Evening star., 1915-04-29
DESTITUTE IN EUROPE
STILL NEEDS j. S. AID
Mrs. John A. Logan Renews Relief
Committees Appeal for Cloth
ing. Food and Medicines.
500, 900 Refugees in France Being
Daily Added to by Returning
Civilian Prisoners.

Mrs. John A. Logan, chairman of the
District committee for relief OF Belgian
war sufferers, today issued an appeal
to washingtonians to make as generous
contribution as they can for the relief
of the destitute in Europe She recalled
to active service her committee, which
has been marking time" for several
months In response to an urgent request
for supplies Of food, medicine and cloth
ing In her letter to members of her COM
mittee she says:
Having received the following circu-
lar from the war relief clearinghouse
for France and her allies. and being urged
by the New York commission to forward
everything that we can secure for the
relief Of the sufferers from the horrors
of the European war. I appeal to you
to take up the work again. The head
quarters will be continued at 1898 18th
street northwest. and 1 shall be very
glad to receive from you anything which
you can collect to add to this fund"
Director General Beatty's Appeal.
The following is quotation from let
ter received from H. o. Beatty, director
general of the American relief clearing
the war relief clearinghouse in Paris.
with executive offices at Is Broad street.
Is affiliated.
We understand that a report is in
circulation in the United States that
warm clothing Is no longer a necessity.
This idea is most erroneous, and should
he corrected at once. This is particu-
larly the case with respect to refugees,
who, in every instance, have practically
left their homes with only the clothing
they had on their backs, which Is now
in tatters. There are at present IN
France 100000 French refugees and
about 100000 Belgian refugees. In ad-
dition to these 100000 refugees. there
are now returning from Germany the
French civilian prisoners.
The condition of the refugees is so
painful that it is impossible to give an
ings, but if the situation of the refu-
gees Is bad. that of the returning civil
ian prisoners Is infinitely worse. These
prisoners are returning at the rate of
about 10000 week. in rags. almost
naked, covered with vermin and half
starved. Sufficient stress cannot be
laid on the urgency of providing cloth
ing of all kinds, particularly warm
underclothing.
I'VE are called upon in SO many
action is necessary to save life, that
we must ask you if more money cannot
be sent to US for use in these emer-
gency cases. The sufferers we have
been able to relieve are indeed most
grateful, but the destitution Is so great
that it seems we are doing nothing.
Can you not send US more money and
cIothing?"
Mrs. Logan's Conclusions.
In concluding her appeal Mrs. Logan
says:
Il am happy to tell you that last week
we sent forward $425 worth Of evaporated
milk and 1 am very anxious to follow it
up at an early date with additional milk,
food and clothing.
st will be glad to see, every Friday, at
headquarters, any members Of the end
less chain who can bring contributions OF
clothing or money, which will be promptly
forwarded You will see from the accom-
panying circular that there is a greater
need than ever for relief, especially for
the wretched prisoners who are returning
from the prisons of Germany in deplor-
able condition.
THE faculty and pupils Of Gunston
Hall Seminary have just given $50 in ad-
dition to their former generous contribu-
tions, which will be used at once to pur-
chase milk 1 have received quite q guam
tity Of clothing which will be packed and
forwarded at the earliest possible date.
Trusting you will rally once more to
this noble cause and thanking you for
your devotion to 1t in the past. am
"FraternaIly yours,
Mrs. JOHN A. LOGAN,
Chairman Committee