Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-12-23 | Page 10 | Utah Residents Push War Aid

UT UTAH AM RESIDENTS PUSH WAR AID War relief work in Utah Is big business Large numbers of ol persons and end many organizations are engaged in voluntary work to aid countries beset by war a survey showed Monday One of ol the largest voluntary relie relief re re- lie lief drives drives' being conducted In the state at present is for aid of ol Greece and a goal of has been set Officials in charge of the drive estimate there are voluntary workers in the state and reported I they believed the drive would go over the top Office Opens The British War Relief tion has opened an office in downtown downtown downtown down down- town Salt Lake City and nd Mrs Burton W. W Musser head of the organization said approximately women donate time to knit make clothing solicit funds and other activities The organization also sponsors six sewing circles The Salt Lake county chapter of the American Red Cross estimates they have wor women in hi active work making surgical dressings clothing and many other items The finished products are arc then shipped hipped at Red Cross expense to San Francisco from where they ar are put on boats for England The Salvation Army while not actively engaged at present sponsored sponsored sponsored spon spon- a 6 wide state-wide clothing drive in schools and shipped two carloads carloads carloads car car- loads of garments to Britain Other Nations Aided Bulk of materials gathered seems destined for Britain although Norwegian Norwegian Norwegian Nor Nor- and Holland relief drives were reported ported Red Cross articles some of which are destined for England also goto goto go to France Belgium the Netherlands Netherlands Netherlands Nether Nether- lands and other countries in need Clubs such as the Canadian Legion Legion Le Legion Le- Le gion the Cambrian society Scottish Scottish Scot Scot- tish organizations throughout the state slate L. L D D. S. S church missionary associations and other groups participate participate participate par par- actively in relief drives and work Nothing is known however of organizations to aid Germany or Italy within the city Officials said if such aid is being given It It is individual The Red Cross reported that of some collected nationally for relief work only 39 was earmarked earmarked ear ear- marked for Germany