The evening world. Newspaper, December 27, 1920, Page 3

Ne ‘Aitoracnenagmmmmmnmnattty Mua EVENING WORLD, mown. DECEMBER 27, Tez. HOW WAR HEROES STILL IN HOSPITAL GOT MERRY CHRISTMAS ERD ratty (oc As URED ESTAS aR Dh Ale a AHH San Mis A bi ” . eas 9 Ei eR NRE aS th Bie 2 @CENE at ae SPECIAL ZIEGFELD MATINEE and DINNER. to 300 at the NEW AMSTERDAM RO $12,000 IN GOLD GIVEN HEROES OF WAR YET IN HOSPITALS HERE BY EVENING WORLD'S READERS ‘ Each Wounded Soldier Gets $10 in “Cash,” Thing He Needed Most—30,000 Marsh- mallows Distributed—“Day Before” Festivities. - By Lilian Bell. N Christmas morning I asked to be called at 6 o'clock. At 8.30 O 1 was signing a receipt to the cashier of THE EVENING WORLD for $12,000 in gold. Think of it! The public had given to THE EVENING WORLD $13,500, $12,000 of which was turned to gold, for our wounded ex-service men in New York hospitals! e rest we are saving for another treat. Gen. William Weigel, Chief of Staff at Fort Jay, Governor's Island, assigned one of his best sharpshooters, Sergt, Stephen Sullivan, Com- pany L, 22d Infantry, to guard me and my gold. Taxis had brought Mrs. Henry Gennert, Miss Clementine Gennert, Miss Exnama Frohman, Rene Schavrien, Mildred and Felice Thomas, Evelyn Goidsmith, me and my daughter, Lilian Bell 2d, home for the Christmas holidays from boarding school, to the Pulitzer Building, where we found Mrs, J. A. Horton of Yonkers, and Peterson, the tall boy on crutches, with eleven shrapnel wounds, who feels as if we all belonged to him—and we do! jeut. Phillips, wounded medal-of-honor man, who has helped us trdghine first, had been on the job since 7 o'clock, Many thanks are due this volunteer worker for the smooth-running transportation ar- rangements he has made for all our parties, even obtaining limou- sines for me and my helpers. FOUR TAXIS FOR THE PARTY. And thanks are due to all those whose names I have mentioned. Remember, none of us receives a salary for this work. It is wholly a labor of love, And-one reason the boys love these parties of ours !s that THEY KNOW we are not paid to do it. It is the home touch which they love. Four taxis were given us for the day. Into them we piled, All the gold was placed in mine, with my sniper, Across the ferry, the sun shining, the waves sparkling, the alr clear and bracing—everybody excited and happy. : For an hour telephone calls had been coming in from Fox Hills telling us that a guard of honor would meet us at St. George. And, sure enough, there they were—twelve of them—on the running board of each car, and shouting welcome and Merry Christmas to us. It was a wild ride to the hospital, but we made {t and went to be greeted by Col. Cobb and his officers. Just as I stepped out of my taxi I heard an excited voice say: “Miss Bell, here's my wife!” And there was Capolino, the boy whose picture we ran in The Evening World holding his baby daughter in his arms and asking his wife to return,to him by Christmas! WHY DONATION WAS IN CASH. Too happy for words, he was, and she with the picture from THE EVPNING WORLD tn her pocket! Well, that was ONE job well done! ‘Then we were shown the boxes and bales of clothing rushed to the hospital on motor trucks by the Quartermaster after my telegram to the Secretary of War that the boys in Fox Hills had not sufficient clothing to attend our parties, I was assured by the personne) officer that any patient could be outfitted by applying to him, But I want to say right here, In order that justice may be done to ALL, that some boys are tempted almost beyond the power of re- gistance to pretend to need clothes and then sell them, because they are absolutely penniless—back pay in sonie 3 owing to them for six months and even longer. Can you, who are paid weekly or you'd quit, imagine how these poor wounded boys feel? Penniless—with- out even a nickel—and our rich Government, with more money than it knows what to do with, lending millions to farmers and billions to our allies, but holding out on our own soldiers! One boy told me that for two months he could not raise money @nough for a haircut. So he came