The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-13
FOR BELGIAN RELIEF
COMMITTEE MET YESTERDAY
ORGANIZATION COMPLETE
So 600 FROM COUNTY.

Because ships loaded with pro
visions for the orphans of Belgium
are sunk, is absolutely no argument
against sending them" observed f.
J. sutton. chairman of the Lake
county relief committee, this morn
ing. Every cargo is insured. and if
the provisions do not reach them at
this time or in the near future. they
will be wholly acceptable when they
40 arrive. When the insurance for
the destroyed property is collected il
will be r%einvested in provisions and
again shipped
Mr.. Sutton also assured a reporter
that there is absolutely no expense in
collecting this money. All workers
i'm the cause donate their time. The
integrity and honesty of the Funk q
Wagnalls company, of New York,
who are the final accountants Of all
sums raised in this country. cannot
be questioned. This firm gave
$4,000 right under the gun for the
cause. All banks. too. render as
~sistance as repositories and forward
ing mediums for the money.
A secretary for each town and
township will be appointed TO look
after this work. Pastors of churches
are urged to place before their con
g%regations the conditions of the af-
flicted nation. and the response
should be spontaneous. Lodges are
called upon to take notice of the mat
ter and report to the committee i'm
the work. With all helping the bur
den will not fall heavily on amy one.
The committee for Lake county.
consisting of f. ]. Sutton. chairman,
i. A. Johnson. Geo. II. Farmer Or
j. w. Heston and John Walden. met
in the rooms of the Merchants asso-
citation Yesterday afternoon to for
mulate plans for this great work.
Mrs. Campbell. state secretary, has
authorized the committee named
above to organize the collections I'm
this county i'm any manner acceptable.
The men have taken hold Of ID with
vigor. and the organization rs com
pleted.
superintendent Of Schools Miss
Alice Ripe has charge of the coun-
try school organization There are
81 schools in the county and each
will be asked to raise u unit oi
S12 The county has undertaken to
raise $4,000.
There are a million aud q quarter
of refugee children in the harried
part of Belgium. wholly without
means. South Dakota has under
taken TO furnish 5000 of them with
one meal a day for a year. To as
sure normal growth and nourishment
one meal a day is required, and one
unit. which the committees have de
cided is $12. will furnish this amount
for their well being.
Up to 10 O'Clock this morning the
committee had met with considerable
success in the first work. J A.
johnson. Hackett q sutton. Miss
Alice Ripple. Or. J. W. Heston. Geo.
r. Farmer and DR.. W. i. Daniels
each subscribed $12. Mrs. John
Walden. sr.. Thos. a. Walden and
Mary Walden each gave s24. John
". Walden gave four units, or $4S.
making the total 1892.
Make it good. The II is just
The kids are starving there. In the
abundance of our country the amount
would never be missed. The waste
from our tables or kitchens would
feed the whole country were they
where they could get it. Names Of
subscribers will be entered on the
roll each day. and a published ac-
count made. Hop TO ii.