The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-26
Anybody Who Has Old Clothes Either For Grown-Upsl or Children Will Pass Kindness on By Giving Them to the Belgian Relief Old Clothes Drive This Week"
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 diversions in Birmingham this
 week; Gypsy Smith, MT. Borden Burr. the Alabama state conference of united war workers, the circus-and lots of other things so that our Belgian re- lief old clothes drive has suffered to some extent, but now that we are heart whole and fancy free for the remaining days of this week, please let me urge the public to give bit of attention to the plea we are making
 Mrs. Charles Denegre, who is pretty enough to get anything she wants merely by the asking, and sweet enough to have everybody do her bidding, as chairman of tho Belgian relief old clothes drive makes the foregoing plea to Birming- ham for the suffering, needy, war-strick- en people of little Belgium.
 Do you remember how tenderly and how graciously our adored Gypsy Smith referred Sunday evening when he spoke before that vast crowd of people at the First Methodist church to little Bel gtiim?" It brought tears to the eyes of many-it sounded a note of close inti- macy between us and that war-ridden, brave little country, that made us take On q new sympathy and new motive to- ward those noble women and fatherless little children.
 Take this little emotion you feel when- ever Belgium is spoken of-that little lump that rises in your throat and makes the tears come to your eyes, and con- vert 1t into something practical you have chance-and here it is such simple. every day sort of chance What do you do with your old clothes anyway? Chuck them in the rag bag? Give them to the children to cut up an1 make into doll dresses? Why, my dear friends these little girls over in little Belgium haven't a doll to their names, much less clothes for them; so go up into your attic today--just as soon as you read this humble little story, please drag out your ol dlast winters junk that you aren't going to wear and bun dle it Up and have it ready for the mo- tor corps when they come to your door this week. Mrs. Robert Thach is in charge of the motor corps ard she is in- spring all of her co-workers with a tremendous zest and these fine young women are going from house to house just picking Up old clothes for our little Belgian sisters and brothers; please don't disappoint them when they stop at your door; you wont, will you?
 Still better, if you shouldn't happen to be ready when Mrs Thach or some of her fellow workers call on you, just phone down to Newsome's-you know the nica candy place that used to be on Third avenue-and tell Mrs. Denegre you've found something for the little Bel gians to wear this winter to keep them warm ana comfy and make them happy. stxx -x-l T comfortable and scommodious headquar- ters," Mrs. Denegre said, and we would like tc see the place just filled to over- flowing with garments for those dear people over in Belgium. We are going to be right on the job, so to speak, the whole of this week and do our level best to get lot of nice things for the drive. ,
 One of the things I would like to em- phasize is what we call The Little Prin- cess Boxes we are going to send,' Mrs. Denegre continued "The boxes will be sent to the little princess of Belgium for her convent children; that's what she calls them-little babies-and if the moth CTS of Birmingham would just peep into their closets and cedar chests and get l out some of the little baby things that | have been outgrown and packed away, ! little shoes and socks and bonnets and dresses and some of the little flannel garments and wraps-why it would jus, flflake the little princess and her little
 convent childrea the happiest of peo- 1 pie. It's such an easy thing to do, too
 we are all asked to do our bit during l this terrible war, and so many of us give
 the excuse that we can't leave home and go out and do war work-leave our chil-
 dren and our household duties-but here I, a beautiful opportunity to stay right at home and do a wonderful bit of wal work. inst stop and think of the happi- ness we will send right here from Bir- l mingham to those little scantily clad, pa I thetic little children in Belgium!
 I "It is well worth the consideration oi orr people here,' Mrs. Denegre said, I .this simple method of sending so much 1 happiness Over There and with the gen. ercsity and splendid spirit of patriotism l that characterizes every appeal made to Birmingham I feel sure that the Belgian relief old clothes drive will go over the | tor with all the fest'
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