The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-23
Letters of Thanks Have
Been Received From
Red Cross Societies
Of Four Nations
MORE SUPPLIES
LEAVE TO-DAY
Needy Women of City Have Already
Made Nearly 10000 Garments and
Demands Are Received Daily for
More Work-Funds Need to Go on

every many thanks for the fine
boxes of supplies that you have
sent to be forwarded to Europe. |
ann sure You will be glad to know
that we have had most grateful
letters of thanks from the French
Red Cross and from the German
Red Cross, from DIR. Van Dyke,
our Minister in Holland, and Mad
anne Loudon, the wife of the Dutch
Minister of Foreign Affairs, from
the British and Austrian Red Cross
Societies, etc, ETC., for all the
splendid supplies that have been
sent them and that have been
most gratefully received. If it be
possible in the future to pack sur
gical and hospital garments and
supplies in one box, and women s
and children S clothing in another,
1T might help the committee in for
warding them and be help to the
committees that receive them.
Again with many thanks,
Yours sincerely,
''Mabel T. Boardman. -
That letter, received Yesterday bv
Miss Anne Mccormick, chairman of
the Red Cross division of the Home and
War Relief Committee, shows how
grateful the war sufferers are for the
aid which this community is furnish
ing. 1t shows the wide range of the
benevolence of this city, which is aid,
ing the suffers of FIVE stricken coun-
tries, while at the same time furnishing
the needy ones of this city with money
without pauperizing them by direct
gifts.
Shipments Made To-day
Shipment of huge boxes of other sup
plies was made~this morning by the
Red Cross and Foreign divisions, and
others are planned for each week. But
to maintain this weekly shipment
money is needed. The funds ct the gen.
eral committee are practically exhaust
ed, and unless the citizens respond gen
erously to the solicitors who will call
upon them next week, the splendid work
must be HALTED. Canvassers will visit
every home during the coming week, to
secure cash contributions, or pledge
OF regular amounts each week or month
The Red Cross Division has for
warded ten boxes abroad, each box con.
taing about $500 articles. The boxe
went to Poland, Servia, Germany and
France. Several more boxes will be
sent abroad next week by this division
which will go to the Belgians
Belgian Refugees Aided
The Foreign Division has sent about
ten boxes of food and clothing TO the
Belgians refugees. All of these were
brought here. In addition, twenty idea
food boxes to maintain either baby
for a month, or four adults two weeks
have been sent; also about half dozen
cases of condensed milk and over $1OC
worth of groceries.
Nearly 10000 garments have thu:
far been cut and made by the womer
of needy and deserving families in
Harrisburg. The material for these
garments has been bought here; it has
been cut and the garments have been
made here. The material has bee1
bought at wholesale prices; the cutting
has been practically donated and the
wages paid for the making of the gar
ments has been donated by the people
and paid to those who have been given
the work.
Of the 10000 garments thus ia,
made, whatever has been needed for the
use of our own unfortunates, has been
first distributed here at home throug OH
the several charitable agencies. The
committee s first thought is for home
relief, and wherever garments of any
kind are needed for the poor here at
home, these have first been supplied be.
fore any articles were shipped abroad.
Demands for Work Urgent
There are daily demands for more
work, but material cannot be bought
and work given unless more contribu-
tions are received. Funds are needed.
otherwise the work cannot go forward.
If funds are not received, and received
promptly, the work must hesitate and
halt. The Home and War Relief Com.
mittee, through its various sub-commit-
tees, appeals to the people of Harris
burg to give the canvassers a welcome
reception and to subscribe as generous
ly as they possibly can. The commit
tee hopes to be able to continue the re-
lief work until the first of April when
it is expected that many avenues of
employment will be open to those who
are ready and willing to work.