Evening star., 1917-11-03
GUEST IDEA
GOES BEYOND CITY
Washington's Hospitality for
Thanksgiving Day Spreads
Far Afield.
HER OWN BOY CARED FOR

swashington's hospitality in inviting
service men to eat dinner in the homes
on Thanksgiving day has alread,
spread the gospel of remember 9
mothers son" far afeld. And fate Oh
providence has taken hand in this
campaign. for a Washington mother
who had invited two men in Uniform to
her homo on Thanksgiving day, In
memory of her own boy. received
joyful letter from him today.
You will be delighted as I am" he
wrote. "to learn that a dear lady here
In Admission has invited me to take
dinner with her and her family OF four
children on the holiday. She said she
was doing this as a return for her own
SON. who is In tho engineer regiment at
the Washington barracks. being In
yited to q Washington home.
Good to Get With Children.
ut will seem SO good" he continued,
'to get away from the roughness OF
the camp and to be with the children.
Really, mother, we do not appreciate
our homes and the gentle influences for
good that they exert over us until we
are thrown together with men. There
is q fine lot of fellows here, but home
Is really sacred in its hold on fellow,
keeping his heart In aspirations right
That was the happiest little woman
in Washington today, and she tele.
phoned to the Soldier Guest Editor OF
ing spread the suggestion SO many
miles away. SO that the hand Of hos
pitality and mothers love would reach
out and care for her own boy.
Reaches Across the Seas.
This is but one Of several instances OF
the sort. Another Washington mother
who had invited French otllosr 70 dine dine
not far from where her own son Is in
service, and he said he would write to
them at once to do all they could to
youth. Thus is the hand Of hospitality
reaching even across the seas.
Washington women are still continu-
ing to send in their requests that men
in uniform be sent to do honor to their
Thanksgiving dinner. The committee OF
women are practically all organized for
a tour of the camps to give the invita-
tions personally to the soldiers. sailors
and marines-so all those who wish to
have men in uniform with them on
Thanksgiving day should send In their
names and addresses as soon as possible
SO that the women's committees can
classify them by sections OF the city and
apportion the invitations to the various
camps.
More Letters Of Invitation.
Hero is how some of the Istters Of
Invitation are coming in:
From r. P. Germond. the Jefferson
Alexandria, Va:
Unfortunately, Providence did not see
fit to endow our family with boys, and
SO no service flag flies from our dwell
ing. but patriotism runs high within
our four walls. and on Thanksgiving
for four Of Uncle Sans fighters. II you
will be SO kind as to extend the invita-.
tion."
From Mrs. Mary c. weidman, 81 Sea.
ton place northwest:
Mrs. Weidman and daughters woult
be more than pleased to entertain foul
Of our soldier boys to Thanksgiving
dinner and dance. Would like to have
four from any Of the states. Come early
and stay late. dinner served at $3.50 Il
will take them for an automobile ride
From Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E.
Lewis. Fort Myer Heights. Va:
Mr.. Lewis joins me in extending a
cordial invitation to two soldier boys
to be our guests at Thanksgiving din
ner. The farther the boys are from
home and mother tho warmer will be
our welcome to them. We can promise
they shall not go back to camp hun
CRY and will try to make the day a
pleasant one for them"
From Mrs. A. W. Stockton, 5201
Illinois avenue:
I'VE would very much like to have
as our guest for Thanksgiving dinner
Corp. Fred B. Howell, Battery c. 311th
Field Artillery"
The following were also received: !:
DR.. S. T. Ashton, Ballston. Va, two.
Mrs. George D. Mitchell. 1912 Irving
street northeast. two.
Mrs. Mary Donoho, 1929 Girard street
northwest. one.
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Francis, $40
9th street southwest. two.
Mrs. C. H. Anderson, South Spruce
street. Clarendon. Va. TWO OF four