University Missourian., 1914-10-22
COLUMB|A'S GIFTS GO
FOR CHRISTMAS SHIP
Six Big Boxes, Weighing
1900 Pounds, Are Now
On Way.
VALUATION is $1,000
Some Presents Come Late
Children Give-One Frat
Helps Work.

Columbia's Christmas package for
the families of European soldiers and
others in the war stricken zone is on
the way. Six big packing boxes were
shipped away from Columbia yester-
day afternoon for New York. There
they will be put on the Christmas Ship
which will sail November 10. The
boxes and contents weighed 1900
pounds and is valued at about $1,000
All yesterday afternoon the women
of Columbia assisted by several men
University students packed the gifts
in the boxes. Besides the gifts $95
in cash was given.
The children took a great interest
in the entire campaign. Yesterday
afternoon a little boy came with d
ship that he had made himself. With
his face beaming, he said that he
wanted it to go in the Big Ship. Anoth-
er happy boy asked one of the women
in charge if she had change for a
nickel. He had heard that he would
have to pay to send his gift, so to be
sure he wanted to give two pennies.
The last package to go in the box
was a little brown paper sack. This
contained three marbles, one glass
ball and a little whistle. This was
given by little boy who brought two
packages. One contained a doll from
his baby sister-the other was his own
doll.
Some Gifts Are Useful.
There were shoes, stockings, dress
es, coats, suits, blankets, hats, sweat
ers, underwear, furs, mittens, toilet
articles and materials by the yard.
Every public school in Columbia made
a donation. The children brought
their gifts to school, and then they
were sent to the women in charge of
the Christmas Ship. The Lee School
children sent many gifts, all tied in
Christmas colors. The Elementary
School sent s3.75 in cash besides their
gifts. -'-'
The children's gifts as a whole wer.
not toys. There were pretty hair rib
bons, booties and sacks for babies,
stockings, caps, mittens or some 9TH
er useful article
The children of the Robnett school,
a little school house in the country,
had a pie and cake social They made
$3.50 which they sent to the Christ
mas Ship. The missionary society of
the Olivet country church sent Sc.
The Baptist Ladies' Guild sent
twelve handmade baby comforts. The
Episcopal Guild sent S12 in cash be-
sides personal gift from each mem
ber of the Guild.
The girls of Pemberton Hall gave
20 pairs of stockings besides many
good coats and dresses. The Read
Hall girls had gift receiving day and
sent many useful things, the Christ
ian College donation was valued at
500, besides S6.25 in cash.
Several complete infant outfits
were given. One set was made entire
ly new and included everything that
a baby needs.
Materials sent by the yard were ac-
companied with patterns, thread,
needles and trimmings. Baby linen
and lace for trimming and thread was
given by one woman.
Many furs in splendid condition
were donated.
Merchants Who Helped.
The merchants of Columbia gave
many useful things. Miller Shoe
Store gave forty-five pairs of shoes.
Fredendals Dry Goods Store gave
two blankets. The Will E. Smith Dry
Goods Store gave twenty Union Suits,
and twelve dozen and half felt hats.
One store donated twenty pairs of lace
stockings. Strawn and Holland Dry
Goods Store gave fourteen coats.
Sykes and Broadhead gave two dozen
suits of underwear for men. Barth's
gave sweaters, union suits, caps and
stockings. The Drug Shop gave a
dozen cans of talcum powder. Many
Of the groceries gave tea, coffee and
-four. The Dorn-Cloney laundry COM
pany furnished the paper to wrap the
bundles. The Hulett Transfer Com
pany gave their wagons and men for