Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-28
D0AAITIl|0]NsoE | { FLOUR !.
observation-disclosures I A
General and Mrs. MorrelI Give
Twenty-Five Barrels From Vir-
Einia' Grown Wheat.
CON CERT AT CITY AUDITORIUM
Many Musicians to Take Part In
Musical Program to- Be Given To-
Morrow. Afternoon---Accounts Are
Giventof Desperate Need.
CONCERN AT oITYs AUDIToRIUM

ID . u
Donations of flour and other food
stuffs and observation-disclosures cash con-
tinue TO comei=to the Virginia State
Belgian Relief f;gCommission. Governor
Stuart received yesterday from, Gem
eral and Mrs. Morrcll.s of Philadelphia.
letter, In which they said they would
donate twenty-five barrels OF flour.
The letter was acknowledged by Sec
retary' Alexander Forward, and direc-
tlons for. orwarding the flour will be
sent. in the; ;colleotion-talte up at the
footballtgame on Thursday, $109.31 was
received, and the mail boxes. placed in
the Jefferson, Murphy's and Richmond
Hotels returned total OF s9.s7. Every
cent. +asf Colonel n M Boykin, chair
man ofSthet commi ssion, said yesterday,
will count, and may bh used to afford a
mite Of relief toNthose starving people.
Many children are. giving, some OF them
donating'Hall their savings. Colonel
Boykin .receiyed ithroughsth malls a
totalpmoney contribution ofs$18l.S0. and
Belgian Gonsul'}Frederick E.. Noting
received SSG.35. Captain Wv w. Baker.
or Gaesterisld @ ea &c couilty turned in col.
baptist Church at Hallsboro.
REPORT DEsPERATisI NEED
OF STARVING PEOPLE
a report recently received here from
Emile 4Devreaux, and M Buisset, burgo-
master%and, Alderman, respectively, of
Charleroii BE lgium, descrIhes the terri
bic need whleh the Belgians are facing.
In the Province OF Hafnault.' they say,
there are 100000 peonle who must be
fed. Leyies OF food supplies were made
by thetGernans untifFthey were prac-
uenily exhausted. and the German civil
Governor; was besouGht ito stop the
lcvying on. account tof5-tlic Desperate
condition Of the peoples T. The people
were them permitted toabuy back some
OF tho provisions seized In Louvain
But on October "a the authorities OF
CharleroiEs We're informed that they
could obtains:po more supplies from the
Germans that the Germans had only
food cnough-,for themselves. The in
dustrtes of the country are paralyzed.
and most OF the money supply, IL even
there were food Ito buy Is practically
exhausted Tho requirements of the
situation. the report states, demand. for
this province alone. 5000 tons OF cereals
and 10000 tons Sof' potatoes q month.
The report CLOSES With this paragraph:
Our people ahve sinitiated mo- war.
Our army. has done Its. best to defend
us against Overwhelming resources.
our people at large iare..now on tho
pointsof staryatlon."tt
OFFERS DONATION4oF
&. tS.3,.y VIRGINIA FL0UR
Through the ofico Gof-, Governor
Stuart prominent phf,anthropist.
business main and retired army officer.
now iresii1ins il. n.PhiladelpttiI.gw will make
q liberal contribution to, the cargo of
the, ,,sNirgInia. ship carry iAg food and
iclothtngsto the sta ~ tng BE slg,aps:. s..
ThcSdonation.;wiufc fc6nsists OF twenty. 4
five barrels or 1odr manufactured at
the mtflsiof ST.. Eninats ;Industrial and
y College. .; The tlour Is
ground from tSirgInia wheat grown OH
the college farm at IsoGlsi Castle e sS n
The tender OF theS 81 irts came In the
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