Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-02
MUST SHIP 15FO0D
CARGOESA MONTH
Belgian Relief Committee
Names Executives to Handle
Big Undertaking.

/ Organization and shipping instruc-
4! tions constituting the primary basis
for NATIONWIDE cooperation in the
largest commissary undertaking that
the world has ever seen-reQuiring the
dispatch of a shipload of food every
other day to the starving Belgians-
have been sent broadcast throughout
the country today by the central relief
committee.
| The necessity of feeding and clothing
the 10000 900 destitute women and chill
dren in this devastated land. a country
| where war is in progress aid stringent
conditions imposed by the various gov
| ernmentS, falls exclusively on the peo-
pie of the United States.
Sole Relief Agency.
| The American commission for relief
| in Belgium. neutral body. has been
officially designated as the sole agency
| through which food and supplies may
| be brought into Belgium from what
ever source. 1t has undertaken to
| transport free of cost from all parts
| of the world and to distribute in Bel
GUM the foodstuffs collected for re-
! lief by various organizations and indi-
| viduals.
| A system is being worked out for ex-
press and parcel post to inland centers
in each state where these small lots
| can be made into carload lots for ship
ment to seaboard. Advice regarding the
arrangements will be later given.
| This commission does not solicit
funds. and desires more particularly
non perishable foodstuffs. new blankets
| and new clothes. From the states not
| as yet officially organized and repre-
sented by a recognized committee II
will, however, welcome remittances ana
| apply them to the purchase OF food.
Commission Officers.
| The officers of this American commits
sion are: Honorary chairman, Senior Don
+ Alfonso Merry Del Val Zulueta, the
| Spanish ambassador in London; Brand
Whitlock, the American minister In Brus-
sells; Walter Hines Page. the American
ambassador in London; le Marquis de
Vilialobar, the Spanish minister in Brus-
sells; Henry Van Dyke, the American MIN
| lister in The Hague
! Herbert Hoover, chairman, London;
Senior Don Jose Congosto, Spanish consul
general, vice chairman London; Daniel
Don Jose Roura. honorary secretary.
| London; Willard Shaler, honorary secre-
| tary London; William Hulse, honorary
secretary Brussels. and Clarence Graft,
treasurer, London.
| Executive committee-Hugh S. Glib
son, secretary American legation, Brus-
sells; Col. Willard Hunsiker, London;
Capt. j. F. Lucey, Rotterdam; Edgar
American consul general, London; John
Beaver White, London; Senior Don AL
| fonso de Zulueta, London.
| Members-Jarvis E. Bell. Senior Don
ish consuls; soren Listoe, Rotterdam;
Senior Francisco zebra, Antwerp: c.
B. Hurst, Antwerp; Ethelbert Watts,
Brussels: Alexander Heingartner,
Liege; Henry A. johnson, ostend; J.
a. Van Hee, Client.
| Auditors and accountants-Deloitt
Plender, Grifhths & Co., New York and
London.
Bates. vice chairman. New York; Rob
ert D. McCarter, honorary secretary; New
York.
| State Executives.
| The executives in charge of state
organizations are announced as fol-
| lows:
ham.
California-W. H. Croker. Croker
National Bank, San Francisco.
building. Wilmington.
| Georgia-Dr. F. H. May, Atlanta.
| Idaho-Stanley Easton, Kellogg,
Idaho.
Illinois-William ]. Chalmers. 1853
Commercial National Bank building.
Chicago.
Iowa-D. ]. Chamberlain, Des Moines.
Kansas-W. R. Stubs. Topeka.
| Kentucky-Col. Henry Waterson,
Louisville.
New Orleans.
Maine-C. S. Hichborn. Augusta
Maryland-Theodore Marburg, secre-
tary; J. G. Whitley. 406 Maryland
Trust building, Baltimore
| Observation-Disclosures Anderson, 81
Mason building, Boston.
Michigan-Charles B. Warren, De-
troit.
Minnesota-W. c. Edgar, Northwest
ern Miller Minneapolis.
New Jersey-Henry F. Smith, Then
New York-Robert W. De Forest. 10
North Carolina-Westray Battle. Ashe-
Vile.
ohio-Mr. McLibbey. Toledo. Ohio.
Oklahoma-Robert L. Williams, Okla
homa City.
oregon3osamuel Hill. Theodore B.
| Pennsylvania-Albert Cross, execu-
tive secretary. 1924 Chestnut street.
Virginia-Col. H. M. Boykin. Rich
mond
Neutrality-suspicious. Burke. J. D.
Lowman. Seattle Chamber Of Com
merce, Seattle.
Hawaii-Bank of Honolulu, Honolulu.
mile OF PENNIES" FUND