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Church Workers Earn Money to Buy Material
June 27, 1942
Detroit News Quilt History Project; Michigan State University Museum; Susan Salser
Detroit, Michigan, United States
A Needles for Defense column featuring the Women of Hurlbut Baptist Church and Lutheran Memorial Church.
Church Workers Earn Money to Buy Material
Women of Hurlbut Baptist Church and Lutheran Memorial Church meet weekly to sew for Needles for Defense. Standing, left to right: Mrs. Lillian Capelle, Mrs. Edith Cameron, Mrs. Caroline Hippler, Mrs. Bertha Sherman, Mrs. John McDonald, Mrs. Bertha Gill, Mrs. Hugh Campbell, Mrs. Fred Hall, Mrs. Charles J. Pearse, Mrs. Chas. Kasler, Mrs. Albert Smith, Mrs. Harley Hagerman, Mrs. Beulah Josephson, Mrs. Eleanor Bezner, Mrs. J. J. Hurzick, Mrs. May E. Droelle, Mrs. Fred Smith, Mrs. Fred Brown, Mrs. J. MacIntyre, Mrs. Wm. Schosso and Mrs. Richard Seitner. Sitting, left to right: Mrs. Bruce Mercer, Mrs. H. R. Campbell, Mrs. J. L. Carr, Mrs. John Kreyger, Mrs. Iva Mae Harris, Mrs. A. Klein, Mrs. Maude S. Raymond, Mrs. Sadie Lanstra and Mrs. Howard Grifford.
Needles for Defense
By Edith B. Crumb
Every Thursday a group of women from Hurlbut Baptist Church and Lutheran Memorial Church meet in the basement of the latter and sew for Needles for Defense.
They have already turned in several layettes and Monday are sending in six more layettes (90 garments), and five lap robes.
Making these is not enough for these women to do. They want to furnish the material and do this by earning the money for it. They have had heaps of scraps of material given to them, out of which they make rugs, and table mats. These they sell, and use the money to buy materials for the layettes.
They also buy money for the making of quilts. They have made six of these, all by hand, and sold them to earn more money for material.
They have no intention of taking a vacation for summer or winter, during the war. They think that they must keep at their part in defending our country.
Many of the women in the picture you will recoginize as old friends of the Quilt Club Corner. There is Maude S. Raymond (as happy as ever), and with her are Mrs. Sadie Lanstra, Mrs. A. Klein and Mrs. Iva Mae Harris.
Some are making hand-made lace to be put on the small garments for which we have been distributing patterns. All their articles are made with as much care and patience as if they were being made for the children and grandchildren of these women.
They bring pot luck lunches and someone makes coffee, so the noon hour is looked forward to with eagerness. But they don't stop long for lunch. They couldn't waste much time and turn out the stack of work that I saw out there the other day.
Yesterday Mrs. H. D. Wright, 1036 E. Grand Blvd., brought in 12 pairs of panties and one navy slip-over sweater. She furnished all the material for all of these and we are very grateful for her generosity.
Mrs. Sidney Jones, 757 Newport avenue, brough in five pairs and 29 women sent in a huge stack of beautifully made baby blankets.
Women listed below have completed knitting or sewing projects for Needles for Defense. Watch for a continuation of this credit list in the daily women's pages.
Credit List
Mrs. Sarah Ann Chandler, 8809 Prairie - 60 hours.
Mrs. N. P. Plummer, 1965 Cortland - 10 hours.
Mrs. O. DeWitt, 4350 Drexel - 52 hours.
Mrs. Albert Liss, 3177 E. Hancock - 5 hours.
Mrs. N. E. Fixler, 3300 W. Chicago - 10 hours.
Mrs. Jennie Detlor, 3951 W. Lafayette - 20 hours.
Mrs. G. T. Randall, 2939 Harding - 8 hours.
Mrs. Frank Rossman, 5346 Bewick - 38 hours.
Mrs. Robert Bryant, 12032 Hartwell - 97 hours.
Mrs. Marian Voelker, 13614 Winthrop - 111 hours.
Mrs. Walter Dyce, 12784 Schaefer - 133 hours.
Mrs. L. A. Jacox, 4834 Lincoln - 26 hours.
Mrs. John S. Ellis, 6330 Midland - 78 hours.
Eunice Reid, 100 Parsons - 52 hours.
Josephine Muffoleto, 1733 W. Warren - 8 hours.
Mrs. L. J. Dennis, 3743 Pasadena - 5 hours.
Mrs. J. E. Young, 940 Dexter - 10 hours.
Mrs. A. J. Knisley, 16641 Tuller - 35 hours.
Mrs. Mildren Miner, 9353 Holmur - 10 hours.
Mrs. E. Detling, 248 Merriweather, Grosse Pte. Farms - 45 hours.
Miss Clara Appel, 28130 E. Jeffersnon - 10 hours.
Ella B. Bubeck, 327 Elmurst, Highland Park - 15 hours.
Quilt Club Birthdays
June 26 - Mrs. Lee Richard, 15757 Dolphin avenue.
June 27 - Mrs. Frank Rossman, 5346 Bewick avenue.
