Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-23
SHIP is
BIGGEST THING OUT

AN SA@0N =
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ana crates for the long trip to Europe.
Motor trucks for this service have been
provided by the David Cole Creamery
company. A. Hospe. schmoller & Mueller,
McCord- Brady company. Burgess Nash
company, Overland Motor company, Ala
mlto Dairy company. Omaha Electric
Light and Power company. Omaha Trans
fer company and Thomas Fitzpatrick q
Co Many other firms generously offered
TO assist in this work. and may yet be
called on 20 do so
Pupils Respond Freely.
Among other things. the Omaha High
school students for the first days return,
contributed si57 in cash for the Christ
mas Ship. some of the other schools
have raised sums in cash, all OF which
will be expended under the direction OF
a committee OF principals, to be chosen
by Superintendent Graft.
some OF the railroad and express agents
in the smaller towns seem TO DO confused
as TO the matter OF sending In goods ano
packages free Of charge. Tho genefe
, freight agents in Omaha say the mattel
IL covered by special order. and tha
no charges are to be made for thu
handling OF any Of these goods.
It,u n STANDING Order.
, Assistant General Freight Agent Nal
: comb OF the Missouri Pacific says tina
every agent OF the company knows. o.
, should know that there is a general rul'
that goods for charitable purposes ar
! transported free. OF charge and are thu
TO be accepted from the consignor. l
i an agent Is In doubt at any time, IL j
. his duty to wire the general OF. assistan
general agent OF his division for instruc
| tIons. The Instructions that would g
back would he TO accept and forward tn
consisnnents.
Last week General Freight Agent Tuttl
Of Chicago by letter notified all genera
} and all division freight agents Of the Bur
llnston system to accept. bin and trans
port free OF charge all packages offere'
as consignments 20 go on the christina
.ship. these officers In turn TO notify com
, pany arents.
General Freight Agent Holcomb her,
} slater that in the event any agent ha
misunderstood this order II Is his duty /,
} telegraph the Omaha office asking for In
strucions.
II Ladies Get Bis Returss.
Mrs. Chase, Mrs. Offutt. Mrs. Crane
, Mrs. Barlow. Mrs. Nash and Mrs. Diet
I all report splendid response 10 their ap
peais, and each Gays she has a wonder
ful collection OF gifts. and more coming
/ in all the time. quite a sum in casl
has been turned over to these ladies. an,
! they viii expend It for suitable article
, to go on the Christmas ship.
Al ]. c. Robinson OF Harrington ha
started box 10 The Bee for the Christ
mas ship and also has sent check 70
$40. which is sent In behalf Of the Pres
byterian sunday school and its friend
OF that place.
Wish for Peace.
h rhe York Woman's Department
, club writes that it's box OF gifts win b
. here Friday and besides the gifts, tn
: box 10 weighted with wishes for peace o
. earth that such help may not be needed.
: signed by Mrs. Il. e. Welch, president.
E Father r. u. Judge sent check 10
$50 to the Christmas Ship Editor Q
I The Bee. representing money which ha
a been donated by the children of sacre
. Heart school. OF which he Is the pastol
The Ladies' Aid society OF the Presby
terrain church brought in $40 as the SIT
> OF that organization TO the Christina
ship fund.
May God bless all the donors and a
y who receive the donations il my prayer,
e writes Mrs. Joseph Davidson OF verdier.
e Neb.. In sending q money order for ST.
= for herself and children.
From Schuyler comes si'with this not
/ n wee little boy wants you TO buy vii
this soma toy that win gladden. the heai
4 Of another nice hoy st Christmas It'd
= Gods blessing surely rests with n
- Christmas ship.and IT'S precious cargo .
All Gfven Cheerfsny.
y The following letter from Otto ABR
3, hanson OF Minden. dated October "a
. CHARACTERISTIC Of many that are being n
n ceived by the Christmas Ship editor:
am today sending you via Adams,El