Mrs. Victor Cushman,
Ms. Charles Johnston, Mrs. Greenwalt,
M',. Campbell Black. Mrs. Mary Logan
Tucker and Mrs. John \. Logan.
The committee has obtained a con-
sis nnent of cook books. the covers in
the Belgian national colors of black.
yellow and red. These were offered
TO- sale at 81 % each.
The local Belgian relief committee
has been shipping garments which it
has been able to gather since last June
to Mrs. William HILL member of the
committee of the Cornite Franco Amer
lean. pour la Protection des Enfants de
Ia frontier. So Rue de Richeliea, Paris.
Mrs. Hill. working with the Paris COM
mittee since last February. has made
an earnest appeal for clothing, shoes
and milk for destitute orphans
These children have been gathered
up by Flemish nuns and humane peo-
pie in deserted villages, from cellars
ana OtneT pIaCeS where Inet sought
refugee The French government has
transported them and secured habita-
lions where they could be cared for.
Children Deny Themselves Cake.
Mrs Alice Carter Cook of Lanham,
Md, has sent repeated donations of So
and SO. Her children have denied
themselves cake to send this money for
the little Belgians.
On account of the approaching Christ
mas holidays and the many things to
be done in the homes, the committee
will not meet again until January !,
when the worl. viii lie renewed and
) continued throughout the winter.
Mrs. Logan is to give a tea January
Z to every one interested in the home
less. destitute orphans of the Belgians
Contributions recently received are rs
follows: Mrs. Franz. Hume. s.: work
in;, girl. 81: Miss Alice tpdcgTaf. pub
lie service commission OF Indianapolis.
ind. $40: friend, 81, and from sale of
cook books. $40