Recently our volunteers have been asked to commit to sewing face masks that would be sold through our Thrift Shop to the public, as protection from the COVID-19 virus. I was reminded of our Auxiliaries early history, back in 1899 when we were also asked to sew masks...
As a young child, I was mesmerized by the spiked green leaves, and brightly colored berries that donned our holiday table. But, did they ever hurt, when I tried to touch it. The pictures of the holiday holly branches on Christmas cards looked so shiny and bright...