B) Knitting, Collecting, Entertaining, etc.
Hempstead Sentinel, January 30, 1941
Grateful to Unit Workrooms for Youths' Clothing
Miss Dorothy L. Tapacott, executive secretary of the Nassau County Chapter, American Red
Cross, today received a letter from the Hon. Lady Ward, C.B.E., chairman of the Dudley House
Committee. Dudley House in London is a depot for gifts for America to Great Britain. Lady Ward
in her letter says, "We have just received in this house a beautiful shipment of boys' flannel
shirts. They came at a particularly fortunate time as we were short of boys' clothing and it is in
great demand for all the poor people who have lost all their possessions in the bombed areas."
Valley Stream Mail , 1942
100 Girls Entertain Soldiers at Hop
More than 100 girls from the auxiliary drum and bugle corps, Nassau County Veterans of
Foreign Wars, entertained seventy-five soldiers from Mitchel Field at a sports hop, Thursday
night at headquarters. Mrs. Nellie Ahemns, drum major for the corps, was in charge of the dance.
Valley Stream Mail , 1943
Many Women Knitting Sweaters for Boys Who Leave From Local Board
The splendid work being done by the newly organized unit of the Citizens Committee for the
Army and Navy . . . . was disclosed by Mrs. John L. Knowles, chairman, that 150 members had
been enrolled and more than 40 beautiful sweaters delivered for distribution. Of the membership,
130 are knitters and are now applying themselves to making a sweater which will be ready for the
next contingent of boys to leave Valley Stream for active service. Mrs. Knowles praised the
excellent workmanship of the articles and said she was delighted with the cooperation given in
the worthy cause. . . . The actual cost of wool for each sweater is about $1.50 and any resident who
feels inclined to donate the cost of a garment, his or her contribution will be accepted with the
warmest thanks.
The Hempstead Sentinel, Thursday, January 28, 1943
Local Committee Gets 2 Emergency Calls for Books
Librarians throughout Nassau County have been urged by Mrs. Adelaide M. Faron, chairman of
the county Victory Book Drive to send in their collection of books immediately to meet the second
emergency request this week from campaign headquarters in New York City for additional books
for servicemen. The first call came Monday and 2,700 books were brought to Prospect Street
School from various collection points and loaded on an army truck and hurried to New York to be
placed upon ships to be taken to men overseas.
Newsday, January 6, 1945
Used Clothes for Europe’s Needy Makes Real Contribution to War
It took the war and its resultant hardships to millions of people to teach us a graphic lesson
about the importance of even the simplest piece of clothing. The heart-rending reports and
pictures of the victims of bombing in England, the plight of the Italian, Russian, Greek, Dutch, and
other peoples and their gratitude for our old clothes, is making a deep impression on most women.
How wonderful it is that even in these war years when every stitch of clothing is precious, the
average household is able to spare something for these gallant but less fortunate allies. Whatever
clothing is not aside for foreign relief associations and other appeals should be perfectly clean
and mended.
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