The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-04
WORK OF CITY's R0ME and
WAR RELIEF Is OUTLINED



past, renewed activities were begun to-
day by the Hsnne and War Relief eem-
mittee. Although the committee $
headquarters, at Z South Front street,
were closed for several days around
the holidays, they have been busy
place since the opening of the rooms
on December IS. A large number of
| women have made application for work
during the last two weeks, and the COM
mittee has hesn ,asle to supply regular
and stsiassv wsrk to all who were de-
serving and who needed it.
So many inquiries have been made
at headquarters and from members of
the committee as to just what is the
obiect OF the committees work, its
| scope, character and kind of relief to
| DE afforded, that the executive board
| kss decided &.Eain to outline the relief
work which has been undertaken here
SO that the puotic may be fully infrom-
| ed aeeut it.
| The Home and War Relief commit
| tee of Harrisburg is only one of hum
dreds of similar organizations now be-
ing formed throughout the United
States. There is now hardly city of
any size which has not some such relief
organization, whatever the local name
may be- Hsrrisburgs committee is
| composed of men aHd women from all
parts of the city who are interested in
| and are working for, the relief of those
| who are in need at home, and those who
are suffering from the effects of the
| war abroad. The committee desires to
| emphasize the relative Importance of
the vTork which it has undertaken, and
| it believes that its title best typifes
| this importance. Most important of
| all is home relief; therefore, that is
the first part of the committee s name
and work. The next important work
is foreign relief. and the committee is,
therefore, known as the Home and War
Relief committee.
Thus its object, twofoid one, is re-
lief work, not charity. There are just
now many people here at home who are
IN need, and do not seek charity, but
seek work, and are willing to work. It
is to assist such and TO provide work
for the women, when it is not to be
had by men, that the committee hopes
to tide deserving families now in need
over the crisis and thus afford tenn
porary relief. The work knows neither
creed nor cfass. 1t is neutral and non
sectarian. 1t aims to help AL who are
in need of temporary relief and to in
| jure none.
The work of the committee is ear
ried on by four divisions: (1) General
Scpply Division: (e) Home Relief Divi-
sion; (S) Red Cross Division; (4) For
| eign Division.
The supply division purchases mer-
chandise and raw materials from the 10
cal merchants and factories. and
through the courtesy Of the Blough
Manufacturing Company, has all OF the
! garments cut and ready for distribution
by the home department. 1t acts US a
kind of general store for AL the divi-
sions, and it aims TO keep all meNehan-
disc which is necessary to this work.
The home division receives appliea
! tions for work from women whose nus
| bands, fathers and sons are out of EN-
! ployment, and whose families are in
temporary need. 1t gives out work to
all who ask for it and are found de-
serving, and ii pays fair living wages
| for the sewing which is given out.
! More than one hundred and fifty women
have applied for and received work
in the ten days the rooms have been
| open, and the great eagerness 20 do
| this work shows the need for it to be
| great. just as many peorie viii be
! supplied with work and Just as many
will be given relief as circumstances
will permit.
The Red Cross division follows the
work of the Red Cross Society through
out the world, collecting funds for sur,
! gieal and medical aid ani supplies.
! The foreign division viii give such
4 relief to the sufferers abroad as is pos
sihle, though the relief work here at
home is considered cs first importance.
To supply work and clothing to the
neely in Harrisburg, to furnish Red
1 Cross necessities, end to help to relieve
the wounded and suffering in European
| hospitals, one thing is need, and that
| is money. The committees labors will
| be greatly restricted ard limited unless
the people OF Harrisburg help by Civ
ing IS generously as they can TO this
deserving work. The committee, there
I lVits dSAs every CftlEeH TO 90 WndI ne
Or she can, to give what eash can, and
/ to help as each can. The committee
believes that Harrisburg will do its
part TO relieve the unfortunates al
home and the sufferers abroad. But to
accomplish this the cooperation of
every man, woman. child and corpora
tion is needed. Money will be- directly
applied to relief. The house in which
the headquarters of the committee are
/ held has been donated by the owner,
Mrs. Herbert L. Clark. There are prac-
tically no running expenses, and as lit
tie red tape as is possible
The committee hopes for generous
contributions, which should be sent at
once to John F. Sweeney, treasurer,
care Mechanics Trust Company.
S,5f6 Silos in Texas
Farm and Firesider says: "The Tex
as Business Men s Association reports
S.o16 silos in Texas. Two-thirds of
these we're built in 1918, and silos we're
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