The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-05

The donations TO the Christmas
ship were boxed today and expressed,
the Southern taking the same free of
charge The address was The Christ
mas Ship, Bush Terminal. Brooklyn,
N Y.
| There were seven boxes, two weigh
| ing about 100 pounds each contained
clothing, dolls, toys, and canned goods
contributed by Pensacola, Apalachf-
cola, De F'uniak, Warrington, Brent
and Bristol.
Nearly all of the clothing was sec
ond- hand, but was in good condition.
It comprised warm wraps for women,
cotton and flannel skirts, dresses and
shirtwaists, vests, coats, trousers,
shirts and underwear for men; cotton
and wooden underwear for boys and
girls; gingham dresses for little girls,
and suits for boys. A few pairs Of
shoes, a couple of FUR collars, muff
and two nice quilts. The baby was
well remembered with coats, sacks,
blankets, skirts, wrappers, bootes,
shoes, caps and stockings.
One beautiful baby remembrance
consisted of six new outing flannel
wrappers exquisitely made, and two
dainty new crocheted caps.
Another beautiful gift for a little
child was a new white pony fur coat
with cap to match; someone else sent
leggins which also matched, so they
were put with the coat and cap and
some sweet little soul will be warmly
and charmingly clad. The following
letter accompanied this gift:
Pensacola, Fla.
OctuDer 81, 1914.
To the Baby Who Wears the Little
Coat and Cap:
This coat and cap are sent to a little
war orphan on the children's Christ
mas ship from America. I am send
ing an addressed envelope. hoping
that whoever gets the coat and cap
will write me, and tell me the name
and nationality of the child to whom
they are given.
They are sent by little three-year-
old American baby boy, and he VIII
always treasure any message form the
baby who wears them.
The writer is the American bahy's
mother. With sympathy for the chill
dren made fatherIess by the war,
am,
MRS. A. o. DE WEESE.
Another dainty gift was from Julia
Simmons, of De E7uniak. Among
other things 1t contained two new
beautifully crocheted caps for girls.
These two big boxes contained some |
nice warm wooden gloves, several dolls. |
and toys of various kinds. and canned |
fruit, vegetables and milk.
This letter was placed IN one of |
these boxes:
Pensacola, Fla.
Nov. 4, 1914.
Dear Child Across the Sea:
We arc SaNdfDe U01J l1ica warm
derwear, and a sweater, and some con-
densed milk and dress for the BABY, |
and a warm cloak for your mother.
We are sorry you have lost your |
home and pretty flower garden and |
little dog; your school, too, and kind
neighbors. Words cannot tell you how
sorry we feel.
We send you our love, and hope that
your father will come back to you.
Your friend,
BILLY GATES.
Care of The Pensacola Journal and
The Civic League.
The money which was received
$60.05, was spent for three and one
half dozen sweaters, in gray, maroon
and navy blue, very pretty, and in
sizes to fit tots and little boys and
girls and big boys and girls, and two
dozen warm, heavy, fleece lined suits
Of underwear for children Of all ages,
and one dozen ready made serge
dresses for little girls. They were
dark and will be serviceable. Also
one dozen sewed hats, very nice i'll
gray, blue and brown, and few dark
blue pony fur coats for little girls and
one dozen hose.
The merchants gave the goods at
cost, which explains why $50 went
so far
The new goods were packed in two
smaller boxes. A nice selection of 81
worth was made, and as requested by
Pastor Reinhart, marked For Ger
many" and the note containing the
list of contributors from the Lutheran
church was enclosed; also articles sent
by J. George White and Ed Pheiffer.
A package from Mrs. w. r. Con-
zales was marked For Belgium"
also a selection from purchases to the