The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-05-28

one Of the greatest Of the good
Impulses born Of ihe present strusgle
h the idenl Of snrif, aud conservation
that II h. bringine 10 the children Of
American homes. without feeling the
pinch of actual want. they are learn
inr The ureful game Of making h
best and the o % things New
values are hclnH discovered. economy
n no LONGER looked down upon. but
ls uiifed 10 the level Of an art, and
simple living H. roinG 20 make
healthier bodies and rironrc minds
tor the children who will be the citi-
zeus OF temurrow . freedom.
Help the children. through q story,
90 work out a plan Of conservation
that viii ~ their wi lives. What,
on his own plane can "a little child
do without. share. OF put 20 q wider
uae in our crisis oi today The story
Of The Birthday Cake suggests food
economy. and after the children have
hsura u. they may make their own
application Of the lesson In other
home sacrifice.
What Happs uci 90 the imrthda,
Cake
~ will need fuur eggs and q cup
~ sugar and some MILK and some
flour, mother said. a. she went 10 the
pantry to get the yellow mixing bowl
anu me HAiffi 70 Whhf hAfNatA =
birthday cake,
"a needs sugar. too. Tor tho frost
Ing, and please make very thick frost
ing. mother dear" barbara begged.
b was standing beside the kitchen
table. watching inf she was going 10
be aix years old in tust u few days.
20 was to be- her birthday cake, rich
ard sweet. aud shining on he supper
table with six pink. lighted candles
90 a.. AHFaNH NNHuH the cake and the
frnltinr together viii use M an our
sugar mother said a. D came hack
wonder D. went on, with Just
r little hlt ~ ~ ln hef voice 'tf
We could manage with two eggs IN
stead ~ four ETrs cost 30 much
now
well. We have ~ mako "a birthday
cake. don't We mother, because a.
WAYS cut 10 and share 81" barbara
aid. Mother looked down in har-
hara's Kind little face aud she thought
moment. too. That was the won
derfnl part about mother ~ Par
hnra. they so n-ten thought tho same
things Then ,ney said something To
each other laughed and hugEed each
2 other. and mother put away the big
yellow mixing howl and fous sitter
The next DAY wis Hnrhara's birth
DAY and two people who dtdnt have
birthdays had SURPRISE.
Timothy. whose mother I'D the
washing. had hccn very ~ Tor " Ions
time lie wis getting better, and
could ~ In tho biz rocking chair, Az
wrapped up IN a quilt. and Try "a
emile out through he window when
barbara passed Barbara stopped al
Tlmuthy'a door on the morning OF her
birthday. She had q basket on her
arm. She took from n 70 bottle II
creamy milk and q hag h a held four
white eggs,
'Iiore IL u part ~ my birthday
e,k, fsr vou. Timothy" barbara said.
~ will make you ret we'll faster.
grnunY BLAKE was Just putting hei
tea Kettle con her tow when she
heard 70 knock az the door uf her little
house when she opened ~ she saw
pnrhnra who loved Granny Blake "a
much. No one cuuld make such nice
rag dolls as or my. and d Wa al
ways cheerful and smilinE. oven when
she had hardly enough Goals 10 make
her kettle boil
barbara ztlli carried her basket, and
she took 10 package ~ sugar ana q
freshly baked loaf ~ wheat bread on'
81 o.
Here Il u part ~ my birthday
cake Tor YOU. dear Granny hhrhhf
said This b. Tor your tct ana
mother made the nuur '1to u Loaf OF
bread for you 60 eat with ~
Then barbara went home almost
ne happN ~ 10 she Ind eaten u large
piece % frosted birthday cake nul
whom tho daY Wa almost over and \
REV DARK. barbara began 20 wish
that she could zee b six pink ightes
c.udiea shlning Tor her birthday She
went slowly in to supper thinking
OF them And. OH. What q surpris'
tho found there
in n roo, circle in the middle ri
tho table -hone sN pink. lighted
candies set In six pink rosebud hold
srs In the contcr 81 this birthday cir
che uf lirlts vas r. bowl that held Hi'
beautiful mink roses from the rnrdef
and beside rarharH's late was O
marcel wrapped in pink tissue paper
when barbara blew out the GAMBLER
aud opened tho parcel she found o
mink hair ribbon FOR "a birthday pres
cnt
what % beautiful bir'hdny this hni