Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-21
CHARITABLE AGAIN
CALLED ON TO AID
STARVING BELGIANS
$4,000 More Required to
Send Thanksgiving Ship
Away With Complete
Cargo Next Wednesday.

Contributions for the starving Belgians
reached the S105000 mark today. and now
only $4,000 remains to be collected to send
the OTn off Wednesday, City and State
alike have hardened to the call from
across the waters for food to keep alive
helpless women and children, and to-
day is expected to be red letter day.
| All night stevedores labored at Chester
unloading the cargo of gypsum brought
from South America. so that the orn
might hasten on to its duty of carrying
aid to starving humanity.
The day started with a rush in the
Lincoln Building headquarters with the
task OF raising the fund on the last lap.
1t Is assured the Orn will sail. but II
the entire sum is obtained by tonight.
| the committee will have two days in
which to purchase the food and have II
safely stored away In the hold of the
big Norwegian ship.
This cannot be done In a day and II
must be rushed with even two days In
which to work. Food and money
promised from towns and cities throughout
the State, expected TO arrive today. will
swell the sum to $4,000 and now 1t re-
mains for Philadelphia to open the flood
gates OF Its charity and raise that ad-
dltional 5000.
When the cry went forth at the first
of the week that S25, 900 was needed old
Father Penn came nobly to the front
IheIe is not one OF Lne COmmlttee nut
who is confident the 5000 record OF the
past three days will be maintained again
today.
Headquarters In the Lincoln Building
will remain open tomorrow and contrlbu-
tions will be accepted up TO Wednesday
morning, Today gifts ranging from 25
cents TO sl75 were received. The Sl75 was
the largest contribution up to this after
noon and came from the Pennsylvania
Society Opposed TO Woman SuffrageN
Sunday schools are coming TO the rescue
with a will score of them contributed
money today, which they have been col
lectlng for the past ten days From
throughout the State other contributions
arrived this afternoon,
Shortly after noon an old woman hob
bled into tn eheadquarters leaning on a
orutch. She carefully laid a package on
the table and said it was all she had
and went out before giving her name
The package contained two potatoes, care
fully washed and addressed to Belgian
widow"
The movement inaugurated In Phlla-
delphla has been taken up all over the |
United States. Cities In the Middle |
West, taking their lesson from Father |
Penn, have started campaigns. Carloads |
OF food will soon be coming East from |
these cities Chicago will send a ship /
away from Philadelphia. II must not be 1
said that Philadelphia, the mother OF
the movement. faltered in the last min
ute. Falter or not. the ship will sail,
but whether or not II viii carry a ca
paeity cargo remains for the citizens TO
decide.
The departure OF the Orn, like that OF
the Thelma, will be a public event. City
officials and members OF the committee
in charge OF the relief fund and others
will be present to watch II depart on its
mission OF mercy. Wednesday at noon Is
the sailing time
Clergymen of different faiths will speak
and offer prayers for the safe delivery OF
the ship into the hands OF Belgium. The
Rev, Russell II. Conwell. OF Temple Uni
versity; Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf, OF
Keneseth Israel synagogue; the Rev.
Henry 7. DrumgoOle, OF the Seminary OF
81. Charles BOTremeo, and others WIN
Tugs and river boats will shrek "bon
voyage" as the OTn slips from her dock
and other craft will dip" colors as a
mark OF esteem. The master OF the Orn.
Captain T. ]. Rewnes, Is an old mariner
He Is well known IN Philadelphia, hav
Ing made frequent trips 10 this port He
said he deems II an honor 10 have his
ship selected Tor carrying the cargo.