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The Brooklyn Daily Eagle from Brooklyn, New York • Page 16

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1 A solemn requiem nui cele tympany auu uie ixmg Itlavnd Do vision of the telephone company 16 BROOKLYN EAGLE, THURSDAY, DEC. 25, 1943 Mor than 300 needy and underprivileged children of the Ridge-wood and Glendale sections attended a Christmas party held today by the Bldgewood Lions club at the Glen wood Manor, Seneca and Church, St. Paul's Episcopal Church of Flatbush. the Women's Evening Fellowship of Flatbush Tompkins Congregational Church, Hl-Y Club of the Flatbush Y. M.

C. Life Managers' Association and employes of the New York Telephone Bureau Distributes $500 for Families To Buy Own Gifts permanent wave, on taking her first Job; an elderly man who want, ed eyeglasses to replace a lost pair, and a young couple who wanted carfare to visit a child in a nearby institution. In addition other bureau families will receive warm clothing, dolls and children's games. Among those donating cash or articles were students of home economics at Pratt Institute, Poly Prep students, the Ethical Culture School, the Sunday School of the Bay Ridge Union Showgirls Entertain 1,000 Wounded Sailors Yule Party Staged in St. Albans Hospital Christmas Parties Stepped Up in Boro, L.

I. A sailor's never too sick to whistle at a beautiful blonde. This aphorism was demonstrated yesterday when 1,000 wounded naval veterans of this war spied the lovelies sent to entertain them in the St. Albans Naval Hospital. brated recently for the 12 members of the parish who have died in the service.

Children at the shelter of the Queensboro Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children at 105-24 Union Hall Jamaica, are talking today about a visit from Santa Claus to the Shelter, when he distributed gifts. There were ice cream, cake, candy and a program of recitations, motion pictures and songs. More than 40 children were entertained. Henry Mollenhauer president of the society, acted as host, and members of the Women's Auxiliary who planned the program were Mrs. Frederick Reiner, Mrs.

George Cron, Mrs. Herman Papsdorf, Mrs. Alice Kreuscher, Mrs. E. S.

Mac-donald. Mrs. Joseph Brunner and Mrs. Bernard Sieban. WAR DOnDS ARC THE SAFEST INVESTMENT PROTECT 1 1 YOURS RENT A SAFE Adeposit BOX SAFE DErHT VAULTS 41 Flatbush A NEvIm 8-2700 ii v.

1 'si' Brooklyn's Lcoding Druggiitf NEvins 8-2746 Noitrand Ave, FULTON cor. A VERY itfrrrtj (ChrtHtmaa Ovr Prescriptions Compounded FREE AUTOMOBILE DELIVERY SERVICE YET mB! Gifts totaling $500 are being distributed this week, to families receiving financial assistance from the Brooklyn Bureau of Charities in order that they can buy their own Christmas presents, Frederick I. Daniels, general secretary, said today. This is in line with the agency's experience, he said, which showed that enabling parents to provide their own gifts for their children strengthens family ties. The cash enables the families to supply special wants, he said, citing the cases of a woman who wanted a presented with bonds by Emll Lackow.

'There's still Myrtle Aves, The children received sweaters, toys and candy, according to Henry Severing. Christmas parties will be held this afternoon and tonight at the Brooklyn Urban League, Lincoln Settlement, 105 Fleet for settlement children between 2 and 15, It was announced by Robert J. Elzy, director. The league will sponsor a dance of the Cygnettes, a girls' social club, next Wednesday at 821 Myrtle Ave. Fifty employes of the Emlllackow Company, 720 Atlantic had a Christmas dinner party at Oetgen's Restaurant last night and were You can get a war job at Todd, If not now In war work.

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titration for our them down! for ail the world SO. PORTLAND, .1 1' I The girls from the American the Theater Wing which operates the Stage Door Canteen never had a more appreciative audience. In fact, as one ingenue confessed it was almost embarrassingly enthusiastic. Before gallant young men wearing overseas ribbons and the Order of the Purple Heart the Stage Door charmers sang, danced and acted with the music of roaring applause in their ears. The Junior Red Cross donated presents to every bluejacket, while Grey Ladies went from ward to ward visiting those men who were too 111 to attend the festivities.

Cocoa, cake and candy were served by the Central Queens Chapter of the American Bed Cross, which sponsored the celebration. ys A large Christmas tree, blazing with lights, tinsel and decorations, added another touch of the yule-tide spirit to the scene made poign ant by the presence of many men on crotches or in wheeicnairs. More than 3.000 employes of the National City Bank held their 39th annual Christmas supper and dance In the St. George Hotel last night. Before the party a group of employes assembled in front of the Manhattan branch at 55 Wall where the bank's choral club sang Christmas carols.

William E. Moore, captain of the bank guards, celebrated his 35th year with the institution. James Decker was chairman of the entertainment. William Gage Brady is president of the bank and George W. Whitlough is vice president of the Brooklyn branch at 181 Montague St.

Oyster Bay, Dec. 23 Santa Claus used nautical expressions when he was visited by three children of a merchant seaman who lost his life when his ship was torpedoed, but that made no difference, for Santa gave them more than they had requested. Carol, Glen and Sherwood Hen-dricksen of Oceanside, 7, 10 and 14, respectively, and their mother, Mrs. Anthony Hendricksen, arrived at the United Seaman's Service and War Shipping Administration rest center on the estate of Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt in a special car.

