CARGO FOR CHRISTMAS SHIP GATHERING HERE FROM EVERY STATE
Hundreds of cases containing every conceivable kind of gift for a child have been received at the Bush Terminal in Brooklyn, where the Christmas Ship Jason, which will carry the gifts of American children to the orphans of the European War is being loaded.
It became apparent that if the Jason were to get off within reasonable time, a tremendous force of sorters and packers would have to be employed. When the situation was presented over the telephone to Secretary of the Navy Daniels he secured authorization for Gen. Wood to assign sixty soldiers to help to get the cargo ready. These men appeared for duty yesterday afternoon.
Secretary Daniels has assigned Lieut.-Commander Courtney to command the Christmas Ship.
"What a fine Santa Claus-y feeling Commander Courtney must have," said Mrs. Morton. "He's a friend of your father's, Ethel Brown."
"Think of being Santa Claus to all Europe!"
"Our parcels won't be very visible among several millions, will they?"
"You have a wonderfully creditable collection for ten youngsters working so short a time."
"Mr. Watkins is keeping in touch with the ship so that we can make use of every day that she's delayed. Tom telephoned to Roger this afternoon that he had been over to the Bush Terminal and they were sure they wouldn't start before the 10th of November.
"That gives us almost a week more, you see."