Middletown transcript., 1914-11-14
BELGIUM RELEFFUND
The Transcript Plans to Assist in.
> This Awful Calamity
MR.. NEWMAN'S KIND OFFER

Always foremost ''in every good word
and work, I" The Transcript is planning
to do what it can to help the Belgium
Relief Fund, just as it did few years
ago for the sufferers in China from the
dreadful floods, upon which occasion
nearly 500 was contributed by the gen
erous citizens of Middletown.
An awful calamity has befallen the
heroic Belgium people. Vandal hordes
from Germany have reduced that once
happy and prosperous land to barren
desertl-One million peaceful homes
utterly destroyed, and five millions
of men, women and children driven to
the fields Without shelter, or food!
Literally facing starvation, these innno-
cent victims of the Kaiser's brutality,
but that Americas open hand ofcharity
and pity is being extended to help.
Philadelphia sends three relief ships.
Why should not our whole state send its
own ship laden with good things for
these suffering ones? The Transcript
makes the suggestion that Wilmington,
rs the States centre of wealth and popu-
lation, start this move, launch ''Dela-
wares Relief Ship" We do not doubt
but every town, village and hamlet will
gladly add it's -Middletown we
guarantee will do so.-Then here's to
Delaware's later ''Kalmar" bound, this
time, to Europe, bringing blessings and
hope to sorrowing and suffering ones!
To begin the Transcript Company s
money subscription list, we subscribe
$500 and urge all our kind-hearted
friends and readers to help in this pitt
fully worthy cause. Mr.. Wright velun-
teers to interest himself in this charity
as in that China collection.
Subscriptions will be received at the
Transcript Office, and duly acknowledged
in its columns as before.
Let US help this brave but desolated
landl Think of homeless, hungry wo-
men and little children by the million,
exposed to the elements and in dire
need of the common necessaries of life!
And as you return your thanks to God
for giving you the blessings of peace,
food and shelter, show your gratitude
by helping "these- my brethren.
We are glad to anounce that the
kind-hearted manager of the Moving
Picture Show, Mr.. H. S Newman, gen
erously offers to donate the entire pro-
ceeds of fine moving picture show to
be given on, Monday evening, Novem-
ber the sixteenth, in the Town Hail.
A silver offering-in no case less than
the usual admission, 10 cents, will be
taken at the door. All Middletown, all
wives, daughters. sons, sweethearts,
beaux, old men and little folks-every-
body, whose heart is stirred with pity
for the poor suffering Belgans, will
attend, and dimes, quarters, halves and
''long green" goods, will come shower
ing in!
Again the ladies of the New Century
Club, ever doing kind and useful deeds,
are going to help. Now, Middletown
has heretofore proven its possession of
first rate dramatic talent. So, we
suggest that these gifted young Thes-
plans get busy Arrange for some
pleasing play for Thanksgiving eve, or
later if that time is too short, and the
Town Hall will be jammed, money will
flow in at the box Office, honor will des-
cend upon the heads of the players and
the ineffable peace of the Good Samari-
tan will fill the hearts of all givers of
coin or services.
Let Middletown by new deebs of
kindness, keep her reputation for
charity untarnished.