| Description |
The Weber County Chapter of the Red Cross began in December 1915 when a small group of individuals gathered to begin organizing a chapter of the Red Cross. In 1962, the name was changed to the Bonneville chapter, and in 1969, the chapter merged with other chapters in Northern Utah to become the Northern Utah Chapter, with its headquarters located in Ogden, Utah. The scrapbooks range from 1940 to 2003 and highlight some of the important work of the Red Cross. The books include photographs, newspaper clippings, and other materials. |
| OCR Text |
Show 11/28/41 These Garments Will Keep War Refugees Warm SHIPMENT SCENE . . . Folding and packing sweaters to be sent to war refugees by the Red Cross workers of Ogden are, as shown in the above photo, (left to right) Mrs. Myrtle Eklund, Mrs. Paul Hodgson and Mrs. Miriam Hyde. Twenty-six cartons, containing 4,000 articles of clothing, were scheduled for shipment today to the National Red Cross warehouse in Jersey City, to be distributed as needed. TINY DRESSES ARE ATTRACTIVE Large Shipment Packed At Local Red Cross Workroom Browsing about in the Red Cross workroom at 416 Twenty- fourth, one can easily picture the delight with which the war refu¬gees will receive the 4000 articles of clothing which today were packed and made ready for ship¬ment. Tiny dresses to clothe the tots in war-torn zones made by volunteer Red Cross workers would | catch the eye of any little girl, in America. They are made on charm¬ing, but simple lines, and are in attractive colors. Also simple but smart are the dresses for women. Sweaters Included On the list were warm service¬able sweaters for men, women and children, knitted by charitable Ogden residents. Materials for all the clothing were furnished by the U. S. gov¬ernment. Much of the work was done by persons who called at; the Red Cross headquarters, ob¬tained yarn or material, and did the work at home. Many others worked at the headquarters. The 26 cartons scheduled for shipment today contained hospital garments, women's and children's dresses, shirts, baby layettes, sweaters and mittens. The mittens, most of which are colorful plaid, and the sweaters, in bright colors, would warm the heart of any clothes conscious college student. Executive Staff Most of the cutting of the ma¬terials was done by Mrs. Paul Hodgson, Mrs. Myrtle Eklund, Mrs. Miriam Hyde and Mrs. Amy Barry. Mrs. C. H. B. Seybert is general chairman of the project, and Mrs. L. J. Paine is assistant chairman. This shipment, the third on the fifth quota since April, will be sent to the national Red Cross warehouse in Jersey City and from there will be distributed as needed. There is one more shipment to be filled on the present quota for Ogden. |
