Evening journal., 1914-10-30
CHRIsTMAs MORNINc IN EUROPE.

CHRISTMAS MORNING in EUROPE,
PrtHEsE the Of national and. ia instances
international, prominence who behind the
War Children's Christmas Fund and who have select
ed THE WILMINGTON EVENING JOURNAL to be
their representative here;
Mrs. John Hays Hammond national chairman; Mrs.
Eva Macdonald Vaesh, chairman of the National Com
mitee Social and Industrial Problems national
treasurer; Mrs Charles Knoblaugh. Mrs Charles We'll
lingon Cobb Mrs. G, V. Converse, Mrs William G.
Wilcox Miss Mary Garrett Hay Director General
Federation OF Women's Clubs; Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Catt Miss Florence Guernsey president Of the City Fed
Grafton of Clubs; Mrs. William Grant Brown. Mrs.
Clarence Burns Of the Little Mothers Aid Association
all Of New York city; Mrs. ellis Logan. Washington,
D. c. president of the District of Columbia women's
Clubs; Mrs. George w. Denney, president the Ten
neseoe Womeh's Clubs Mra Elenora Chamberlin
president OF the Michigan Womens Clubs Mrs. Lillian
Pray Palmer, president Of the California Women's
Clubs, and Mrs Henry b. Fall, president Of the Texas
Womens Club
That list Of must carry with It to Whining
tonians and Delawareans who have given who
purpose giving to the fund. positive assurance that
their gifts will pass into competent hands for dstribu
tion among the children in the European
William George Jordan has written for those
an appeal TO Americans that fail to stir human
sympathy to its profoundest depths It is entitled
"Christmas Morning in Europe" Among other things
| Mr.. Jordon says;
"Havo you realized what a sad lonely, empty Christ
morning there will be in thousands and thousands
OF homes in England France, Russia, Belgium seryia,
Germany and Austria?
Vacant chairs viii tell with grim pathos of the hus-
band the father the son. the brother. who went
bravey out TO the field OF battle for the country he
loved-and never returned. The wounded lying on
beds of pain. weakened worn and wrecked by shot
and shell, that make labor impossible viii be muto
memorials of the awful might of war
To-day, in the heat of conflict despite our earnest
fOrt Ia bo arffuI
our preiudces and interests make il hard for ms
to be rgidly neutral the glow of the approach
OF the greatest anniversary in the world Christmas
Day. the day Of Peace Earth Good VIII to Men, set
apart for all the nations and all peoples. let the fine
neutrality Of the soul sweep away all human prejudice
and make realize that all these fighting men ~
the seven nations equally our brothers brothers
in the divine brotherhood OF our common humanity
Let us do at least for the children what we can To
make them happy. the innocent suffering little non
comha'ans In this greatest war Of the ages
What we do?
'"rhe War Chidrons Chrsmas Fund bas h,or
organized TO send Christmas boxes to the orphaned
and helpless children of Europe Each chiIds gifts win
he put into separate little paste-board box carefully,
wrapped and decorated with bit Of ribbon and a bit
OF holly TO give II a real Chrstmassy flavor Each bo,
will contain useful little article of wearing an
pareL Christmas card a few pennies IN tho coin of
the country, and handful OF candies raisins and
nuts Each box will bear a printed label in the Ian
guage of the country TO which q is delivered STATING
that the box is Chrstmss box sent with best Christ
mas wishes and with love Of the children Of America
such an expression Of international peace and good
will cannot fail TO do good far beyond the mere clad
dening of tho oildrenS viii tend to lessen tho bur
den of tho older ones in seeing the joy of the it'll,
ones and in thc consciousness of loving hearts svnna
thizing with them in their hour of sorrow beyond th
seas. The final distribution of tho boxes viii no ON
trusted {" tho Of generous-hearted men and vo
n the other side ready and anxious to do thei
part
'lt is estimated that about fifty cents will he ox
pended on each box through the Fund though il
wholesale buying best terms may slightly reduc
this amount
"A whole day OF happiness in childs iife-and
4 golden memory of that will live through years-a
for SO cents.
How many children do YOU thus want to max
happy? If you can afford $780, give that and kno
that two hundred children win thereby be blessed wit
Joyous day? Whatever be the amount give IL; give
promptly too. for the time is short II il is only hft
cents, give that--wh the fullness of your heart b,
hind it. Seek TO get the children to contribute pei
sonaly, a sacrifice that will make their gift
o bigger, finer and sweeter
2 NO other investment can yield such dividends
IS dividends of happiness paid in two Continents smu
Nv taneously-on Christmas morning"
And, now that you have read the above and you
heart is filled with sympathy for these innocent be
IN and girl victims Of the European war draw your chec
IN OF pack your box and it to THE EVENING JOJF
o. NAL omee TO be forwarded to Mrs. Hammond an
n n'i associates In New York. who in turn will sta
~ 1t on its way across the Atlantic
pf In this society wide living around ms .,it,
= | analysis would md very few spontaneous actions