August 24, 1940

Detroit News Quilt History Project; Michigan State University Museum; Susan Salser

Detroit, Michigan, United States

A Quilt Club Corner Column featuring a quilt for the State Fair.

Quilt for The Fair
The Michigan State Fair just wouldn't be complete without a section devoted to quilts, so when it opens next Friday there will be an abundance of them. Here are Miss Maryan Ashley (left), secretary to Dr. Linwood W. Snow, general manager of the fair, and Miss Hester Stalker, of the entry staff, admiring one of the first entries - a quilt brought for exhibit in the woman's building by Mrs. Tom Penny of Grand Blanc.

White Elephant Party to Be Held Thursday
By Edith B. Crumb

The picnic season is nearing a close, but as usual, Mrs. Marian Ridler, is planning to include a white elephant party before the summer ends.

Next Thursday is the date she has set for this year's white elephant party, so look through your attic and see what you can find that you do not need any more and yet you think it would be received with pleasure by someone.

One year I received some salad molds, and they were certainly welcome. Whoever put them in the grab bag probably had a large supply, but my kitchen equipment did not include any.

So take a good look and see what you can find in the way of a gift for someone. The picnickers are invited to arrive anytime after 11 a. m. and the meeting place is the shelter near the Schiller monument on Belle Isle.

The vacation days at Bay Court Camp, near New Baltimore, are almost ended, and the three groups of 300 vacationers each have been happy ones for all.

Rose Osterhout, camp manager, has seen to it that everything has been done to make everyone happy and cards from our Quilt Club Corner members, Mrs. Lavina Lilley, tell us just how successful the camp has been. The camp will close Aug. 26, but many who have made friendships out there will continue them in Detroit thoughout the year.

One of the most interesting projects at the camp this year was the making of cotton flour sacks into articles for use. Mrs. Loretta Formaz had charge of this department and under her direction the flour sacks were turned into dresses, aprons, rompers, shoe bags, hot pan holders, page boy jackets, skirts, luncheon sets (bordered with checked gingham), shorts, children's cloths and bibs.

With the scraps that are left, calico animals are stuffed, and from the thread which is used to sew the bags together originally, wash cloths are crocheted.

Cornerites' Birthdays
August 29 - Mrs. W. H. Buhl, 16701 Trinity; Mrs. Arthur Wuennecke, 22098 Britany, East Detroit.

August 30 - Mrs. Bessie A. Miller, 2160 W. 11 Mile Rd., Birmingham; Mrs. George Miller, 9372 Schiller; Mrs. Selma Costa, Route 2, Box 99, East Detroit; Mrs. Frieda Hoersch, 95 Walnut St., Wyandotte; Mrs. N. C. Studt, 4286 W. Fort; Mrs. Richard Doherty, 11066 Rosemary; Mrs. Elizabeth Pfeiffer, 3804 Ashland; Mrs. N. C. Kulick, 4286 W. Fort.

August 31 - Mrs. Harry Miller, 106 Tasmania, Pontiac; Mrs. Hanna Durward, 4729 Spokane; Mrs. Emma Gere, 2418 Flushing Rd., Flint; Mrs. Maude S. Raymond, 5412 Stanton; Mrs. Cora White, 13952 Turner; Mrs. Charles Brown, 19611 Reno.

September 1 - Mrs. Arthur Miller, 12251 St. Marys; Mrs. James Glenney, 168 E. Huron St., Pontiac; Mrs. A. Ahlswed, 13955 Minock; Mary Lou Wilkinson, 11092 Sanford.

September 2 - Mrs. Mae McGrew, 5023 Spokane; Mrs. A. Van Etten, 2533 Grand; Mrs. H. W. Reese, 15031 Stansbury; Ruth Church, 6016 Hartwell; Mrs. J. Purslow, 141 W. Davison.

September 3 - Mrs. Kermet Chapman, Gassaway, W. Va.; Mrs. Lillian Giles, Route 1, Dewittville, N. Y.

September 4 - Mrs. J. Young, Northville, Mich.; Mrs. J. T. Kay, 3017 Lakeview; Mrs. Helen Batten, 234 Farrand, Highland Park; Mrs. Mary Muhrlein, 4803 Pennsylvania.

​​Courtesy of The Detroit News Archives.