Evening star., 1922-04-20
Lest we forRet."

LEST we forget"
That post war cry. the cali for as
sistapce by those who would organize
movements to help the boys who ran
the gauntiets Of war and submarine
that the world might live in peace, has
waned.
:. Those who stood on the side lines
when the sturdy youth Of the country
marched to the seaports. cheering and
telling them what~they would do, have
forgotten the country's defenders. who
left everything that a nation might
live. .t.s
The boys, many Of them. are jobiess.
They are without food. Many without
presentable clothing that would help
them. The '1est We forget. movement
was organized to get the boys some
thing to eat and something to wear.
These boys who have mired In the
trenches OF France and eaten the food
of the field are not particular But the
people have forgotten. even have Tor
gotten to send them an old shirt that
had only hole or two in 1t.
Boys Cannot Ent Flowers.
Lest YOU forget. these boys will Won
der If a nation and city appreciates
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Some have misplaced their aid. Here
for instance: M..
Ever try American Beauty roses at
So throw as a substitute for good
egg sandwich TO appease your appetite
when you are hungry?
That's what number OF Jobless vet
Grams of the world war had for their
Easter menu at the Stepping Stone, 225
Pennsylvania avenue.
Three Years ago these veterans had
something TO wear and something 10
eat. They needed both this year.
They were hungry. Down in the
kitchen of the quarters there is a
use, but roses taste just as good raw
as when cooked. In the gang of
buddies there is always some one
who has done X. p. duty. The stove
isn't used much. The workless vet
Grams haven't ever had 4 good chance
to try it out
OF course they all appreciated
Easter. But it's pretty hard to par
ticipate in that spirit with a gnawing
sensation down the throat. They
knew that there were people who al
ways want to help some one at Easter.
Despite their condition, they are OPP
timists full of that spirit which
drove the American boys to success
on Flanders fields and struck terror
into the enemy.
Wanted Easter Sandwiches.
So they hoped that some one would
send along enough for an egg or ham
sandwich or two on Easter. Fact is.
they hadn't anything much before
Easter, and very little since. Well,
they were remembered. Along about
noon came about S200 worth of roses.
The boys looked and wondered. Well,
there wasn't anything else coming. so
they mustered up little Easter
frivolity and took bite or two of
roses.
Then some one remembered the
Easter parade. Those boys had pa
raded before Presidents and kings
but that was several years ago, when
every one wanted to fall around their
necks and tell them about the heroes
they were. But. anyway, they were
going to parade again. Oh. yes. part
of the service of this little Stepping
Stone was to provide fair suit of
clothes and give them a chance to
get out and up.
Off came the remnants Of khaki
which they had so proudly worn. 1t
didn't take much effort to get them
Off They were falling anyway.
What did they find in the clothes
closet as donations for those who
wanted to help?
A full-dress coat, a couple of low
cut vests. and neckties-hundreds of
them-all colors that would have put
an Easter egg to shame. A few pairs
of trousers. All dressed up; that is.
as many of them dressed as long as
the clothes supply held out That's
what had been provided to help these
fellows make a presentable appear
ance in order to get job.
Full-Dress Job Hunter.
If a veteran walked into your Of
fee about 9 in the morning with a
regalia of full dress, minus a shirt,
but with a perfectly good necktie.
YOU would probably cali the sanitary
officer. But if you investigated you
probably would find that all OF the
funds spent by charitable workers
to aid him had been misdirected-
Appeals have been made for old
clothes. Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh keeps
a corps of paid workers to mend old
clothes. but they haven't had much
work to do. People seem to hesitate
to send an old shirt that has a small
hole or two. But these veterans would
be glad to get it. They. get lots Of
full dress clothes. but just at this
time they are not participating in any
social affairs.