Evening star., 1915-06-20
BELGIAN CHILDREN
STILL IN DIRE NEED
Clothing and Bed Linen Solicit
ed by Mrs. John A.
Logan.
WOMEN HERE SEWING
GARMENTS TO SHIP
Letter From Mrs. Hill in Paris Tells
of Refugees Pitiable
Condition.

Urgent appeal for the WashInR-
tonians whose sympathies have been
aroused for the plight OF the Bel
gian woman and child refugees in
France to contribute for food and
clothing is made 10y Mrs. John A. Lo-
gan. chairman of the District Belgian
relief committee. Mrs. Logan announces
that her committee Is now arranging
for a shipment OF supplies. and she
wishes to make it as large as possible
to meet the needs of the war sufferers
She has just received a letter from Mrs
Caroline r. Hill of Boston. who was =
member of the District Belgian relief
committee, and who is now I'm France
caring for the Belgian children
The women associated with the Dis
trict committee, appreciating the work
done by Mrs. Hill while In Washington
are doing all they can to send her all
possible assistance. They have made
about 200 garments and hope 20
double the amount.
At Mrs. Logans request large
number of women assem- bled Nester-
day in the large room which is de
voted to the WORK Of the committee
at the home of Mrs. Logan and worked
from > to 80 O'Clock under the di-
rection of Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker
and Mrs. p. :. Talbert cutting out
and making garments for children
from three to fourteen wears of age
These are 10 be shipped to Mrs Hill
before July J: Those assisting in this
work are Mrs Albert Mann. Mrs
Frank Hume. Mrs. Gearing. Mrs Par
ker. Mrs. Alvord. Mrs. Sperry. Mrs.
Wallace. Mrs. Mckay. Miss Nelson
Miss Katherine Thomas Mrs. Hitch
cock. Miss Curtis and Mrs. bartlett
Needs Bedclothes.
Mrs. Hill makes a special plea for
sheets and pillowcases. and the Dis
trict of Columbia Belgian relief COM
mittee will be glad to receive any
thing in this line that Washington
people may send to be forwarded in
the next consignment
Mrs Logan has asked the women
to assemble again Friday. June -. at
10 am. to work until noon. as. on ac-
count Of the heat. it would be more
comfortable to sew in the morning.
During the last week the District OF
Columbia Belgian relief committee Mas
received So in moneys from Mrs.
Frank Hume, 81 from Capt. L. J. Dorm.
L. S n, and 81 from a woman en-
ployed in the Treasury Department. A
donation of childrens caps was re-
ceived from Miss E. Brooks Of Alexan-
In her letter to Mrs Logan. Mrs.
Hill says:
II am so glad that your endless
chain has been success. and
imagine that ere this Mrs. Ffouiks
(mother-in-law of the Belgian minis
teri may have told you Of our great
need for childrens clothing, and per
haps your endless chain has been ap-
piled to supplying some of our needs.
End of War Far OF.
Il am SO glad that you are keeping
that there will be work for II to do
for a long time yet l see no promise
of cessation of hostilities for a long
time 1t is gratifying to hear con-
stantly of the great appreciation Of
Belgium and France of Americas gen
erosity.
generous, for the suffering here 10
wide and far-reachi not only among
the people who have been made home-
less by the war. but among those right
here in Paris. whom the war has de-
prived OF livelihood.
"One sees sad sights every day. one
hears sad stories of loss. bereavement
and suffering. and how ii is all going
All We can do is to try
to relieve the suffering as best we can
and attempt to reconstruct Tor the
little people a notmal life to tide over
the time until they can be rehabilftated
in homes of their own.
In addition to the children's CLOTH
ing, of which I have written to Mrs.
Ffoulke, we need single sheets, blan-
kets and towels both for the toilet and
e. dish towels. roller tow
els and heavy toweling for kitchen
work | specially mention these cotton
things, as all cotton goods here have
more than doubled in price: sheets are
getting Very scarce and toweling viii
be ha rder to get as the season ad-
yauces AS we now have over 900
children installed. you can easily see
that the item Of sheets. towels. pillow
cases. etc. is large one.
AT present I have no plans for re-
turning to America, as | am kept very