Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-11
NOW, ALL TOGETHER,
IN A MIGHTY MOVE
TO AID THE NEEDY
Tomorrow Will Be Self
sacrifice Day." and Every
Man, Woman and Child
Can Help Raise 100000

You can be instrumental In creauns
happiness in thousands Of poverty-strleken
homes. This applies to every woman
man and child in Philadelphia. A con-
tribution, no matter how small, will help
to purchase underwear for children OF
the poor, pay the rent and to do many
other things.
Suppose you felt convinced that by sac
riflcIng some luxury for only "a hours you
could do 30, wouldn't you care to assist
In bringing sunshine into some tanlly
whose male members are out OF work.
To assist the destitute OF Philadelphia
Abraham Lincoln's birthday tomorrow
has been set aside as "Seif-Sacrlfce Day"
1t will be a complete 24-hour day, too,
for at midnight tonight the headquarters
in the Lincoln Building Will open ana
the workers will be on hand to receive
contributions from generous Phlladel-
phians who are called upon TO make Q
supreme effort to give at least 100000 and
make this Bincoln's birthday the most
memorable ever celebrated.
Contributions In any amount will be re-
ceved. If you haven't much money but
would like to contribute a few dimes DO
not feel ashamed. Contribute the dimes.
Five ten-cent pieces will hep TO buy many
loaves of bread as well as a quart of
potatoes.
Make up your mind now.
Contributions on self Sacrifice Day.
will be received at the headquarters OF
the Emergency Aid Committee, whose
headquarters are In the Lincoln Building,
Broad street and South Penn square.
Should you have no time to visit the
headquarters, you can leave your contrl-
button at the office OF any newspaper.
Cash bowls into which contributions
should be dropped have been placed in
the different newspaper offices.
Philadelphla's representative women
and men are on the committee which is
trying to raise 100000. The money re-
ceived will be used in aiding the unem-
ployed. the sick and hungry.
Arrangements were completed today to
have contributions received for the poor
at the BILLY" Sunday tabernacle. Hun
dreds of persons today Joined the move
ment to help Philadelphia's poor.
Many persons announced today that
they intended to stop smoking for a week
in order to turn over the money spent In
cigars towards the raising of the 100000.
Here Is letter which reached the
EVENING LEDGER today:
"Gentlemen-With the dawn of Self
Sacrifice Day. the boys of our neighbor-
hood are going to initiate plan which
1t would be we'll for other fellows to fol-
low. We are going to walk to and from
WOTk, 20 without lunCneOn, TABOO Ine
cigars and cirgarettes and amusements In
the evening, and give the s1.75 to an old
guy around the corner who ekes out an
existence delivering newspapers and cir
culars.
Yours truly.
THE HIGHWAY SEXTETTE."
The Emergency Aid Committee an
nounced today that within the last "a
hours contributions averaging s1271,29 had
been received.
Several storekeepers in different sec
tions of the city said today that they
would turn over their day receipts to-
morrow towards the fund being raised.
The owner of little grocery store on
Lombard street was enthusiastic today
over the movement launched.
az don't care how much money I take
in tomorrow" said the grocer, "I will
turn over every penny to help the poor"
On the "fifty-hfty" basis the Adelphia
Theatre will join in the Emergency Aid
Committees "Self-Sacrifice Day" move
ment for the Home Relief division tomor-
row afternoon
The management of the McConomy
drugstore, Goth and Callowhill streets,
suggested today that all druggists and
other storekeepers paste the newspaper
advertisements u oSil-oelStlllNe LAY III
their windows.
The French Relief Committee of the
Emergency Aid Committee has issued a
new appeal for contributions of cash,
clothing and hospital supplies for French
soldiers in the field and for their suffer-
ing women and children at home. The
house at 700 Locust street. the use Of
which has been donated to the French
Committee by William Henry Furness. is
the receiving and dispatching station OF
the committee. Large packages should
be sent there; small packages, such as
are carried conveniently under the arm
and cash donations should be sent or
taken to the committee at 1923 Walnut
street
ton will receive contributions for the
Lincoln Self-Sacrifice Day fund at 1886
Columbia avenue
Hungry men and women today called
at the headquarters of the Emergency
Aid Committee. They asked for food and
clothes. Many of the destitute were ac-
companied by their children. A mother
carrying a sick infant In her arms and
closely followed by three children pleaded
for some coal
Earlier in the day one of the investiga-
tors, while going through South Phlla-
delphia, found a mother lying in a cold
room, In the same bed, which was almost
a wreck. was a baby one day old.
Letters from different parts of the city
are pouring into the headquarters. The
letters are written by men, women and
children. Little girls and boys wrote that
their stomachs were empty. They pleaded
for bread and warm clothing,
Within a few hours after the doors of
the headquarters were opened. more than
500 was left by visitors. The money was
dropped into the box which is attached
10 the door.