The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-11-07

ZION his rear.
4 -
SHADOW LAWN, Nov 7.-Yester-
day afternoon a delegation represent
ing a large number of war relief or
CARNATIONS waited upon the president
at Shadow Lawn and presented the
following memorial
The President of the United States,
Executive Offices, Asbury Park
New Jersey.
Sir: Your petitioners, representing
various organizations and movements
engaged in the relief of suffering in
the area of the war profoundly believe
that every possible persuasion should
be brought to bear and every oppor-
tunity presented, whereby our people
shall respond to this appalling need.
The gifts of the American people,
while generous and constant. are still
incOmmensurate to meet the demands
of our brethren in distress, which are
constantly increasing, and, it should
be frankly admitted, are as yet by no
means proportional to our resources
and are not an adequate expression of
national unselfishness.
We, therefore, suggest that in your
annual Thanksgiving proclamation, as
you remind the people to give thanks
for our prosperity and peace, you in
vite them, at their respective assem-
blies on or near Thanksgiving Day, or
in their home circles, to remember
with sympathy and love the peoples of
the other nations so grievously afflict-
ed, and suggest that they make this
another occasion to render their gifts
as an appropriate expression of their
thanks to Almighty God, the Father Of
ALL for another year of national we'll
being. (Sgned)
Federal Council of the Churches of
Christ in America, Smaller Mathews,
president, Charles S. Macfarland, gem
eral secretary; American Relief Com
mittee for Widows and Orphans of the
War in Germany, Geo B. Mcclellan,
chairman, Hamilton Owens, secretary;
American Red Cross, E. A. More, di-
rector Atlantic division, Ernest p.
Bicknell, director general civilian re-
lief American Committee for Arme-
nian and Syrian Relief, Samuel T. Dut-
ton, secretary, Charles V. Vickrey, exc
cutive secretary; B. F. B. Permanent
Blind War Relief Fund, George A.
Kessler, chairman executive commit
tee, Mrs. r. Valentine Webster, hon
orary secretary; Polish Victims Re-
lief Fund, by l. J. Paderewski; Fund
for Starving Children, Frederick
Lynch, director; East Prussian Relief
Fund, E. Hennigson, president, Carl
Schurz, secretary; National Allied Re-
lief Committee, John Moffat, vice
chairman; Committee of Mercy, John
Moffat, chairman publicity, F. H. AL
len, chairman finance committee; Am
erican Huguenot Committee, William
Jay Schieffelin, chairman; Commits
sion for Relief in Belgium, William L.
Honnold, director, Alexander J. Hemp
HILL treasurer; Joint Distributing
Committee, consisting of American
Jewish Relief Committee, Central Re
lief Committee and Peoples Relief
Committee, Felix NJ Warburg, chair
man; Russian War Relief Committee,
Mrs VIM Astor Chanler, chairman,
John MOffat, secretary; War Relief
Clearing House for France and Her
Allies, Clyde A. Pratt, executive secre-
tary; German General Relief Commit
tee for War Sufferers in Germany and
Austro Hungary, Charles Froeb, treas
urer; Serbian Relief Committee of
America, Breck Trowbridge, chairman,
l. llltSlOu NtllSg CudlIDldu tAttullNt
committee; International Reconstruc-
ton League, John Moffat, chairman,
T. r. Turner, executive secretary.
The memorial was presented by Rev
Charles S. mcfarland, general secre-
rary of the Federal Council of the
Churches of Christ in America, and the
delegates included Brock Trowbridge
chairman of the Serbian Relief Com
mitee of America; G. w Giddings, sec
rotary of the Commission for Relief in
Belgium Samuel T. Dutton, secretary
of the American Committee for Arme-
nian and Syrian Relief; Sergeant Ma
jor Robert Middlemiss. representing
the B. f. b. Permanent Blind War Re
lief Fund; Hugo Lieber, representing
the East Prussian Relief Fund: Fred
erick Lynch, director of the Starving
Childrens Fund; I. J. Paderewski
founder of the Polish Victims Relief
Find; Frederick H. Allen, member of
the executive committee of the Nation
al Allied Relief Committee.
The Federal Council of the Churches
of Christ of America recommends that
at the Thanksgiving service, both on
the Sunday preceding Thanksgiving
Day, as we'll as the customary union
services on that day, consideration be
given to the sufferers in Europe and
Asia, whose condition presents such a
sad contrast to our own comfort and
prosperity.