Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-05
RELIEVE THE STARVING
Fulton County To Join The State Commission in Help
ing Relieve The Starving Women and Children Of
Belgium Children Asked To Celebrate LincoIn's s. 4
Birthday By Gifts OF Milk To The
Children Of Belgium

The Women Of Fulton county will
join with the men of the county In
the campaign to collect and send for
ward to the starving women and chill
dren of Belgium food. The Ohio Com
mission reports that at the end of the
second week of organized effort, 30
Ohio counties are organized and the
work progressing toward an average
of more than one carload of foodstuffs s
and provisions in each county. Full
toms organization is not yet complete
but is far enough along so that there
is every indication that the appeal
to relieve starving and helpless wo-
men and children will meet with a
generous response m this county.
The meeting Tuesday evening at the
Council Chamber was attended by
representative from every one Of the
woman's clubs in Wauseon, Mrs. G. H.
Jordan, chairman Of the Relief Com
mittee of the Civic Club has accept
ed the presidency Of the county Wom-
ans Auxiliary and is busy notifying
the women's clubs of the county in re-
gard to the emergency and making
plans to reach every person in the
county with the appeal. Mr.. C. J.
Biery acted as chairman of the meet
ing, n. ]. Meister secretary. A can
vass of available men for the posi-
ton of county chairman of the Fulton
County Commission was made and
Mr.. J. M. .Longnecker was selected to
! fill that position. Mayor Roll Hoy
was chosen as chairman of the work
| ing committee for Wauseon and
vicinity.
Mr.. Hoy reported that he had OBJ
tanned special concession in price
for all condensed. milk that the COM
mission may purchase from the Van
Camp Company to send to the starv-
ing women and children of Belgium.
And inasmuch as the need of milk is
immediate and pressing in order to
save the lives of the children of Bel
gium, while here in Fulton county we
have two condensories it was decided
to make condensed milk the leading
thing asked for. Every one in Wau-
seon and vicinity will be asked to
contribute condensed milk.
Children Appealed To
| A plan was perfected whereby every
child in Wauseon and Clinton town
ship will be given an opportunity to
send a can Of condensed milk, large or
small to the children who are starving
in Belgium. The plan involves COM
memorating the birthday of Abraham
Lincoln on Friday February 18th by
each public school pupil in Clinton
township, including Wauseon bringing
to the school can of condensed milk
which will be sent to Belgium. The
children of the Sunday Schools of
Wauseon will be asked to bring can
| of milk to Sunday school with them
on the following Sunday, February
14th. This offering will serve a
double purpose; it will be q tribute
from these boys and girls of Ohio to
the memory Of the great Lincoln, and
at the same time valentine sent by
them to some starving child in Bel
/ gium.
i The local committee have arranged
to have the milk for this purpose
placed on sale in the Office of the
Democratic Expositor in the Barber
Bank Building on North Fulton street
on Friday and Saturday February
18th and 18th. Children can purchase
: their milk at this place and all of the
profit made on the milk will be useG
to buy more milk at the special prizes
to send to Belgium. The milk will be
| gathered and stored in a safe place
until ready to ship.
Contributions of Money
The aim is to get contribution
from every person able to give, in
) the county; those who wish to do Sc
may contribute money, but that mon
ey will be spent for food stuffs anG
supplies right here in Fulton county
in Wauseon, and doubtless in Delta
! for milk as that constitutes the great
est present need. Any money tha'