The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-08

from q limited number O
wedding cokes-md of money
Most foodstuffs sen. to Prin-
cess Elizabeth will be given
away, probably to hospitals, no.
tells and other public or SEMI
public institutions, and gifts of
money will be used mostly to
endow hospital beds, perhaps
in consultation with the minis
try of health, and for charities,
some of which will be chosen by
the birde-elect herself.
In any event." a Buckingham
Palace spokesman said, mo
money will be kept by the royal
couple. In every instance such
gifts, whether from individuals
or groups, will go to social well
fare work, due acknowledge
ment being made to the giver."
Some of the cash gifts, especi-
ally those being raised by coun-
ties, cities and towns of Bri-
tain and sections of the COM
monwealth and empire, will be
designated as contributions, in
the name of the princess, for
specific agencies. In not a few
instances donors have written
the palace asking the royal
couple to nominate worthy char
tiles.
Nothing in the regal code,
however, prevents the couple
from accepting, once etiquette
has sanctioned the source, gifts
of household indispensables, no.
tably linen, so scarce in rigidly
rationed Britain.
"Such things are priceless!"
explained palace dignitary,
his feelings momentarily out
running his customary profess
sional reserve. obviously they
will be kept. You simply can't
get them here, not even if you
are member of the royal FAM
lily"
That's why special gratitude
goes to the General Federation
of Women's Clubs of America
for its gift of white organdie
luncheon cloth, appliqued with
flowers, and napkins to match
"a gift brought to London by
the federation's president, Mrs.
j. L. Blair Buck, of Richmond,
Virginia.
The most ambitious food-giv-
ing project has been undertake
en- by the Cooperative for Am
erican Remittances to Europe
(CARE) under the leadership of
Actor Douglas Fairbanks and
his share through care" COM
mittee. .
In New York, Fairbanks said
that the panels campaign aim
ed at producing some $4,000
food parcels as a wedding gift,
the distribution of the supplies
to poor families here to begin
Immediately after the ceremony
in Westminster Abbey Novem-
Der 20. ,.
A complementary gift pro-
gram is in swing in Canada un-
der CARE auspices.
Several Canadian cities, in
Guiding Toronto, Vancouver and
Hamilton has proposed sending
food to Britain as royal we'd
ding gift. Another Canadian
suggestion is that all gift food
parcels to this country be sent
postage free for year.
In Britain itself many schemes
are afoot. Residents of Lanca-
shire are subscribing one shill-
ing (about 20 cents each to fur
nish a room in the neWlyWed's
home with period pieces. Wo-
men of Berkshire are making a
house to house canvass for vol
untary contributions for a pres
ent the nature of which will be
decided later. Laundries over
the county are receiving SIX
pence (about ten centS) from
each of their employees toward q
goal of one thousand pounds
($4OOO) for bed in Queen Ellz-
abeth hospital for Children IN
London. The British Carnatior
Society will give sufficient
blooms to decorate Buckingham
Palace for the wedding.
Returning to London recentl!
from seven weeks holiday at Bal
moral castle in Scotland, Prln
cess Elizabeth was presented
with stockings, head scarfs,
twin sweater set, dress and I'm
gerie materials, tablecloths ant
curtain fabrics, by the Noting
ham Chamber of Commerce, TN
Nottingham lace industry AM
the British Rayon Federation:
Girl Guides, an organizatioi
similar to the Camp Fire Girl
of America, which for years ma
enlisted the princess PATRONAGE
are turning in their pennies 10