Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-26
6STH YEAR
SO G / e 7 Y

Patronage OF prominent women has
been lent any number of benefit affairs
In the past week. The Red Cross war
fund, charity functions and garden
fctcs for ones duty TO ones neighbor
at homo and all sorts OF charming
events that have been real war parties,
after all. Society has been very strict
about Its food regulations for many
months past. The fourth meal has
been almost altogether eliminated. ex-
ccpt in exceptional cases. AT one
beneht card party given not SO many
weeks ago there was no food served "A
all. and the prizes for each table were
thrift stamps. By tho way, thrift
stamps are all the fad to give az
prizes and birthday greetings. or to use
as dinner cards nowadays. And /
know four dear little children that
gave them as Valentines long before
any one else thought Of such thing.
but. then. they have hc..rts az bright
and warm as the color of their own
soft curls.
Society is busy making summer
plans. You really wonder what the
season viii be this year at the fash
ioHable watering places in the noun
tains and at the seaside resorts. for
tAC1S 10 SUIc 10 DC SOlnc SORT OF ueaEtn
OF dancing men for partners, unless
there happens to be camp near by.
They are all in camp or somewhere III
France. these gay and happy dancing
partners of last year and the year be-
fore. Just the same. country places
Will all be open before many weeks
have passed. one rumor has II that
society IS going 10 stay as near town.
The center of activities. as possible.
and that summer homes near the city
VIII be much in demand. One Will not
70 further than a comfortable motor
ing distance away from the war work
SO necessary TO be carried on.
You read and hear every day OF
genuine. heroic sacrifices that are be-
Ing made in the gifts for the REQ Cross
war fund. II is such precious priv
Negc 10 give. OF course, you have
heard OF what happened In Paris after
the war OF 1870. Germany had levied
a great war indemnity on France, and
she expected TO hold France under her
cruel thumb for many years 10 come. /
but the women OF France took their
jewels. priceless heirlooms jewels that
had come down through the centuries !
TO their possessors-and how those
French women loved their quaint old
jewelry!-they cast II all on the scales
OF fate. and in three days France was
free and the indemnity paid. We have
not gotten quite that far into our
treasure chest, but | dare say that
there have been sacrifices just as great
IN the drive last week. All that We
have and more TO the great White
Mother Of the World with her glowing
rcd heart. full Of love and ministry
and te derness to the boys VINO fight
Tor us to-day. -~--~-'---
Society may be busy with it's sum
n'cr plans. but most OF those plans
concern war work. We mus, no. think
CT do much else. and then IL Will all
&c over and the curtains OF blessed
peace will fall upon that bloody drama
staged by arch fends In their delir!um
OF lust and power. The bees arc huzzing
about the pink blossoms in your garden /
and red peoples grow in the fields so fa- !
away, and the busy hands OF those a,
home must never for one moment /
pause and fail. BRENT WITT.