The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-09

Huron Navy Mothers Club en-
| ioyed pictures shown by Paul Chap.
man after their regular business
meeting Wednesday evening at
which time committees reported
and one new member. Mrs. Lew.
do-th Allen, was admitted TO the
club.
Mrs. Clifford Schreiner, comman-
der, expressed feelingly the sor-
row OF the club at the deaths OF
Mrs. Grace Estes, a charter men,
Der, and Mrs. Neva Yates and re-
quested that the charter be draped
in remembrance OF them, for a per-
iod OF thirty days in accordance
with the regulations OF the National
Navy Mothers Clubs OF America.
A letter was read from Herbert
Smith and a card from Mrs. Martin
Baltzell who is in San Francisco
where her son Martin is stationed
and her son Marvin is spending his
turlough.
The National Navy Mothers
Club convention TO be held in Dal-
las, Texas, March 2S to 81 was
amounted. Since the distance is so
great and the time so short the To-
cal club is not sending a delegate.
Mrs. Schreiner stated that the
cherry pies which the Navy Moth
ers baked for the Willow Run sail
ors' party at the U.S.O. on Feb. 20
were greatly enjoyed. Those pies
that the Navy did not eat that night
were eagerly devoured by the Army
the next night. The Navy Mothers,
at the request OF the U.S.O. COM
mittee, have agreed to act as senior
hosteSses al the L S o. rooms Satur.
day nights. Two Navy Mothers will
be at the U.S.O. each Saturday night
from 1880 to midnight.
Mrs. Floyd Brady, chairman OF
Ways and Means project for March,
asked that pennies, one for each
meal during March, be brought TO
the April 10 meeting.
Mrs. c. P. Stelmle. in charge OF
surgical sponges, read letter OF
thanks from the field director at
Crosse lie, Gerald F. Richardson.
for the box OF 900 surgical sponges
which we're sent to the Navy Hos
pital there in January. Mrs. Steimle
said that the February box Of 1000
sponges has been sent and the
March box will go towards the end
OF the month.
Mrs. lrma Saltz, chairman Of sew
ing for service men at Willow Run,
said that those who went there
Tuesday we're Mrs. Clifford Schrein.
er, Mrs. George Ennen, Mrs. Roland
Woodside and Mrs. Walter Horner.
Mrs. Eugene Calder invited as
many as can to come to her home,
210 Washtenaw Ave, Thursday,
March Is, to fold bandages.
Mrs. William Winter, chairman OF
layettes, had on display a table full
of dainty baby garments which have
been made by some of the mothers.
There were several little dresses
and slips, crocheted bottles, berib'
boned bonnets and a pile Of ador-
able quilted bibs with little animals
embroidered or appllqued on them.
Mrs. Winter also gave out material
TO be made up into more OF these
tiny garments for sailors babies.
The club made a donation TO the
Red Cross drive.
A clipping from a Jackson. Mich
igan paper, was read concerning
Gerald Strawe. Z. NJ. &c. son OF
Mrs. Harold Acker, a member OF
the Navy Mothers Club. The clip.
ping stated that Gerald Strawe was
awarded the Purple Heart for his
part in the Battle OF Salerno Gulf
Sept 9. He was aboard the Nays
LIST. Oanding ship which was
among the first to send men and
equipment ashore. II was in this &C
ton that he was wounded. He is
back in action now and his ship
plies constantly between Africa and
Italy carrying new equipment and
supplies and bringing back the
wounded" Gerald Strawe f. NJ. &c