Show attics surrender to the british materials of all sorts are donated by americans to help in war LONDON A look at the list of gifts to britaina Brit ains evacuees es bomb victims and members of the army navy and royal air force reveals that a lot of american attics have been cleared during the last year an all to the benefit belef it of men and women who are fighting britaina Brit ains war leaders of the english speaking union which has been operating cooperating co with the amer american can branch of the organization as well as with other united states charitable organizations in collecting clothing and materials of every description to aid the war effort said that only very rarely have they been sent gifts which could not be used by someone somewhere what might have been uncle neds old cornet which looked like it had been kicked around in an attic for many years now is doing duty in an army band which lost all its instruments st in the evacuation of dunkirk juniors football which he left in the basement when he went to college night might now be doing service on a field near a canadian encampment where american volunteers are teaching their british mates the rudiments of the game many garments sent more than garmen garments ts and thousands of other gifts have been from the united states gifts have been received from colorado mountain towns from chicago milwaukee roanoke va new england cleveland cincinnati and california some of these are marked to the men serving on the 50 united states destroyers which were granted in the air base exchange others are designated for the men of the coastal patrol life saving service or the royal air force but most of them are just sent to be distributed where they are most needed besides the gifts of garments americans have sent more than in cash to the union as well as 14 american ambulances money for first aid mobile posts one complete surgical unit a mobile feeding post and mountains of red cross and hospital supplies not the least important has been the offers of hundreds of homes in the united states to care for british children for the duration of the war the american gifts ha have b been more wonderful than it is possible to imagine one organization official said the clothing is always freshly cleaned and the people in the united states seem to have a second sight when it comes to giving things whenever we need litt little le girls dresses or sturdy trousers for boys or shoes for bombed firemen or lay ettes for babies in fact about anything possible to imagine we know we usually can count on them being in the next shipment they usually are these gifts served immeasurably in brightening the lives of the fighting forces as well as the evacuees es and persons who have lost th their air homes dolls toys magazines books ping pong sets dart boards tennis racquets cricket bats all have been distributed from the american donations cigarettes tobacco candy cookies and even fruitcakes fruit cakes and cookies which could be safely shipped without spoiling have been sent |