Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-09
.EUROPE'S DESPERATE
APPEAL FOR CLOTHES
Needed for Destitute Children of
All Ages; Red Cross Here
Gets Busy.

The appeal for clothing that comes
from Europe 10 the American Rcd Cross
Is one of the most desperate that has
hoen heard since the war. The suffer
ing of little children is something very
hard Ia bear and word has come from
the greatest Red trosa center and
brought to this city by the highest Red
t'ro#s officials that children from the
day they are born up to the age of Il
are absolutely destitute FOR the want of
clothing over 250 400 layettes Tor ba-
hes and 600 eco garments Tor children
~ 10 the age - II arc needed At once
This is the immediate call from the Red
,,ross This is the immsdiate call to the
women Of America 20 produce these gar
,nents And then there viii he need for
more.
Herbert IIo6vef WHO raised over t3o
0o0 GOO last winter to feed these children
and provide them with medicine, as
naturally children living IN these con
ditions arc sickly and delicate, has said
chat this money ~ generously given
viii avail nothing IL clothing for these
children is not provided.
Tho Red cross az America II mubol.
iziue its work rooms Is meet this call.
The Delaware Chapter is among the. first
of the chapters 10 take steps To- do its
share
Mrs Willard Hall Porter. chairman
Of the Womaus Bureau and of the Bu-
reau OF Production. has charge of this
work and has taken as her hcadquar-
ters the ground aoov Of the old Town
Hall These headquarters may he used
az work ROOM for Red Cross members
who desire to come to a work room.
Mrs. Porter is also reorganizing the
branches and auXiAarics of tho Della
ware chapter throughout the state Of
Delaware To do their share in this re
lief work. as they did SO splcudidly and
valiantly ia war work. There viii b. all
kinds Of work for those desiring to do
IT. No special patterns in clothes for
children will be expected. Clothes tnaS
10 made over from worn material as
well as from now material. The great
est amount Of clothing at the least pos
sihle expense is the thing desired at
this time Work rooms or sewing cir
cles or any groups Of women that
could get together and sew once or
twice a week could d6 great amount
yf good before many months have
passed.
There is great Ical Of work at the
headquarters which viii be given out
free to all persons who viii make
sweaters or shawlS or stockings for lit
tie children. From this il will be seen
that there are all classes of work avail
able Work at the Women's Bureau,
headquarters Old Town Hall for those
who prefer to work down town. Auxil-
iaries and branc % should form and
work together at their own convenience
and wherever they please. individuals
ana groups are asked To form circles.
Old clothing may be reconstructed
and made over or new material will be
Supplied 10 some extent Al of this
work may be done by hose remaining
AT home. For those going away on ON
trips the wool and the knitting which
is always convenient form of work
may be chosen.
The need and the demand is so great
that every possible restriction is taken
away and every kind of garment and
pattern of garment which makes a COM
Portable suit 70 a child. viii be accepted.
For further informa ton inquire OF
Mrs. Willard Hall Porter. chairman. and
Mrs T. Bail Peirde. executive secretary.
with headquarters in the Old Town
Han.