Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-20
MERCY FUND LACKS
$4,000 SIX DAYS
BEFORE SHIP SAILS
Relief Committee Sounds
Final Appeal for Aid in
Sending Om to Belgium
Soon.

Philadelphia and Pennsylvania are re-
spending nobiy to the appeal for the
funds needed to send the Orn away to
Belgium with a full cargo. This morning,
when the offices in the Lincoln Building
opened the fund had leaped to trine
over $4,000, and but $4,000 more is re-
quired
That this amount will be raised is not
doubted by any one, but those persons
who have been holding back until the
last minute before contributing should do
SO Immediately, the Relief Committee
requests. To buy thousands of dollars
worth of food requires time, and the ship
must sail on Wednesday. This means
that not counting Sunday but little
over three days remain in which to col
lect the $4,000. and time is essential now.
The orn win arrive here tomorrow
morning from Chester, where it has been
unloading its South American cargo
ships on the Delaware will salute the
Mercy Ship either by dipping" colors or
by blasts from the whistles.
kilograms from all over the State have
been received announcing shipments OF
food by carload lots or money. Phlladel-
phia has braced up to its share of the
work that now remains to be done, de-
termned that 1t shall not be said that in
the last minutes the city had failed
Contributions began to come in slowly
this morning, but near noon they took a
sudden spurt and there is every indica-
Ion, f,at NI,n .,F, ,,yfI L..
reached again today.
The thing that is most desired now is
large checks. sums OF more than $l0O A
few of these and the fund would soon be
completed.
The Newspaper Committee met at noon
again today in the office of John Wanna
maker. and will probably be in closed
session until after 3 o'clock, making the
final arrangements, Nothing of particular
note has come up yet
Hamburg, Pa. has sent word that 100
barrels of flour were shipped today, and
encouraging notes on the progress of the
campaign that are being waged in the
various towns of the State.
COLLECT $1,000 A DAY.
Benefits, rural house-to-house canvasses
and private persons whose hearts have
been touched by the pltful plight of the
starving Belglans have swelled the fund
considerably. Yesterday morning it stood
at a trife more than 100000
The s5OOo-a. day record has been attained
for the past two days, and 1t is possible
that never before has any city made
such a record so near to the end of a
campaign. II that pace is kept for the
next three days. Philadelphia may indeed
eat Thanksgiving dinner with knowl-
edge that 1t has sent the same to a de-
serving nation.
Thousands of tons of foods are stacked
up waiting to be placed aboard the Orn.
Word has reached here that already the
suffering Belgians have heard that a
second ship is about ready to start to
their relief and are eagerly awaiting its
arrival.
Society has hardened to the cry for
food that is coming across the Atlantic.
A vaudeville performance, followed by
dancing. was given last night at the
Cresheim Arms Apartments, Mt. Airy for
the benefit of the fund. Mrs. Wallace
n. Smith and Miss Emily ]. Grossbrenner
arranged the entertainment
Flour manufacturers in Minneapolis
have sent word that they will sell a
49-pound sack of flour for Belgian relief
for Sl.59. They have already given away
large quantities. Checks stamps. money
orders or currency will be accepted in
payment and the shipment will be made
to any point without delay.
Williamsport has started a campaign,
and telegram said the entire community
is touched by the heart-rending appeal
that comes from a bleeding nation" The
American Federation OF Labor has raised
SIG and given 1t to the fund committee
CHILDREN MAKE SACRIFICE.
From the children of the First Baptist
Sunday School of Milford. Pa, comes
word of a sacrifice that is touching
These children will deprive themselves
OF Christmas tree celebration so as to
send $50 to the fund.
Reading, which has already contributed
two carloads of food and $1,000, has an
nounced that the Telegram and News
Times of that city will be edited and
published on November 25 and 26 by the
relief committee and a percentage of the
receipts taken In by the papers on those
two days added to the fund. The special
editions will include page of comment
on the worth of the relief movement by
the Belgian Minister to the United States
and by eminent Americans.
Mrs. Louisa Griswold, OF Collingdale,
is raftiing on dolls dress and collar
made in Belgium 100 years ago. The
money she receives from this will be
turned over TO the fund.
The program for the beneht In aid OF