The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-14

American Red Cross at headquar.
tiers Tuesday. featured the Junior
Red Cross work under the chair
manship OF Mrs. Bancroft Brien.
Representatives from various pub
lie and private schools were pres
ent in their uniforms to sum up
the work of the year and exhibit
some of their handiwork. Dorothy
Purdy from Harriet School. Joan
Eighinger from central elementary,
Clara Bumgarner from Woodruff.
Robert Puryis from Prospect, Mar
lene Gonyou from st. Johns, PLY.
Ills Hewlett from Lincoln elemen-
tary and Roberta Eckinger from
Lincoln High, Barbara Brien from
Roosevelt elementary and Norma
Wilkens from Roosevelt High
School furnished data in concrete
proof OF the Junior Red Cross
Greed for Service to others,
in school and in community. In
our own and In other lands" The
work falls distinctly into two main
classes. that done for children
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done for our armed forces
The "Jeep' teams OF Harriet
School. the films sent from Wood
ruff to Iceland school children, the
distribution OF war posters by
Prospect fourth grade are part OF
the home service TO be reckoned
in with collection OF scrap paper
and rntIrninO Of ho4 30
| groceries. Junior Red Cross boys
and girls have earned almost $500
for the National Children's Fund
that provides necessities like Wit
amins. food. clothing, garden tools
and school supplies for British,
French, Russian, Chinese, Greek,
lcelandic, Polish and Finnish chill.
dren.
For the comfort service to the
hospitaliIed veterans the work has
been both varied and enthusiastic
Letter after letter was read ex.
pressing gratitude OF the military
and civilians for numerous arti-
Giles. The Naval Hospital at Cor
pus Christi. Texas, sent thanks for
tray covers and napkins; Great
Lakes Naval Hospital for wash
cloths and Mothers Day cards:
Romulus Air Base Hospital for
library cards and pockets: Self.
ridge Field Station Hospital for
four afghans; and Fort Custer Sta
ton Hospital for bed room slip
pers. Percy Jones Hospital at Bat.
tie Creek has received crossword
puzzles, scrap books, memo pads.
dish gardens. sewing kits, wire
coat hangers; Willow Run Station
Hospital got SO comic books col.
lected here In Ypsilanti, besides
Armistice Day nut cups, Easter
eggs and other favors. Mrs. Ra.
leigh Schloring. Washtenaw Coun.
ty chairman OF Junior Red Cross
service was present to thank the
children in person for their re
msrkable cooperation and accomp.
lishment.
Mrs Crittenden's sewing com.
mittee reported the production OF
a great deal OF hospital equip.
ment for invslids; such materials
as pajamas, bedside bags, and GOV.
ers for hot water bottles. Mrs, Nc.
Lanes 81 knitters put in s34 hours.
Mrs. Frank WARDS surgical dress
ing workers made 20s2 dressings.
The need for surgical dress
inss Is so acute that Girl Scouts
OF II years and up, mems clubs.
and all persons who can possibly
spare few hours each week will
find the production rooms at st.
Luke's Church House and Welch
Hall open for their convenience.
Usually. the American Red Cross
activities have slight cessation
during the summer months. Not
this summer. however, especially
In any branch OF the work that
will bring the home front closer To
the battle front.
| Blood Donor day happend this
month to fall upon D.day The
next donor day will be August /,
from 12:S0.43o. All donors must
now wait 10 weeks before another
donation; those who gave in May
will be eligible again by August /.
Three groups OF the Lutheran
Church will contribute toward the
financing OF the project: the Lad
les Aid. the Stein Circle and the
Tackmah circle. Since the blood
donations have multiplied three.fold,
the cost OF canteen service has in.
creased proportionately.
Motor Corps announces new
chairman, Alma Carmichael. Dur.
ing the month, the six regular
drivers have made 40 trips and
covered 1910 miles with the sta
ton wagon besides 1000 miles with
personal cars. Seven women have
now completed the motor.mechan.
les course.
Mrs. Richard Weir. who report.
ed for Mrs Clarence Starkweath.
er's committee praised the five
centers that collected SIS worth
Of fat salvage during the month.
Home service work under Mrs.
Jesse Mangus is on the increase.
also. Seventy cases were hand.
led in May: 1856 hours were In.
vested For those families worried
over the invasion there is bit Of
comfort in knowing that Amer.
lean flyers who land behind enemy