The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-05
Sweater Coats, Stockings, Un-
derwear, Stocking Caps and
Gloves Are on Way to
Santa Claus Ship
GIFT-LADEN VESSEL is
ALMOST READY TO SAIL
Bush Terminal, Brooklyn, Piled
High With Presents From All
Parts of Country

The appeal to Detroit and Michigan
for gifts for the Christmas ship has
not been In vain. and. Thursday after
noon. Q train will rush away into the
east bearing gifts for 1000 little folk
in Europe. orphans Of the great war.
From Atlantic to Pacific has pour
ed great harvest OF toys and gifts,
and In the Bush terminal in Brooklyn
are mountain-high piles of goods.
Most Of them are toys. as gifts at
Christmas time for kiddies should be,
In most cases.
Detroit,s and Michigan's gift will be
unique.
Word came from New York that
toys were there by millions and the
need now was clothing for the little
folks that have to face the chill OF q
long winter. In addition to that, the
majority OF those who wrote to The
Times asking that their gift be used
In q specific way asked that clothing
be bought.
So wednesday the fund was turned
over to competent buyer, who went
among the stores and looked and
looked and planned and figured and
at last got combination that would
be hard to beat. Here II Is:
One Thousand sweater coats,
J One thousand stocking caps.
One thousand pair OF gloves,
One thousand pair OF stockings.
One thousand suits of underwear.
Now. what do you think OF that?
One thousand shivering little bodies
clothed In the warmest Of things. with
o gay stocking cap to top 1t all. No
need for the kiddies to stay indoors.
even II, Christmas be cold and snowy.
The cap pulls down over the ears, the
sweater coat buttons tight about the
chin, and the gloves fit snug about
the little wrists.
A thousand mothers who have wor-
ried over the chill and shed many
tear will give you thanks none the
less genuine because they do not
know the personality Of the giver.
Next Tuesday the great ship Jason.
with Capt. Henry T. Merwether COM
manding, will sail for Europe with
her hold filed to the decks with the
gifts, dolls and Teddy bears and sleds
and skates and candy and nuts and
clothing. The great white flag of
peace with q single golden star In the
center will snap from the main mast
and the stars and stripes from the
stern.
The flags of other nations win dip
in passing cheer should the war YES
sells of the combatants meet this
mercy ship. They are manned by
fathers, too, who will give God speed
TO the Christmas ship.
There is not a city In the whole
United States that has not sent box
OF gifts. Great freight trains have
been loaded with toys and clothing
as the individual cars neared New
York, and a small army Of men and
women are busy as bees in sorting
and packing. The government not
only gave the ship, but has detailed
soldiers from the quartermaster's de-
partment to help the loading.
Friday afternoon Detroits and
Michigans gift will be swung from
the express wagons into the big ter
minal station and little later into
the ship.
You will not see the Joy light the
faces of those children In far-away
Europe or hear their shouts OF glee
as the little fingers tug at strings and
knots, but you can have the sure
knowledge that the faces did light
and the shouts OF glee did sound In
the humble cottages and that the
mothers blessed you.
A thousand homes will know Christ
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