Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-17
INVITED TO INCREASE
CHRISTMAS SHIP CARGO
Opportunity Offered Children Of Dis
trict to Remember Orphans Of
Europe With Gifts.
May Have Part in Nationwide
Movement to Make Victims Of
War Happy in Holiday Season.

To the Children of Washington:
The Christmas ship. carrying toys
from the children of America to the
orphans of the war zone, will soon be
taking on freight. But we must not
let her sail until we have added ouI
gift to the cargo. If We missed a
chance like that, to share our own
Christmas happiness with those other
children whose homes are desolate on
account of the war, we could never
never forgive ourselves. We can al
WAYS manage-somehow- pardon
others, but we can never get over any
wrong we do ourselves, because we
can never forget. So let US all help
together to make others happy If only
for the selfish reason that the doing
of it brings happiness to ourselves.
Everybody knows about that Christ
mas ship, of course, unless some OF
You have been having such fine vaca-
ton times out In the green country
that you haven't heard the first word
of what has been going on IN tne
everyday world, so here it is all over
again. You couldn't tell story nk =
this too often, for the reason that IT
isn't a story at all, but beautiful,
practical truth:
Story of Its Inception.
One day when the war was extra
busy making orphans of the children
of Europe a newspaper man in Chi
cago thought up a splendid idea. he
couldn't stop the killing of the fathers
to be sure, but he might make Christ
mas day less sorrowful for their wives
and children. So he went to work az
his splendid idea, and the result Is
that with the help of the children OF
this country-which means every child
cyerywhere-a big ship filled with
toys is to sail for Europe IN time 70
distribute Christmas gifts at the ports
of the nations at war.
This ship will fly the Stars ana
Stripes, and on another f1ag-a snow
white flag blazoned with the star OF
Iiope-will shine out the one golden
word: "Inasmuch''-which is to re-
1aiud all men of Him who loved little
children. So that, no matter how many
battles those foreign war fleets may
be fighting among themselves, every
cannon ON both sides will be silenced,
and every man at every trigger will be
blessing the Christmas ship that Is
bearing IL sunbeam to his own war
wrecked home.
The Star to Receive Gifts.
The Star will gladly take charge of
your gifts, SO that all you have to do
is TO send q toy-a new one, or an old
one in good condition-to the Christ
mas ship editor. He will see that 1t
gets to the ship, and the ship will see
that ii makes some child happy-and
happiness is one OF our most valuable
possessions-always provided We give
it to others instead Of making the mis-
take of trying to keep 1t for ourselves.
A man who knows SO much about the
war that he can stick pins all over the
map of Europe, has gone to the great
trouble of explaining that it will be
impossible for even an American glad
tidings ship to voyage safely across a
turbulent ocean filled with war YES
sells, with aeroplane bombs In the
sky above and submarines under the
waters beneath-so for his exclusive
benefit is added the following officially
authoritative information, which more
than explains itself:
take pleasure in assuring safe
convoy for the Christmas ship bear
ing toys from the children of Amer
lea to the boys and girls who have
been made orphans by the war.
Yours, for fair voyage,
''NEPTUNE.
Father of Waters
Il guarantee neutrality.
MARS,
God Of War;"
And for the 1ast-which, according to
world-oyer law. would also be best
here is letter for littlest boys and
girls from their Christmas friend who
loves them:
Endorsed by Santa Claus.
ICE PALACE, n. P.
To the members of The Stars b. S.
Cub and other dear children, greet
ing:
As l VIII be unable to pay my usual
CHRISTMAS visit to the warning coun-
tries this year. it rejoices me greatly r.
know that YOU will help out with my
work over there. Your generous de-
oision to share your toys and othe,
gifts with children who would other
wise nave no one to remember them
tsls Christmas, not only pleases me-
but 1t is also teaching you the beauti.
ful wisdom that it is better to give
than to receive. And that, let me tell
you, IS something finer than any pres