For the Old People
Now Lady* Gay is on deck again, and we have just d le % *na* First foremost, and always we must not neglect our old people. It seems f a Thing theTe gifts for thTold*the sick, and the feeble among us. But it s f b } e t^ fust g what joy they bring. There are old people in the city whose only Christmas rememvoriini+ari. we woTk the more we think of others, the bigger and stronger our love grows. such big things as war will be solved as the nations grow to understand °nd jove ong^nother. Set to work little gifts for our Ship” old people, girls, and boys. not be too dainty or too pretty. You can write a little message on them—a ver .? little message. Any little gifts—handkerchiefs, kettle-holders, dusters, lavender bags, gif s for old men, ties —-you will think of plenty. _ . , 1(D cj. •*” Toll Pop some peas in your vegetable gardens, boys. Mark them Press Ship peas. Tel them to grow particularly fat; they are wanted for a.very.special purpose. Mo4«“wsT X l week. Oh, Mother Bunch danced such a lovely haha to weteonw Lady Gay home. y LADY GAY.
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Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22823, 23 September 1939, Page 1 (Supplement)
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