Evening star., 1945-04-15
Clothing Sought for Needy
Bundles for america, Mcy
To Sponsor Bazaar Ab,il 80
BY Gretchen Smith,
Woman's Club Editor.


Every clubwoman who has con
tributed in some way to making tn
burdens of servicemen or discharged
veterans bit lighter land who ha
not0 will be interested in the gall
bazaar which will be sponsored b,
Bundles for America. Inc, April 3,
at the Mayf1ower Hotel.
Opening at pm. and continuin,
until IL pm, the bazaar will offel
many unusual attractions as wei
as the always popular booths with
candies, cakes, needlework, baby gar.
ments and white elephants for sale
The Marine Band will entertain
and the ballroom will be gay with
massed colors of the Army, Navy
Marine Corps, Coast Guard anc
Merchant Marine, whose personne
receives assistance from Bundles
when in need.
Proceeds from the bazaar will &C
toward the running expenses of the
Bundles for America office at 26Ol
Connecticut avenue NV, where
daily group of volunteer women
carry on the worthy work of the
organization.
Few not associated closely with
Bundles for America realize the
unique service which they offer, dis
tinguishing them from the many
other fine groups which have organ
lied for service to the men and
women in uniform.
A story told at Bundles" head
quarters best conveys the work
which the Washington branch has
carried on since it's organization
three years ago.
A house burned down this spring
In Washington suburb, leaving a
mother and four children homeless
Few realized the tragedy behind that
fire, which meant complete loss of
household goods, treasured souvenirs
and clothing for the family of a
soldier far from home.
Uncle Sans allotments for de-
pendents of Servicemen are usually
sufficient to care for food, lodging
and everyday incidentals, but when
major catastrophe. such as fire,
illness Or disqualification occurs,
the family is unable to cope finan-
cially with the emergency.
When the mother with the four
children watched her home burning.
she realized that every stitch of
clothing the family possessed was
going up in flames. What could
she do? Without clothes. one can
not look for new home nor, for
that matter, even shop for new
clothes and children cannot 20 to
school. The need for wearing ap-
parel for each of the five was i'm
mediate-it had to be provided at
once-not tomorrow or next week.
Many agencies are established to
help such persons as the mother
with the four children and the
burned home, but few are prepared
to completely outfit an entire family
Immediately, without expense or
formality, such as is done by
Bundles"
The day following the fire the
mother and her four children found
themselves within the friendly at
mosphere of the two rooms occupied
by Bundles Tor America, selecting
clothing from the supply which is
always on hand in the organiza-
tons storeroom at the rear of the
office.
The clothing was not new but it
was clean, attractive and fitted to
each member of the family by the
skillful volunteer seamstresses who
work daily in the Bundles" sewing
room.
Even shoes we're provided without
benefit Of coupon, selected from
large stocks kept in boxes in the
storeroom. Many of the children's S
shoes were practically new. having
been donated by friends of Bun
dies whose children had out
grown them.
When the mother and her chill
dren left 260l Connecticut avenue,
completely Outfitted and With e,Ip-