This Day in History: 1933-11-16
Mrs. Charles Hallenbeck chaired a meeting at the Mahwah Town Hall to organize a sewing group for the Red Cross. As winter approached, there were many families in the community, especially those made unemployed by the Depression, lacking warm clothing. Four hundred and fifty yards of flannel and print cloth had been received which local sewers were planning to turn into layettes, underclothing, shirts and dresses for the needy. Mrs. Hallenbeck was named chairman of the new group. She asked for volunteers to begin the work on subsequent Thursdays. Also urgently needed were donations of thread, buttons, binding tape and elastic. (Bristow)