This Day in History: 1943-05-17
The work of the Mahwah Sewing Unit of the Red Cross was halted by a shortage of material. In the meantime, the sewers continued to report to the Chapel of the Ramapo Reformed Church to assist with the making of surgical dressings so badly needed in the war zones. Mrs. Elliot Reid praised the work of her team, many of whom had been working at home because gas rationing made travel to and from the Chapel difficult. She announced that the girls of the seventh grade, under the direction of Miss Trask in School #2, had made two patchwork lap robes, three fracture pillows and three scrap books to be sent to Camp Shanks from the current scraps discarded by the sewing group. (Bristow)