Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-19

Dear Children: Let me tell you of the
Chidreu's League, as L promised you l
should in this letter You may have heard
of II before as IL has some busy members.
Its object is to help other children. and
while doing so the children who are help
Ing also enjoy much innocent pleasure. You
will all want to know how this is done, l
am sure. Well. one Saturday a number of
our members had children's party on
friends lawn; the hosts were children also.
A famous author and humorist read some
chapters from one of his juvenile books,
and the children enjoyed 1t immensely. He
also personated one of the comical char
acters in the book. and it would be diff
cult to tell which gave the audience more
pleasUre-the recitations or the children's
shrieks of laughter. A game of ball and
running race followed the other plays.
Similar Saturday entertainments were
planned In various directions, all under To-
cal management. All you need do to join
the movement is TO get a few children to-
gether and form a chapter. write to the
editor for number for your chapter. send
your names and addresses as your band in
creases and decide 10 remember and aCtupon
the pledge. which Is: i promise to try each
day 10 help make others happy, especially
children. whenever 1 can, so long as l
live" You may decide yourselves how you
will try TO make others happy; but please
do not forget that the pledge is meant to
be acted upon among your own members
as. for instance. if Mary, Alice and Laura
form a chapter and call themselves the
Greenwood Chapter of the ChildreuS
League if they live at Greenwood or like
that name. they must remember that what
they decide 10 do must help keep Mary,
Alic- ard Laura happy, as well as help
maxi others happy. You see, the rule
works both ways. and the growth of the
work depends upon yourselves.
The International Sunshine Society. at 96
9Th avenue. New York, has Childrens
LeaguH chapter, and if you Will apply to
them You may become a member of. not
only the league. but also of the Sunshine
SDCi-ry. which society takes pleasure in
telling ali members where help is needed,
IL ygu cannot find out for yourselves where
70 send Your pennies when you have earned
them. pT where 10 scatter the sunshine of
pleasant words and actions to help along
some 1ue less fortunate than yourselves.
Perhaps You may want to know what some
of our dgue children do TO earn money
for such purposes and 20 what use it is put.
Some little girls ] know dressed dolls Tor
q fair. others made bean bags, others ar
ranged a grab bag. and all united in mold
ing tn fair which cleared 50 for an or
Phtnag. in Texas
SOM boys in Jersey rugged up a tobog-
gan ard gave rides for pins, afterWard
selling the pins for > cents hundred 10
the IL her Of the host.
Or Sheldon Jackson Of the United State2
ts,pavtr1.pnt Of education says there is 4
great :ieid for help for children in Alaska,
ana H. tells many interesting things about
the little AleutS. who have so little ana
need - much. Then the ice fresh air and
vacation school funds are the finest sort of
avenues to reach and help children to a bit
OF happiness. In Chicago a movement was
quite recently started, through the Record
Herald. u add 70 the vacation school fund
beCaUN. It was feared a number Of tn"
schools could not open for lack of funds
Many little children there will be sure to
need Your help. In New York and Phila-
delphi5 the ice funds are doing great work.
In every large city there are channels for
such work. And everywhere you are, dear
young folks. You can find some one to help,
l am sure. If you will only open your eyes
to see and not pass by on the other side
Ask mother about the good Samaritan and
the Pharisee and pardon my little sermon.
1t will not harm You, and if followed Will
lead yag 70 much happiness, l am sure.
Yours sincerely,
DOROTHY DAY.