The Washington herald., 1914-11-15
THE OPEN FORUM
Mrs. Colby Appeals for Help for the
War Sufferers.


To: the Editor: Eyersbody Is glad
to place contributions for the suf-
fering Beigians with a trusted COM
mittee like that now sitting at tz5
Eleventh street. with Mrs. John A
Logan. chairman But help Is 80 soreiy
needed that every channel for convey
ing 1t should be used. A quick and sure
way to have the help touch a spot that
might. be overlooked in distributing N
large ways through the machinery OF or
ganIzations Is to,send cash. contributions
to friends a. or near the trouble cen
ters. All who have such friends should
make them the distributors OF their aid.
A few weeks ago the Federal Suffrage
Association had a party to raise such
fund to send to Mrs. MacNaughton (weli
known In Warrington as a prominent
member OF the Federation OF Women's
Clubsl, and Sloo was raised for this purs'
pose. Everybody seemed glad TO help IN.
order to place IN her hands sum OF
money to be used on the spot for spec
laI cases OF need. Those who thus,helped
viii be glad to read an extract from a
personal Letter from Mrs. MaeNaughtou
written october q. when she had learned
we were raising a fund, but before she
had receivedsit. She says:
II thank you for the money you are
raising for relief. viii have II put In
the American Church Bulletin as sent.
by our association. You know every
thing about the war, and no doubt you
have wept as ! do over the fleeing and
terror-stricken people. Give my love
to those dear friends that came out
in response to humanity's call. andS
hope that for the sake OF, the dying and
suffering here they will practice self-de-
NAL and give more and more, and not.
all TO the Red Cross. but for the women
and. children. II is a great mistake to
give all to one object wish We could
get a large fund for DR.. Hiatt OF the
American Church. He Is in touch with
the real work here and is Q broad and
liberal man working zealousiy for the
poor and dependent. Somehow money
now seems Of littie value save TO relieve
suffering, and we must have the help
of all.
Yesterday visited an ouvroir and saw
the work being done for the, soldiers
which is very necessary as so many out-
fits have Been lost when surprised by
the Germans. And then the great help il
Is to give employment TO the destitute
women. To ind work for. these thous-
ands is an appalling task. -.
I'VE visited on Saturday the. Cirque de
Paris where, 1000 refugees have been
cared for. Homes are found for them
as soon as possible. Eleven thousand left
that day and more have taken their
place. We carried a large box of our
own clothing. all good that We expected
to use ourselves, but she who has two
coats must give one. We talked with
WI hn haI q all
yided our money with them. I feel
almost afraid TO go out. for little here
and there soon depletes our purse"
I am sure that in the present exigency
Mrs. MacNaughton will pardon my
quoting this personal reference but
hope Il will make others more willing to
give. .... ~ .rs
The ouVriors referred to are eight
IN number and DR.. Caspar wIstar, Hiatt.
pastor Of the nonsectarian American
Church in Paris, Is now issuing a plea for
funds to help carry them on. At these
unemployed and suffering
women are put to work at a small wage. |
DR.. Hiatt states that seven francs CXl. l0) |
will keep a person from starvation for |
a week, and at the same time employ her |
services IN making garments. This Is !
the greatest of all neds at this time IN !
France-money to put women to work |
and 10 pay them Tor It. VIII not some |
who read this send as a Thanksgiving |
Offering from our favored land a sum OF |
money TO DR.. Hiatt, n Rue de Berri, |
Paris. France?
Any sums which friends of Mrs. Mac
Naughton would like to send to her for |
special relief work can be sent to her in |
care of Miss Marie MacNaughton, the |
American Consulate. Paris: by postal |
money order, or it can be sent to me at |
i22 Sixth street, northwest, TO be for !
warded to her. Even the smallest contri- |
buttons will be helpful.
CLARA BEwICK COLBY. !