Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-23
CITY ASKED TO GIVE
/ $4,000 NEEDED FOR
THANKSGIVING SHIP
contributions for Starving
Belgians, to Complete by
Tonight the Om Fund,
Pour in At Headquarters.

While a score OF stevedores are busy
filling the Orn, Philadelphias Thanks
giving Ship, with provisions for starv-
Ing Belgians. contributions to complete
the $4,000 fund required by tonight are
pouring In at the Headquarters In The
Lincoln Building
All day yesterday the receiving sta
tons were open to receive the munlhcenCe
of philadelphia and Pennsylvania. when
Headquarters opened this morning only
$1,000 remained to be collected to fulfill
the prophecy that the fund would he
complete two days before the ship is
ready to sail. The early contributions
we're very small, but by 10 o'clock sew
eral hundred dollars had been collected.
Nearly every county in the state has
contributed it's quota, and with only a
couple OF towns. where collections have
been made, TO be heard FROM nearly all
OF the $4,000 must be raised by Philadel-
Dhia
Just as the factory whistles I'm we'll
provided Philadelphia are blowing for
noon. Wednesday, the orn will start on
ITS long voyage across the ocean TO Bel
gium where n year OF plenty has been
turned Into a year of horror and starva-
tion. 1Ao have the ship sail loaded to it's
utmost capacity the remaining thousands
must be raised by tomorrow right at the
loast.
cry has reached America for milk for
little Belgian children, the generation to
which Belgium must look for its period
OF reconstruction. The Executive Com
mittee has announced that the man.
woman or child who has not given any
thing, but contemplates doing so. could
not do better than to give a case OF con-
densed milk for these little sufferers.
This is not an appeal to help a nation
because It Is a certain nation" said one
member of the committee ut is an
tn, ahn fI,a Itch ,,et
upon a stricken land that must die in
the darkness of war unless succor is
forthcoming. No nation has suffered in
this war as has BELGIUM. It has borne
the brunt of the strife-and who can say
Belgium did not set about her task brave
~, realizing the consequences?"
Yesterday the usual Sunday quiet OF
South Delaware avenue gave way to the
creaking of strained cranes. the shouts
of laborers and the steady rumble of
trucks on the wharf. with the first rays
of the sun q score or more stevedores
set about loading food into the hold of
the ON.
All day they worked. and when night
came thore were still many tons waiting
TO be placed aboard. This morning at
daybreak the work was started again,
with a crowd OF interested spectators
looking on. Even now IL Is necessary to
employ more labor If the Orn is to leave
on time and unless that remaining $1,000
~ forthcoming Immediately the ship will
be late in departing.
Only little more is needed from Phila-
delphia. All Philadelphia newspapers are
receiving contributions. and these can also
be taken or sent to the Lincoln Building
headquarters or the Philadelphia Ma
aional Bank. The Lincoln Building head
quarters will be open from o'clock this
morning until $50 o'clock tonight.
At the request of John Wanamaker L.
q. Graef. president of the Commercial
Exchange, will appoint inspectors to pass
upon the food that is put aboard the
ship, both as to quality and quantity.
CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED TODAY.
The following contributions were received