Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-05

helping me. to do my "bit" in this
vast undertaking of the AmericaniZa-
ton of foreign people of our nation.
So with plans and advice from our
State president. began work in Au-
burn, among the French and Jewish
people,
We opened two rooms and furnish
ed them with chairs, tables. 4 sew
ing machine, an organ, pictures and
posters. The walls are covered with
conservation, prohibition, anti-nar-
cotic and beer cartoons and posters;
| our large bay window is decorated
with the French and American flags,
and a sign reading "W. c. r. U.
Rooms. Come In. You are Welcome"
The children began to come in with
| an inquiring look, and we asked them
if they would like to make garments
for the war orphans and learn patr.-
otto and temperance rally cries. etc,
etc. and they seemed very eager to
do so. Thirty-five booked their names
the first week. I cannot go into the
details as much as / would like to;
the beginning was very interesting
and exceedingly trying. but I will tell
YOU some of the things we have done
since May l.
J We have made patchwork enough
for one big quilt or two small ones;
have made eight waists for the war
orphans; have knit and crocheted
wash cloths for the soldiers. Now
each girl is learning to cut and make
her an afternoon apron. This apron
is made OF five pieces. This is to be
kept at our room, and the large
pocket across the front holds the
knitting or sewing work. They have
learned many Of the first aids in
sickness and injuries. The girls like
hospital days." as they call it; they
put on their Red Cross wells and you
would be surprised to see what a
good job they will do in banda ging a
hand, finger and wrist or ankle. We
have (played) kept house for mother
while she is on a vacation. The
thoughts emphasized were, thought
fulness of mother, willing to help her
with the care of smaller brother and
sisters, looking after father and older
brothers, keeping house tidy, a place
for everything and everything in it's
place, keeping clean, clean food, clean
teeth, hands and face and clothing
gentleness to the little brother or
sister. learning to feed these with
good and healthful food. We learn
patriotism, temperance, pure living
doing by others as we would have
them do to US. Last, but not least
we have organized Loyal Temper
ance legion of 26 paying members.
We have observed Miss Gordons
birthday by having a luncheon in our
rooms as we were disappointed in
taking a hike and a picnic, on ac-,
count of rain. Our children love to
recite rally cries, particularly this
patriotic rally crJ:
Here we come, dear Uncle Sam,
Ready to help you all we can;
Wen dig and hoe. and make things
Wen help the orphans across the sea,
Kill old King Booze.
He's our greatest foe.
Hurrah for the flag that will make him
Whose flag will make him goe
Our fag-thc stars and Stripes Of
America.
And they love to give allegiance to
our flag. 1t would do your heart and
soul good to see their zeal and en-
thusiaSm.
They have learned what the cigaret
cry means. Wen exterminate" We'll
legislate: the eigaret must go; and
you would think it was going, if YOU
could have seen them. We have OBJ
served Flower Mission day by taking
Is bouquets to the hospital.
We subscribed for six Crusaders
and contributed to the Anna Gordon
Missionary fund.
We take up the departments Of
hygiene and medical temperance. an
ti-narcotics, mercy sand literature.
Have given away $50 magazines and
r"pers, paid our dues and become Il
star legion in five months. The chill
dren in this legion are Jews and
French. July 4th we had a big cec-
bation. Twelve different nationalitics
dressed in their native costumes
formed a parade. / could not take
tho children but l was in the process
sion. 1t was the greatest parade that
ever marched our streets-a three
mile route. In the afternoon a fine en-
tertainmeRt was given by French,
Greeks, Syrians. Lithuanians and
Americans, on the Athletic field. Last
spring "a dinner of nations" was
given in the City hall, each nation
had it's booth and sold the things they
were in the habit of eating. You took
your plate and went from one booth
to another, and bought what you
wished and then went to a table and