The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-26
$4,000 RAISED BY
NEEDLEWORK GUILD
Fund Is to Be Used in Lyons to Aid
Victims of the
War.

The Needlework Guild of America has
succeeded in raising a fund OF nearly
$4,000 since the first of the year for
relief work in Lyons. France. where
there is branch of the guild. The Dis
trict of Columbia branch raised $50 of
this fund, the remainder coming from
the many branches in all parts Of the
United States.
NJ. Jusserand. the French Ambassador
Is deeply interested in this relief work.
as he is i n..tive of Lyons. and his
sister is a member of the Lyons branch.
The practical nature of the work appeals
very deeply to both NJ. and Nine. JUS
serand. as it does to the members of
the guild. who nave contributed to its
funds. One-third of all amounts re-
ceived is reserved for maintenance"
meaning the war-waEe of / franc go
cents) per day TO each of the seventy
five women now employed in the guild
wOrk-rcom in Lyons. The rest Of the
money is being expended in this coun-
try for serviceable materials. which are
shipped TO France free of charge by the
Fabre Line. and. by special order of
tho French minister of finance. admitted
at MarS"IlleS duty free. The shipments
then go t. Lyons. where they are made
into garments for the men in the trench
for the French and Belgian refugees
Of whom there are thousands in Lyons.
The mayor of Lyons. who is honorary
president of the Lyons branch of the
guild. has turned over to Nine. Lumiere.
the branch president. the big hall for
meTly used by the famous city Band"
of Lyons and save for the small wage
paid each needy woman worker there
arc no expenses connected with the
project.
The details of purchasing and shipping
in this country ar" personally attended
{" by tn" founder of the guild, Mrs John
Wood Stewart. Of Glen Ridge. y. j., no
also founded tho Lyons branch. while
Spending several months in that CITY in
1918 and 1914 In il- Spring of 1914 Mrs
stewart JOurm"N"d from Lyons Ia Lon
don to he present at the annual meeting
of the English Nccdlcwork Guild. which
is under the direct patronage of Queen
Mary. ANA which. since the outbreak Of
td, war. has collected over G0O.t0O gar
nlHntS for the soldiers. Queen Mary Rho
WAS present at TIL meeting. SrariOusIy
re,.ci.cd Mrs stewart and was interest
% to hear OF the work Of the American
guild. of which Mrs Truman II. New
berry. of Detroit and Washington, is
president.
There are $50 branches OF the Needle
work Guild Of America. the district of
Columbia branch having been founded in
lH''. and ""mpriSiu; at this time about
- mcm!'"rS. Vt its annual distribution
Of garments last November 2.>9 new gar
In"iIS We're distributed TO the poor and
tn" char.tai'," organizations of Washing
ton. tn" officers Of the local branch are:
Mrs Henry Arnold Peckham. president:
Ms. oscar Underwood. Miss Mabel T
Ruardlnan, Miss Anna r. Abbott and
Mrs. \. =. HaSsan. vice presidents: Mrs
-. Thomas Dunlop. treasurer and Mrs
EI"hard Is Watrous, secretary. From
tho time of taking up her residence in
the White House until her death Mrs
Woodrow Wilson vas honorary president
of the District branch Of the guild hav-
ing been for many years previously an
active member of the Princeton branch.