Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-05


which will be serving a tWofold
purpose; it will provide the recipient
with something tangible in the years
to come and it will be definitely
helping the prosecution OF the war.
I am, of course, referring to gifts
of War stamps and bonds. For in
giving these for Christmas gifts we
are helping to "pay for our share Of
America
Reports from the battle areas dur-
ing the past few days have told US
of victories for our armed forces
but they have also carried sad news
of large losses, both in machines of
war and, what is infinitely more I'M
portant, in men. Pictures published
in our daily papers recently show
ing men in the service eating
Thanksgiving dinners, almost I'M
der fire-in foxholes, in pillboxes,
wherever they may have been-must
have brought heartache to many
mothers and fathers, as they thought
of sons passing through the same
experience.
We here at home are safe-safe
from bombs and war disasters so
horrible they beggar description;
we do not know what 1t is to live in
constant fear of humiliation from
air or sea or land. But these young
men and women of ours-these boys
and girls who only few short years
ago were playing on our play
grounds, roofing for the school
teams, traipsing through school halls
in the special kind of outlandish
garb young people seem to love
are going through these experiences
They are our boys and girls; they
belong in our homes. in our churches
and schools and communities. The
surest and quickest way we can in
sure their speedy and safe return
is to furnish them with the ma
terial to protect themselves and
to overwhelm the enemy.
War bonds and stamps will pro-
vide part of the money neces-
sary for these things. 1t is a small
thing for us to do-whether we plan
to give them as Christmas presents
or to store them away for our own
personal future use. The important
thing is to realize the necessity for
Keeping a steady flow of money 60
ing into the Treasury so that the
materials of war may be produced
rapidly and well. And the an
swer to that is-buy War stamps
and bonds, not because you think
you have to but because you cannot
refrain from SO doing and still live
With your own conscience.
The Executive Committee will
meet Tuesday in the state office, in
the NEA Building at 1890 m.
Ketcham.
The Executive Committee will
meet tomorrow at 100 pm.
Park View.
The Executive Committee will
meet tomorrow at the home of the
president
Randle Highlands-Anne Beers.
The Executive Committee meets
tomorrow at 100, at Randle High
lands.
Buchanan.
The Executive Board will meet
tomorrow at 1870 pm.
Kramer.
Members will participate In the
dedication of the building on Thurs
day evening
TrueSdaIe.
Mrs. w c. D. Edwards. chairman
of the Homemakers' Club. announces
a meeting will be held At the home
of Mrs Merrill Phillips, 426 1ngra-
nam street NV. on Tuesday. at
Ills pm. Mrs. Nellie Davidson is
guardian of the class.
Adelaide Davis.
The association will meet Tuesday
at 2 pm. Children will trim
Christmas tree. planted in the yard
by the Bradbury Heights Garden
Club. which also Handicapped the
school grounds.
Wheatly.
The Homemakers' Club will meet
on Wednesday at l pm
Mrs. Mack, chairman of the Ways
and Means Committee. announces
the first health luncheon of the
year will be held on Friday.
LangdOn.
The association will meet Thurs
day at lis pm. A visit to the class
rooms will be followed by an address
by Mrs. Helen B. Lyman, principal.
Janney.
The association meeting on Tues
day will be fathers night, conducted
by the fathers Mrs. V. Sabin. ex-
ecutive secretary of the District of
Columbia Junior Red Cross. will ex-
plain the work of that organization.
Woodbridge.
Putting Christ Into Our Chill
dren's Christmas tableau. will be
presented with music on Thursday
at Tx n n, Tho o,,hlic &c i,vite5