The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-10

The following report of the Needlework Guild by the president, Mrs John P. Elton, will be read with interest:
 Our publicity committe has done such splendid work, and the newspaper articles have been -so clear and all.embracing that feel that you must know all or more about our guild than I do.
 "Yet, Mrs Newberry, the honor ary vice. president of our national organization, a woman of large experience, says that in every audience which she has encoun- tered, large or small, there are always some whose ideas about our work are very hazy., who like to be told about 1t face to face. For their sake we must repeat many of the same things year af- ter year, asking those who know the story so well, either to close their ears, or bear with it as pa tiently as possible.
 "Forty-nine years ago there lived in England q Lady Wolver- ton, who spent much of her time among hospital patients, doing what she could for their welfare, and seeing to 1t that when they. left the hospital they were. provid- ed with fit clothing and home com forts if necessary so that their convalescence might not be re- tarded or perhaps made impossi- ble by the lack of these.
 Being 8 woman, of imagina- tion and understanding, she noted that when NEW garments or NEW houpsehold linen were given, the recipient was made not only com fortable in body, but changed i'll his whole being. His self-respect. his courage, come back to him his chance of complete return to health nd independence increased fourfold. with this in mind, Lady Wolverton went about among her friends asking each to pledge him self to give two or more warm new garments each year for her work. Two years later, this idea came across the> water to our founder, Mrs John Wood Stewart, another woman of vision, with q mind ever sensitive to any sug- gestion whereby her fellow-menj might be made happier. And from these seeds has grown our Need1ework Guild, which in 1881 distributed nearly 100000 gar
 "our wofk in the United tsates, as most of you know. was started in Philadelphia. The national headquarters are there, and there the annual meeting takes place every other year, according to the bylaws. In the alternate years it is held in different places; last May at the Grove Park Inn, Ashe- vile, N. c. It was with great re- gret that we had to tell them that it seemed too difficult for us to send delegate this year. M
 At our national meeting they then read letters from President Hoover, the American Red Cross, the General Federation of Wo-I mems Clubs. and, others -- among fell so appealing that must quote
 "He says: T want to take this opportunity to let the Needlework Guild know how, from the bottom of my heart, I thank them for their continued help to our people.
 ss"Naked and Ye colthed me not" would have had to have been the Judgment against the Grenfell As sociation in this last hungry win ter If it had not been for the| Needlework Guild. and there are no relieving officers and no Rea Cross on that icy coast. I.wouid give a great deal to be at this meeting, and in soul shall be-.
 Most of you know that there are branches sof the Guild which send donations to Labrador. This is q separate work, taking nothing from the regular contributions for local distribution. Even though we send nothing to Labrador our selves, I think we should know about this special department, as 1t Is important enough to have sent S2.G35 garments to pr Grenfeii last May. Possibly sometime some one of us may be inspired to find a way whereby our Waterbury 1 branch may help without sacFific- | ing it's own needy ones.
 "By way of general instructions to all branches, the following shg- l gestions were made:
 'sIn nsiHng out reports count | ONLY wearing apparel and house hold linen.