The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-11

TODAYS REPORT OF Red
Cross production work under
Mrs. Duncan B. Hubbard, county
War Relief Production chair
man, deals with knitting, surgi-
cal dressings, the Loan Closet,
and army kit bags, completing
report begun yesterday dealing
with sewing.
KNITTING
Mrs. Otto K. BARLEY, Jr., of
Mount Clemens knitting chair
man, and her assistant Mrs. II. j.
Babcock of st. Clair Shores,
have knitting being done by
units as we'll as individuals who
report to Branch Production
chairmen or directly to Produc-
ton headquarters.
To show the wide scope of the
knitting pogram, and the many
hours that must be spent to keep
the finished products moving
out the county, one unit alone
produced last year loss knit
ted articles representing 100000
hours of work. A large shipment
OF knitted articles was made on
January 7th, and again on Janu-
airy 30th, in response to an ur-
gent appeal made by the Ma
tioal Red Cross Office. Various
types of articles are made in
Guiding turtle neck, cardigan,
sleeveless, and Brooke type
sweathers; mufflers, gloves, nit
tens, Wristlets, watch caps,
socks and helmets. All these ar
ticles are used by the men in the
armed forces.
When the War Relief Knit
ting Program was begun much
yarn was given out and knitted
articles were slow in coming
back to the Production Head
quarters. At present, however,
articles are being returned very
rapidly showing that all par
ticipating in the knitting pro-
gram are back in practise or
have learned to knit more rap
idly. Mrs. BARLEY is at Head
quarters on Monday and Mrs.
Babcock on Thursday of each
week to instruct and assist.
SURGICAL DRESSINGS
Surgical dressings, bout
which a complete report was
given last week, are under the
craftsmanship of Mrs. A. S. Lee
vine of Mount Clemens, assisted
by Mrs. Earl Sipperley of Utica.
Mrs. Levine has approximate
ly 35 different units working at
least one day a week in all parts
OF the county; working in
schools, churches and homes
making surgical dressings and
shipped 243,000 finished dress
ings on January 3Oth. All
dressings must be shipped every
four weeks. Mrs. Paul Benz and
Mrs. Morris Feldman of Mount
Clemens are in charge of pack
ing and shipping. Mrs. Charles
Klein is chairman of the Red
Cross, St. Joseph's Hospital Pro-
duction Unit doing most neces-
sary work and meeting daily
vital need.
LOAN CLOSET
The Loan Closet has been en-
larged by Mrs. Mabel Roskopp,
chairman, and an ample supply
is on hand to meet extensive de-
mands. In times of emergency
loans are made TO families need
ing sheets, pillow slips, blankets,
sleeping garments, layettes and
sick room supplies. These are
returned when the need is past.
The layette is a gift outright
from the Loan Closet. The
equipment of the Loan Closet is
made by the sewing units
throughout the county. From
the stores at Production Head
quarters the ten branch Loan
ClOSetS In MacOmb county are
supplied.
KIT BAGS
Mrs. Sidney Tinker. chair
man, has a quota of 1900 Army
Kit Bags to be made and filled
for use of men in the armed
forces. All men in the army,
navy, or marines are receiving
a kit bag filled with comfort
articles as they leave any port
of embarkation. Mrs. Tinker
will continue to ship monthly
until the present quota of 1900
bags is filled.
On December 10, 1912, ship
ment of IL cartons of finished