Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-19
CHRISTMAS SHIP
WORK is RUSHING
Only Little Time Left to Assemble
Cargo for Great Children's
Gift Vessel.
Is MADE FROM PULPITs
ministers Urge the worthiness of
Cause and Many offers OF Help
Comc from Other
Sources,

You viii have to hurry
THIS Is the last week In which the gem
crous people of omaha and the surround
ing territory have to got ready their gifts
TO be sent on the Christmas ship which
Is TO sail from New York ON November q
laden with toyns and warm clothing for
the little sufferers IN tho European war
zone. the little tots who, through no
fault OF their own. would not hear from
santa Claus this year 10 Il were not for
the children and the Rrown-ups Of
America. who have undertaken the task
OF providing cheer into thousands o.,
grief-stricken homes
Already packages are beginning to pile
into The Bee office. They will be cared
for as fast as they como,
Today the children OF the public schools
will be enlisted m the good work by
means OF circular to tho principals,
sent out from the office vt Superintendent
Graff. The gifts OF the school children
will be collected at the various schools
by The Bee.
Everything Arranged,
All is now ready, The railroads Will
bring the gifts to omahn FREQ OF charge.
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IN towns in Nebraska and western Iowa
II 70 take them to the station, marked
for the Christmas ship Editor OF The Bee
and they will he hurried 20 Omaha. The
Brandcis stores. Hayden Bros. and the
Burgoss-Nash. company win haul them to
the depot and the railroads will hustle
them TO Now York to catch Uncle SANS
war Ship which will carry them across
the Atlantic where the Red Cross society
viii see to their distribution
The time IL short. Get the presents In
early that they may not all come in a
rush Friday and Saturday.
ChIIdren and ola People Help.
A pathetic word picture OF ragged
homeless youngsters. orphaned by the
world war ON the other side OF the At
lantic, and to young to understand 1t all,
was pictured to the congregation OF the
Peoples church by Rev. Charles w Saw
idge, whom he appealed for contributions
of toys and clothing TO be sent on the
Christmas Ship yesterday morning.
lSfter the Sermon. children OF poor par
ents walked up and promised half their
moager store OF toys: old woman In the
House OF Hope commenced 10 scurry
abot for suitable clothing. and adult
members OF the congregation gave money.
Those sad little boys and girls OF Eau
rope know better than to expect Santa
Claus TO come to them this year Their
parents. In many instances have been
taken from them. their homes have been
burned and battered down as sacrifices
10 the war lords.
.ftN{n xasl, q. a
Joyed the beautiful custom OF assoclating
the birth OF the Christ child with the
coming Of jolly old Kris Kringle. should
do something TO lift them from the depths
of dependency. The Omaha Bees offer
to provides transportation of contribu-
tions to the impoverished children is n
most worthy one and offers .ua an excel
lent opportunity 20 do something which
we should do without being urged.
Dean Hancock Busy.
Dean J. A. Hancock OF Trinity cathe-
dral, Is experimenting the gathering of
gifts from all OF the cathedral oreanixa-
tons. lie says that evry Contribution
carries touching human interest story
because everyone with whom he has come
IN contact, from the wealthiest OF the par
isnioners TO the poorest. Is deeply inter
ested I'm the scheme. The dean made .
plea from the pulpit Sunday morning for
ms parishioners to come forward with
slltS OF toys or something morn substsn-
tla' for the little suffers Of Europe.
Collegiate AIumnae IeIp, Too.
inc Association OF collegiate alumni
IS also greatly Interested Mrs. Millard
Lansfeld' has named the following COM
n'ttee to take charge OF the organization
WORK; Miss Nellie Elguttcr. chairman.
MISS Ruth Mcdonald. Mrs. Ralph HoItz-
man Miss Woodwarth, Miss Scott and