Evening journal., 1914-11-19
For THE MAR KInpIEs.

N EIAWAREANs continue TO respond literally to tho |
~ work THE EVENING JOURNAL is doing IN
behalf of the War Chldrens Fund Nor has the !
effect of that appeal been confined to Delawareans |
Among the packages received yesterday was one from
Franklin City va Previously had acknowledged
gifts from liberal-heariod and women IN chester
and Philadelphia. The Merry Christmas movement
for the war ddies in Europe is growing all the time
How strongly appeals, even to practical business
men who are pressed with attending TO the details oil
their holiday trade has been demonstrated in many
instances since we opened contribution lists Ihe
most recent demonstration that spirit is by r. Top
ks Sons Of this city. What they sent IN hve large
packing cases yesterday is set forth in another col
umn Even a cursory scanning of that list OF gis
will reveal that their value amounts to hundreds oil
dollars And so it goes Every few minutes some one
sends in something designed to give Christmas cheer
10 the BOYS and girls and little babies in the war zone
of Europe
Among the many relief agencies which are seeking to
help our sorely-stricken friends in Europe the war
Chdrens Christmas Fund especially appeals 10 every
man woman ana child at this of the year
This Is a great national movement in which for this
one Christmas we share what We have with the inno-
cent suffering non-combatants--the children OF inc
warning nations of Europe
The strctest neutrality will be observed IN the os
| ,ribution Of the fund Austrian, Belgian, English
| French German and Russian children will share
equally But If your sympathies incline to the chill
dreu of any one nation your wishes will be carried Out
and responsible committee will sec that the chiiureh
YOU designate will receive your gift
Mrs John Hays Hammond, the National Chairman oil
tho War Childrens Christmas Fund, is woman OIL IN
ternational reputation She is known everywhere LOT
her keen intelligence and generous heart
Mrs Eva Macdonald valesh, the secretary, is an
authority industrial conditions espeeaiy III fe"
ton to women and children. She is well known as :
lecturer organizer writer and is the publisher o
The American Club Woman Magazine.
Charles Dewey Hiles, treasurer, is too well known
to need comment AS organizer and man oil en-
cheney he has more than national reputation h'
name as treasurer guarantees an economical ana sas
factory handling of the finances of the War Cmlureh
Christmas Fund
Col Theodore Roosevelt honorary chairman
no hgure-head. His syrpathes are wonderfully sure
BY the big work the people Of this country are uon
$ for the War Children Of Europe
a Hamilton Holt as Chairman of the Mems EXeeuuV
! committee Is lust the man for this big place lie
!, broad-n,inded. sympathetic brainy man. known a
over the country for kindly philanthropes and nm
executive ability.
J The War Chldren's Christmas Fund seems naturaii
y an expression Of the great mother and child spirit
p ,h country hut the men are interested too 1t is the
who nv training ale fitted to manage the eXecut'
= "details Of a big movement SO it was a hne thng
the War Chidrens Christmas Fund when Hamh'
= Holt Iohn HAYS Hammond, Theodore Roosevelt al
Charles Dewey Hilles consented to give tner une al
= experience and training TO the fund throush "n"
ie be neonle of our country give spontaneously
helm the War Children of Europe not only to hapl
~ Christmas but to comfort and good cheer that VIII
"a far beyond the holiday season
~ Mr. Seth Low Miss Helen Frck Mrs Leona
=, ~ wood Mrs Arthur r. Hadley. Mrs Carrie Chapm
~ ~ Gait Miss Mary Garret Hay. Ella Wheeler wilcox a
,hc state Presidents Of the Womens Clubs are co-op
NV stinr with the women Of the country to make TINS
cbudrcn's Christmas Fund not only nauoha su'0'
ON -, y, , ,bo foundation of a World Peace Movcme
a wherein tho children who give and those who rece
10 win bo united in bond of love and good tehoWs
'o ,hat win make the devastation Of war aohorrcnt
y. the coming generations