Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-08-15

letter written him by thirteen year
old girl in New York city.
The doctor has charge of the little
girls brother, who is now confined
in the hospital and will vouch for
the truthfulness of all the state
ments.
He asks that we do something for
this family as it takes from six
weeks to two months to get anything
done through the government relief
channels.
Mr.. Fanger has taken the matter
in hand and is trying to raise a
small purse for the etsricken family.
The letter from DR.. Konimacher
and the little girl follow:
U. S Army Hospital, NO Ia, Ft.
Oglethorpe, Ca, Aug. 1918.
Mr.. M. Fanger,
Dear Sir
am enclosing letter for your
consideration and have every reason
that from knowing you, you will take
some action in this matter.
Her brother and only former sup
port is in my ward as a patient. He
is mentally upset and will be dis
charged in about six weeks time, re-
quired for papers to go thrugh.
feel sure you can get up little
purse for her possibly send her
something in the way of clothing.
Present this lette rto Schafer, Bob
Harvey, G. Kellogg and few others.
| know they will help. Perchance
you may know the head the Sweed-
ish Welfore Boards in New York, if
not yu know in what capacity they
will act. If you see fit have DR..
Lahman publish the little girls let
ter. Washington is congested with
letters like this, and it takes months
before they can get tothem all. AS
for me, l can state his case but orders
forbid me making further investiga-
tion
Missouri Valley has helped lot in
Red Cross,etc and l feel sure they
will help this poor unfortunate little
Jewish girl.
Kindly return letter as I must file
1t with m yrecords. Trusting to hear
from you Iremain,
Sincerely yours,
1t. A. H. Konimacher, M. r. G..
T. 5. This stationery was forward
ed her by the nurse in my ward. She
had none of her on to write on
August L, 1918.
My Dear Sir
don't know you but would like to
very much before my house is bork-
en- up. am only little girl 13
years old and would like to ask you
one favor for my mothers sake. 1
don't want to be left without home
and especially without mother" !"
My mother is very sick and from
worriment insane. Won't you please
help me and try to make investiga-
tions at my house now before it is
too late. My father can't support
the house because he cannot see. His
eyesight gets worse day by day. If
l am not asking a little too much, to
answer me if you could only help to
send my only brother back to me and
my mother. He always, since was
small, remember gave money to
my mamma, because my father never
gives her any money. To this very
doy my mother has hardly anything
to wear excepting few things
which she has he gave her money
to buy before he went away here
lately. Only one God above knows
IN my heart how l thank you for
taking care of this case. My broth
er's name is Jacob Hirschkowrty. NV
brothers are dead. know in INV
heart that he had never a good friend
or another brother to teach or learn
him.
If this great favor can be done
I'd be the happiest little girl in the
world and be saticfied to live in pov-
erty until my brother comes home.
He ha da good position in a tlegram
Office and made nice money. Even
when he was small the doctors to1e
hlme never to work in an inside Of
lice or factory, only in the open air
Because he was nervous. Ny broth
er was working in the office and
didn't wait to be drafted but he
went and enlisted himself and went
away. Then when he came home to
us my mother couldn't leave hin;
go away because only he gave he,
money. l wanted to go to work but
pelng small and under age the bosses
are afraid to employe me. My MANN:
keeps me near her because she i:
SICK since he changed his Telegram
SUIT and went away from her.
II isn't too much I please beg tt
answer me.
/ i am heartbroken,
4. Rebecca Hirschkowrtz.
60 b. 4th St., New York CITY
i Thanking you for your reply mucl
more than l can thank you, I oblige