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Orphan Drive In Full Swing As Charity Ball Preparations BeginThe Occupation’s greatest single charity effort got into full stride today with dozens of clubs, civilian and military, enthusiastically endorsing the charity ball plan and a choke made of the charity ball slogan.“War’s Innocent Victims. Giver'Highlighting the Tokyo Wellesley Club Bazaar this Saturday afternoon, from 2 to 6, in the Tokyo Correspondents’ Club, will be an international fashion show, featuring authentic native costumes from many different countries.A typical Japanese bride’s costume with formal Tieaddress will be shown, as well as the ceremonial outfits worn by the* matron of honor, the bride’s mother and the bey and girl children in the family. Historic Japanese court costumes of the Yedo Period, loaned by the Mitsui family, will be on display.Chinese costumes will be shown by Mrs. W. T. Wu, of the Chinese Mission, a Wellesley alumna and an Indo-Chinese costume will also be modeled. Mrs. Francis Hu re of the French Mission will exhibit a Spanish evening gown; Miss Nanette Chevaleria, a Hungarian peasant costume and a typical Russian peasant costume from Harbin has been leaned by Mrs. B. Johansen ofthe Diplomatic section.Up-to-date Americans clothes will be modeled by Mrs. Dennis G. McEvoy; Mrs. M. G. Tieman, Miss Sharman Vaughn, Miss Gail Kitchings and Mrs. Keyes Beech, wife of the Correspondents’ Club president. A wedding party will be featured with Miss Sally McNab as the bride and the Misses Mary Lee Hodge and Charlotte Goercke as bridesmaids.The fashion show, in charge of Mrs. J. P. Breden, will be given between 3 and 5 o’clock. Many attractive gift articles will be on sale at the bazzar, from hand-embroidered linens to brocade evening purses and bamboo flower containers. Hiroshi Yoshida, well-knownTokyo color print' artist, will sell some of his best known pictures and color prints and etchings by the English artist, Elizabeth Keith will also be on sale. All sales will be in yen currency.This was the slogan chosen to appear on hundreds of posters for distribution to areaswhere military and civilian units and organizations will give their individual auspices to the All-American Charity effort for Japanese orphans. The slogan was chosen yesterday at a conference in the office of Lt. Col. C. F. E. Nelson,acting TIE chief.■The poster will depict three tiny Japanese girls, victims of war, huddled around an outdoor fire and will carry the sub-theme: “They did noharm.” TIE Artist Joseph Szekely will design if.Persons in all walks and ranks of Occupation life ac claimed the charity ball plan as a splendid “democratic gesture.”Meanwhile, in the Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area,for the holding of their dances in behalf of the orphaned children. Complete lists of clubs and organizations already sponsoring dances will appear Sunday in Pacific Stars and Stripes.Supporters of charity balls throughout the Japanese Oc-,cupation pointed out that children are war’s chief sufferers. What is done for them may shape their lives for good, one officer declared.An enlisted man, wearing Pacific Combat Ribbons and Battle Stars on his blouse, sort of summed it up. He said: “You can’t blame the kids for what their elders did. We fought for democracy and a good way to show it here is to back the charity ball plan to thelimit.”The EM, who’stubbornly refused to allow his name to be used and even promised a reporter “a going over” if it was used, came up with his own version of the charity ball’s slogan.“Prance and Dance and Show Your Heart. Give.” Letters of instructions to all participating units will be sent out by the Audit Agency, FEC, as soon as the agency receives the name of the indivi-Harmony heads from the entire Far East Command will gather at the Ernie Pyle theater, December 4, at 8:15 p.m. to sing for fame and figurines. Eight barber shop quartets, representing Air and Ground Forces from the Philippines, Guam, Okinawa and Japan will compete for the championship of the Far East.The competing quartets are the winners of their various eliminations and represent the best in the theater. Each quartet will sing two numberssong arrangement and stage presence.In addition to the competition it is planned that visiting quartets will sing in hospitals, service clubs and enlisted clubs. Several of the quartets are outstanding and keen competition is anticipated. All of them seem determined to win, but also they give the impres-l sion that they sing for the love of singing.Admission is free and all Occupation personnel are cordially invited to attend.dual in charge of collected funds for each unit.Names of the clubs, units and organizations taking part in the Occupation-wide dance programs will be published in Pacific Stars and Stripes as soon as received.The dances in each locality may be held at any time during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, with NewYear’s Eve suggested.# =!» $YOKOHAMA, Dec. 1—Them will be a meeting of associate members of the seaside Enlisted Men’s Club at 2:30 p.m. December 2 to discuss a drive for Christmas contributions for Japanese orphans.clubs were calling in to say that they were designating Christmas or New Year’s datesin competition. They will be judged on harmony, blend, voice expression, voice and
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Pacific Stars and Stripes
Tokyo, Tôkyô, JP
Wed, Dec 01, 1948
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