to us and we helped him to exactly what be wanted. ‘That’ was one reason we decided to give money, We knew how delinquént the Paymaster's.Department is, so we thought gold pleces would bd most, welcome. AND ONE CAME JUST TOO LATE. And WIE they? 1 wish you could have seen theif faces as we went through, the wards Evidedily Word had been brought to the bed patients by those at “Midnight Froiie,” for ome boy said “1 thought it was a pipe dream!” Another “This will make me we One bey, paralyzed in the throat, sat up and began (0 talk when we a ten dollar gold pleeb fn his hand, When WV got funny and told them if they didn't. want it to say 80, one gail: ‘Say, Miss Bell, what do you think this is—the Nut Ward?” ae manasa shlong ie Our: day. happened ‘at. Fox fills, Ans s private the sald put OF «+. WORLD TRUCKS LOADED with SOOOLBS. of MARSHMALLOWS, for, the WOUNDED Boys. PHOTOGRAPHER YRBTRRDA = @7 7 BELL and her or LAN ASSISTANTS for. F' ¥. ©, Smith, O'Brien, A. 0. C., Mrs, John Dinst, George W. Ford, Mr: Benjamin Goldstein, Mra. Colwell, Baby Mariel Sherman, erva Club, Norma A. Hall, Acker, L. jforte, 4 in Miss Margaret raymore, 5 Kimmer, Mrs, 1. To ioua Bis Lo. former A. wanlaee . and Mré, Samuel a ‘plant rev. Edwards, Mrs. C. Geimmer, Dr. - jam F. Deutsch, H. Gray, Mr. and Mrs. A, G. Kelebhowrl Mrs. 'L. B. Brockett, L. Bossler, Mia- | Patterson Walter, F. a Barrowa, Kadith M, Crane, 5. Behringer, Ann and Anni lier, Mrs, bie LEAVING the WORLD BUILDIN with GOLD iG fer DISTRIBUTION among the WOUNDED SOLDIERS in the HOSPITALS... Chase, Hugo Kindivkste, Louls Wet- gel, G. W, Travis, Walter M. | A. 'Selg, Rose D. Galligan, Mr, Mra. Walter Jarvis, William F. Marie J. Shai Mi room one boy lay dying. He had been gassed, He was just passing into the Beyond when' we softly passed the door. His poor little white- haired mother sat by his bedside, the tears rolling silently down her wrinkled cheeks. It Is doubly hard to see a beloved son die on the day that Christ was born. We laid the gold piece on the pillow beside the wasted, waxen cheek of this brave soldier who was even then making the supreme sacrifice, which all our money and all our tears could never re The gold piece slid from his pillow, so we lald it in his mother's hand. “He will never know!” she whispered. But SHE will. Oh, tie sympathy, the kindness, the loving word which comes too late! That is the tragedy of life. The wards were all cheerful and every patient had been remein~- bered with fruit, candy and smokes, but no one had duplicated our gifts of gold pieces and boxes of marshmallows. And you should have heard the comments! KNEW JUST WHAL BOYS WANTED. You people know what we want,” said one. you know!" exclaimed another. ‘This is the first money since Juh And so forth, Cigarettes by cartons had been secured by Rene Schayrien, which will be acknowledged later. I have not the names of the generous donors. We had Christmas dinner with the patients, and a bountiful repast it was—the best meal I ever had at Fox Hills, by the way. I had eaten with the enlisted men to find out how they fared, I was gen- erally invited to the officers’ mess, but my heart has always been with the enlisted men. I remember once going to see Squires, since sent to Walter Reed. Hospital in Washington for amputation of a limb, The orderly served his whole supper, tea and all, stone cold. 1 called the orderly and found out that the heating apparatus needed mending, which would take about fifteen minutes, and that for lack of this small attention patients in that wing of the hospital had had cold food for three days. I saw red, I said in a tone that every one in the ward could hear “Orderly, you tell the mess officer that if that heater is not mend- ed before breakfast to-morrow I will wire the Surgeon Generat at “DM tell the world I have had Washington and SOMEbody's head will come off! These boys wi tell met” DIVIDING UP THE WORK. Squires sald he had # hot breakfast, But all that is changed since the Army hospital has been turned into Public Health, which, by the way, ernment. From Fox Hills -we spread out, Mrs. G