The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-01-11

] About . mem Ders ana guests or
the Huron Navy Mothers Club
gathered in the lovely rooms OF
the Ladies' Literary Club House
for the annual meeting and install
| lation OF officers for the ensuing
year. At the close of the opening
ritual, Carl Lindegren OF the Nor
NAL College faculty sang The
Lords Prayer" by Josephine For
sythe, and There is No Death" by
Godfrey O'Hara. Mrs. Atwood Nc
Andrew accompanied him at the
piano.
A delightful reception followed
the meeting.
A letter with a S15 check en-.
closed was read by the adjutant,
Mrs. Harry Holdridge, from A.
Green in appreciation of the work
the Navy Mothers are doing for
service men and women.
Mrs. William Winter finance
officer. reported that $3.50 had been
sent during the year to National
Welfare Navy Mothers Clubs of
America to be used where most
needed
Mrs. c. p. Steimle, chairman OF
surgical dressings, reported that
1000 gauze dressings per month
had been sent to naval hospitals
the past u months and that an
urgent appeal is coming from both
East and West Coasts for many
more dressings.
Mrs. William Winter chairman OF
layettes, reported that IA complete
layettes had been sent to needy
sailors wives during the past year,
This totaled 7SS separate items and
weighed 206 pounds. The cost aside
from garments given to the club
was $4,000 and an estimated ll2O
hours work was reported on THIS
project.
Mrs. Saltz. Willow Run sewing
project chairman, reported that SIX
mothers went to the Base last Mon
day evening and repaired "a gar
ments for IA boys.
Two new members were re-
ceived into the club, Mrs, Steve
Besis and Mrs. Fred walters.
In giving her annual report the
retiring commander. Mrs. Clifford
Schreiner, said that the Navy
Mothers are ever striving to do
more and more to be of help ia
those in the service of our coun'
try, and that they can never ba
satisfied for there is ever more
and more that needs to be done
She spoke of the fine work OF mem
bership chairman, Mrs. Charles
Power, in bringing so new mem
bers into the club the past year
She mentioned the Blue Jacke'
Tea held in June at which time the
club entertained the people Of Ypsi
lanu in recognition of their co
operation and interest in the club
and their many gifts.
Mrs. Schreiner said that the clun
had participated in the Fourth and
Fifth and Sixth Bond Drives, sell
ing all told $25,75O worth of War
Bonds and during the special Navy
Mothers Bond Drive in connection
with the presentation OF The
Story of DR.. Wassel' at a loca
theater they sold $500 worth
making final total of S33,25O
worth OF war Bonds sold. Time
spent on this project alone amount
ed to 125 hours. one mother in the
club, Mrs. Schreiner said. has 40
mated blood nine times and l6 mem
bers have put in 81 hours by reg
istering 10 blood donors.
Mrs. Schreiner stated that the
pleasantest hours the Navy Moth
ers have served have been as senior
hostesses at the U.S.O. on Saturday
evenings and on the Willow Kun
Sewing Project, because OF the
direct contact with the boys them
selves. TWO hundred and seventy
two hours have been put in at the
U.S.O. and fl different women have
repaired 1902 garments for 59l
boys at Willow Run. She spoke OF
the excellent work of Mrs. Roland
Woodside, as head OF the ways
and means committee which tooB
in from the various projects w.
029.64. The counted hours on this
work are 624 but countless Other
hours were put into these projects
by the mothers without thought ol
time. The estimated total OF hours
put in by the club for Navy Moth
ers' work is 1855.
OF the last $3.50 which was sent
to National Welfare, Mrs Schrein
er said $125 was designated to &c
for the aid and comfort Of the sick
and wounded in two Navy Hospit
ais and S125 for rehabilitation
equipment in still another hospital
For the $500 sent earlier in the
year a letter of appreciation wa;