The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-09
Club Women Of N. E..
Federation Urged To
Contribute Funds
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eration," Mrs. Robinson says. III
some clubs do not respond, others
may be glad to send in a dollar
bill, which will possibly even up
for the clubs that do not respond"
she adds.
Continuing Mrs. Robinson says,
Il believe the general federation
will make this program a continu-
ing one in the years to come, but
it will take a little more to start
the program since we will have
to purchase such supplies a. a re-
volving cake stand on a music box
that plays Happy Birthday To
You,' the party table cloth, pretty
sandwich trays, bon bon dishes.
etc., that are a necessary item for
any pretty birthday party. We
must have the money in hand be-
fore we can venture out too far.
"Rhode Island sent In the first
check, $50, which l thought was
quite generous for that small
state. I hope North Carolina will
be next in line. Letters are going
out to the other states, and I be-
lieve the response will be so gen.
erous as to warrant the adoption
of the plan as a permanent me.
Many states have started state
funds for work in Veterans hospi-
tails and l believe that our state
will do the same. We already have
Oteen and the Veterans hospital
at Fayetteville, and two more are
to be built Immediately, one in
Durham and the other in Char
lotte. I believe our clubwomen will
want to have a definite plan of
continuing service to men in these
hospitals, with a well thought out
plan for financing it.
"Walter Reed hospital was Sc
lected for the Birthday project be-
cause it is a General and perman-
ent hospital with boys from every
state in the union admitted there,
Later on the general federation
will probably plan the same pro-
ject for the Navy hospital near
Washington.
Briefly, the Birthday Party
plan is this: Many boys are bed
patients and cannot go to the re.
creation room. Their time passes
very slowly, of course. Red Cross
workers try to do what they can
for these boys to amuse, entertain
and help them in any way posi-
BILE. Once each month, the Red
Cross workers will go to each
ward and have a simple party
with games, etc. They will carry
a birthday cake with candles on il
and the boys who have birthdays
during this month will be especial
ly honored in some way. The hos
pital furnishes simple refresh
ments and the boys are grateful
for this little attention"
ALI contributions for the Birth
day Party fund for Veterans
should be sent to the federation
treasurer, Mrs. T. Fred Henry,
ia East Miller st., Salisbury, ear.
marked for that fund.
The executive board of the fed
GRAFTON, composed of Mrs. Karl
Bishopric, president Mrs. John
M. Council, second vice-president;
Mrs. Ed M. Anderson, third vice.
president; Mrs. John S. Forrest,
third vice-president; Mrs. R. R.
Cusick, recording secretary; Mrs.
j. Hampton Price, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Henry, treasurer;
and Miss Dorothy Forbes, presi-
dent of Junior clubs, and Mrs.
Grady Kirkman, chairman of Jun
ior department, held a meeting at
the Carolina hotel, Raleigh, Satur.
day afternoon and evening. Mrs.
A.. R. Willis, president of the North
Carolina Sorosis, Wilmington, and
other Wilmington clubwomen, will
join the board members for lunch
at the hotel today and plans for
the annual convention of the fed
GRAFTON will be talked over, the
convention being scheduled for
Wrightsville, May 81, %, %, with
the Sorosis as hostess club.