going to Ward's Island and the Marine Hospital, the Thomas girls, Miss Goldsmith, Lilian and I as It was the next largest to Fox Hills, We had to skip Brooklyn Naval and the Clinic for Functional Re- education, but those boys know me. They KNOW I'll get to them, The first man I met at Polyclinic was Sergt. Huntington of the 6th Engineers. He had helped build the bridge at the Somme, when the British 6th Army under Gen. Gough had retreated before the Germans, for which Gen, Gough was recalled, The 6th Engineers held Peronne four days, They built the road into Germany for the Army of Occupation, and theirs was the first regiment to cross the Rhine. He wore the Victory Medal and his regiment received six regt mental citations, Now listen to this: rgt, Huntington is absolutely penniless, except for the t gold piece I put into his hand from The Evening World's Christmas Fund, He showed me his capital. Itwas a one cent piece. I took it away from him, and I have it to show to any who may care to see how our Government treats a member ment which has received six citations. is a living disgrace to the Go and Miss Frohman while Mrs, Horton, went to Polyciini ennert Peronne over dollar of a re | | SHE'S “LOOKING FOR TROUBLE.” He owes $154 board, and his pay is be seen with the naked eye. \ I was so furious over things I learned from these boys when they saw our mioney that I think I shall go to Washington 4nd seo what i J.can do, I'm about the best little trouble maker on this round glohe Ang! oO fur in ar when apything is the matter with a sick or wounded soldier. am sure I will be welcomed like a long lost aister. YES, I WILL! “It's not charity we want, Miss Bell,” they said to me in broken English, Italian, Irish, Negro, Japanese, Greek and every dialect. “We only want what is OWING to us!” Well, boys, let’s see what we can do! We are “wid yez!" Our marshmallows made a wild hit with the boys, I told all of them that we had them made to order, the boxes made to order, that Mr. Heide gavé them to us at less than half price, and even then the bill for our 30,000 marshmallows was $900. Every boy got. 200. On each box was this caption: 1920. | - HAPPY CHRISTMAS | and A GLAD NEW YEAR to Wounded Soldiers Who Are Still in Hospitals, LEST WE FORGET. The tumult and the shouting dies, ‘The captains and the kings depart; ree Still stands thine anclent sacrifice An humble and a contrite heart Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet Lest WE forget! Lest WH forget! ~—RUDYARD KIPLING Also to each boy given cigarettes and a copy of my pocm “Land of Mine,” which was written to show our soldiers, saflors and marines what we think of them, For The Evening World let me say that all boys who come under | the requirements of our fund, who were out on pass or absent from | their wards may report to the registrar and they will be taken care of later with gold pieces and everything! Listen to this, you boys in hospitals The public had not forgotten you They didn't know you were there were They thought you were all healed up and discharged, When THE EVENING WORLD reminded them and showed you to them by pletures in upen you to w that for her ever have a heart of pure gold! DINNER, LUNCH AND SHOW, and written word, they poured a stream of gold New York will for= wounded son Bet the final distribution of the fund came the spectal festiy- | ites of Frid The arrangements were perfect. Motor lorries, gned by Gen | William Weigel, Chief of Staff at Governor's laiand, began to call at the various hospitals as early as $ o'clock, The entire transporta tion scheme was in charge of Lieut, Phillips, wounded meda! of honor man, who volunteered his services. He had been marshal of the Bonus Parade and knew his business : At noon the lorries began to roll up to the tfotel Commodore, where a huge crowd had already gathered. From the vehicles poured the | Brooklyn Naval, Ward's Island, | tonal He | were brought and King companter The luncheon was served in the wounded trom Fox Hills, Polyclinic and thé Those unable to stand the jolting the the Marine, for Fune- of motor lor