At the center survivors of torpedoed merchant ships 'and merchant seamen resting up from the strain of sea service have been making toys for several months. Girl Scout Troop 261 will sing Christmas caroLs tomorrow night for residents of the Baptist Home, Greene and Throop Aves. In another Christmas observance members of Troop 29 took gifts of cereals to the Stockton Street Hebrew Day Nursery, 296 Stockton St. Children of the Boys and Girls Club at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden have followed a custom of five FOR COLDS' NASAL MISERIES t'cutd iti gene -gone right straight to the sneezy, usZ nostril let you breathe freer almost instantly. Prescription type medication with real ephedrine soothes, cools, and shrinks as it acts.

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8. Aluminum. Bridgeport. oat sm IfUUSQUICKIYTIeAVERMIN BODY HO. AT AH 0UOISTS years in sending Christmas gifts to 100 children at Northbourne Village in the County of Kent, England.

This year the present was 18 pounds sterling and two boxes of clothing and toys. The children at the garden have also sent $10 to Chinese children. $10 to Russian youngsters and $5 to children in Greece. The Colony House sponsored a party for children of its nursery school today in the institution, 297 Dean St. A group of girls who have been giving parties for service men will be hostesses to 15 men unable to go to own homes next Tuesday night in the house.

Distribution to needy children of toys collected during the annual Christmas campaign of the Police and Fire Departments will take place at parties to be held at Police Athletic League centers and Juvenile Aid Bureau unit offices. All but one of the parties in Brooklyn were scheduled for this afternoon as follows: Unit office 6, at Empire Boulevard Station; Kiley Center, 202 Vanderbilt Wynn Center, 953 Putnam and Locw Center, 339 8th 2 p.m. One will be held next Wednesday at Unit Office 7, at the Bergen St. Station. In Queens a party is scheduled for today at Unit Office 5, at the Jamaica Station.

Employes of the Williamsburgh Savings Bank played host to 100 youngsters at a Christmas party yesterday. Ten children, between 6 and 8, were selected from neighborhood schools. Bill Jerges of the New York Giants and Amadeo, a magician, entertained. At the Rockville Centre Masonic Temple, Lincoln near Merrick Road, a public wartime Christmas Eve program will be presented by Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Prayers for all those in the country's service will be offered.

A large stage setting of the Town of Bethlehem on the first Christmas Eve will be the background. A choir will sing and lead the carols. Volunteer workers and employes of the Central Chapter. Queens American Red Cross, will hold their annual Christmas party at 92-32 Union Hall Jamaica, this afternoon. Joseph P.

Sonner is executive director. The New York City ViMting Committee of the State Charities Aid Association will hold a Christmas party for the children in Queens General Hospital today. The thousands of American fighting men now held in German prison camps will not be forgotten at Christmas. Thanks to the American Y. M.

C. A. every man will receive Christmas gift box containing gym. clothes, writing and drawing supplies, an indoor game such as chess or checkers, a musical instrument, religious materials and a Wartime log, which can be used as a diary, an artist's sketch book, a writer's copy book or a student's notebook. The boxes are being delivered to the camps through the facilities of the War Prisoners Aid of the Y.

M. C. A. and can be used as containers for clothing and other personal effects. The Y.

M. C. A. Is also presenting every American prisoner with Pt0llflP. 1 an enamel nlate run frvin to enable them to make better use of the food packages sent by tne Red Cross.

One thousand three hundred and one members of the parish of St. Thomas Aquinas R. C. Church will have $5 money orders as Christmas gifts from the honor roll committee of the church, headed by Eugene P. Conmy, it was announced today.

The money was raised at a series of card parties. Accompanying the gifts will be greetings from the Rev. John F. Bukey, the Rev. Thomas P.

Campbell and the Rev. William Casey of the church, and Frank Horan, retiring president of the Holy Name Society. A MOST ACCEPTABLE WARTIME CJtWAtmiA. Otic For boys and girts in the Service who like women who like luxury. tear workers babies frafrrant-eifective Cuticura it perfect! CUTICURA OINTMENT SOAP and TALCUM Vacation Places Atlantic City.

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IILL OCEAN VIEW ROOMS Special nfffffl Rates Writ fboo Atlanta Vitj S-1U1 a long, tough job ahead fighting boys we won't let MEN WANTED! Get into essential War Work! WELDERS GENERAL HELPERS SHEET METAL WORKERS (Ship or Shop) MACHINE SHOP FITTERS OUTSIDE MACHINISTS LATHE HANDS LABORERS inexperienced, you Sure, victory is in sight. But without rose-colored glasses there's still a long, tough row to hoe before we reach it. "We read about the air raids on Europe and get all hepped up another of Hitler's industrial centers blown off the map. 'Won't be long now', we say. "Maybe not.

Yet many valuable planes and many of America's finest young men are lost in every aerial smash. "Most of the men and planes get back safely. Soon they'll be over their target again and then how many more will fail to come back? "None of our gallant fliers wants sympathy. But they're entitled to expect us here at home to do everything we can to back them up. "They're not afraid to do their job.

Let's show them that we're not afraid to get up a sweat doing ours. "Victory may be in sight but they know it's a long way from in the bag. And they know that the surest way to slow them down is for us to slow down here at home. "The nearer we get to victory, the harder we have to fight and work. The boys in uniform are taking care of their end.

The rest is up to us. "130,000 Todd Shipyard workers are doing their best to wrap it up in a hurry! "Are you?" TODD SHIPYARDS CORPORATION (Hoboken Division) coU. S. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE 86 River Street, Hoboken, N. J.

Without obligation, please send me full particulars about shipbuilding jobs available at Todd. fiame-Street- City- Trade (or present occupation). ill ippras for more than a quarter of a century, builders and repairers of fighting ships for the U. S. Navy merchant ships NEW YORK BROOKLYN HOBOKEN SEATTLE ACQ MA GALVESTON HOUSTON MOBILE NEW ORLEANS.

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