Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-22
Little Girls Send
Message of Cheer
Make Quilt for Orphans and
Write Book About the
Work.

The War lfalief Association OF vir-
Einia will include In its next shipment
overseas to Mrs. William Hill, Comlte
Franco American Pour lie Protection
Des Enfants Dc La Fronterc. No. a..
Rue dtAmstcrdam. Paris. France, n
small chiid's quilt. donation from
four little Hanover Avenue girls--Mary
Eulalie Stearns. Elizabeth Thomas,
Elizabeth Hardwicke and Louie Shore.
The quilt is made of thirty white
squares. each with design outlined in
red. The. groundwork Is blue, carry
fully lined and quilted by the small
fingers of these young war workers
The gift was accompanied by a little
booklet which. illustrated with Kodak
pictures. told the story Of the quilt for
the entertainment of the children to
whom II was destined. The title of the
brochure is IA Love story" and it runs
thus on the typewriter inner pages:
When people love each other the
first thing they do is to give presents
ism; 1t so? Sometimes the love is Sc
other, and that is the kind of love in
this story.
-Four little Eirls-Mary and Louie
and the two Eiizabeths-felt such n
great love and sympathy for the sick
and unhappy children in Franco that
they determined TO form themselves
into club and make something Tor
their sad little sisters across the sea.
Aftcr-Suppcr Porch Club.
They asked Miss Jennie to direct
them. and one night they met on her
front porch and organized the After
supper Porch Club with Mary Sternes.
president: Elizabeth Thomas vice
president: Louie Shore. secretary. and
ElizabetN Hardwicke. treasurer. Miss
was so much interested and wanted TO
help.
They decided they would make
Guilt to add to the comfort of some
all sorts Of pictures on thirds and
the child who looks, at It will forget
happy thoughts But how were they
10 buy materials for the quilt? (YoI
can't make quilt OF nothing at all,
YOU know.l
Well. right away they began to plan
an entertainment for the following
week. and they made almost enough TO
pay for the quilt and besides that, they
weekly meeting and TWO cents fine for
being absent.
"Of course. the president presided at
the meetings. and in the first picture
The vice president took charge of TN"
work. and in the picture she is seated
on the bench and is taking someth NJ
out Of her workbasket. The treasure
is sitting next to her keeping the dues
straight in her book. while the secre-
tary is taking notes at the table.
AZ every meeting prayer was o.
fcrcd for the children who will use the
Quilt and after a short business session
everybody Sewed until dark. which was
about 9 o'clock at that time OF the year
lin June and July.
Worked In Miss Jennic's Yard.
FINALLY. all the white squares were
worke in red and put together with
blue stripes So that il looked vc"y
patriotic and also showed what kind
Of love was in these children's hearts
red and white and blue, warm and
pure and true
One Saturday they worked hard all
day doing the quitting on curtain
strctchcrs in Miss Jennie's' back yar'l.
| As II was 4 hot day. they knocked or
| work awhile about O'Clock, and had a
party with leo cream cones aud lit,!e
cakes which would have been a per-
feet party. except for one thinc-they
/ couldn't help being sorry that their li,-
tie French friends couldn't have some
| with them.
And now that tho Gull, IS finished
| and ready 10 70 across the ocean Won
/ may think these little girls arc going
| 10 sit down and fold their hands and
/ say they have Zone enough. but you
don't know those four dear little girls.
They are already planning other
] things 10 do. and am sure.
The red, white and blue
in their hearts Will not fade,
And sometime ther will send
Something else hrv have made"