The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-05
Two Hundred Guests Of Navy
Mothers at BIueiacket Tea

About two hundred residents OF
Ypsilanti. husbands and friends OF
Navy Mothers and members Of yari-
Gus organizations OF the city, were
guests OF the Huron Navy Mothers
Club al its annual Bluejacket Tea
at the Ladies' Literary Club House
Sunday afternoon from 10 : p. NJ.
Many bouquets OF red and white
peonies and blue iris made the
spacious rooms beautiful and frag.
rant. A lovely bouquet OF red roses.
white stock and blue phloX. had
been placed on the piano, a gift OF
the MONS Club.
A long rack in one room was
filled with pictures OF service men,
sons OF Navy Mothers.
One entire room was used for the
souvenir display which included
many interesting articles. The
Navy Mothers scrap book has been
kept 20 date by Mrs. Paul Chapman.
There were beautiful hand work
from Hawaii, leather purses. beads
and bead work. paper money and
coins from far away lands: two
gorgeous spreads, one from L!ata.
Sicily. the other from Panama City.
a japanese skull from the South
Pacific and a formidable looking
Jap dagger coral from the Philip
pines, and a lovely scarf from
Casablanca. from Montevideo, Uru-
quay, pair OF alligator shoes with
purse 10 match: Chinese silver Jew
elry with stones OF rose quartz;
books. scrap books. pictures, maps
and many other things.
A display OF layette ready for
some needy sailors wife contained
three baby blankets, one small
quilt. five n.ghtgowns, two dainty
handmade dresses. three slips, TWO
pairs boo,ies. bibs a bonnet, dia-
pers, pads, shirts, soap, powder and
safety pins.
There was also box OF folded
surgical sponges on display and a
box packed with thousand OF
these ready 10 mail to the L. 5. +.
Naval Base Hospital al Crosse 1
lie. Michigan.
Tea was served in the spacious /.
assembly room from a beautifully 4
appointed tea table, conferred with .
a lovely flower arrangement OF .
pink and white Shasta daisies. pale /
yellow and white COlumbine and |
blue bachelors buttons. a beautiful |
bouquet OF yellow lilies was placed .
upon The piano in this room. The 1
heads Of various organizations who /
poured al half hour intervals were,
Mrs Harry smith, Ladies Literary
Club Miss ora Mae Hartley. Bust.
ness and Professional Women's
Club: Mrs. Lyle Smith, Presbyter-
ian Women: Mrs. James Warner,
Daughters OF the American Revou.
tion; Mrs. Gordon Speer, Congre.
gational Women, Mrs. William
Shaw, Baptist Women; Mrs. owen
Campbell, American Legion Auxil.
larry. Mrs. Clarence Southwark,
Rebekah Lodge; Mrs William
Lowe, Eastern Star: Mrs. Faron
Hayden, Mons: Mrs. G. r. Hal
sey, Veterans OF Foreign Wars .
Auxiliary; Mrs. B. c. Gillette, Wom-
ems Relic; Corps.
A pleasing program was az
ranged by Mrs. Robert Steere club
program chairman, which included
a vocal quartet OF four young men
from the Navy VIZ unit in Ann Ar !
Dor. They were Thomas A. Marsh, |
Allen r. Hennes, David D. Worth, |
and Thomas f. Weerkema. Their |
songs were The Mermaid an old /.
college song. Steal Away" negro |
spiritual, Drink 10 Me Only With |
Thine Eyes" Ben Jonson. The Red /.
Thine Eyes Ben Jonson. The /.
Navy Mothers Club is indebted to .
the Red Cross Motor Corps for fur |
nishing transportation for this
group.
The clarinet ensemble from Ypsl- !
lantl High School, Misses Maurine /.
Nelson, Audrey Marsh. and Angela |
Niles accompanied az the piano BY |
Miss Ann Winter played Desert /.
Song Romberg, Tea for Two |
Youmans, With a Song in NY /.
Heart" Rogers and Hart. and /,
When Day Is Done Katscher.
Carroll Curtis gave generously OF
his time and talent with a period Of
beautiful piano music.
Clifford Woods.de G. VI. &c. son