| Show Legion Auxiliary ry Plans Aid to Disabled Disabled Veterans V Plans for bringing the joy of Christmas giving to disabled war veterans in hospitals hospital are be be- be- be ing int being developed by the Witbeck American Legion Post No 11 Auxiliary in cooperation with other Auxiliary units throughout through through through- throughout out the e country Gifts Gifts from the Auxiliary will go go to the hospitalized veterans but this is only of the Na Auxiliary's Auxiliary vast vast yat Christmas program The other part is tomake to tomake make it possible for gifts gUts from the veterans to go 10 to their fam flies lUes at home Early in its efforts for the dis dia dl men the women of the Auxiliary discovered that pre pre- seating gifts to the veterans was Wal not enough Ito I to make Christmas a happy day in the veterans hos hos- hospitals They found that the great great- greatest est eat desire of the men was to be b beable able send to-send to end gifts home This led to the establishment of ot shops in the hospitals The number of these shops has increased each year until this year they are planned panned for pray every veterans hospital in the county The Auxiliary gift gm shops operate operate for a few lew weeks before Christmas They offer a wide variety of gifts for women and I children all donated by ary j ar-j units There are no price togs tags and no cash registers Every Every- Everything thing is free to the disabled vet- vet veterans veterans veterans erans erans who come to the shop and make selections Those un un- able to leave teave their beds to come cometo cometo to the rooms In the hospitals hospital where the e shops are set Jet up are visited by Auxiliary workers worker with carts full of gifts selections The gifts are wrapped and mail mail- mailed ed by volunteer Auxiliary mem mem- bers hers The Utah Department of the Auxiliary will operate a gift shop this year at the Veterans Hospital at Salt Lake bake ake City Members of the Vernal ary unit are outlining an active campaign of participation in inthis inthis this activity |
