. What to do for Uncle Sam; a first book of citizenship. l helpyou with this neighborliness. Playgrounds, andthe circus, and your books, and games can beshared with the orphans. The children who aregetting better in the hospital wards will enjoyscrap-books, and toys, and plants, and wild flowersin their season. Old people like to be read to,and they enjoy music so much. Your schoolorchestra, or your chorus, or just a few boys andgirls who play the piano or violin well can makea great deal of happiness for the old will enjoy, most of all, though, your thoughtof them. Always, in our
. What to do for Uncle Sam; a first book of citizenship. l helpyou with this neighborliness. Playgrounds, andthe circus, and your books, and games can beshared with the orphans. The children who aregetting better in the hospital wards will enjoyscrap-books, and toys, and plants, and wild flowersin their season. Old people like to be read to,and they enjoy music so much. Your schoolorchestra, or your chorus, or just a few boys andgirls who play the piano or violin well can makea great deal of happiness for the old will enjoy, most of all, though, your thoughtof them. Always, in our great cities, there are the poor tobe thought of. Perhaps the father has no work,or is ill, or there may be no father and the mothermust take his place. Try to remember these boysand girls at Christmas time. They want to be happyjust as much as you do, and they ought to have achance. Parties are often given for them at socialsettlements, and churches and other organizationsdistribute gifts in their homes. Sometimes there HELPING HIS DEPENDENT FAMILY 85. Photo by Paul Thompson KEEPING CHRISTMAS WITH UNCLE SAM AT THE POLICE STATION is a party for them at the police station. Thepolice cover a Christmas tree with gifts for all thepoor children in the neighborhood, and give anentertainment for them too. Uncle Sam likes tohave you remember the poor and unfortunate mem-bers of his family at Christmas time. Uncle Sam has dependents, however, who arequite different from those we have described. Somemorning when the girl housekeeper is hurrying tofinish the breakfast dishes before school, there is arap at the kitchen door. A tramp, ragged and untidy, 86 WHAT TO DO FOR UNCLE SAM stands outside and begs for some food. He saysthat lie has no money, and has not eaten in along time. What shall this little housewife do!Shall she offer him the toast and the cereal thatthe family left, or just shut the door? Neither of these ways of treating a beggar isUncle Sams way. If the tramp has been ill,
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