The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-16
WAR WIOENS OUTLOOK
MANY PERSONS WITH MAR
ROW VIEW OF LIFE
AWAKENED.
Everybody Up and Doing for Sake
of Country and Fellowmen-Con-
tributions to Cause Comprise Val
liable HeirloomS.


d,rtsned fbe World with hate II has
,jso onanad y,;ndows of the minds
of millions of naonIe whose ortIook
vas onra n,rrou Lnt whose ;maoin-
;ngs now on nm y;nos ont over the
naIions of The aqrt6 And This is
,sneciaIly trna amono the neonle of
tbr fini,sd St,.es
In New Vort the other dav 7 Wis
tied a crowded t;ttle room Insta}rs
at go F;fth ,v4pn- The room was
r;Ied Win nail nsrlages and Win
boves Iaroe and small of the trinkets
and treasures semi here from homes
III over tha r. < A IN he sold in
order to helm the lads who are ooino
to Ay "oyer there in France
Fran tba Windows Ioolino down
could see lono lines of shons
where in tbe old davs "Lefore the
var nour4d endless crowds of shop-
ners uictrred Fidh avenue hack
throrgb tbe ,ear. and thouoht of
countless ,hopoinp streets i'm cities
and towns ali over the land where
m oeneratious ooue Il, oeople have
Lo,,oht Christmas pre,ents WEDDING
rinos and birthdav Gifts Thought
of the numberle,s keepsakes that
have been stirred nm i'm American
homes and that have Grown dear
and intimate Now from these
homes in New Frolaud and in New
York and Cbicago in Denver Seat-
tl4 and San Francisco and Calves
ton Memnhis and New Orleans
these same ,malI household treas
ures have come by thousands every
week TO this room
Buv Comforts for Aviators.
And the busy women of the com
mittee sort them cut. and some are
sold and the rest are melted up and
sold. and with the proceeds ciothe,
and other comfort, are bougbt for
fine men Of the air service Uncle
sam ,upplies uniforms to the men
but not to the officers. When a bow
gets his commission he must at once
set about getting clothes. and for
those who cannot raise the price the
aviation committee steps in. And
also for those priyates who are be-
ing rushed of. TO France each week.
and who lack many extra things
that will make life less arduous, the
committee again acts as a kind of
foster mother. Here is the average
equipment the committee supplies
TO an officer:
One set of underwear.
One leather helmet.
one pair ayiators gloves.
One leather Aying coat.
One trench coat.
One pair leather brcechcs.
One pair ayiator's boots.
one pair OF wooden socks.
One pair ayiatoss goggles.
One woolen set--sweater, helmet,
socks, Wristlets and gloves.
The committee has made a spleu-
did start Formed only few
months ago as part OF the National
Special Aid Society, it has already
collected and sold $4,000 worth of
trinkets and has spent that amount
on clothes. 1t is hard to keep up
with the growing demands. for the
word has gone out among the flyers,
and they keep coming to this room.
But as the demand is increasing, so
is the supply, for the committee has
sent its appeal cut all over the
country
Send jewelry, silyerware, gold
and odd bits-nothing is too small
nothing too large, From our store
Of trinkets and treasures let US give
help to the wings of the United
States, Gold and silver, solid or
plate, donated to the committee, are ,
melted in the United States ASSAY
lfice, and the proceeds used to help ,
he aviators. Send old or new lew
elry, watches, chains, table and toilet
ware, vases, candiesticks, souvenir
spoons, coins, cigaret cases, umbrel-
a tops, eyeglass mountings, Thin
lleS, dental gold and platium. ANY
broken bits can be melted. Articles
n perfect condition will be placed
IN sale. What will YOU give? Be
patriotic, Open your heart and
your treasure box"
Long ago the treasures began to {
arrive. From New England and all
through the East down to the old 1
plantations; from New Orleans and /
Denver, from mining camps in the
Mountains and from lonely prairie /
arms. from Arizona ranches, from d
booming Oklahoma towns and from j
orest hamleCs in the Northwest tha \