The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-24
GOVERNORS ISSUE
 BELGIAN APPEAL :.
 ON THANKSGIVING
Connecticut Relief Ship Is Expected To Sail In
 December.

Governor Holcomb and former Gov ernors Baldwin and Weeks, who are members of the Connecticut commit tee of the commission for relief in Belgium, >haye issued the following Tha rlxsgiving appeal for contributions towards the Connecticut relief ship which will sail for Belgium about De- ce1nber 20th:
 s.The Connecticut committee of the commission for relief in Belgium again appeal to the people of Connecticut for contributions The need for food is as great as ever and the need for clothing is greater even than last year, since the Be1gians have almost ex- hausted, their stock and it is very diff ficult to get a new supply. The in- ternationaI commission has according " issued a special appeal for new clothing. Secondhand clothing can send either new clothes, or materials not be imported under the law, Dur those who desire to contribute can for clothing, or money If it is oe- sired that contributions of money shall be used for c1othing. they should be so designated and will be gratefully received by the committee. All rnon- ey not so designated will be applied to the purchase of food. or other re- lief in the committees discretion.
 etThe Thanksgiving season, which finds our people at peace and in com fort, seems a particularly appro prfate season in which to remember those whose country is devastated by war and held by their enemies. A state like Connecticut, many. of whose fn- dustries are in a fiourishfng condition at the present time, should be partic- uIarly open-handed in rninisterine to those who are suffering by war.
 If the Connecticut ship, is to sail in December. as planned. the time is Short We appeal. to all to send in their contributions quickly Contribu- tions of money should be sent to MT. Charles c. Russ, State Treasurer, care The Hartford Trust Co.,, Hartford: 1: new clothing or materials for clothing should be addressed to Commission for Relief in Belgium. Bush lTernin- als, South Brooklyn, N. Y..s and marked Tor Connecticut Relief Ship
 SIMEON E. BALDWIN President.
 MARCUS H. HOLCOMB,
 ss FRANK B.xWEEKS,
 M For the Connecticut Committee.r 2
 Work in this direction was under taken by the committee last spring but was largely suspended during the summer months, since it was antici- pated that the need would be more acute as winter approached. Approx fmateIy $3 5000 in food and money has kAAI0d0y5 DG04lt f0COIN0Ql ana It IS nOp6O that this amount may be doubled be- fore the ship actually weighs anchor In addition to sout-and-out gifts, rang. ing from one cent to $1,00O each, the committee has had number of con ditfona1 pledges of s10O and $500 re- spectively, six of the former and 1T of the latter are still required ii these two groups are to be compfet- lute.
 It is the Intention of the committed shortly to issue a statemen ot amouns at hand from the several cities and towns. Individual contribution. will also, so far as possible, be ac- 1 knowledged in the newspapers, except where a wish to tn econtrary is ex- pressed.
 An unusual feature of the Connec. ticut committees work is the fact tha4 no deduction for exposes is made from 1 gifts received. Contributions may bt forwarded as stated in the above ap. 1 peal, or, if preferred, money may bs sent for this purpose to MT. Morris B
 Beardsfey, Bridgeport, Conn.