Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-25
OPEN HOUSE week AT
ASSOCIATED LAUNDR|ES
Residents Invited to Inspect
Modern Plant at Sixth and
N Orange Streets.

In common with modern laundries
In cities in all sections OF the country,
the Associated Wilmington Laundries,
Inc. are holding open house Mt their
big plant. Sixth and Orange streets.
today. tomorrow and Friday, in cele-
bration OF visitors week and between
the hours OF o'clock In the morning
and 3 o'clock in tho afternoon. resi-
dents Or this city are invited to visit
the place and make an inspection
there and 1t Is a safe prediction that
It will be n revelation to all those who
do 30 and are not familiar with the
complexity of such an establishment.
The exterior of the building has
been decorated with flags and bunt-
ing for the occasion and In the show
window Is a complete display of all
the work done by this company. In
side potted plants have been placed
throughout the various departments
to add TO the general attractiveness
of the scene. Yesterday and today
many visitors took advantage of the
company's invitation TO visit and In
spect the plant and II is expected
there will be many more before the
end of the week.
The visitor, upon arrival, is taken
into the receiving department where
all clothing and materials to be
laundered are accepted and from
| there all through the many Depart
merits TO the shipping room 1t is one
surprise after another TO the average
layman who has never before been
through such a plant. The amount OF
complicated machinery. the numerous
operations through which any par
ticular piece of clothing passes. the
neatness and cleanliness OF II all are
things to marvel at and all prove ex-
tremely interesting.
There ia the shirt and collar depart
ment where collars are starched, dried
on an endless chain. ironed and then
shaped by machines specially design
/ ed for this purpose. the shaping, es-
| pecially, being a novel system not
generally understood by those not
connected with a Laundry. In the hand
lroned department there Is n corps OF
] the best fancy ironers In the city
who Iron womens finest laces and
lingerie. delicate textures which could
not he trusted TO the machines where
the stouter pieces of clothing are
| finished.
| There is the fat work department
where six big fiat work ironing ma.
chimes finish thousands of pieces oi
fiat work such az spreads. pillow
cases. bolster cages. towels and the
like, doing the work of many hanC
ironers In much less time and just
| n tlt. :
do the same work. In tho rough dry
department all fiat pieces such a.
bed and table linen are ironed ant
there also wearing apparel requiring
starch is prepared for ironing At home
The finished family work depart
mont Is a new department recently
installed and developed so rapid,
that now the company is serving owe,
800 families. This service enable,
the housewife to send her entir,
family wash and have II returned
every piece nicely ironed, ready &
wear or put away for future use. !
Ia thought by officials Of the AZ
ISOLATED Wilmington Lsundries 4
meet a long felt need IN this com
munity. This service is charged 70
BY the pound
The lace curtain department is es
pecially <Ateresting because of tn
manner in which the finest laces ar
handled. The system employed elimi
mates the Objectionable pin point.
There is another department wher
feather beds. holsters and pillows, bot
the tick and the feathers, are washe
thereby making such articles clean an
sanitary.
!. In the quilt and blanket depart
ment these articles are thorough
cleaned and dried and there Is anothe
department where even washable rus
are handled and turned out lookin
department the company furnishe
! clean white coats. aprons. towels an
. the like and in connection with ope
house this week the cofpany has o
display a number OF such articles a
. are supplied by the company.
The laundry slso handles mechanic
= overalls and, in fact. about everythin
B.. washable is washed in the plant. Th
: officials OF the concern are anYiou
TO have the people of the city Wis
- the laundry and see for themselve
IN just what Wilmington has in the wa
. of modern and up 10 date plant
n this kind, also TO learn just how the
clothing is handled from the assor
ing room to the room where the con
plcted article is bundled and prepare
for delivery back TO the owner.
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