The evening world., 1921-02-28
Bg Lillian Bell.

= BIZ Lillian Bell.
Saturday was a good day for the
Service House Fund. came before
two large audiences and got two
chances TO talk about my "blesseds,"
and both audiences gave me money
for American Legion Service House
No /.
But before | tell you about II 1
want to thank Gen. Lafayette Police
Post No. 46O for their check for 800,
which got mixed up with mail / have
answered and only came TO light yes
terday. So. although the letter IL
dated the 29d--Washington's Birth
day. count It as contributing to sat
urday's budget OF good things for the
wounded. The Gen. Lafayette Police
Post has the honor Of being the first
American Legion post to send a check
to Tho Evening Worlds Service
House Fund.
Many Leglonnaires have personally
contributed and | have taken up
several collections at American Le-
gion posts after speaking, but the
fact remains that Gen. Lafayette
Police Post sent us our first Ameri-
can Legion check. And this re-
bounds to their everlasting credit.
The first check from an individual
Legionnaire was one received on
Feb. ., one hour after my first ap-
peal was published in The Evening
World, and was from w. +. Deegan.
First Vice Commander Of the State
of New York, and was for $40. II
came a few minutes after the one
dollar from my young friend, Mary
Saul, ninety three years young, who
has the honor Of being the first con-
tributor to our fund.
THE LETTER THAT CAME WITH
THE DELAYED CHECK.
Here is the letter from General La
| fayette Police Post.
Dear Miss Bell, Evening World:
Inclosed please find check for
500 from Gen. Lafayette Po-
! lice Post for service house as
! headquarters for homeless and
! jObless members OF the World
War as advocated by you In your
| discussion Of same in The Evening
! World. This, take it, Is the right
kind Of sympathy for the boys you
refer to in your very able articles
which | and others have read.
made a motion for substantial
Eelp at our last meeting, and am
happy to state II was seconded ana
approved with the unanimous con-
sent OF the whole post. We also
rendered YOU a vote Of thanks for
the interest you have taken to fur
ther the good work and the intelll-
gent way you advocated the bring
ing OF the matter before the pub
lie Sincerely yours,
GEN. LAFAYETTE POLICE POST
MARTIN L. FITZP..TRICk, Sd
Vice Commander.
Now, l have received a number OF
requests from the Veterans OF For
eign Wars to be allowed to assist u'
in tt.. cause for raising funds for o
Service House, as they contend that
the wounded soldier problem Is uni
versal and as dear to their hearts a:
to ours.
1. did not occur to me that any
one on Gods earth felt debarred from
assisting in contributing 10 this
world wide claim of the wounded
soldiers.
But il a special invitation from
The Evening World would be vel
come, I hereby extend It with all my
heart. Come on and help us, boys
and the next thing We must do will
be to start n V. +. w. Service House
know the American Legion will re-
member that you helped them and
will return the courtesy by co-Operat-
ing with you.
do so love the spirit OF co-opera
tion, tha2 the eighth verse OF the thir,
teenth chapter of Genesis Is one oi
my favorite texts: Let there be nj
strife, I pray thee. between me and
thee and between my herdmen and
thy herdmen, for we he brethren
The cooperation during the wal
between diverse religious and alier
races and conflicting political parties
was To my mind a great lesson In
the universal brotherhood of man
which hope will always he cherished
in the hearts Of men and never en-
tlrely lost
WHEN THE MONEY PILED UP IN
A HILL.
At noon Saturday ] should have
been at the Waldorf helping to eat
he thirty second anniversary break
East OF the WOmen's Press Club ot
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