Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-02
Old CITY Hall open:

oiu Nny Ilhu Opeu.
Every day 8 \. m. to s p. m.
Monday. Wednesday. Thursday, Pri-
day evening". 7.30 10 10 O'clock.
There is work for every body, every day
In the week.
There is work for every woman to take
70 her home
LAYErrEs FOR FRENCH CHILDREN.
1000 flannel dresses, cut out and ready
to be made.
5000 muslin and flannel Jackets, cut
out and ready 10 be made.
1000 coats with capes attached, cut
out and ready to be made.
Many thousands OF boottees for little
French feet, cut out and rsady to be made.
Women of Delaware, will you call at
old City Hall next week, and get these
garments and make them with all possible
speed for little French children who are
suffering from the cold? They cant be
made too soon, snd they will be dispatch
ed to France as soon Us they are com
pleted.
Every woman will be interested in
these children's things and will be glad to
work Oh them.
Workers at old City Hall are supplied
with aprons, because everything made
must be kept very clean. There are $50
aprons cut out and ready To be sewcd,
and women are ask cd to call for these and
take hom half dozen or so to make as
quickly as possible.
GRACE RED CROSS UNIT.
Grace Red Cross Surgical Dressings
room, 903 West street, is open every Mon
day afternoon from , to D o clock for those
busy girls and women who are now having
enforced Monday holidays. Miss Helen
Y. McCauiey, 800 Delaware avenue, is
chairman of surgical dressings at the
Grace Church Auxiliary and she has
associated with her IL graduates and
qualified instructors who assist her. Mrs.
Irvine Finn Mrs. MacQueen, Mrs. W. 4.
Hende an I frs. Chambers have charge
of the Monday afternoon open work
room and Mrs l.. Il. Jacobs and Mrs
Wood conduct the Monday night class in
special surgical dressings. The II pupils
belonging to the Monday night class have
taken the course In standard dressings
and passed the practical examination and
are now about ready to have the final oral
and written examinations which will give
them certificates and enable those who
desire To qualify for instructors.
The Tuesday night class In standard
surgical dressings has many new MEM
bers and is taught by Mrs. Daniel O.
Hastings, Mrs w. l.. Hawkins and Mrs
II. +. Randolph. Members of the nd
yanced class often drop III to assist FRI
day afternoon is also an open work room,
and from = clock until after the room
is buzzing with activity Friday is Grace
Red Cross afternoon III all departments,
and il is q pleasure to ste bow many
women avail themselves OF the oppor-
tunity Ia do their bit for the relief oi suf-
fering humanity. Miss liowland always
has a group of knitters gathered around
her-soIne experienced ones exchanging
ideas with others who have used needles
on msny occasions before and some en-
tireiy new at the art All are enthusiastic
and eager to learn Miss Howland's
methods, for she is an accomplished knit
ter. Mrs. Randolph, Mrs. b. I. Negen-
dank and Mrs. G. d. iszard have SO many
women sewing that one wonders how they
all find room in spite OF the TACT that
Grace Church House is not small by any
means. These busy women put their
heads together, or rather their pennies,
and contrib. ued enough - buy about
dozen new sewing machines, and these
machines are being used to their iull
capacity on conrlesceut robes, bed shirts,
etc.
Miss Sadie Russell, Mrs. Henry r.
Spruance, Miss Elizat eth Peach, Mrs
J. j. Jones and Mrs. l.. +. Lee direct the
open work room on Friday afternoons
and sro assisted by Mrs. w. B. Foster.