YEARLY APPEAL

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 182, 30 April 1936, Page 4

YEARLY APPEAL

Each year about this time, rhe Khandallah Stocking Guild begins its working of making “new lamps for old” —in other words, of converting old woollen garments of all kinds into new and well-made articles for women and ebildren’s wear. Wool is unravelled from torn or faded knitted garments and is reknitted into socks, jerseys, caps, children’s cardigans, etc. The still valuable parts of woollen underwear, such as men’s wear, are cut up into little vests, bloomers, etc. The skirts of woollen nightdresses have endless possibilities. Samples of woollen goods, tweeds, etc., are valuable for making warm quilts for little beds and endless uses are suggested by all sorts and conditions of half-worn garments. So often people have some woollen article “too good to throw away,” yet not up to their standard. If so, the stocking guild will welcome it gladly and turn it to good account.

Particularly useful are the legs of woollen stockings of good-quality lisle to make into children’s bloomers. The number of garments made annually by members of the guild totals many hundreds and each Christmas a ease is packed and sent, free, to the East Ham Mission, London,' while throughout the year constant parcels of welcome warm garments are distributed among needy cases in the AVellington district. If well.wish.ers will kindly sort out anything they have that may be useful, arrangements will be made to collect any parcel by telephoning Airs. Ffitch. Clark Road, Khandallah.

Mrs. H. N. Esan was hostess at an afternoon tea party held at the D.I.C. yesterday to bid farewell to Mrs. George Shand, who will shortly leave Wellington to take up her residence in Auckland. The tea table was gay with warm-toned Iceland poppies. The guests were: Mrs. R. J. Pope, Airs. B. O’Connel), Mrs. S. Johnson. Mrs. T. Gusscott.

A few pieces of camphor put into the drawer-in which silver is kept will prevent the latter from becoming tarnished.