European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ann Landers dear Ann Landers 1 ran across this column of yours while looking for some papers. I read it to a group of friends my age 70 and they encouraged me to Send it to you and ask you to run it again. Will you. I ., Tulsa j dear  V with pleasure. Here it is dear Ann Lander so much is being said and written these Days about senior citizens but a lot of it is slanted toward what can a be done to help them. Too Little is written about what they can do to help themselves. Since i am a member of that age group and realize that we need to be reminded about certain things from time to time i am asking you to print the enclosed prayer.,it contains a great Deal of Wisdom. I ran across it several weeks ago and am sorry that i do not know the name of the author. A prayer for later years lord thou know est that i am growing older. Keep me from becoming too talkative and particularly keep me from falling into the tiresome habit of expressing an opinion on every subject. Release me from the craving to straighten out every dear Abby. A i. Dear Abby three years ago you published a letter from a a nun in need who wanted people to know about the i serious financial needs of her religious Community. That problem touches More than 600 religious or f Ders in the United states who must rely on the Charity of others to help a support their elderly members. Re thank you for publishing the nuns letter. Through your column Many people Learned about the plight of religious orders who for so Many years worked without compensation or for very Small salaries a never enough a to save for their own old age. Thousands of people sent contributions to the retirement fund for religious. -4 those donors will be Happy to know that 97 cents out of every Dollar they sent to the National office in Washington went directly to the religious orders who need their help. A a \ a since your column is so widely read this seems like a Good Way to thank our friends for their support and to encourage them to continue to remember those selfless people who still care for them through their prayers. Donations May be sent to me at the following address retirement fund for religious 3211 fourth St. N.e., Washington . 20017. Sister Mary Oliver Hudson Send National director dear Abby my son a Barry a has a 7-year-old son out of Wedlock. Barry is now engaged to Many a Nice Young woman he has known for three years. Saturday. February 23,. 1991 body s affairs. Keep my mind free from the recital of a mindless details., give Nie wings to get to the Point. Give me Grace dear lord to listen to others describe their aches and Pipins. Help me endure the boredom with patience and to keep my lips sealed for my own aches and pains Are increasing in number and intensity and the pleasure of discussing them is becoming sweeter As the years go by. Quot teach me the glorious lesson that occasionally i might be mistaken. Keep me reasonably Sweet. I do not wish to be a Saint saints Are so hard to live with but a sour old person is the work of the Devil. Make me thoughtful but not Moody helpful but not Pushy Independent yet Able to accept with graciousness favors that others wish to bestow on me. Free me of the notion that simply because i have lived a Long time i am Wiser than those who have not lived so Long. If i do not approve of some of the changes that have taken place in recent years give me the Wisdom to keep my Mouth shut. Lord knows that when the end comes i would like to have a Friend or two left. A senior c. Dear senior / a thanks for a Beautiful prayer. There is a great Deal of Wisdom in it for people of any age. A  a. Creators Syndicate a. A. Can barrys son go to the Small wedding and recep Tion he is close to his father and likes his future Stepmother. I am concerned about etiquette and gossip. Barry is 26 and has lived away from Home for seven years. His Bride is 23 i will also ask the Bride for her  a  a a a a a a Dearborn Granny dear Dearborn Granny i think us important that barrys son attend the wedding. Since he is close to his father and likes his Stepmother to be in a sure he will be very Welcome. Its not a breach of etiquette so forget the gossip. Thirty v years ago it might have been a Bombshell. Today it will hardly cause a Ripple. Dear Abby about five or six years ago the . Postal service developed a system to expedite mail delivery. Unfortunately most businesses chose to ignore the suggestions. I hereby state the suggestions that were submitted 1 use no comma after the name of the City. 2 the abbreviation for the state of Illinois shall be two letters a a a ill a not  3 the zip code should be written on the same line following the name of the state. Abby perhaps if you print this in your column the Public will pay some attention to it. The Post office got exactly nowhere with its suggestions. A a working for the Post office dear working ill publish your letter. That a the least i can do for the . Postal service after All it has done for me. ,. Universal press Syndicate. The stars and stripes today a crossword across 1 St. Pateros charge 6 shrinks from 11 Quot and what is a  12 actress Donahue 14 Nova Scotia once 15 Antelope Typ i Bill 16 >7 elegance 19 Darryl Strawberry until 1990 20 Green acres 22 actor Alastair 23 alaskan Gold Rush Center 24 self restrained 26 Bara a a 28 George bums Rote 30 Pinch 31 oarsman of song 35 Quot Olympia artist 39 so. 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