The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-04
Internee
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Sigma -~Gamma sorority near
Mount Clemens.
What is the connection?
Not satisfied with continuing
TO send funds 10 the United
States TO maintain the heated
therapeutic pool she donated 20
the Sigma Gamma, and also
funds to pay employees salaries
Mrs. Tuck insured merry
Christmas for the brave little
boys and girls at the hospital
school by sending through her
bankers a very generous check
for the annual Christmas party.
All we can say is that we hope
Diplomat and Mrs. Tuck shared
in their hearts some fraction OF
the immense happiness they be-
slowed upon the Sigma Gamma
Riddles. and that another Christ
mas will not pass before they
again witness a Christmas scene
like the one still going on at the
hospital school-and here 1t is a
week after Christmas!
GLISTENING SPIRIT
II has been said that the
Christmas spirit of love. and
sacrifice and devotion shines
more brightly in a hospital, espe-
cially a young children
hospital, than in any other
place, even the home. AT
Sigma Gamma there are game
little boys and girls stretched
out on healing frames, and
trused up with braces. Through
the somewhat monotonous days
and weeks of the year they
study like other children, play
games and do prescribed exer-
cises. They're so game about II
all.
Along comes Christmas, and
their schooling quits just ike
any normal boys or girls,
Schools OUT" and the spirit OF
Saint Nicholas, the true spirit OF
the Healer of Bodies and Souls
is right there among them'
They're much lappier among
themselves THAI many children
of the outside world. because
their entire little world is trans
formed INTO a Christmas pas'
cant.
Well. in every previous year
Diplomat and Mrs. Tuck have
made sure that funds were pro-
vided for a big Christmas tree
lots OF goodies, and two swell
gifts for each boy and girl.
GIFTS RESTRICTED
This year, even the young tots
knew that people informed In an
enemy land can't send ou'
money. or buy things like they
used to. The older children even
know that those internees don
get enough food TO eat, or fuel OF
clothing to keep warm-slmpl!
because the country they are II
lust doesn't have enough to e
around.
But imagine, Mrs. Tuck re
membered Sigma Gamma ever
through the anguish of intern
ment-and the generous cnecF
came.
Mrs. Tuck you're an Ameri'
can. one of the Detroit whit
news, and so you'll understand
when we tell you those kids hac
2 whale of a time" They did
It's been going on for a week
music, peals of happy laughter
and Yuletide songs, and Super
intendent Miss B e rnadette
Banker. r. N, tells us it's goint
to keep right up till weef
after New Years, when schoo
classes start again.
There have been house part
les every day and evening; mu
sic and fun and gifts all TIT
/ time.
The Rotarians were wonder
full again. Charles Titus, Star
Peltier and a stout fellow callet
Herman Beck handled the gift
giving. Herman made joll!
Santa Claus.
Our friends showed up II
droves, and each came loaded
with gifts for YOUR Riddles
There were the Kings Daugh
tiers of Harrison Township, tn
Sigma Gamma Juniors, the Gle
tClub and A Cappella Choir o
Mount Clemens High, the De
troit Edison girls, the Boys Vic
tory Club (they sent a lot o
toys), a Richmond sorority, lad
les of the Baptist Church, ladie
of Selfridge Field Homes, tn
Crosse Pointe Toy Club 9TH
police and firemen, you know
and WIS, Chicago's Prairi
Farmer station sent their gift
again this year.
Recently, we've had quite al
epidemic Of colds and flu her
yet the hospital school wen
through the whole thing wit
nary a sniffle, and not one chill
was i'll during the Christina
period.
So we thought we'd let yo
know of the JOY you helpe
ring your little friends, becaus
,,-a fooi that @,,hcn yp,t th,pk n