Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-31
ATLANTA RESPONDS tn
APPEAL FOR STARVING:
WORKMAN HEADS LIST

Atlanta is responding literally to
the call for aid that comes from
helpless and suffering Bulgaria, where
100000 Balkan refugees and nearly
10000 children are starving and
freezing to death.
With The Georgian's appeal for aid
in behalf of the Frustrated nation less
than "a hours old, contributions began
coming into the Office Saturday. In
proportion to his means, the work
ngman is probably tho most generous
giver. He has followed the miserable
fortunes of the doughty little nation
that has been willing at all times to
scart1ce its blood to stem the tide of
Recommendation, and has noticed
with distress that the soldiers who
fought so bravely have returned to
and their homes burned down, their
hervests destroyed and their families
in the most pitiable restitution.
Workman First Contributor.
c. Lenz. an Atlanta workman, has
the distinction Of being the first to
contribute to The Georgian's fund. In
sending his 50 he said:
Il have read In Tho Georgian and
Sunday American that the Bulgarians
and other people of the Balkans are
starving to death for the lack of
bread. / have been under the inn
preston that your appeal was direct
ed more particularly to the rich and
the big business men, but l believe IL
you would appeal directly to the
worhdngmen and the smaller business
men more money would be collected
for the sufferers"
The Georgian's appeal is sent out to
every class, each one to give accord
ing to his means and his sympathy
with the furnishing and freezing war
victims. Contributions of quarters,
ceptable and as promptly acknowl-
Adged as the larger checks mailed by
the wealthy merchant or capitalist.
Church Funds to Aid.
Atlanta churches are joining in the
humanitarian movement, which is to
teach it's climax here one week from
Sunday, when Bulgaria Day. will be
observed by many of the congrega-
ions, all or part of the collections at
ne of the services to be set apart for
ne cause.
How easy 1t is for one person, or q
group of persons, to save one or more
ives in the Balkans Is indicated by
he statement of one of the workers
on the field, who says: I'VE can keep
family of five from starving with
70 cents day"
A SIS contribution thus will keep one
sufferer for 25 days, and probably
save his life, since ~ that time many
Of the war victims will have been able
70 shift for themselves Others will
'equire aid until the next harvest.
People Must Act at Once.
The need is immediate. Help must
rome at once. Refugees-men, wom-
en- With babes in arms, and toddling
children-a-e dying by the hundred
and by ths szscuesnd every day. They
are starvsaS. They must have food,
They aee IA the depth Of a cold win
ter.
Their kSHies are burned. They are
without shelter and without clothes
They are dying from exposure and
are freezing to death. They must
nave garments to clothe them.
The South, once it's heart is touch
3D. always has been most liberal in
its response to suffering nation. The
South knows what 1t is to be pros
rated by war. Added to the suffer
ing that the South experienced, the
Bulgarians, homeless and without q
place to lay their heads, are being