Laurel outlook., 1944-12-06

Activities



Mrs. R. C. Brown entertained the
American Legion Auxiliary at hel
home Dec. 5. Frances Fenton OF
Laurel, district president, was pre-
scented a gift.
Members who did not donate jelly
for the Thanksgiving gift for Fort
Harrison are asked to bring jelly
for the Christmas box, together with
jig-saw puzzles they may have.
The Past Presidents will meet
Dec. IL with Mrs. H. E. Starkey.
The Auxiliary appeals o the pub
lie to respond to the Eddie Cantor
suggestion to remember a "Yank
who gave" at Christmas time.
Boxes have been placed in various
stores for that purpose.
Hostesses at the meeting Dec. 5
were Mrs. Hilmer Wage, Mrs.
Charles Ward and Mrs. R. C..
Brown.
In spite of the fact that many
million radio listeners tune in reg
ularly on the Eddie Cantor program
on Wednesday evenings (7:00 to
1870 MWT) on the NBC network
it is possible that many of your
Legionnaires and A~uxiliaries have
not heard the announcements made
on the program regarding the Amer
lean Legion and the American Leg
ion Auxiliary participation in the
plan to make available to every
wounded, sick and disabled service
man and woman in government hos
pitfalls in the United States, gifts on
Christmas day.
The Eddie Cantor radio series
will continue until December Goth,
and on each broadcast listeners will
be urged to cooperate to make this
"The Worlds Greatest Christmas
Our slogan is, "Give Gifts
to Yanks Who Gave" Make Christ
mas day brighter and happier fol
those on the Purple Heart circuit.
In short, this is the plan:
Listeners are urged, and will con-
to be urged, to make addition
al purchases when Christmas gifts
are being bought-these gifts to be
Iater distributed to all of the wound
ed, sick, or disabled men and women
in the government hospitals in the
States. The purchase and
presentation will make possible
great happiness for the many, many
who have given and who
are continuing to give so much for
all of America.
The gifts when purchased may be
eft with the store where purchase
made, or delivered directly to the
Legion post or Auxiliary
init. Gifts left with the stores, will
'e collected by proper representa-
ives of the local committee. Such
will be stored by your posts
md units in sufficient number to
assure full and complete distribu-
ion to the wounded, sick and dis
lbled service men and women in
government hospitals in your i'm
Mediate COMMUNICATING on to
he designated place in your depart
nent all gifts beyond the local
leeds-for further delivery and dis
ribution. These in turn will be re-
ERECTED to other hospitals in your
tate where insufficient gifts are on
and, and the balance shipped to
central distributing
oints for further delivery and dis
The complete job of as
embling the gifts, the distribution
nd delivery is that of the American
'egion and the American Legion
-uxiliary. You appreciate the fact
nat many of your own young men
nd women are located in hospitals
t great distances from home. You
lso recognize the fact that in some
5ates, because of climatic or other
%onditions, great numbers of pa
ents are located out of proportion
, the population of those communi-
es.
National Commander Scheiberling
lid:
"This is our opportunity to make
ossible added happiness for every
ok, wounded or disabled service
an and woman on Christmas day
lis year. Every component part of
American Legion should cooper
fully"
National President Gilbert said:
"The American Legion Auxiliary
elcomes the opportunity to make
appier those who have given, and
continuing to give so much in
defense of our nation. 1t is curl
lded privilege to give a little for
ose who have gave so much"
1t is the earnest hope of the
merican Legion and the American
,gion Auxiliary that every service
an and weman-wounded, sick or
sabled-be given Christmas gifts
rough this channel this year. APP
oximately 100000 gift packages
e needed to make the program a
success. This cannot be
partial success, or it will be a
~ o1ntn fo1,1x4 Tf f,