June 28 - Mrs. Dorothy LaLonde, R.F.D. No. 5, Box 32, Lincoln Park; Mrs. Carrie Griffinham, 6038 LeMay avenue; Mrs. Johanna Joachim, 5402 Townsend avenue; Mrs. Charles Barnes, 6935 Astor street.
June 29 - Mrs. Florence Krueger, 13128 Elmdale avenue; Mrs. Samuel Hurst, 3733 Canton; Mrs. James Souter, 1203 White street, Lincoln Park.
June 30 - Mrs. Nellie Caldwell, 117 Main street, Pinckney; Mrs. Walter Nichols, Bloomfield Hills; Mrs. Adeline Davis, Wolf Creek, Montana.
July 1 - Mrs. Priscilla Knopp, 2438 Vreeland road, R.F.D. No. 1, Trenton; Mrs. Blanche Douglass, 603 Cornhill street, Peoria, Illinois.
July 2 - Mrs. M. Tunks, 869 Marentette avenue, Windsor; Mrs. Mary Fish, 8663 Winfield avenue; Mrs. Mary Sellers, 5845 Miller road, Dearborn.
July 3 - Mrs. Philip McCraith, 1134 Cavalry avenue.
July 4 - Mrs. Virginia Kiggans, 713 St. John Street, Wyandotte; Mrs. D. L. Weaver, Welland, Ontario; Mrs. Lena Clinton, 6455 Theodore; Mrs. Oliver Norman, 1388 Cicotte street, Lincoln Park; Mrs. Jennie Shavalia, 436 Michigan avenue, Monroe.
July 5 - Mrs. Alida Koch, 4026 Commonwealth avenue, Toledo, Ohio; Mrs. M. E. Sorenson, 885 9th street, Wyandotte; Mrs. Elize Sullivan, 7536 Lincoln avenue, Warren; Mrs. Mellicent Harsh, 4893 Van Dye avenue; Mrs. Jane Rogers, Box 407, Boscobel, Wisconsin; Mrs. Catherine Selke, 12137 Whithorn avenue.
July 6 - Mrs. May Sleeth, 8209 Mandalay avenue; Mrs. G. M. Link, 318 N. Enterprise street, Bryan, Ohio; Mrs. Lottie Sullivan, 19397 Wakenden avenue; Mrs. Mabel Carlin, 15424 Michigan avenue, Dearborn; Mrs. Zaide Wilde, 10157 Beechdale.
July 7 - Mrs. Claude Harrison, 18885 Lancashire road.
July 9 - Mrs. May Doolittle, 15826 Vaughan avenue; Mrs. Savilla Carlson, 1531 Defer place.
Courtesy of The Detroit News Archives.
Women of Hurlbut Baptist Church and Lutheran Memorial Church meet weekly to sew for Needles for Defense. Standing, left to right: Mrs. Lillian Capelle, Mrs. Edith Cameron, Mrs. Caroline Hippler, Mrs. Bertha Sherman, Mrs. John McDonald, Mrs. Bertha Gill, Mrs. Hugh Campbell, Mrs. Fred Hall, Mrs. Charles J. Pearse, Mrs. Chas. Kasler, Mrs. Albert Smith, Mrs. Harley Hagerman, Mrs. Beulah Josephson, Mrs. Eleanor Bezner, Mrs. J. J. Hurzick, Mrs. May E. Droelle, Mrs. Fred Smith, Mrs. Fred Brown, Mrs. J. MacIntyre, Mrs. Wm. Schosso and Mrs. Richard Seitner. Sitting, left to right: Mrs. Bruce Mercer, Mrs. H. R. Campbell, Mrs. J. L. Carr, Mrs. John Kreyger, Mrs. Iva Mae Harris, Mrs. A. Klein, Mrs. Maude S. Raymond, Mrs. Sadie Lanstra and Mrs. Howard Grifford.
Needles for Defense
By Edith B. Crumb
Every Thursday a group of women from Hurlbut Baptist Church and Lutheran Memorial Church meet in the basement of the latter and sew for Needles for Defense.
They have already turned in several layettes and Monday are sending in six more layettes (90 garments), and five lap robes.
Making these is not enough for these women to do. They want to furnish the material and do this by earning the money for it. They have had heaps of scraps of material given to them, out of which they make rugs, and table mats. These they sell, and use the money to buy materials for the layettes.
They also buy money for the making of quilts. They have made six of these, all by hand, and sold them to earn more money for material.
They have no intention of taking a vacation for summer or winter, during the war. They think that they must keep at their part in defending our country.
Many of the women in the picture you will recoginize as old friends of the Quilt Club Corner. There is Maude S. Raymond (as happy as ever), and with her are Mrs. Sadie Lanstra, Mrs. A. Klein and Mrs. Iva Mae Harris.
Some are making hand-made lace to be put on the small garments for which we have been distributing patterns. All their articles are made with as much care and patience as if they were being made for the children and grandchildren of these women.
They bring pot luck lunches and someone makes coffee, so the noon hour is looked forward to with eagerness. But they don't stop long for lunch. They couldn't waste much time and turn out the stack of work that I saw out there the other day.
