The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-06
FRIENDS ENJOY WORK
|. OF SENDING CLOTHING

The following has been submitted: /
"The Friends Service Committees
of Richmond recently issued a call for
clothing to be sent for the relief Of the
Near East They asked for warm |
articles, good for six months wear.
The response was generous and the
multitude of garments contributed re-
CURED many hands to arrange. assert, !
repair and pack. South Eighth Street |
Friends took care of their own collec- |
ton and were the first to make ship |
ment Last week a group of some 20
women from North A Street, West
Richmond, and East Main Street
Friends met at North A Street meet
ing house to look after the supplies OF
clothing which had been brought there
from various sources. Some of the diff
ferent committees had been working
separately before this time repairing
However, there were still patches and
buttons to be put on, rents to stitch
and breaks to mend, so earnestly an
willingly these worthy women worked
for a whole day preparing and pack
ing Most of the clothing sent was in
excellent condition. There were num-
erous suits for men and women, abund
ance of warm underwear, cloaks, coats
and one-piece dresses.
"It was a pleasure indeed, to place
in with the worn clothing, which had
been so carefully repaired, a large
contribution of new garments for chill
dren, wooden petticoats with waists,
120 of them, made by the Monday club
of the West Richmond Friends. Others
had donated similar articles, several
suits of new underwear and many new
pairs of hose. A partial list of don
| ors is as follows: The North A Street
Friends. West Richmond Friends, East
Main Street Friends, Salem Friends.
New Garden Township, Mrs. Hansefs
| Sunday school class of the Presbyter-
ian church, besides number of indi
viduals and churches in the city and
neighboring towns.
Many Persons Respond
It is not possible to enumerate al
who responded to the call for clothing
While packing the boxes, some oQe
called attention to the name printed
: upon the boxes, George Fox" VIVA
) could be more appropriate? Tht
j founder of the Society of Friends
spirit which prompted Yhe work. HI
q merchant in our city who so kindl.
: donated the containers. Twenty boxe
n of clothing and two bags of shoes wer
filled and sent with the view of thei
; reaching the field by February, whel
|. the coolest weather begins. The worl
! of the Friends Service committee ha
), caused the name to signify the rels
+ tionship they desire to sustain towar
|. a suffering world, friends of humanity
IL The feeling of cordially betwee
the different branches of Friends ha
S been materially increased since the
r have engaged together in commol
a service of love. Strange that wor
s for peoples far away must be tn
r means of emphasizing denominations
kinship. Side by side, mending, pacI
e ing, each with like purpose, mean
l. warmth of fellowship, hearts agloy
K with love that binds, love that know
a no barrier. Appreciation is herein e1
a pressed for all who. made the shiI
ment success and to the men an
women of North A street Friends, VIII
\ lso graciously provided for the con
fort and enjoyment of all who assiste
| in the good work. In behalf of tn
) committees,
5. PHARIBA w. STEPHENS.