Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-07
CITIZENS I TiHRolNGl A Ron .'
TO AID BELGIANS

before they leave the contribution list
bears their names with substantial
amounts testifyfng to their generosity.
Women are coming In, and even children.
This morning, Mary Muad Howell, a
little bic OF a youngster, brought In a
500 check with which her grandfather,
J.. r. Jones had provided her. She
wanted TO give it to the Belgian refu-
gees, she said
The hfst telephone cali came from Mr..
and Mrs.. Charlton Yarnall. who wanted
TO know to whom they should make out
their check. and close on the heels of this
q woman living % miles outside of the
city got the station on the telephone to
know where che could send a whole car
load Of -four. This carload will contain
900 sacks of the staff, of life, each sack
holding es pounds.
y A donation Of Gao is equivalent TO Civ
ing one barrel OF -four, and one barrel of
-four will stay the pangs of hunger OF an
entire family. Five dollars will buy a
50-pound box Of apricots, S1.25 a case of
tomatoes. Sc a 10O-pound bag of beans, "a
50-pound box OF prunes These are n
few of the nourlshing foOdstuffs which
the committee will purchase with the
money contributed.
Thomas Martindale In an interesting
letter to John Wansmalrer. in which he
makes an OFFER OF a large contribution,
recalls another relief movement which
Mr.. wanafnalSer sponsored many years
ago. The letter reads in part;
"Once more you are the hrst to start
n relief movement that is so much needed
that one wonders why 1t wasn't taken up
at least month ago.
cali It wanted was a leader and you
are the man. have not forgotten how
you started the Irish Relief Movement
in 1879 which turned out to be such
Then Mr.. Martindale offers to send to
the Thena 20 sacks OF potatoes, %
chests OF japanese tea siftings, aggre-
eating 1900 fpaehages; 10 sacks OF corn
meal and 10 sacks OF oatmeal.
TWO cases of tomatoes are the Gift or
an ANONYMOUS contributor and the to-
mato Gamers of the Eastern Shore of
Maryland have signiied their intention of
Eending an enormous cargo OF canned
goods novel OFFER. but one showing
how each and every individual wants to
give of that which he has. came from
Lummis h Co., who have placed 700
boxes OF roasted peanuts at the disposal
OF the relief committee,
Just when things were at the busiest
height at the receiving station this morn
ing Paul Hegeman, the Belgian Consul,
walked in and was so moved by what
Phifadelphians are doing for his country
men that ne could scarcely express him
self The Belgian people, he said, would
never forget the Americans for their
generosity
manager OF the Bell Telephone Company,
TO install free telephones at the station,
was accepted.
rhe supply win go where the need is
greatest, and that is In Belgium and In
Holland where there are thousands OF
refugees literally driven from their homes.
England, France Germany, Russia or
Austria viii not profit.
The plight Of the Belgians Is recognized
- one which has never been equaled in
The history OF civilization and one which
parhaps never viii be equaied. Theirs Is
an appeal which no civilized person with
spare dollar a spare nickel, a spare
penny even can resist.
Yesterday q committee OF publishers
sas formed who pledged themselves TO
ao al IN their power TO forward the
work as quickly as possible, 1t con-
sisls of Cyrus II. x. Curtis, OF the PUB
hfe FlsnaHR and EVENING LEDGER; Ben
faniin c. Wells. OF the Press; John j. Col
tser, Of the Evening Telegraphi E. A.
Van Valksnburgl OF the North Ameri-
san: James Elyers0n. Jf., OF the In
auireri 81 ~ Hanson. OF the Record, and
Ailiiam + Mclean o. the Evening Bull
4hs Unitea States Government has
dmised % insure ths cargo free oi
6harse. Director Norris Of the Depart.
nent Of WharTes, Docks and Ferries, has
o1arsd the snip free tonnage; the steve.
aoEins nrm ~ Murphy q Cook viii load
4N|E cargo at l4HAa N4alA4t ~ LAWS AaEOEAk
aIarray and the Independent Pier Com
4any. tasboaf arms. viii furnish tugs ire,
- charge - convey the fheina out OF IN,
Aarbor oa her mission of mercy and Ed
a4d II Hensel q lumber merchant, vii
~ fha necessary lumber work ia packing
~ cargo without any charge.
EooD'g ARRIVAL aUARAasrEED.
4he Americans - Londpa have ths r.
e1k directly "a hand. ana the Amsri
Eeasai at Rotterdam is the loca
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