Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-19
S OC E T Y

Once upon a time when you were a
little Eirl with long gold hair. or a
: small boy who delighted in giants and
s hidden treasure. whichever the case
\ may be. you read fairy stories. Such
y wonderful fairy stories that carried you
sailing across the bright sky OF mag
ination into sunkcn gardens where a
hapless princess or an imprisoned
prince waited only your coming to end:
And SO she forcsve' her sisters and
married the prince and lived happy ever
after. Fairy stories are wonderful
things. but IL YOU will only turn the
pages OF old Father Times hook YOU
Will come upon tales no less enchant
ing. They arc tales fall OF service TO
tired and weary soldiers, passing
through strange cities: they arc tales
fun OF sunny smiles 10 cheer the boys
through some part OF their journey 10
the shore where mon go down to the
sea in ships; they are tales as vivid
with service rendered as ever a knight
gave TO a fair lady without her castle
wall.
The cantccn committee OF the Rich
nond Chapter, American Red Cross. has
been actively At work since last Oclo-
Der. During this time il has taken
care Of $500 troops who have passed
through Richmond. a. T. Wilmer is
chairman OF the committee. assisted by
100 people nearly all women. who have
responded al any and all hours, in all
kinds Of weather, on the call OF their
chairman TO supply whatever they could
to make travelling as comfortable as
possible for our soldiers and to show
them that their service to their coun-
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can rely upon the support OF the people
who are left a. home
Why. you know yourself how terri
bly, queer you feel when you descend
from a train and there Is no one to
meet you! Suppose you were in
crowded train. weary from hours. and
maybe days. of travelling. with a long
and perilous adventure ahead OF YOU.
don't you think it would stir all that
is best in you IL you should look out
OF the window in the gray OF the dark
station shed and see smiling faces
waiting for you? They are waiting
for the boys with cookies and cooling
drinks and cigarettes and magazines
rust as they hope somebody else IS
doing for their boys The committee
looks out for any who have been i'll
on the way. They send kilograms and
letters and postals.
Some times the committee has 20
look OUT for wounded You hadn't
thought abou, that, had you? Only
recently they cared 70. over 100
wounded soldiers passing through. You
could tell one incident after another
OF boys that have been helped. bu.
the main thing is that they find cheer
to warm their hearts. a friendly hand
reached out across the dark Ct N. sepa
ration from home folks. one soldier
writes back from France ot Ms pcr-
iect Joy in cup Of coffee HANDED into
ris tram eE' South Carolina woman
doing canteen WORK there she knew
some people knew he said. and +,
made ne teel good the res, o. the dsv,.
NOW the committee needs YOU 10 helo
them. when YOU are baking cookies
Tor the family make some for the .ol
fiers' too. There IS hardly a day tina,
-ihey haven't train 10 meet. Tn.
cha rT71an of the committee Will see ,hs;
me soldiers get them. ~ course. they
heea All Sorts OF goodies for the bows
one me7elT suggests cookies for the
sake OF something = send. You Know
Whai your own boys Ike, and ali sor-
oilers are TIE same.
Fairy stories o. service and cheer
VII! maxi wonderful tapestry o,
creams one Ct these DAYS when ,bo
great shuttle mas gone IN ana ou, N
ana out 50 many times. There ar,
many truly helpful Things tina, Won
can dc 70 he!p speed the BOYS on mar
way as they pass j.: one viii onjv
gather UP The scarle: threads Of se-v.
iEe ana s@cFiiicc BRENT WITT.