Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-22
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OMAHA. Dec. ALTO the Editor OF The
Bee: I think ] am one who responds TO
calls for charity as much as anyone pro-
portonate to his means. but In view OF
recent money-raising exploits in the name
OF charity, ] am constrained to ask,
Where does the money go7 Does II really
go to help anyone who needs help7 Or
does the bulk OF Il go TO promoters. pro-
fessionals and expense accounts that
have no claim on charity? Please let me
AJAX a few questions through your paper.
The first roundup this year. recall.
was a tag day" for the visiting nurses,
and we were all duly tagged. do believe
someone announced that the proceeds
were upwards OF 5000. but I never saw
any statement OF the expense OF the
undertaking. How much was tagged INF
And how much OF It went into the treas
ury of the Visiting Nurses?
Then there was THE College Hero
benefit OF the Child Saving Institute.
This show filled the public prints and
filled the theater for four performances,
IL we were correctly advised ! bought
tickets for it, and know that the house
was full the night attended read later
that the promoter carried away some
3AfFeJ WIN AAtd NiihI AfN ChiAN oNFAhb
Institute got 1880. But how much was
taken in and where did the rest go?
Yes, and what about those graphic
moving pictures OF the war that held
forth a whole week for the relief OF the
Belgians7 The World-Herald did most OF
the drumming and horn-blowing for this
and claimed exclusive credit for It, 1
bought tickets and saw the pictures, and
! saw one statement in the World-Herald
about the middle OF the week that 400
admissions had already been registered.
but nowhere have l seen anything to
show the final results. How much was
taken in? How much OF 1t did the World
Herald absorb? How much of Il did the
moving picture man pocket? How much
really went to relieve the starving Bel
gians?
The latest was the grand charity ball
at the Auditorium put through with a
rush, and a swirl OF professional dancers,
here for the money and not for their
health. What were the total receipts of
this campaign In which all our worthy
charities were to share? The profess
slonals, 1t IL understood, got, or were to
get, $500. and the hall and the dance
music were donated Were there any
other expenses? How much is left for
charity? And how much does each OF
the worthy charities get?
Oh, almost overlooked the other char
ity ball-the one given without any pro-
fessional assistance-for the benefit OF
the Creche. How much was taken in by
that ball? And how much was spent?
And how much was left for the Creche
Wouldn't IL be a travesty to learn that
the Creche charity ball netted more for
charity than the other grand blowout?
Won't you invite the managers of these
various charity entertainments to make a
full report of the money collected and
expended so l, and others like me, may
not be left wondering whether we were
contributing on the square to the un-
fortunate. or were merely worked in the
name of charity?
Now, / am giving you my name, but
as my impertlnence is not likely to make
me popular, ask you to withhold 1t and
sign only, INQUIsITIvE.
Belgium, Germany and United states
SCOTS BLUFF, Neb, Dec. 21.-To tho
Editor OF Tho Bee: VIII you kindly give
me space TO correct the erroneous i'm.
preston your caption gave my recent ar
ticle in The Bee? did not say, OF
mean, that i objected to the Belgium re-
lief fund. 1 said, why not ask Ger
many to feed the people they mad
robbed7"
In the name OF humanity. let all who
are able to give contribute freely TO the
relief of this unfortunate nation, and in
addition congress should appropriate al
least OO.O0O.0OO for their relief. and wher
the proper time comes compel Germany
to reimburse US.
One writer, A. L. Meyer. who has con-
tributed column after column to The
Bees Letter Box trying to make black
look white" takes occasion to call me
Ignorant and prejudiced." may be ig-
norant, but am not prejudiced. l bas'
my opinion solely on the merits OF thG
case. am not so Ignorant that / do
not know that the present outrageou!
slaughter In Europe is OF the kaiser'l
own making. His ambition to be "em
| peror of Europe" and build "a German
Roman empire that shall rule tn,
world" will be his downfall, Just a
Napoleon's ambition was his undoing
and Roosevet's ambition goaded him OF
to political suicide.
]. F. wEYBRIGHT.