Evening star., 1940-01-28
Finnish Aid
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Finnish Aid
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this brief poem written especially
for the occasion:
Hail, sentinel at Freedoms Gate!
Who stands
Unyielding, panoplied in ancient
right;
Whose sons, beneath the shadow of
thy hands,
Still hold the pass against the
scarlet might
OF perjured tyranny. Salute be
given
Unto Leonidas returned, what day
The earth and sky with battle
thunder riven,
Gave Finland, to make new ther-
mopylae"
Tableau Is Presented.
A tableau as Salute to Finland"
presented before the movie began,
depicted four Finnish soldiers, with
white hoods, standing with fixed
bayonets, and three young women
in the background signifying the
aid given by the country's women.
The theater was in complete dark
ness save for the varied colored
spotlights plsSips on the group who
stood for several minutes while a
choir sang the Finnish national
anthem. .4
The young women, connected with
the Washington Civic Theater, were
Edith Sognier, Janice Norton and
Florence Lowell. The men were
members of the 5th Battalion of
Marine Reserves and the choir from
the Foundry Methodist Church.
Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court and Mrs. Hughes led the not
ables at the gathering, which also
included Justice McReynolds. men,
bers of the Senate and House Of
Representatives and members of the
diplomatic corps.
Among members OF the diplomatic
corps who were listed as guests were
the British Ambassador, the Mar
guess of Lothian; the French Am
bassador, Count de Saint-Quentin,
and the japanese Ambassador, Ken
suke Horinouchi Seats also had
been reserved by the Danish Lega-
tion and the Netherlands Legation.
Flint's Captain Present.
A member of the audience who
drew much attention was Capt
Joseph A. Gainard, skipper of the
City of Flint, the American ship
which arrived in Baltimore yester-
day after voyage in which she
was taken as prize by Germany
and later won her freedom.
An unusual feature at the per.
formance was a vacant chair, with
single red ribbon across the back
that had been set aside in honor
of those who donated money fol
the seats but let the tickets be
resold. Those persons contributed
$1,671.
The exact amount of the gross
receipts from the house will not be
known until Monday, Father Walsh
said, when final accounting will
be made. 1t was estimated, how
ever, that it would reach more than
$4,000.
Hush Falls Over Audience.
A deep hush fell over the audi
ence as Minister Procope rose to
talk, his country's flag, white back
ground with large cross centered
by a coat of arms bearing a lion
brandishing a sword, draping the
box in which he sat. Father Walsh
stood at his side.
From the bottom of my heart
I thank you ALL" he said. II thank
the Finnish Relief Fund for the
splendid work it performs, in order
to help the suffering and destitute
civilian population in Finland. ]
thank the chairman of the Finnish
Relief Fund in Washington, Father
Walsh, and all who contributed to
arranging this evenings perform
ance and particularly the noble and
generous anonymous donor who has
made this performance for the ben
eft of the Finnish Relief Fund
possible.
1--WE can scarcely imagine the
hardship at the front and the suf-
ferings of the civilians. Our army
our sons and brethren are fighting
in snow and ice against an enemy
whose number and resources are
many times greater than ours. They
have proved that they can hold
their own and be victorious.
Vast Areas Evacuated.
1.-THE civilian population from
cities and vast areas of the country
have been evacuated from their
homes in the bitter Arctic cold
There are big cities, where less
than 10 per cent of the inhabitants
are left. And still they are no
where safe. The enemy attacks by
air open cities and unfortif1ed places
LIBERAL ALLOWANCE FOR