The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-05-04
APPEAL ON BEHALF
BRITISH SOLDIERS

In behalf of the soldiers and sailors
at the front and in the hospitals, the
British American War Relief Fund is
sues this appeal to those who in this
struggle sympathize with Great Brit
ain.
They are fighting not only for the
British empire but also for the liberia
tion of Belgium.
The men in the trenches are urgent
ly in need of the following: Socks
(sizes 10 and 1I, colored handker-
chiefs, shirts, sweaters, drawers, and
for the hospitals, old linen, bandages,
antiseptic gauze, anaesthetics, anti
toxins and iodine.
Any cash donations will be spent IN
this country j the purchase of the
above. Further money contributions are
most earnestly solicited. We particu-
larly appeal to large manufacturing
and industrial houses for gifts in kind.
The British-Ameriean War Relief
Fund, of 200 Fifth Avenue, New York,
was organized last October for the pur-
pose of providing warm clothing, COM
forts and necessities for British sol
diers and sailors on active service and
in the hospitals. The Fund has already
received and despatched over 100000
articles to the troops. These include
purchases made in this country with
money contributed Each parcel con-
tains a gift-card with the name and
address of the sender. The cause is a
most worthy one. Will you helpf A
dollar will make some poor soldiers
lot little easier to bear. The assured
appreciation of the British soldier who
is the recipient more than repays the
giver.
Contributions have already been re-
ceived from fortyAseven states of the
Union
The British American War Relief
Fund is cooperating with Queen Alex
andra's Field Force Fund and the
British Red Cross society, and can
absolutely guarantee the quick deliv-
cry of the goods.
The consignments already forwarded
have been acknowledged by Queen
Alexandra in the following cablegram:
GAS president of the Red Cross and
patron of the Field Force Fund thank
you all most gratefully for your gen.
erous contribution, which is very much
appreciated. ALEXANDRA" J"
Winston Churchill, the first lord of
the admiralty, cabled:
"Richard Harding Davis, British
American War Relief Fund, 200
Fifth Avenue. N. Y
Admiralty highly appreciates well
come gifts from women of America for
the fleet WINSTON CHURCHILL, -
All contributions and all communi-
cations should be addressed to British
American War Relief Fund, 200 Fifth
Avenue
Checks should be made payable to
Henry J. Whitehouse, the treasurer.
The Fund is under the patronage of
the st. Andrews society, the st.
Georges society, the St. David's So
ciety and the Canadian society.
Committee:
Lady Herbert, president.
Mrs. Ralph Sanger, sec'y,
Mrs. Henry J. Whitehouse,
treasurer,
Judge Barlow,
Mrs. A. s. Burden,
Mrs. Alfred Coats,
Richard Harding Davis,
Mrs. J. W. Dixon,
w. R. Farquhar,
Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson
Elliot Gregory,
Archer Huntington,
Mrs. Oliver Iselin,
Mrs. J. Elliott Langstaff,
Mrs. John Magee,
Mrs. Walter e. Maynard.
John G. MiIburn,
Mrs. ]. p. Morgan. Jr..
Prof. Fl. Fairfield Osborn.
Moses Taylor Pyne,
Ogden Reid,
T. Shaw Safe,
Mrs. J. Fl. Sears,
Norrie Sellar,
Colonel II. F. Thompson.
Mrs. George Vanderbilt,
Mrs. f. W. Whitridge.
F. w. Whitridge,
Mrs. Fl. J. Whigham,
Miss M. Fl. wiborg,
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