The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-05-21
Appreciative

On behalf of the Michigan Committee
for Distribution of Relief in Belgium,
but more especially on behalf of the
suffering and destitute mothers and
children of that stricken land, The
Messenger would thank those of Clio
and vicinity who so generously contrib
uted to the fund that will go to pur-
chase a ship load of flour and milk which
is to be sent from Michigan in the near
future. We know that the giving of
this aid entailed real sacrifice in many
cases, because those who were asked to
give are continually asked to give for
many things, and the aggregate of their
gifts constitutes large tax, which in
some cases the doners can i'll afford to
bear. But such giving constitutes true
nobility and no man or woman has en-
dured such self-denial who has not, in
all likelihood, gained correspondingly in
growth of soul and in the appreciation
of the still, small voice within. Know
ing of the self-sacrifice involved in the
giving of this aid by citizens of Clio and
vicinity, our heart swels with gratitude
to them, and we hope that God may
ever spare them from tribulations of
the character they are helping to allevi-
ate. We are publishing herewith list
of those who contributed to the fund
sent from Clio, from which it will be
seen they are mainly business firms, and
we beg to state that there is still oppor-
tunity for others equally well circum-
stanced, to contribute to the relief of
the starving mothers, children and the
aged in stricken Belgium. Not every
one, of course, can give; many are now
giving all they can in other directions,
and some cannot give at all. Our ap-
peal is not intended to apply to them,
only to such as feel that they can and
ought to give. Governor Ferris is hon.
orary chairman of the Michigan Relief
| Committee, and our ambassadors to
England, Holland, France and Germany
are actively connected with the work of
relief, so that it can easily be seen
| it is being conducted under able and
proper auspices. The Messenger has
on display in the front window of the
office card recently sent to this coun-
try from Belgium showing that it was
issued to a family of the city of Brussels
and was daily presented for food. Fol-
| lowing is the list of Clio contributors,
each of whom gave the price of a
sack of flour, and in few instances,
two sacks:
Clio State Bank, Pearl Chown, Clio
Messenger (2), j. w. Hurd, w. G..
Goodrich, A N. Stuber, Ed Smith, B.
M Beeman (2), Ole Peterson, Fred
Sturdivant, H. F. Bodine, A. J. Ami
don, Mccormick & Conlee: M. G. Doyle,
John Anderson, Wheatly & McLane,
Vess Butler, Ayliffe & Son, f. X. War
ner, Meeks & Wirth, C. w. Taylor, E.
+. Huyck, Jones & Haven, w. II.
Stout, Alex. Richardson, VIM. English,
Mrs. Ruth Reakoff, r. Jones, F. M.
Houghton, George Lacure, Mrs. G. &.
Beeman, Ed. l.. Beeman (2), j. H.
O'Rourke, Mary Daniels.
We think we should state in this
article, in addition to the above, that
both Sunday Schools of the village have
sent generous contributions to Belgium,
and we know, furthermore, that they
have frequently extended aid to the
needy here at home. This is noble work
and is fully entitled to public acknowl-
edgement. And then. there are others
who have given to charity of which the
public knows nothing; this is in fact a
generous community, to which, al
though we cannot do so in detail, we
would pay our thanks and compliments.