The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-27
LITTLE ENGLISH GIRL
Tells of Her Love of Dolly Sent TO
Her for Christmas Present.

Sioux Falls Press: Little Flora
Dalton. over in Portsmouth. Eng,
has no daddy now.
Flora's papa was a sailor nan and
one day he went to sea in a subma-
rine boat. He never anne back.
Somewhere down at the bottom of
the ocean, Flora's daddy and his
shipmates lie dead. their bodies held
fast In a big steel fish-like boat.
Probably Flora's papa will never he
found.
Just before Christmas little Flora.
who IL only 5 years old, was wonder
ing what Santa Claus would bring
her. Last year he had brought her
things, but she was afraid that he
wouldn't this year, because she no
ticed that little girls who had no
papa sometimes were forgotten at
Christmas time.
Then one day a big, long ship sail
ed into the harbor. II had on one
mast the stars and stripes of Amer
lea. From the other mast floated a
pure white emblem In its center a
star and beneath the word 'inas-
much"
Soon some nice ladies with red
crosses pinned to their eoatsleeves,
came TO Flora's house and left her e
package. They told her it had come
from the big Christmas ship out in
the harbor. which had been loaded
with Christmas presents by the chill
dren of America for the little war
orphans of Europe.
Little Flora Dalton, whose daddy
was drowned in a submarine boat
was not to miss her Christmas after
all.
Little Virginia Morcom, here in
Sioux Falls, Is old enough to read
the newspapers and last fall she rea(
that the Sioux Falls Press was n o.
nearly 200 newspapers of America
hat had agreed to receive and shiI
Christmas presents to Europe for the
war orphans who. but for the gener
osity OF the children of America
would have no cheer that day.
So Virginia. who has a father and
mother and a nice home. bought 2
nice dollie, pinning a little note to IT.
dress. wrapped IL up securely ano
brought IL TO The Press office TO be
sent on the Christmas ship.
This was the doll little Flora Dial
ton over in England was given b..
| the pretty ladies with the red crosse
on their sleeves.
Virginia received this letter from
| Flora yesterday-written IN note
paper heavily bordered with black ir
mourning for her papa who went
| down to the bottom of the sea in 6
submarine:
6 Frattcn Grave,
Portsmouth, Eng.
January 2. 1915
Dear Miss Virginia:
got that pretty dolly that yor
sent, also the money and thank yor
very much for IT.. / am so pleased
with the dolly / undress her ever
night and take her to bed. have
got two weeks holiday. My poor
daddy was drowned in a submarine
boat. We do miss him. My mamms
says that the kaiser must be an aw
full man to make this awful war. VIZ
hope hat you have not got any onf
In the war. / forget to tell you tina
I named my dolly Ena. as we though
that was short name for yours. an
a little girl 5 years old last October
and my is sending you .
photo that my mamma had taker
last September. have two brothers
One is just turned IL and left schoo
because he passed all the examina.
lions. The other is just turned 8.
Well, dear Miss, I do not think
can say any more. SO good night and
God bless you. with my best love and
thank you very much.
From little Flora Dalton.
Do you think you could write back
and let me know IL you get this
alright.
l forgot TO wish you a Happy New
Year.