The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-04-22
The Good Ship Mississippi.

known of condition equaling In
horrible distress the condition Of
the 1000, 600 non combatantpe
in Belgium. They come now, a
nation of farmers known to be the
most progressive farmers in the
world, pleading with the people OF
Mississippi, farming people, for
a part of the abundance of food
that God has blessed you with for
the last several years.
You will have some conception
of the condition in Belgium, when
our older citizens tell you what
an invading army meant to our
country fifty years ago, then multi
ply that by hundreds, and all for
no fanlt of theirs. 1t was either to
be crushed by one or the other of
the great powers, and although
aware of their weakness, they were
like you would be, too proud to
allow foreign power to trample
them down without resistance. 1t
is not time for us to stop to con-
slider who is to blame or who is not
to blame. The fact is that 7,00O,-
600 of Gods people are starving,
and it is our duty to do all that
we can to keep them alive until
they can help themselves.
Other states have responded lib
orally. 1t is now our turn to send
a ship load of food.
This Central State Committee
consists of nine members, as fol
lows: J. M. fairfield, Jackson;
j. III. Morris, Jackson; |. @. En-
ochs, Jackson; III Il Blakeslee,
Jackson; w II Smith, Jackson; Il
L Bailey, Secretary. Jackson; Mrs
j McGrath, President Woman's
Section, Canton; G A McIlhenny,
Chairman, Forest; T b Hampton,
Treasurer, Jackson.
This committee will be enlarged
as the occasion demands and in all
probability County Committees
will be formed. The railroads
have been very liberal in offering
free transportation. The ministers
and school teachers, as well as the
press of the State, are urged to do
everything possible to bring the
matter before the people.
This is known as the "Missis-
sippi Bushel of Corn Movement, "
and the people are requested to
deliver to their nearest railroad
agent one or more bushels of shell.
ed corn in any kind of sacks that
will hold it, or the equivalent OF
corn in beans or peas, or money.
The money, however, should be
sent direct to t b hampton, Treas.
jackson, Miss, or to the Chair
man of your County Committee.
This money will be used in buying
corn or peas in Mississippi and il
cannot be used for any other pur-
pose, since all expenses of collecting
this ship load of food will be paid
by the Central Committee of New
York. 1t is possible for everyone
to give "a bushel OF conn" how
ever, a great many can and will
give more. We trust the citizen
ship of Mississippi to open their
hearts and respond literally to
this good cause. This is strictly a
food ship we expect to load, SC
clothing and the like cannot be
taken.
We have the assurance from MI
Davis, at headquarters, that when
this first ship has been loaded by
contributions, a second will bt
loaded by purchase directly from
the people of Mississippi, with
money furnished by the Commits
sion in New York, there being {
fund specially for that purpose.
You will be given a receipt fol
your contribution and it is essen
tial that you give your name witt
the donation and accept the re
ceipt The books of the Stat,
Committee will be audited from
time to time, so it is necessary tina
this work be carried out in ;
systematic manner. Remembe
that every ounce of food contribu
ted or bought with cash contribu
tions will reach the starving Bel
gians and no one else. Every cen