Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-26
Christmas ship movement. Remember
that.
Plan, Briefly Stated.
The plan. briefly. in this:

Inc plan, Drleny, IN this:
The Star, in Washington, with the CO.
operation of the Merchants Transfer
and Storage Company. will receive and
acknowledge all contributions, either
| of cash or of clothing, toys, etc, and
will care for, pack and turn the gifts
over to the Pennsylvania railroad
The Pennsylvania railroad will for
ward the contributions, free of any
charge, to New York, where the big
freight car will be turned over to the
Bush terminal.
charge, the use of it's tracks and dock
in Brooklyn. where the gifts will be
loaded on the naval collier Jacon.
The Jason is given free as the con-
carry the gifts to Europe. Red Cross
headquarters in New York will attend
to the loading of the Jason. And on
the other side of the ocean officials of
the united States consular service, of
the Red Cross in Europe and of the
various countries engaged in the war
Will see to the proper distribution of
the gifts. No charge of any kind will
be made for this work, the several ma
tons having agreed to admit the cargo
of the Christmas ship free of customs
duties.
Formal Acceptance Announced.
The governments of England and
Russia have formally communicated to
The Star and the Chicago Herald their
acceptance of the gifts which are to
be carried on the Christmas ship to
the war orphans of Europe. With the
acceptances of these countries the list
is complete. including France, Eng
iand, Russia, Belgium, Servfa and
Montenegro. composing the allies, and
Germany and Austria, opposing the al
lied armies.
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, British ambas-
sador to the United States, has given
the official notification of the govern
ment he represents that it will do
TO countries that cannot be reached by
the Jason. Even gifts intended for war
orphans IN Germany or Austria saws
the British ambassador, will be pushed
forward to their destination as quickly
as possible, and will not be detained or
ihter1erea with in any way. Further
more, the ambassador says, his govern
ineht VIII furnish a British Warshin
| 10 convey from England to Norway the
gifts intended for Russia, and another
~arship, flying the British flag, will be
| furnished to carry the gifts meant for
Belgium to that country.
me German government, through its
ambassador, has promised that the
oItish man-of-war carrying these
Elrts will be admitted, without oppost-
| controlled "
the German forces.
Cooperation Is Assured.
So it will be seen that the consent
and cooperation of the nations act
ually engaged in the war have been
given to the distribution of the gifts
the Christmas ship is to carry. All Of
the governments have accepted with
gratitude and appreciation the gifts of
the boys and girls and grown-ups of
washington and the whole United
states. Now, let everybody hurry; let
every boy, and girl. every man and
woman who plans to contribute to the
Christmas ship fund or the cargo Of
| the ship do 1t today.
Remember that 1t Is not toys that are
particularly desired. No matter how
| beautiful the thought that accom-
panies a toy. an orphaned boy or girl
| whose fingers are blue with cold and
| whose limbs are exposed to the bitter
winter weather cannot play with 1t.
Useful things should be given-warm
dresses. sweaters. stockings and shoes
especially, boys and girls clothing. But
particularly the shoes and stockings
| 1t will be far more comforting to think
| that the warm, comfy" knitted jacket
| you have given. or the coZy suit of rib
| bed underwear, has saved some child
from pneumonia and probable death,
| than to recall that you have sent a toy
| which froSt-bitten hands could not hold