1941-06-07 — Page 9

Second Section

Hongkong Telegraph.

BUNGLE "BRITAIN

SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1941.

Magazine Features

Bundles

for

Britain

You have often heard of the term, Bundles for Britain, and may also have seen newsreel pictures of this organisa- tion which, as simply as its name, offers an outlet for all Americans who are eager to help in relieving distress and suffering in the British Isles due to the war, and particu- larly as the result, of aerial bombings.

In the early stages of the war, Mrs Wales Latham, young New York society woman, wanted to do something to help England. At that time, nearly all relief work in the United States was being directed to alding the French. She canvassed friends, secured a licence from the State Department, wheedled an empty store rent-free from a Park Avenue landlord, persuaded Mrs Winston Churchill to become a sponsor and started with her work.

From the very first, the Bundles for Britain move- ment was a success. People in all walks of life knitted for it, offered time, goods, money.

When the theatre of war shifted to Britain in July last, the movement grew rapidly. Branches sprang up all over the country. There are now today more than 300, spread over every state in the union.

Only non-military supplies are sent by the organisa- 'tion, and among the goods dispatched to Britain are vast quantities of clothing, knitted goods, shoes, food, and hospital supplies and many ambulances and mobile canteens, as well as hundreds of crates of surgical instru- ments.

Pictures on this page depict some of the activities of the organisation...

On the top of the page, volunteer workers are hard at work folding and pinning surgical dressings. Im mediately to the left, two film stars, Dolores del Rio and Claudette Colbert, are sorting out shoes collected by the Hollywood, branch. To the left of that, children in an Illinois town operate a lemonade stand to help the cause, while, at lower left, co-eds of Louisiana State University solicit subscriptions at a football game. Below is a picture of what one of the branches looks like. Many women, passing by, see the sign, go in and work for a few hours each day.

BUNDLES FOR BRITAIN

COME IN AND WORK FOR THE BRITISH FORCES

BUNDLE.