Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-25
Trucks Kept Hustilns.

Nash, the Brandeis stores, King Peck's,
Kilpatricks and Benson & Thorne's.
Trucks Kept HuStlInR.
The Omaha Van and Storage company
had a truck busy all day gathering up
packages from the suburbs, where orga-
nizatlons OF women and children had
gathered them together. Utmost care had
been made in the tying up of most OF
these packages, many being tied with
colored ribbons and many having Christ
mas stickers.
The Omaha Merchants Express COM
pany had two OF its largest trucks busy
all day hauling the huge boxes to the
Burlington freight depot. where n corps
OF men was on hand to load them and
give them cheerful start on their way
to the war-strioken countries.
Children of the west end had taken
their packages to the homes OF Mrs.
Clement Chase. Mrs. +. A. Nash, Mrs.
Arthur Guiou aand Mrs. Charles Offutt,
and the women had gathered and packed
the gifts most neatly, Each was tied in
white poper with ribbon. The country
which gets the boxes OF Christmas cheer
from Omaha win be most lucky al they
contained gifts which viii open the eyes
OF the little tots for whom they are
destined
For the Most Needy.
The Methodist Sunday school Of Bic
Springs. through Rev. l. K MeGang'
ley, the pastor, sends q check FOL
u2@. adding In his letter: This
money IA for the sufferers In this
most needy place. We desire II to so e
the women and children and not 70 this
front"
/ Mrs. r. ]. Turner. Friend. Neb.. encIose'
her check for IS, while the Fourth grade
children OF the public school at Lyons
have sent si.7b.
The First National bank. SCOTS Bluff
sends $685. contributed by the citizens
and the public schools. A. J. shumway
cashier OF the bank. In note accompany
ing tho cash. says: Good speed th'
Christmas shipi May It have SAFE
Journey ana bring happiness and Yule
tide blessings 10 the poor and needy"
From Fullerton, Mrs. f. b. Penne,
sends a large box containing suitable
gifts for the people OF war-strlckei
Europe She docs this In behalf OF th'
chlldren's Story Hour club. a depart
ment OF the women's Civic improvement
club OF Fullerton
At Nebraska City. Miss Rose Agath'
Ramold took hold OF che work Of collect
ing goods 20 be sent on the Christina
ship. These she has sent on 10 The Bee
together with n cash contribution. TIT
citizens of Nebraska City responded lib
orally. and among the articles were SIS
worth OF new garments gwen by T. u
Cleveland & Son. merchants. Beside
these, the people OF the city donates
thirty-slx suits for boys. four coats
eighteen dresses for girls, twelve sweater
and several dozen dresses for small chill
dren. numerous coats. aprons. stockings
caps, mittens, and large quantity o
, new cloth There were a dozen prett
dolls toys. a large quantity of candy an
some fruit
Among the cash donations reported b
Miss Ramold was S from Rev. 5. Meyer
O s. from Rev. Mr.. crSmer. and s. fror
Master Billy Wilson.
). Many folks who wanted 90 make con
8 tributions to The Bees Christmas shi
: carload OF gifts. were so busy getting tn
L articles tOgether that they failed 20 sen
y them In time to arrive by regular frelgh
which was offered free by the railroads
!, SO they sent their packages by express G
a parcel post In order 20 be sure OF havin
q them delivered In Omaha by saturda,
p Among such eonsignments was fine DO
Is by Express from the citizens OF Elgh
y; whom Miss Gertrude Horst and n
At Ladies' KensingtOn club canyassed Il
10 contributions Miss Rose Agatha Rem
old. who eaptalned the Nebraska CT
as people In the Christmas ship movemen
~ sent their big box by express. with n
ne remark that they were sorry they didn
az have time 10 do a great deal more
e. parcel post shipment containing war
clothing came from Mrs. Charles Daft
st OF Milford
10 when kiddies Of the Aiinden publ
II schools gave their pennies 70 a fund I,
r the Christmas ship many OF the busine
III men OF the town. who had no children
m school, wanted 90 join in the good wor
So AIRS. n. c. Jensen visited them a,
a received enough money from the busins
nd men ina a short time TO increase 1
er school children's fund from 81 20 tls.Os.
he draft for the latter amount Was sent
m II. w. Werdland. superintendent OF 1
be Minden schools. Tho school children al