Studebaker, Caditiag Clinte ducation in limousines contributed by blg ballroom and the fi were disposed of in rapid time, though the eating was interrupted ut The Evening World, for Mr. Bowman and Mr for the Stage Women's War Relief and who had anything to do with the affair, And when I announced the death of Company J, 165th Infantry the bugler sounded ta At 3.30 the session ended and the trip back to the hospital began, But 350 diggnot go back, Florenz Ziegfeld had Invited them to a lunch special performance of the “Midnight Frolic’ on the Now Between the lunch and the performance there was aa at both the Hotel Commodore aud the “Midnight was allowed to bring one guest, mother, wife, intervals by cheers for the Commodore, for each and every one | once there Private Edward stood at attention Sweeney of was one solemn moment Fisher, and body evory while and a Amsterdam roof. and, each soldier daneing, Frolic” sweetheart or nurse, every one enjoyed It And then the motor lorries took them back “the end of a porfect | day,’ a break in the dreary monotony of hospital life, | | } | | ort all receipts from Frid A. Friediande’ J, Dailly, Mra, W, C. | ’ $4 each—A _ Friend, Creiatiatie Weaver, from Mother gnd Children, | Mrs. R. Kennedy, Heey Berviera ae te Holly, B. Badwyn, W. and D. | ervice man’s family, $3. MARK SET FOR Reinhold, Minnie L. Lundberg, liam Moerce, G. &. Douth, Khatigan, J. Banks, F. a Girl, ous yee O'Hearn, M. 1. tin, | " Last Hour Contributions Swell) Grice ©, Rooley. Mi Ys Ges Total to $13,500—Many Barbara Krausse, Small Gifts. H. ‘and Anna E. Balfoot, Philipol: Broderick Sr, A, Pergolie, Mr. and Mrs. & F. Tilton, Bertha hg A M P. Friedman, Mr. and Mrs, George ‘od,” B. and J., Me The Christmas Sold) Evening World's for the Wounded Drewes, aia dith MoCready, Witllam Geet J» Spanish War Veterans, Viole Mra,’ Anna Ohlsson, noon Friday amounted to $12 Alice M, Mrs. James H. McGuiré,: with a flood of contributions stil) ke Dotter, irene 4 Hares Mr. Douring Into the: office 5 o'clock | Mrs. Vajda, and L, “A Sol pouring Into the office, At 6 o'clock | 7 “Misa Eleanor #. Allene r $1,000 additional had been re- for tabulation tm this) edgment column. ‘There ls jon to tb that fully an other thousand dollars will hi e been received by the thme the cashier's oftice of The Evening World checks up contributions to-day, To- morrow acknowledgment will be made irayer, G of Corpl. R. BG.” A. M. Keyes, M. M. Ryan, & ¥. William W. Stokes, Frank Pasipi, and Pidge, Helen 1. Schaeffer, wlo-Saxon Bouth American Bank, “A Friend," No J. Phillips, J. ag. Alexander, “A Friend," Mins Ai . Costello, Miss HO. H., J. M. Ly Wite ginia Lindsay, M. J. Weisner, Marion Grayfoot and Harold ore eived, roknow loo late noon to! foot, John Whitford, John | noon to-day | Mia. 5. :Cataey. Frances, WO Yontributic ecelved 7 oon| hetmer, Emma Scholes, “From i ntributions received from moon | Mme Ome campbell, Stes Joe Thursday ty noon Friday were @8|@ qierman and Daughter, M. Le dme follows: man, A. V. Grateful: Deby viously acknowledged.....$11,045.25) Mra, William Schnebel, G. B. sof ar & Co 100.00} Louls Marz, A. W, and R. W. Platform employees, Amert- Corporal 4¥th Infantry; Miss Marien can Rutlway Express Com pany, West Side ‘Terminal sidenta of block on Wyona $ between Hel, Nchelwey, Mrs. William Henry Combe, Wiiliam McIntosh, Employees of bot, Bird and Mrs. Anna Schutt “From a Friend,” 80.11] Skrivaney, Betsey, 32.00] Mrs, James Hope, mpanion, A. Peterson, $2.47 Frank and Mary Helen and John, A Friend,’ Marion M. Stik M. Dun & © Home ¢ All Department’ 26.00] Stewart, Mabel French Hageman, lommuandery No, 141, | Z. J. A, Creed, “6A Clase P. 8. Nov aly Templar 2 10) Bronx;" N. G. W., Alice Barbatay . opolitan V, to L. Club 25.00 | Mowbray corse A. Hunter and Her man J hi " $1 each—"Drumsatick, Mi | Gunner, Grace Watt, Mrs. M om jJ. W *, May B, Powell, Koestler, Moses R. Stern, Dorothy a Wallace, Bray, Helen Olsen, Alloe Anderson, Mra. R, J. Matthews, “iin: it.” Mrs. J. 8, Edith Luoy, nard, Annie R. nch Baby, 8. H. 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