CWS Appeal for Yard Goods, Clothing
Diocesan Press Service. January 7, 1964 [XVII-12]
Church World Service clothing collections are not turning up enough of the proper, light-weight clothes to meet the urgent needs of Africans. In fact, only about 10 per cent of the needed clothing can now be provided, Melvin B. Meyers, director of Church World Service Material Resources and Services, stated recently.
The need for suitable school clothes for African children is particularly acute and CWS is trying to meet this need by an appeal for yard goods and an appeal to those who sew to purchase one of the packets of clothing patterns now available.
These patterns include clothing for children in Africa, Latin America, the Near East and the Far East; layettes and men's work clothes. They come in packets of four for $1 and are assembled by CWS according to the need at a given time. These patterns may be obtained from any of the CWS centers listed below.
Almost any amount of yard goods can be used to meet the needs of the emerging nations, but suggestions are 3 to 4 yards of gingham, printed cotton or challis for a girl's dress; 1 5/8 to 1 3/4 yards of plisse, poplin, seersucker or challis for a boy's shirt; 1 1/4 to 1 3/8 yards of plisse or poplin for boy's shorts and 1 3/4 to 2 1/4 yards of hopsacking, denim or poplin for trousers. Notions to accompany this material would include thread, needles, snaps and elastic.
This material, along with eight cents per pound for processing, may be included with regular United Clothing Appeal contributions at community collection centers or sent to any of the seven Church World Service Centers. The addresses of these centers are: 3855 Elm St., Denver 7, Colo.; 4165 Duncan Ave., St. Louis 10, Mo.; New Windsor, Md.; 919 Emerald Ave., Modesto, Calif.; 1911 Main St., Vancouver, Wash.; Main St., Nappane, Ind.; 637 W. 125 St., New York 27.