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Show The Treasure Ship. Within a few days there will sail from an Atlantic port the most wonderful ship that ever left the American Ameri-can shore. It is not a great battleship, u triumph of millions in wealth, and the creation of a tho isand men's minds and muscles. It is not a priceless cargo ol human lives a transport trans-port carrying new treasures of youth and manhood to the far-flung battle line. It is no rich freighter of commerce, heavy with grains, gold, fabrics, machines, metals, all Che wealth of mine and field and factory Great and glorious though such t'hips be, they are as unmeaning toys beside this shi') now setting sail the Treasure Ship of America ladt a from bow' to stern, from keel to funnel tip with lo e, and happiness, and golden dreams ! It is the Christmas ship, freighted with the deep, pure, selfless love of women hurrying to the yearning, reverent love of men. From every comer of tlfe nation is being gathered the precious cargo. For weeks and months it lived only in the derams of mothers, wives, sweethearts and sisters planning and contiiving its richer Then the dreams took form in small economies and , shining self sacrifices that meant more dimes and dollars for the filling of thqjL parcel for the soldier. There wa 'a joyful flurry of shopping and stitching, and then, when I the wonderful boxes Uncle Sam himself had made for the 1 Christmas kits arrived and the Red Cross passed them ,our to oper hands, what a redoubled flutter there was, and what marvels of packing, fitting, selection ejection were accomplished in getting so much into such a tiny I space. But at length the strange, wonderful cargo is nearly H ready. More than two million three-pound packages will make up tho treasure cargo, and as the Torasuro Ship H sails away for France the Ihrobbing of its engines will become as the heart beats of the women with whose love H and labor it is laden and all around it, as it slips through n the dark, cold water toward tho wailing men in Franco Ifl will hover a guarding, guiding spirit that is almost palpa as; ble light the light of love which is both human and di- W$ vine. Salt Lake Telegram. ,jfy |