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Show - Saturch4, ApiifT771948 , Solt Lek , Utahit City, Vi;.77;. t 4.4,, EJ r IOlive 0 Buietediat- -' - e 1,11T7' ES,Prt From far acrods the oceanfrom that land of sorrow es and defeatfrom the very .heart-Germany,-comto .the boys and girls who read THE NEWSETTE es I OLfiowers shared-with-yolra-ll. It is from Gail F. Gavin, who has one of the most wonderful hobbies in the world. It is the hobby of making friends with European children.Si in earnest is Gail that she has organized a club called the European Playmates Club. Gail is the president 4 - - Homburg;---Germany-- ,. -- , Englis1L-I-have-learn- ed - , Z01)Z:7A!'r,14-- write my letters. - , , I A 1 - , Gail Glavin, presEuropean Playmates Club, is shown in the BRIGADETwelve-year-ol- d ident of the photograph above as she delivered sacks of candy to a refugee camp in Germany. She would like Pen Pals here. want to Write to this plucky little' American girl, so far away from her own home, and putting up such; a valiant fight to make friends and influence people' iu the land that we have conquered. oo ' Ditto doctor spae tactfulman,"'said the synipathetic ly to a patient about his bill, old lady;-- : visiting- - 4-- , State remarking, "I dOn't like to ---T- 1 Muck Prospeliity feel sure, tny New-York- "Nal-ma'am,7-quit- , SHADRA - SHAtQNH LI P ONE MOQE IIIC;; BITE LIVE THOCT Alit) YOU'LL LEAVE 1 ..... - 7-:- TH- E--' because they, didn't really like to have quarrels. Mrs. Daffodil said, "Mr:--Sun, my friends are quer- See SUN Paie 12 - x 'TAW-EV- Edward Price, 14 ONE LIKE MORE BITE IVIAT ARO I'LL INE 114ROUGH1 A 1 - II 1 4 4. t nok, 0 . ' FA. - - s'4.6 4 , ? ' - vi, i1 i , . j I - ' . ..- t V5;;t -, 1- -- By I f all-kno- , ONE GIRL It ,,,r4.... I . Gail Glavin, Care Col. E. J. Glavin, APO 737 Care PM, L - ' Mrs. Violet- - said, "Mrs. IuliP here thinks she is the most beautiful flower, but I am, don't' you you?" -"Why, no!" cried "Miss Narcissus. "I am!" "I am," said Miss Pussy. willow. . ' '"011,-bu- tIs am!," declared 77. Mrs. Hyacinth. k Daffodil ' remained When everyone was quiet. she said, through, talking "In- the Tillage of Daffodils we often had quarrels until one day the fun came by and settled our arguments right away. Shall we ask - .' Mr. Sun?" "Oh, yes!" they all agreed, -- was poverty that bring this 'up, but that prison, ?' to thts-check of yours came hasCk." you brought -the 1":idonVliketomention Pal Sal thinks there is no need to say anything more contrary," returne'd the this, either. Doc," said the so did the Surely many of our readers, many of the classes in the prisoner. "1 happiited to be patient; 'but' ' schools where THE. NEWSETTE is read eachweek,will coirlingmumey" , 'gout" , ii - sZ(I - 1 , 4;ip 11.4.1 1 -- f Dear NE'WSEITE: My friend is Sarah Nottingham, and my hobby Is: Playmates. Sarah's daddy is a captain, and European they return to the States soon. We will all miss her, because she is about the only American girl left in my club except myself. Her home was, in Lawrence, Kansas. --I used to live in New York at honie.- Most of the German girls in our club can speak to - speak German T 10VV. MY was taken delivering candy bags to a refugee, picture camp. Sometimes I wish more 'American girls were interested in my club. My mother says it is spreading the spirit of democracy. I do not know about that, but we do have fun. We have about 200 Pen Pals from home, and sometimes groups at home send us things to give away. Right now we are trying to collect scraps a rag bag. The Germans cannot get buttons;, needles, thread or cloth. We try to get these things so the Germans can use them in sewing - each other. - , 4, and Sarah- Nattingham ,is the vice president; Annalora Lorch is treasurer. and Giesin Schnleh Here is the letter: 35 Brunning Strasse. - We also collect seeds.' The girls in our club are from eight to.14 years old. There are two boys. There are 17 in all. The club meets at our house, but now we have two older people helping. One is a Mrs. Krailing. She .had a picture 'and story in LIFE magazine recently when she and her husband, a former sergeant in the army, went all over the battle fields on bicycles. The other used to be A Red Cross girl and axe managed a hotel in America. Sometimes we get whole scrapbooks from schools at home and letters telling about school, life in America. We read them, then give them to the schools here and the try to answer with letters. I do not write very mother 'says, so sometimes she has me typemy good, "Oh, how beautiful I am!" said Mrs. Violet. Th, no you cried Mrs. Tulip, who had just walked in for a visit. "Yes, I am so," declared' Mrs. Violet "Just see my beautiful blue and purple coat. I am one of the first the spring. I think I ought to be queen --------- of all the flowers." "Maybe you think so," said 'Airs. Tulip, "but I think I aril far more beau. tiful than you. Let uscall on Mrs. Daffodil and have her tell us which is the most beautiful." "Well, all, right,' agreed Mrs. Violet. '"But I know the will say I am." So the two flowers went to call on Mrs. Daffodil.Mrs. Hyacinth. Miss Pussy- -, willow, and Miss Narcissus were there. , --- - lp 1 'ab of roomS-tolie- 71 4", ', Bad- -- , - EOWMID1 , IMMEIMM.0111..41 - - , - 1 1 - - t I |