The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-01-28
BELGIAN RELIEF
MOVEMENT.
CONTRIBUTIONS ASKED OF BEAVER
COUNTY PEOPLE FOR BELGIAN
RELIEF.

A request was received the past week
from Governor Williams asking that I
Beaver county people Cooperate in the
Belgian relief work. The communi- ]
estion was addressed to W. Webb, 1
president OF the Beaver Mercantile
Company, who in turn landed IL over
to the Missionary society Of the Pres
byterian church. This society 81 its /
regular meeting last Thursday took |
charge Of the work and a committee
composed Of members OF the several
church organizations OF the town wa,
designated. The committee named
was; hesdames ] A. Miller. j. A.
5pohn, w. q. Stranathan, J. W. Gull
we'll. z. L. Thomas and L L. shaw.
The committee have perfected plans
FOR the systematic raising OF funds and
earnestly ask the hearty assistance
and cooperation OF all 10 this worthy
cause.
Sunday, Febrsary 7th, has been des-
ignated as Church Going ana Belgian
Relief Day" At this time it 10 planned
70 have every church and Sunday
school in the county take a special
Offering for the Belgian Relief Fund
and every man, women and child who
an possibly do so, are urged TO attend
services some place that daJ and con-
tribute to the extent that they are able.
All such contributions are 10 be for
ssrded at once to Mrs. L. L Shaw,
beaver, Oklahoma, chairman Of the
Committee, who in turn will send them
IN to Governor Williams, TO be added
TO other contributions from all over
the state and hastily dispatched to the
Relief Committee in Belgium.
In addition to the cash donations
which all will have an opportunity to
make at the special Offering Sunday
February 7th, it is planned to have
these who feel that they are not able
20 make cash donation, contribute
such prod uce as they may feel disposed
tD give Arrangements have been
made with the merchants of Beaver
to receive anything In the produce line
chat the people OF the surrounding
country may wish to give such as eggs,
Dutter. meat, lard, chickens, hogs and
grain in any quantity and OF all de-
'criptions. All such produce will be
disposed of at the highest market price
and the receipts in full turned over TO
che chairman OF the committee. The
iarmers and their families are urged
TO help in this great work OF humanity
oy contributing Of their substance in
such measure as they feel able. II it
be no more than pound OF butter or
a few dozen eggs and it lie all you are
able to give, it will be gratefully re-
ceiyed All that is asked is that all
take hold OF the work and do what
they can.
Ii is need ess to recite the great need
Of help for the war-ridden Belgians
Every day the daily papers tell Of the
suiIerings which they are enduring and
OF their death by the thousands and
ems Of thousands for the want of some
hing to eat and protection from the
cold. The stories OF their starvation
and awful suffering from the cold and
Of old men, women and helpless little
children begging for bread, 10 enough
TO melt the heart OF the hardest ma
lures and few could scarcely refuse to
hear heir cry for help.
We trust that the people OF Beaver
and OF Beaver county will not fail to
make generous donation. We have
been blessed the pact year with good
crops and we should be glad to share
our prosperity with our less fortunate
neighbors across the seas. What we
may he able to give may not be THE
BEST but # il 10 OUR BEST it will be
Heaven blessed Let US not fail to do
our best.