Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18

eral days earlier would be all the bet
| ter.
| The Christmas ship editor therefore.
asks that all who purpose contributing
| to the cargo of the Christmas ship gifts
Of clothing for women, girls and boys.
send their contributions to the Mer-
chants Transfer and Storage Company,
! 920 E street northwest, at the earliest
possible time The company will re-
| ceive, store and forward all such con-
tributions without any charges what
ever. Acknowledgment of their receipt
will be made in The Star. as in the
case of cash contributions.
| Donors of clothing, toys, etc, are
urged to indicate on each box or pack
age the nature of the contents, whether
| toys, dolls, books or articles of cloth
ing, such as shoes, stockings, under
wear and the like. Each package should
also bear the name and address Of the
donor, SO that prompt and proper &C
| acknowledgement may be made in The
Star.
Plenty of Use for Cash.
| Cash contributions should be sent di-
rect to The Star, addressed to the
Christmas ship fund. All contributions
of cash will be promptly acknowledged.
| For the information of number of
linquirers it may be stated that cash
received to be credited to the Christ
mas ship fund will. if possible. be ex-
pended for clothing for women and
| children. In case this should not be
possible the actual cash is to be sent
to Europe, there to be distributed in
the manner that seems best fitted to re-
lieving suffering and restitution among
families of soldiers who have fallen
in the war.
John Callan O'Loughlin, Washington
correspondent of the Chicago Herald,
which newspaper originated the Christ
mas ship idea. has obtained the CO.
operation of the American Red Cross
in handling the goods to be sent on
the Christmas ship when such goods
reach New York. The facilities of the
Red Cross organization for this work
assure the proper handling and pack
ing of all contributions and their
proper shipment.
1t should be understood that the task
of distributing the gifts to those for
whom they are intended will be no
of course. be easy, as will the distribu-
ton of that portion of the Christmas
ships cargo destined for points in Eng
land.
Ports of Entry.
for gifts that are going to France
and, probably. those gifts-and there
will be many of these-destined tn
|
war orphans and the war widows of
Belgium.
Germany's share in the cargo of the
ship will probably he sent to that coun-
try through the port of Rotterdam.
Holland.
| Russia. Austria and Servia, however.
present problems OF great difficulty
Negotiations are at present under way
for landing gifts for Russia at some
port of Sw eden Norway Swedish and
Norwegian ministers in Washington
are endeavoring to obtain the consent OF
their governments to the admission of
gifts from the Christmas ship free of
any duty, and transmission of such gifts
free across these countries to the from
tier of Finland, Russian province.
! From there the distribution would be
made with little difficulty.
1t is believed the only port of entrv
, for Austria will be Trieste on the
Adriatic. That sea is known to he sown
lthickly with mines. Saloniki is the only
Iport of entry for Servia Neeotiations
are now under way with the Greek GOV
transportation of gifts destined for
: Servian orphans and widows at that
port.
1t is expected that all goods Skinned
Ito New York for the Christmas shin
will he received at the Bush terminal
Brooklyn.
Acceptable Contributions.
Readers of The Star who are inter.
ested in the Christmas ship and the
Christmas ship fund are, therefore
, urged to begin making their contribu-
: tions ready for forwarding at once. Re-
member what is wanted The list in.
| cludes clothing and underwear of all