European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 25, 1952, Darmstadt, Hesse December 1952 the stars and stripes Page 7 americans assure Happy Yule for welfare gifts cheer refugees at Camp Valka 24 curtain refugees in Camp near will receive Christ Mas gifts fro the american peo ple through the generosity of voluntary welfare agencies and the presidents Escapee i cog using Money made available through the presidents Escapee private welfare agencies at Camp Valka Are purchasing More gifts in nearby Nurnberg for distribution at Christmas tonight Christmas a Par by was Given for All single with refreshments and individual gifts included Woolen handkerchiefs and other Small luxuries Seldom enjoyed by the some persons living at Valka prior to their re settlement outside childrens party other plans for making Christ Mas at Valka a Happy time Are being developed by members of the armed women Church groups and other welfare on the Ameri can consulate in Nurnberg will be Host at a childrens parly at families will receive gifts of clothing and with toys for All for volunteers have been refurbishing toys donated through out the the National Catholic welfare Council has taken Over the Job of and German and american staff members of the world Council of churches have repaired the dressed emergency funds used other agencies Are making Sim Ilar contribution German Camp authorities have Given full support a these Christmas when it was realized last week that there would not be enough presents for the Escapee program Drew on emergency funds so that no one would be Hico explained that the Escapee a state depart ment if designed to give assistance to recent escapees from the chief aim of the program is to arrange emigration the refugees As soon As assist Ance is provided not directly but through state apartment accredited private welfare Organiza Eringen troops Aid old people 24 Eringen detachment troops gave a party for 280 needy and orphan children at nearby each child received toys and a gift certificate Worth 10 the 1st div band in More than 300 needy youngsters were 15 Marks Richer and also had Christmas cake and sweets after a party Given by the at the Eringen City More than 100 old people received food packets and other donations from detachment Stuttgart army units give Cigar ets to German vets 24 special German War veterans in the Stutt District area Are receiving gifts of Cigar ets for with representatives of 7th army and Stuttgart District units responsible for distributing the cig the project is part of a zone Irude program jointly sponsored by Hico and Brig Gen Eugene Stuttgart District visited the Heim near Vai Hongen to make a Cigar i pres bavarian tots Happy children in the Catholic Home in Solon enjoy presents Given by the Munich pm depot women photo mentation it Gen Charles 7th and members of his called on the veterans in the Verso guns other hospitals in the area Are being visited also by 7th army and Stuttgart District Giessen orphans partied by 7856th pm up 24 members of the 7856th pm requirements and distribution stationed in the Giessen pm visited the Giessen orphanage to give the children a Christmas the 7856th has adopted the childrens and plans to Aid the 35 youngsters of a Yea around 307th replacement depot entertains 75 orphans 24 Spe orphans of the Penuli Unruhe childrens Home in Ber Gabern were entertained at a Christmas party by the soldiers of the 307th replacement depot gifts were presented to each child and several Large such As sleds and were Given to the Candy fruit also were Ulm children to join 110th regt men at dinner 24 nearly German children will be guests of the 110th inf regt at Christmas dinner in each child attending will have a Soldier guide who will visit the child before Christmas and de Termine what he would like As a the Blue byway service club had its annual Christmas party for 80 German an article of clothing and a toy were Given each 60 aged in Wuerzburg feted by 1st div up tips 24 special sixty residents of the Julius ital Home for the aged Here Are not being forgotten by Kris Kringle this thanks to 1st div up tips in the Wuerzburg the lonely lives of the aged per sons were brightened this after noon their Home where a sur prise Christin sparty was a sum of 600 Marks had been appropriated for gifts from a Charity originally created in october 1951 by 1st div up tips during their halloween this year the proceeds from a Christmas raffle conducted under the auspices of 1st div chaplain it col Albert and the Community Chest Council had been added to the members of the local 1st div women club and 1st div up tips aided in the distribution of gifts of Winter 62d Highway patrol clothes needy children 24 62d Highway along with German police who ride with them in patrolling the highways of the Western area held a party for needy children at the 62ds station in the children received warm including ski under Coats and the g2d has raised a Christmas fund of 28th my distribute baskets of toys 24 special the 28th my co will distribute Christmas baskets of food and toys to some 250 needy families in goes Pingen in another Christmas the maps raised 86 through the Sale of Christmas cards and this Money will be sent to two mis Sions in Korea which conduct a health clinic for refugees in