Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-02
GODM0THERS' LEAGUE
To SUPPLY SWEATERS
Large Number Needed for Virginia
Boys in Blue and Gray
Division.
APPRECIATE KEMEMBRANCEs
Men in All Branches OF Service
Write to League for Women's
Service Letters OF Thanks for
Christmas Packages.

Reports being received daily AT the
headquarters of tho National League
for woman's Service. Virgins, division,
show that fate played no undcrhand
tricks with the boxes that were speed
ing on their way 10 Virginia boys in
service all over the country from the
Virginia League. for most OF them.
curiousiy enough. reached tho men on
Christmas Day. although trauSporta
ton facilities were notably Inadequate
This year in handling Christmas pack
ages.
Tic nrst Of the weekly shipments 20
Camp Lee MAS sent Christmas Eve
through the Goamolhcrs' League of
Richmond. The free wool fund grows
daily as the shelves Of canned food
s,uGS at state headquarters are emp
tied. and Virginia boys who may be
shvcrimS from The present bitter cold,
and that which Will follow this month
and the next. will soon be provided
J with good, warm sweaters knit by the
Z swift fingers OF si,il!fll knittcrs who
belong 10 the National League for
Wonlan's Service.
The canned fooa&tun sold at the
State headquarters preceding Christ
mas represented the ORIGINAL donation
! OF the women or Virginia for the Gion
Etrc Kitchens for conNaicsccnt soldiers
in France. but later tho government
Transportation facilities became so con-
gested that shipments abroad OF this
character were forbidden, SO this do
nation is being turned into sweaters
as rapidly possible by the women
Of the State.
Just now. the Virginia division Of
the National League for Woman's Ser
vice of which Mrs W. w. Sale is chair
man. is working for $500 sweaters for
the BOYS of the Blue and Gray Division
at Camp Mcclellan. These men viii
soon be in France, ana each county is
bcinr appealed TO for knitters for that
county's own soldiers. the wool in most
cases being supplied free OF cost by
the service league. The response mas
: been most gratifying. ana waen inc
! sweaters are collected. they VIII nc
son. to Camp Mcclellan through the
potomac Division of thc Red Cross to
avoid duplication.
SEND LETTERS TO SHOW
THEIR APPRECIATION
Goin- back to the 5000 Virginia boys
who were remembered Christmas BY tnc
Virginia division of the Nauona
! League for Woman's SerNicc-the
: eats" for these Virginia boys ~ht
have not yet been sent over tnere
we're not put on exhibition nor Offered
for sale at the State headquarters, let
IL be we'll Observation-Disclosures from
these boys are peculiarly touching II
, the sincerity OF their appreciation o.
the work OF the women back home.
From a man on board the L. ).
"Annabell" one OF the Mosquito Meet
4 the following letter has just reachee
i the State chairman. Mrs Sale:
The box OF fruit forwarded to th'
.AnnabeM' by the League for Woman:
: Service came duly to hand yestcrda!
: christmas F,vc). and ] am sure tina
:. / express the sentiment of the entir'
n crew when / say that words cannot e1
press our appreciation of the same
Everything was intact and in goo
shape and the fruit is the best ! eve
ate. 1t is a lonely Christmas for US
far, far from the confines of our happ.
+, homes and loving parents. but my hear
= throbs with gratitude when think tina
; other mothers than our own arc SO gen
|, erous and thoughtful as 20 send us sucl
delicious boxes to cheer the long winte
$ hours. We can do our bit with
+ lighter heart and = greater determine
ton when we are assured that we hav
the stanch support of the people 'bacl
home and nothing gives us this as
surancc moro than such farors as yo
have bestowed upon us. We thank yo
- from the depths of our hearts an
pray that God may promote your gen
erous works. Wishing you the hes