Show d. d LOTS OF THESE BOXES GOING GOIN TO 10 o FRANCE c J Y Y V 0 q i w o I Iw a i 1 J t. t I s i Yf I l 0 I w M Mi Y i r i Ii I Mi MiF Mir I 1 t 1 E i x j Y l. l i ri F y r err f. f i i 4 I h w 4 IJ b. I R 1 IW 1 J A AtM I r f w f f w 1 r I 4 I f f ti I a tE t CJ r it Mit t lf H J t i i a 7 E Y v es 9 t Y I 4 n I Presto There Is la a real wizardry now In reconstruction A plain un unlovely unlovely un- un lovely American packing packing- box that has I apparently served its its entire purpose I b by carrying much needed goods to the n devastated regions of France becomes becomes becomes be be- comes under the tho magic touch of oC saw hammer and and r brush a decorative and I serviceable piece of furniture for Cor some J i housewife there thre where the Hun left nothing but ruin rein and wreckage It Ii Is the purpose of the department ent of War nr Reconstruction and Emergency of oC the Methodist Centenary to place one Cine of these boxes transformed Into a kitchen cabinet into nto every needy home horn In the eleven towns o of the Cha Chateau Thierry district district which It has of officially officially of of- adopted In those of the Piave region raglon where it ha has assumed the burden o of reconstruction Of Ot course courso a pack packing ins boxes are specially made the tho wizardry is really all done over oven hero here Every box the tho Methodists ship and there will be many thousands of them will stand the test of oC conversion Into a cabinet Frank E. E Baker Bakur en engineer In charge of ot Methodist Methodist Metho Metho- dist reconstruction In Europe solved the thc problem m after Mr Mrs B B. 1 M. M 1 Tipple wife of the he head o of the Methodist college in in- Rome had sent word that women In the tho var war torn areas especially needed As devised by Mr Baker the box cover corer Is Into cupboard doors a as soon ns as Its two cross pieces arc are arci sawed through h and the halves are arc swung on hinges Not only do tho tiro hinges and the go SO with every box boc but three shelves for which cleats cleats arc In plat pla and also a a. can of oZ mahogany mahogany mao ma ma- o an stain and a paint pc brush furnished fur tur by a M Methodist paint Of Ot the Centenary fundo fund o of tho the Methodist lo Episcopal al church the northern branch I of oC Methodism the sum of has hns be been n set aside for forwar forwar forwar war reconstruction on projects Half Halt of this thle will be spent at home and half halt abroad |