Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-22
BIBLE STUDENTS
GIVE Up GIFTS TO
MD RELIEF FUND
Clnss at ST. Andrews Exem-
plify Fine Spirit OF Christ
mas Season.
ODESSA CHILDREN HELP

diving ur their Christmas gifts to
shru teacher and the instructor max
inr \ contribution "a much as the stu
dsnis give. s the way In which the
hihir class of Charles II. Palmer of 81.
Andrews Protestant Episcopal
sahh,ih school proposes To aid
,ha Emergency Relief fund and
the needy ~ Wilmington. IL
samo about this way.
Mr. raimers class is the oldest boys
class In the sunday school, The stu
drn,a range from 10 years 90 %. Al
NaNa. n has heen thc custom for the
students 60 remember their teacher
rnd Mr. Palmer has always given hls
puplla some token. Last Sunday the
ieraon IN the series dwclt pretty
strongly upon the duty OF the Chris
tinn % the community. What he
should 30 90 ala his city. At the con-
,luelon uf the lesson Mr.. Palmer turn
"a to his class and said;
"aoys, YOU have always been ac-
ciistumsd To remembering me at
Christmas time. and | always apprc-
ciatod your courtesy. llut I've got an
idea that pcth,.ps II We gave the mon
oy which we exchange In gifts TO the
fvltf uf the needy here, that Il woulG
hp better way of cxemplifying the
lessons we have hcon studying. thap
exchanging gifts. n YOU students win
rlVe The mon y that you had planned
Cor q prvsont lo M 60 the relief fund,
IN DO the same and contribute as
much na YOU boys do"
Tho plan struck an immediate re-
rpnnsiNr chord among th students.
Next sunday the bays viii bring their
plfi money to SUNDAY school a"d ON
Mon y. MaNW Harvey will receive O.
check from MIR Palmer. for twice the
amuunt which the class would have
expended for eift.
iulla in the primary room of Miss
tellh stats at Odessa hgVc acnt three
dollars tn Mayor Harvey. Tho chill
drcn tu whom the giving meant a sac
rln,v, had read ln the newspapers
nhout ihc great want among the un-
employed here. and they saved their
pennies and nlckcls, and when they
had gotten three dollars together. they
asked their teacher 90 sec that ~
Noney was forwarded to Mayor Har-
NcY. Tho contribution arrived safely
and Mayor Harvey said IA. { the con
trlhutlon pleased him "a much as
thnugh u had been a much larger
sum. hccause he realized the sacrifice
rnmr of the children made 90 help the
children without food and clothing
here
The total received IN the campaign
up to today wns sgb .oeG.iO. This IL a.
yidcd between sf.i90 IN pledges and
Si,ooe,i0 IN cash. While there havs
been many contributions. tho most o
them have been Cor small amounts
showing that the working people VIII,
have iehs are thankful for them ans
hns glad 90 give 81 their mites 20 al,
sthera VINO nre not 80 fortunate.
The iat~t contributors are;
\ friend, SO; y. $, du Pont. 81 600
A friend, so; Mr. and Mrs. Percy l.
Darlington, s,b, Mrs. Lewis l.. Fell
O. wJn. q. Jones. SIS; Adas kndesh
r So 500. Theo. Gront. $50: Kr,
kus kluh. SO; David Roth, $40. $
j. Bunting. So Ada IA. Roberts. 81
Jas, y. Dickinson, 81. Robert Pcning
ton, taccond eifD. s9b. Mary j
Walker, s.; 4 nurse. s.. Dr. and Mrs
Horace Belts, s., VIM. speakman, 50
rvervtt Brown So, Geo. @. Penney
81 SiSiefhood Adas kodcsh. S.; Ella
NUisiCin So Rosie Schlosser. 81
Friends. sS Anna 7. pcnrose. s.
Charles !. Darlington, s.; Mrs. Joshu
Conner, So, Chas. -. Curtis, $40
Friends, f5ba; Ccntrevillc Lodge. y,
g., L. o, o. ~ $40; Washineto
Heights Century Club. $40: Marjori
J.. johnson, $40. Douglas y. Allison
o. Mrs. a. L., Downs s.. :. Harrine
ton Jones, 81 Miss u. Duntez. s5; Nj
u l., Ma,or, s.; A friend. 81; Frien,
~ rricud, So Boyd "A. Baker. s2o
Camp No. 4, Patriotic order of Amer
cans So u. NJ Vernon. $40; Dr. an
Mrs, ". y Smith. $40. Mrs. G. d. Al
richs s. lgnatz Roth. $40. II. Fran
NaEnmon. sli q. +. Nunda. 1r.. s.
Mrs Ida y. u, Donovan. $40: damon
STATE Lodge, No. i22. $40; Mary v
Pyle s..