The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-20
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of Mother" and Father HauecK
Aid Needy
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of Mother" and Father" HauecK
Aid Needy
The couple personally admins
ter to about 10 needy servicemen
each week. Often the subjects Of
the couples humanitarian acts are
boys and girls who nave lost their
way in the town, and find them
selves at the door Of the Halecks.
In such cases the boy Or girl is
taken in, given a chance to clean
I'D, the comfort Of a bed for the
night, and sent on their way with
a changed outlook on life.
Creeds Forgotten
Their creed does not matter.
in fact we usually do not know who
they are or what religion they
profess" Father Halleck said.
IF they need help. it is our duty
and our pleasure to help them"
"Of course for an undertaking
of this size and nature, we must
have outside help ourselves. which
help is given freely and generous
ly by business men of the city,
both big and small, pitch in and
help. When I ask for help. they
are always ready and willing to
give" ne said.
Brings Bacon Home
Asked if he ever finds the going
tough, Father" Halleck replied
"Oh, no, all I have to do is 60 to
friends, tell them l need $40 OF
whatever amount l think it will re.
quire," and according to the rec.
tor, this always brings home the
bacon.
The rector has found that often
the serviceman or woman is just
homesick; they want to be made
to feel at home; to be given a
chance to take part in things and
to have someone speak kind words
to them, Father" Halleck said.
Bring Smiles
with these. we usually find that
to let them carry the flag in serv-
ices, let them pass the collection
plate or do some other little
honey" act, brings a smile to the
lips and a lift to their shoulders"
Compensation for any seeming
embarrassment or hardship
Father" Halleck endures in his
work, ONE from the grateful
expressions of the servicemen and
women and their families.
Receive Thanks
The rector said that some of the
boys parents who are well off,
often send money to help other
servicemen, as we'll as to thanh
him for his help to their own boys
and girls while they were stationed
near the city.
During the dark days of the war
the rector ard his wife also KEPT
parents Of the boys who visited the
parish house, posted as to theil
welfare, and messages OF thank!
have come from all parts OF the
country, some as far away as Sar
Francisco, Portland, Me, Kansas
City, and many other far away
places.
Calls League
When we have guests unex'
pectedly, homesick boys or girls
who need cheering on their way
my wife gets on the telephone ano
calls members of the Young PEG
pies league, in no time at all the
wayfarers are cheered and feeling
like they are one Of the family
the rector said.
The league is the Young PEG.
pies League of the Episcopa
church, which gets its financia-
backing solely from dues OF it!
members. A weekly dance anc
party is staged by the group eacf
Saturday night at which time ser
vicemen and women from nearby
camps are invited.
These groups r usually enter.
tanned by League members, ane
short speeches given by Blsnol
Thomas H. Wright.
From Waycross
The kindly minister who came
here from Waycross, Ca. in 1925
leaving the r%ectorship there, wa
born in Berryville, Va. Mother
Halleck is a native OF PARIS
France, having come to this coun'
try when she was is.
She sing. fol the parties, usually
in the French which has stayec
with he. through the years. Sht
talks for the boys in French, anc
conducts some OF the parties in tAe
mode of Gay Paree. to change
programs fol the visitors. She l:
Counselor fol the League.
Keep Going
During the war. the Episcopa
church committee Of the U. S. Ar
my lent some aid to the program!
which the Hallecks and the Thire
and Red Cross street church spon'
sored. But now that assistance
has stopped Father" Halleck
said, "however we keep the pro-
grams going on a smaller scale
with the men from Camp Lejeune,