Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-03-30
Red Cross Is Calling On Women To
Mobilize In Nationwide Sewing Circle
Announces Plans For Great Production Campaign
To Help Clothe Destitute Childhood of
Central European Countries

of the most essential tasks we have
undertaken. We feel we must not
fail to meet the emergency. Through
you the American Red Cross now
calls upon the women who served
in our workrooms during the war and
all other women interested in saving
the children to mobilize in a nation
wide sewing circle to produce the re-
CURED garments.
"On the basis of war time Red
Cross allotments the quota for this
Division for the calendar year 1921
would be 10000 garments and Fl ,OOC
layettes.
"The details Of the campaign OF
most immediate Importance to YOU
are:
Supplements Hoover Work
l. The clothing will be used for tbs
children reached by the personnel oil
the Child Welfare Units now estab,
lished or to be established by the
American Red Cross. The feeding
program of the European Relief
Council, of which Mr.. Herbert Hoover
is the Chairman, and the medical well
| fare service of the Red Cross are the
chief phases of the effort being made
today for the salvation of Europe's
| children. The plans to provide cloth
ing supplement these two activities
| and are held absolutely essential il
the full benefits of the two operations
are to be realized.
%. The garments and layettes are
to be made for the most part, not
from new purchased materials, but
from used articles of clothing to be
collected, cleaned, If necessary, ripped
to pieces and remade Salvage and
conservation thus become part o. it.
"3 The layettes will be distributed
largely by American Red Cross nurses
| who have general supervision of ma
ternity cases.
-. The garments win be appor-
toned by countries in order Of great
est need as follows: Poland, Austria,
Hungary, Czechoslovakia, the Baltic
States, the Balkan States.
IS A Chapter may select the coun-
try to which it prefers its product to
be sent and the Chapter preference
will be carried out so far as trans
portation facilities permit.
Is. The work will be under the
Volunteer Service and it is essential
that organizations that have not al
ready done 50 Immediately appoint
Chairman of Volunteer Service.
~ The production work divides it.
self clearly into several phases: l..
Collection of material. 2. Prepare
ton Of stock collected-sorting,
cleaning and, If necessary, dyeing.
Children's clothing received in good
condition can be forwarded without
making over. 8. Securing patterns,
cutting and inspection. 4. Sewing. 5.
Packing and shipping
"S. No special make or design is
required, but Red Cross instructions
and patterns will prove Of value.
80. The various kinds of garments
needed are: For children one to five
years old, dresses, petticoats, under
shirts, nightgowns; for girls five to
IA years old, dresses, chemises, petit
coats, boomers, nightgowns; for
boys five to IA years old, blouse
suits, underdrawers, winter under
shirts, nightshirts.
"A quota for each Chapter and
complete instructions will be sent
you shortly by Miss Lavinia' H. New
ell, Director Of Volunteer Service.
Any inquiries in regard to this pro-
duction work should be addressed to
her"