up i 61st army band concert helps raise funds 24 Large audience greeted he 61st armbands Christmas Benefit concert held at the grosser Gioc Kensal the audience included a Large group of refugees from the Wahrer Cavern who were guests of the America As a result of the the be Tri service Christmas welfare fund increased by the in addition to the activities it is supporting in is making possible the presentation of food and entertainment to More than needy children and adults in 17 Bremen teams consisting of members of their families and Gya members Are currently touring these residents Are presented with gifts of food clothing and Gya members provide entertainment and assist in the distribution of the 28th inf div Gya stage Holiday musical 24 special German youths and members of the 28th div band combined to provide an evening of entertain ment for personnel of Cooke bar Racks the musical show was presented to raise funds for the Christ Mas party for Gya members in 3 spending Yule in As Erding raffle winners 24 Erding air depot airmen Are spend ing 30day Christmas furloughs with their families and friends at Home As the result of winning an opera Tion Christmas the winners were John of Mike of and a3c of two the raffle was one of the Many activities staged by Erding depot personnel to raise funds for their operation Christmas program which is providing gifts and toys for More than bavarian orphans and other needy was t sgt Helen a of and was Armilise of also will be Home for a 20day Holiday the two was were winners of a raffle held in their Squadron As a Reward for sell ing Worth of tickets on a Jaguar 371st army inf wives raise fund for orphans 24 special the officers wives of the 371st army inf in have raised Money to play Santa Glaus to an orphan age located in they Are also sponsoring a Christmas party for children of 371st army inf in Sermersheim yanks give Marks for children 24 Spe stationed at the Sermersheim ordnance vehicle Park donated Marks to Chil Dren of disabled veterans in Ger Bersheim and 400 Marks to the orphanage in Christmas parties were Given for All the and the units also contributed clothing and other plans for a Christmas party for the children at the orphanage in Hoerdt also have been bad nauheim women fete Blind children bad 24 Spe bad nauheim women dub gave a party for 80 Blind children at the state school for the Blind in each child received a gift of clothing and the toys had been repaired at the Butzbach service club by soldiers of Schloss spot women adopt Heidelberg orphanage 24 special youngsters in the Stift Neuburg a to for Parent less Catholic children near will have a Yea around Christmas thanks to the women of spot Usa eur Topping the gift list a Fol be a item for installation of additional plumbing in the the spot fund will be administered by it col k i head quarters area come Gya generosity of it Coj to tots in zone Robert of spot has made it possible for each of the 29 children at the Home to receive an ample Supply of warm the walkers wrote their friends in the telling them to Send a Box of clothing for the orphaned children instead of gifts for the walkers received More than 150 pounds of this was More than enough for All of the children and the surplus will be shared with the Heidelberg Ameri can women club welfare com Mittee for distribution to needy the walkers have adopted a 7 year old boy from the Home and have a deep interest in the orphan 2d pm in plays Host to 40 kids at Cavern bad 24 Spe tour of desgouttes Cavern Here launched a Christmas party for 40 underprivileged children Given by the 2d pm he army the Hoys arid All under 12 years of were from the Nicholas Church Parish of bad chamber music by a quintet from the 2d army div band opened the gifts were presented to each child after the Holiday yank sailors at Naples treat sing carols 24 up Mas greetings and presents from the officers and men of the flagship of adm Rob Ert were presented to 100 orphan children of Naples in a ceremony before american and italian electric bulbs spelling out the words merry Christmas were lighted up along the length of the pier and groups of italian children and american sailors Sang Christ Mas carols in English and prayers in both languages were held on the Dock alongside the vessel by Navy chaplain and a 50foothigh Christ Mas tree was set up on the 3d army a in gives party for 185 children 24 special members of the 3d army a 2d army helped bring the Christmas spirit to 185 under privileged German children of the Paulus Kirche in Waldhof when the battalion gave its annual Christ Mas each child received a Wool Muff toy and a bag of refreshments included baked especially Tor the occasion by mess plus soft drinks and ice Bob Sharp and capt Grant Jones of he and he Btry were in charge of arrangements for the Wuerzburg contributions estimated at 24 americans living in the Wuerzburg District contributed cloth ing and services Worth an Esti mated to germans and Dis placed persons this about 80 per cent of Dona Tion were in the form of Christ Mas dinners and gifts of orphanages received the great est share of they were closely followed by needy Homes for the hospitals and institutions for the Wuerzburg municipal detach ment led the other detachments in amounts pouring about into the Christmas
