birth in April 1945. No one knew where the Germans had sent her father. An UNRRA nurse gave Irena cocoa, an orange and a toy dog for her first Christmas in 1946. But Christmas 1947 will be a great event. Irena's father has found her and brought her to live with him in Wildflecken camp.

Irena is only of the 6025 displaced children living in camps in Unterfranken. These children are Polish, Ukrainian, Lithuanian, Estonian and Latvian, but they are a lot like kids at home. They go to kindergarten and to school, they go to church and to shows. They have their Scout Troops and their YMCA groups. More than a 1000 attended the two summer camps held in Unterfranken by them. They are like kids at home, but they are different too. Instead of 3500 calories these kids get about 1700.

Remember how many pairs of shoes you wore out in a year? These kids get on pair every two years. And as for Christmas this year.... they are depending on

YOUR GIFTS

THE CHRISTMAS GIFT PROGRAM

FOR THE DISPLACED CHILDREN
OF THE WUERZBURG MILITARY POST

Under the joint sponsorship of the Wuerzburg Military Post and IRO Area 1049, it is our pleasure to announce the CHRISTMAS GIFT PROGRAM FOR DISPLACED CHILDREN in the Unterfranken area, and to invite your participation in this program.

It is the intention of the sponsors to collect Christmas gifts for displaced children through gift boxes in your local PX and snack bar and through admission to variety shows featuring the best talent of the displaced persons artists in Unterfranken. National songs and dances in costume, choirs, childrens theaters for Polish, Ukrainian, Lithuanian, Estonian and Latvian nationalities will make up the shows to which your Christmas gift for the displaced children is your price of admission.

For 22 of her 27 months, the only home blue-eyed Polish Irena Hibner knew was a bed in a Berlin Hospital. Her mother died at Irena's

Lithuanian D.P.s' Camp at Seligenstadt

Programme

of the Inter Camp Theatrical Competition on

30-th June 1946 in Würzburg

1. Ballet solo: "Indian Prayer" - music Puccini
   Performed by Miss Irena Eidrygeviciute

2. Solo song: "In the Meadow" - music Al. Kacinauskas
   Performed by Mr. Antanas Sprindys

3. National dance: "Chain"

4. Duet song: "Ah! you Lonely Boy" - music Tallat Kelpsa
   Performed by Miss Regina Ulozaite and Mr. A. Sprindys

5. Ballet duet: "Idyll of Village" - Lithuanian national melody
   Performed by Miss Irena Eidrygeviciute and Mr. V. Asevi

6. Children choir: "Two Small Singer Cock" - music Gaubas
   Dirigent - Algirdas Majorovas
   Pianist - Richardas Francas

7. National dance: "Mill"

8. Men Choir: a/"This our Sister" - music F. Ramonaitis
   solo - Mr. Antanas Sprindys
   b/"March of Sailors" - music Paulauskas

9. Mixed choir:
   a/"Small Goat" composed by Simkus
   b/"On the Other Side of the Lake" composed by Zilevicius

Choral leader - Mrs. Terese Prizgintiene

Dance master - Mr. Kazys Batura

Pianist - Mr. Alfonsas Murelis

Accordionist - Mr. Petras Brazdzionis