Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-10
SECOND SHIP TO
CARRY RELIEF


end the Rev. A. r. steck, Of the First
Lutheran Church.
coNGREGATtoN CONTRIBUTES
Members OF the Church OF the Atone.
nent At i7th street and Kinesessins ave.
nue.. sent n check for t7i
Nfhe boys who belong to Battery A, oil
ad Reglmont of Palmyra, n. j.. and
<nse ages range between and 10. mott.
BED the relief Headquarters that thev had
begun a preliminary canvas In south Ter.
se5 They stated that they Intended Ia
visit the homes of farmers. Their nre,
contribution amounted to 81.
we VIII have more contributions when
the second mercy ship sails" the letter
read.
An admirer OF dogs sent 50 cents. re.
Questing that this amount be used In
purchasing food for the starving dogs of
Belgium. Employees OF the shipping do.
pertment OF the Philadelphia and ReadIns
Railway sent a check for S34 to be added
% the fund. Shortly afterward a check
Tor NS2f0 came from the employees of
the store of David Lupton.
letter signed Baby Bob and COR.
tanning 81 arrived In today's mail An
ether dollar came in letter which way
signed from twins at 23l6 East Dau-
bhin street, A check for 500 came from,
Anna Filter Howe. 1923 Walnut street.
shortly before the contributions had
passed the 100000 mark.
The, Mckinley PRESBYTERIAN Ntissio,
Sunday school sent $40 Al O'clock this
afternoon word reached the relief head
quarters that Captain b. H Smith OF
the convict ship Success would turn over
tomorrow's receipts for the Belgium re-
lief expedition, The receipts ii Is ex-
pected Will reach $1,000
Mrs. F. X. Ruth, a feeble, white-haIred
woman. won the sympathy of those at the
receiving station when she left n con-
tr1pution OF - and wept as she handed
her money to a clerk
contribution OF s295 came this norn-
ing from the Emergency Aid Committee
OF which Mrs. j. G. Cassatt ia chair
man. OF this sum $3.50 had been given bv
MT. and Mrs. Arthur II. Lee
The majority of the contributors arc
not the rich people: they are the peopls
who have use for each and every penny
which they possess.
But they are the people of large imaR-
fnations. They can see the Belgians in
al their distress They can visualize the
devastated crops. the fields laid bare, tho
home riddled with shot and shell, the
cities burned, razed to the ground, the
women and children desperate-frantic
for some place to set up a temporary
home.
They can see the wild-eyed mother with
her hungry children clutchinE at her
skirts demanding bread. when there is no
bread to be had, and seeing ali this they
cannot conceive of any need of their own
which is as great as that OF these help
less war Victims
These are the people responsible for
the successful and prompt sailing of the
Thelma. These are the people crowdlng
the relief station this morning anxious
to give over their donation before the
fund closes tonight.
One touching contribution was sent In
yesterday by the children in the free
ward OF the Women's Hospital. 2137
North College avenue. The rIttle invalids
heard their nurse discussing the Belgian
relief fund and decided to part with their
savings. in order to send them to tho
Lincoln Building.
A collection was started by n little
cripple hoy. Going from bed to bed no
gathered in the pennies. and the result
was that a total donation OF "a cents. or
enough to provide more than flve meals,
was sent by the diminutive sufferers
Philadelphia golfers are also to be given
the opportunity to contribute toward the
fund. On Thursday a tournament will be
held on the links OF the Old York Road
Country Club. II will be Il handicap af-
fair. mixed fouTsome OF is holes medal
play. and II is expected that n large
number OF enthusiasts will attend An
entrance fee Of 81 will be charged, and
the proceeds will be turned over to the
Belgian fund.