Yesterday Mrs. H. D. Wright, 1036 E. Grand Blvd., brought in 12 pairs of panties and one navy slip-over sweater. She furnished all the material for all of these and we are very grateful for her generosity.
Mrs. Sidney Jones, 757 Newport avenue, brough in five pairs and 29 women sent in a huge stack of beautifully made baby blankets.
Women listed below have completed knitting or sewing projects for Needles for Defense. Watch for a continuation of this credit list in the daily women's pages.
Credit List
Mrs. Sarah Ann Chandler, 8809 Prairie - 60 hours.
Mrs. N. P. Plummer, 1965 Cortland - 10 hours.
Mrs. O. DeWitt, 4350 Drexel - 52 hours.
Mrs. Albert Liss, 3177 E. Hancock - 5 hours.
Mrs. N. E. Fixler, 3300 W. Chicago - 10 hours.
Mrs. Jennie Detlor, 3951 W. Lafayette - 20 hours.
Mrs. G. T. Randall, 2939 Harding - 8 hours.
Mrs. Frank Rossman, 5346 Bewick - 38 hours.
Mrs. Robert Bryant, 12032 Hartwell - 97 hours.
Mrs. Marian Voelker, 13614 Winthrop - 111 hours.
Mrs. Walter Dyce, 12784 Schaefer - 133 hours.
Mrs. L. A. Jacox, 4834 Lincoln - 26 hours.
Mrs. John S. Ellis, 6330 Midland - 78 hours.
Eunice Reid, 100 Parsons - 52 hours.
Josephine Muffoleto, 1733 W. Warren - 8 hours.
Mrs. L. J. Dennis, 3743 Pasadena - 5 hours.
Mrs. J. E. Young, 940 Dexter - 10 hours.
Mrs. A. J. Knisley, 16641 Tuller - 35 hours.
Mrs. Mildren Miner, 9353 Holmur - 10 hours.
Mrs. E. Detling, 248 Merriweather, Grosse Pte. Farms - 45 hours.
Miss Clara Appel, 28130 E. Jeffersnon - 10 hours.
Ella B. Bubeck, 327 Elmurst, Highland Park - 15 hours.
Quilt Club Birthdays
June 26 - Mrs. Lee Richard, 15757 Dolphin avenue.
June 27 - Mrs. Frank Rossman, 5346 Bewick avenue.
June 28 - Mrs. Dorothy LaLonde, R.F.D. No. 5, Box 32, Lincoln Park; Mrs. Carrie Griffinham, 6038 LeMay avenue; Mrs. Johanna Joachim, 5402 Townsend avenue; Mrs. Charles Barnes, 6935 Astor street.
June 29 - Mrs. Florence Krueger, 13128 Elmdale avenue; Mrs. Samuel Hurst, 3733 Canton; Mrs. James Souter, 1203 White street, Lincoln Park.
June 30 - Mrs. Nellie Caldwell, 117 Main street, Pinckney; Mrs. Walter Nichols, Bloomfield Hills; Mrs. Adeline Davis, Wolf Creek, Montana.
July 1 - Mrs. Priscilla Knopp, 2438 Vreeland road, R.F.D. No. 1, Trenton; Mrs. Blanche Douglass, 603 Cornhill street, Peoria, Illinois.
July 2 - Mrs. M. Tunks, 869 Marentette avenue, Windsor; Mrs. Mary Fish, 8663 Winfield avenue; Mrs. Mary Sellers, 5845 Miller road, Dearborn.
July 3 - Mrs. Philip McCraith, 1134 Cavalry avenue.
July 4 - Mrs. Virginia Kiggans, 713 St. John Street, Wyandotte; Mrs. D. L. Weaver, Welland, Ontario; Mrs. Lena Clinton, 6455 Theodore; Mrs. Oliver Norman, 1388 Cicotte street, Lincoln Park; Mrs. Jennie Shavalia, 436 Michigan avenue, Monroe.
July 5 - Mrs. Alida Koch, 4026 Commonwealth avenue, Toledo, Ohio; Mrs. M. E. Sorenson, 885 9th street, Wyandotte; Mrs. Elize Sullivan, 7536 Lincoln avenue, Warren; Mrs. Mellicent Harsh, 4893 Van Dye avenue; Mrs. Jane Rogers, Box 407, Boscobel, Wisconsin; Mrs. Catherine Selke, 12137 Whithorn avenue.
July 6 - Mrs. May Sleeth, 8209 Mandalay avenue; Mrs. G. M. Link, 318 N. Enterprise street, Bryan, Ohio; Mrs. Lottie Sullivan, 19397 Wakenden avenue; Mrs. Mabel Carlin, 15424 Michigan avenue, Dearborn; Mrs. Zaide Wilde, 10157 Beechdale.
July 7 - Mrs. Claude Harrison, 18885 Lancashire road.
July 9 - Mrs. May Doolittle, 15826 Vaughan avenue; Mrs. Savilla Carlson, 1531 Defer place.
Courtesy of The Detroit News Archives.
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