The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-12-12

make Tor the kluietS loi
sThere is nothing" said Anne.
even find something's" determined
ly answered Judith. ~ -.
"You can make things out of COM
paratively nothing" laughed anne
'sbut you can't make them out Oh aoso-
lutely nothing"
ayes. we cant I'll send for my
yarns and knit cap and mlftens for
each child. They are using bright col
ors and combinations of COLOR In
that way we can use your leftover
warns. too. Wen have plenty without
buying any more. and knit rapidly.
rye done lots of this work for the Red
Cross"
She made looms with empty spoois
and pins, from which each child helped
to make a round string which they
worked on at odd moments. They were
TO he sewed on the mittens. NO more
hunting fore the "other mitten." Inc
children were entertained with the idea
| of heinp useful and of helping Aunt
Judith. 49,. -
The sisters looked up discarded dolls
and sewed up legs and arms, painted
tbe faces and restored the hair. En-
fire outfits of clothes that could De
taken off and put on were MADE from
hits of cloth found i'm the scrap Dag
and they crocheted lace enough for the
trimming. These were for the two lit
/ tJe girls, Martha and Peggy, aged sew
en- and nine. --...-.
| How TO make eleven-year-Old Ralph
! tanny with left-overs was the problem.
Then Judith remembered that years
j aro she had been the recipient or
stamp book which she had not USED.
She. wrote her father for it, and then
invested i'm some mixed stamps for
RaIph to make beginning with. a
few new puzzles and toys from the
ten-cent store made goodly array OF
bright things for Tommy, who was the
Youngest child. -...-.. - ~
aNow for the dinner" said Judith.
tIet's not try to have the usual christ
mas dinner, but think up something
different"
sT did so want to ask Mr.. and Mrs.
Lambert" sighed Anne. "They came
from England several years ago, and
are so alone at Christmas time. i had
hoped to have them, but of course L
cannot do it this year"
.sThat gives me the very idea, Anne.
Wen invite them and surprise them
with a regular English dinner-roast
beef, Yorkshire pudding and gravy,
and have roly-poly pudding for des-
sert."
The days flew by with the sisters as
busy as bees. Anne was never happier
in all her life. She had not time for
repining, and found that by simply
making the best of everything she had
no real troubles at all. Henry, too,
caught the spirit Of hope. and remark
ed to his wife:
att won't be long until we have made
mn for lost time, and like my new
position better than the old one, be-
cause it has more of future to it."
The Lamberts were delighted with
the invitation, as they were expect
ing lonely day, far away from Merrie
England.
One day, when Judith came in from
shopping, Anne met her with the news
"a nephew, John Leigh, has surpris
, ed the Lamberts. He has seen service
in France, and is sent here by thu
, British government on a mission Il
: Washington. He has q weeks vaca
ton and has come to spend it will
7 them. insisted that he come to ou
: Christmas dinner, and they are al
: going to call tonight"
| SLOW interesting" exclaimed Ju
) dith. "Perhaps he can advise me abou
E my Red Cross work"
: Everyone was delighted to meet tn
, handsome young soldier and eager t.
t hear stories of aover there" from on
e who knew. John became great hell
Y to Judith with her plans for the chill
: dren's Christmas and her Red eros
e work. In fact, he thought Of so man
things that he came to the Midgely'
!. at least once a day and every evening
i He trimmed the tree while Juditl
: made the simple things to adorn 1t.
e One evening Mrs. Midgely remarke'
r to her husband: 81 never saw youn
o man so interested in children"
He looked up from his paper Il
! amused surprise. 'sMy dear, do yo'
Y really think he is interested only u
+ the children?"
e aJohn, you don't mean Judithf
: "Certainly. It has been evident iron
4 the first"
s Christmas .arrived-a glorious Gay
g with snow on the ground. Inc cnil
: dren had hung up their stockings. INT
e the bottom of each had been placed tn
q bright new cap and mittens, and ga
e bag of candy on top, wniie the o.iie
- gifts were grouped about the Tree.
h After the successful dinner wa
eaten they spent the evening In sins
q ing carols. John had good tenor voic
and Judith accompanied him on tn
. niano. Then he sang military song
- he had learned in the trenches.