“Bundles for Britain Getting Underway” in the May 26, 1941, issue of the Burlington Daily Times-News
Mrs. W.T. Cheatham of
Brookwood who has consented to be chairman of the local unit of Bundles for
Britain has this week received a letter from Mrs. Wales Latham, national
president, authorizing the Burlington group to go ahead with its organization.
Preliminary plans
are now being completed for an active unit of Bundles for Britain in Alamance
county. This movement was inspired at a meeting of the Belle Lettres book club
to which other interested persons in town were invited. At this meeting Mrs.
Willis Slone and Mrs. Matt Wall of High Point gave a full account of the unit’s
work in High Point.
Since that time
local persons have had one meeting to get the organization started.
L.J. Blakey,
cashier of the National Bank of Burlington, will serve as treasurer and Mrs.
L.J. Blakey was assistant treasurer. Mrs. Joe Kelly will be secretary and Mrs.
Walter Williams assistant secretary.
Various committee
women are being contacted. M.B. Smith has granted the use of his building which
was formerly occupied by Jerry’s Sport shop on Main street opposite the
Alamance hotel, and this will be local headquarters for the work.
Some women of
Graham, Haw River, Elon College and Mebane have expressed a desire to
cooperate. With such good groundwork, the Alamance county unit bids fair to be
a strong link in the chain bearing relief to the war sufferers in Britain.
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