New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-24
CLOTHING APPEAL
FOR BELGIANS OUT
Need Urgent, Says Straus,
as Supply Will Be Gone
Before Holidays.
BELGIAN ARMY NEEDS
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
They, of All Eurcpe's Fighters,
Will Get No Gifts from
Home, Says Request.

Oscar s. Straus, on behalf Of the
Commission for Relief In Belgium, Is
sued a nationwide appeal yesterday
for clothing. He is ono Of several men
whom President Wilson. after consulta-
tion with Herbert Hoover, chairman OF
the London Commission for Relief In
Belgium, requested TO serve In an ad-
visory capacity with the New York
branch Of the organization. Il is OF
utmost Importance, Mr.. Straus said
that supplies Of clothing be collected
at once, because the amount on hand
is dwindling fast and will be exhausted
before Christmas.
The appeal was the first that has
come for clothing. Various state COM
nlttees, formed year ago to expedite
shipment OF grain to Belgium, have
been reorganized TO gather warm ma
terials that will keep the winter wind
from Belgian bodies.
THE work OF the Commission for Re-
lief in Belgium" declared Mr.. Straus,
rs the greatest WORK ever performed
in the history of nations by an unof-
fetal body. Everything is done with
the consent of all the European bellig-
erents. Our ships and our flags are
protected on every ocean, and our
barges. which run through the canals
OF Belgium and Northern France, have
the open door.
When this great American body was
organized it was thought that the Unit
cd States, the only great neutral ma
ton, would carry the burden of Bel
GUM. Although We Americans are
making money, We did not respond.
We have given only seven cents per
capita to Belgium"
Among the needs for men, women
and children are $4,000 pairs OF shoes
100000 shirts, waists and blouses, UNI
derclothing in propOrtionately large
quantities, caps, bonnets, gloves and
stockings and socks. At least 100000
blankets are needed. Sanitary laws
prevent the acceptance Of secondhand
clothing.
Belgian Soldiers Appeal.
Joseph Pruijk, representative Of the
Belgian Soldiers Fund in this country
also issued an appeal yesterday, as fol
lows:
an few weeks Christmas will be
celebrated.
Soldiers of the warning nations will
receive gifts from relatives and friends
The Belgian soldiers will be the only
unfortunate ones, because they cannot
receive anything. On the straw in the
trenches they will remain with empty
hands, separated from their loved ones
by the German iron wall. They cannot
receive even a letter.
In than IN narial and
royal highness the Princess Clemen.
tine Napoleon of Belgium, first cousin
of King Albert, appeals TO the great
and generous American people, that
these unfortunate ones will also know
that they are not Abandoned; that they
will have something TO make then
cheerful on Christmas Day"
Checks mailed to Joseph Pruijk, at
West 102d Street, will be acknowl-
edged personally by the Princess
Clementine Napoleon.
Contributions acknowledged yester-
day by Mrs. Whitney Warren for the
Secours National Fund amounted ia
s265. The money will be utilized to
relieve suffering women and children
OF France. Mrs. W. W. Tompkins gave
1925 and Mrs. Ellis Wainwright s100
The hotilla committee of the Vaca-
ton War Relief Fund, in announcing
the days gifts, lead with Mrs. j. p
Morgan, who gave 500, and Mrs
Charles Robinson Smith 800. The
total contributions were 1915.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the People,
Relief Committee for Jewish War Suf-
ferers yesterday issued an appeal 10
the women of America 10 aid in reliev-
ing the distress of the Jewish refu-
gees in Russia. Mrs. Philip Lewisohn
is chairman of the auxiliary.