Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-11-02
GIVE DAYS WORK
TO ORPAANAGE
APPEAL FOR ONE DAYS LABOR
FOR oRPHANAGE MADE BY
COMMITTEE.
NEEDS ARE GREATEST EVER
Expenses Of institutions Are Higher
Liberty Bond Campaign Delays
Associations Appeal.

Raleigh. THE needs Of many OF tho
orphan institutions OF the State were
never so urgent as they are today and
the necessity OF making our appeal
more direct and to q wider circulation
this year has been created by these
abnormal conditions"
This Is the statement Of the North
Carolina Orphan Association is max.
ing In It's appeal to the men and WON.
en- OF North Carolina to contribute. on
or near Thanksgiving Day, at least
one days income to the orphanage OF
his or her choice. The appeal has
been delayed purposely. this year, 80
that II would not run counter to the
Liberty Loan campaign.
The publicity committee ia compos
ed OF NJ. l.. Shipman, James r. Young.
John d. Berry. A. s. Barnes and Liy.
ingston Johnson.
"The needs Of such call" says
statement being mailed out by the
publicity committee was never more
urgent than now. Expense necessary
to the maintenance OF every orphan
home in the State has increased, while
the responsibilities have multiplied
So. let not the day pass without max.
ing a thank.oflering to your Master
by denying yourself some pleasure.
some luxury. even some necessity. to
help the helpless become what their
God and your God intended they
should attain In this life and In the life
to come.
This is a reasonable request, for
any one can share with the orphans
the earnings of one day out OF three
hundred and sixty.five. II is practica.
BILE. for rich and poor alike can par.
ticipate In H. The business and pro.
fessional man. the farmer. the land.
lord, the money.lender. the wage earn
er. the salaried worker. the housewife
the news and messenger boys-eyery'
body. old and young, of all creeds anl
classes, may unite in beautiful cooper
alton for the support OF needed civic
and Christian philanthropy. Let North
Carolina make the approaching
Thanksgiving day OF historic impor
lance day on which the hearts oil
the people we're opened to the littl,
ones whom our splendid orphan homes
are endeavoring to save from degener
acy and oblivion.
ITO this end we call upon the edi
: tors OF our papers. daily and weekly
secular and religious, to give the wild
est possible publicity to this move
ment, which is philanthropic In pur
pose and Statewide in extent, we cal
, upon all church leaders OF all denomi
, nations. including pastors, SUNDAY
school supcrintendents. women work
ers, and others of influence, to urg
4 the giving OF days income to SOM
Y one OF our orphanages; we call upol
|. the officers OF the various fraterna
O orders to bring this appeal to the al
tention OF each man In their member
ship and enlist his support OF thi
modest Offering; we respectfully re
quest all superintendents and teacher
y Of secular schools. colleges and un
versities to induce their students an
u friends to unite with them in giving
days work or wages to the needy o.
q phans Of North Carolina We invok
E the cooperation OF doctors, merchants
J, public officials. and all others with Il
d cal following to pass the word alonl
n with the Divine injunction: Even 81
D. Il is not the will OF your Father whic
p is In Heaven that one OF these lit
re ones shall perish Actions spea
" louder than words"