Evening star., 1941-07-20

Thursday sessions are pleasant
tured by a picnic luncheon. Mrs.
and her staff provide tea for the
group and many of the members
bring sandwiches and cakes which
are placed in pool.
Even on Thursdays. however, fin
gers must be kept flying and ma
chimes Whirring in order to main
tain the units production record. In
the past five weeks, 338 garments
have been completed, many OF them
such difficult pieces as boys shirts
and shorts, conValeScent robes, air.
raid shelter suits, Women's Woolen
dresses and. in the knitting line
women's cardigan sweaters, chill
dren's suits, mems socks and boys
knee-length stockings.
Several of the members have
achieved enviable records OF work
accomplished in recent weeks.
Youngest Member
Is IS Years Old.
Mrs. B. K. Bauer, one OF the
original members of the unit, mas
become a specialist in making boys
cloth shorts and since June has
completed 81 pairs. Mrs. Bauer
works at a 50-year- machine In
the Red Cross room on Thursdays
and on every other day but Sunday
she is busy at her machine at home.
Tireless workers also are Mrs.
William Weisbacker and her TWO
daughters, Misses Maria and Evelyn
Weisbacker, who work every day
and far into the night at their
home near the library. Their record
for last week was the completion OF
46 garments, including 20 boys
shirts, about seven pairs OF pants,
five pairs of mems paJamas and
number of women's and BABIES
dresses.
Youngest member of the unit Is
i3-year-old Gertrude GruenWald,
who comes to the workroom each
week with her mother. The Gruen-
walds are natives of Austria and
have only been in this country Tor
the past three years.
Several specialists"
Attend Regularly
AS her special contribution to the
unit Gertrude washes the dishes
which are used during the luncheon
period and makes baby dress each
week and knits cuffs for snow suits.
Three friends, who always show
no for the Thursday meetings, are
Mrs. ]. Wasserman, Mrs. Samuel
Reibstein and Mrs. Ethel Shapiro
Mrs. Wasserman is especially noted
for making such articles as mlttens
and wristlets out of scraps OF yarn
and Mrs. Reibsteln usually knlts
two children's suits week.
Others who have earned repu-
tation for their work include Mrs
Sue Richwine, who makes two or
three dresses a week OF a size 48
which are very hard to handle, and
Mrs. A. L. Jennings and Mrs. c. S,
Eskridge, who each crochet two or
three peasant shaWls each week
Mrs. H. L. Norton makes several
dresses a week.
Mrs. A. L. Chalker, one of the
original members of the unit, as
sists Mrs. Sehorn as community
chairman and Mrs. w. A. Gentner
as vice chairman. Miss Charlotte
Clark. the librarian, also has made
the work possible through her CO.
operation.
Club Plans to Broaden
Defense Work Soon
Others from the original unit who
are still active include Mrs. Norton,
Mrs. Jennings, Mrs. Richwine, Mrs.
OH. Nelson and Mrs. F. B. Vlers.
The Petworth Club expects to
broaden its defense work in the near
future and the president, Mrs,
Frank J. MacMaugh, has appointed
Mrs. Harry Sigourney to head a De-
fense Committee. The organization
recently raised $50 for the United
Service Organizations under the
Craftsmanship of Mrs. George T
Fuller.
Its program next season also Is
being kept elastic enough to include
new defense angles, though the
Yearbook will be ready for publica-
ton by August /. Mrs. A. E. Printz
Is chairman of the yearbook, as
sisted by Mrs. Edward B. Johnson
Mrs. Sigourney and Mrs. Mac
Maugh.