The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-24
The Lady and the Newsboy
LETTER or \ GltL WORKER.

Dear EHtcllc.
Your new frock must indeed IN
a beauty From your riyWhluk de
srrIption | know you must h" a
dream ~ perfect lovrllncss when
you wear a. attended u fashion
revue" nrEolf last week, IN whN
II was at Ilanson'- YOU know,
tile mnst beautiful chop In town,
Inst week was the wuol, ~ th"ir
spring Snpcuins ~ was niso IN"
opening week ~ our campaign for
the near cast relief fuud. aud !
had volunteered to bc on" Of mo
workers at the booth in Hanson
The booth was placed Just inside
he main entrance ana we cuuld
Ece most Of the people who entered
and left the store. besides having
an excellent view OF the first Moor.
The place was beautifully deco
rated and Acemcd to breathe oi
aprlng Tho main entrance was "a
bower Of smllaN, palms guarded
the entrance OF every aisle. Easter
lines hloomcd against "A bacN-
ground Of the most gorgeous iab-
rlcs silkR and shtins ana lhc"s
that rivallcd the lilies In beauty.
In the center Of the floor a foun-
tain played from "A rocky grotlu
hung with moss aud. forms ana
twInkllng with hundreds OF many
colored lights made to look iiko
spring flowers, gold and silver fsh
swan IN The basin.
our poor little booth seemed
quite lost in tho midst OF an this
Horgcousness AL day long women
clad in tho m6at exquisite gowns
passed To and fro along the scented
aisles seldom dcignlne Ms even
glance. Their only thought seemed
10 he that the war was over ana
they could freely Indulge their
every wish FOR the beautiful
things that make for personal
D.. adurnmCn' enc lady whose at
tcntinn caught momeniarilN
with my meek little plea of don
YOU want iu give romrthing 10
helm the Armcutnus %" smiled In
a bored manner and remarked
that she believed Hho had been
ruhscrihing s. II year Ia an Ar
menlan fund for. oh, ever no long
and shc hoped they would get ON
their fcet soon she did not give
anything Instead her eye was
caught hy some wonderful cuH-
tune chaina which hunRN nearby
Crossing to them she quickly Sc
lected one Of amber and silver.
''IIow WONDERFUL she hrcH'hcd.
"mst tho note " color I need for
my new frnck, n-i ~ very r"1-
aonnblc only 81 IN take it
And shcadid
And now | must tell you about
Jim. Jim is a cripple n"WShoN,
HIS Htuntcd, twisted body Hpuint-
ing. near sighted eyes shutfllng
gait and .diugy. ill fltung clothes,
make him an object ~ pity al
most rcpulsiun How he ever
MANAGED to paAs the exclusive
portals ~ lnuaon's. do not
know. hut there hc was and hud-
died behind swilnN covered pill
lar next our huoih hr watched the
dlmes and quarior- dropped GIN
ogerA into our uut.lrrlChcd palms
lie wns very much .ulcrcsioi and
smiled RpprovirgN Whenever "A
coin was handed us aud looked
woefuuy disappointed whenever
VIZ failed to rcCcN" ono. Flnal&
he hskcd what 10 vaa all about
and | told him ~ the thousands
" little children In Asia Minor
whom this money would help 10
save from stUrvpUru amt death hy
exposure. told him ~ how
their fathers and nig brothers had
WI been k.Ilrd and their mothers
and sisters drnrgrd away TO die
In an jhr horrors ~ slavery, aud
OF how tnc-r n'herlrs4. mother
b. q
" die unless we saved them. Tears
came to Jiw.s CNca lie knew
about tho great war and he
showed me a war saving stamp
that he. had houEhI penny ny
penny lie Also knew what 10
meant 30 hc hungry and cold
"l'oro uttlo r|llers hc said
sadly. Il wish | could help 'cm %
llr pondvrci moment then
asked. "Wu You he hero am Sat
urlny. maam'' go
Yes Jim" ! aaid why
"W,ll' said JIM I rot a dino
today but that wouldn't h"lp
much would - HiNa think ]
can nyc a dollar by SATURDAY. and
IL youIl he hclo I''l bring e."
We shall ho hgro. Jim said
Late saturday afternoon. Jim
came ur Ito looked pale and
tired suspect he han nccn with.
out meals but me- smiled tri.
umphan'ls ns ne laid silver dol
lar ON tho booth
got It" ne said umpI, 'Nut
say maybe i'U rrf over there Iu
Time to buy them pgrc Au,c fc.