Show little acts of sacrifice that make patriotism really effective affective L by hildegarde HAWTHORNE the little act of patriotism we are constantly coming across one of them hearing I 1 some woman say as I 1 did this morning while crowded into an office elevator you see I 1 have only two free hours each evening 0 it too bad for of course I 1 cant do very much in that time I 1 knit one evening and make bandages 0 the next but only two hours 2 or it may be another sort of sacrifice such as this by a young girl 1 I counted up and found that I 1 averaged fifty five cents a week on candy and I 1 just decided that I 1 eat a single piece this year year or for the duration of the war as they put it and I 1 talked with all of my best friends and weve signed a pledge to put our candy money all together to ether it amounts to seventeen dollars and a few cents each week think of that irto into comfort skits kits for the soldiers or wool for sweaters of course its silly even to speak of giving givin 0 up such a little thing 0 as candy in a time like this but we are all girls without very much spending money and weve been perfectly delighted to see what getting together accomplishes plis hes seventeen dollars a week buys quite a IOUs lot 1 the other day I 1 lunched with a friend of mine who is a secretary in a downtown office As we gained the street I 1 turned toward the restaurant we habitually frequented but she pulled me back no I 1 dont go there any more she said why not there ano another titer so convenient nor with better food and ana then they make us feel so at home there yes but they arent complying with hoovers requests as to meat and wheat and I 1 wont go to any restaurant that well have to yo another ikek and get into a crowd but it cant be helped 11 |