The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-02-27
old CLOTHES
FOR BELGIANS.
BeIgians Must Be Clothed by Ameri.
cans or They iWill Suffer
Untold Misery.
A GALL IS SENT TO ALL IOWA
Assistance Must Come Speedily IL the
Suffering Of Bleeding Belgium 10
to be Relieved.

Since the outbreak of the great
war on Aug. /, 1914. one-third of all
the men who were living in Belgium
at that time have been killed. Indus-
try is at a standstill The BelgianS
must be clothed by America or they
will suffer untold misery and die Of
privation and suffering.
To relieve this distress the Commits.
sion for Relief in Belgium Is calling
upon Iowa for old clothing and shoes
that country Already four carloads
have been shipped from Des Moines.
having been gathered together from
all over the state, but the need con.
|tinues great.
100000 Destitute.
The commission is the only organ.
ization that is able to enter Belgium
and minister to it's needs. There are.
10,O0O.0OO people that come to 1t for
aid, of which 100000 are absolutely
destitute.
The commission is headed by some
of the most prominent men and Wom-'
en- of the United States. Prominent
in the membership are Herbert G.
Hoover formerly in charge Of relief
work in Belgium and now United
States food administrator; Ebert II,
Gary, the steel lnagnate; Frank a..
Vanderlip, president Of the largest
national bank in the United States:s
Henry L. Stimson, former secretary
of war, and Oscar s. Strauss, former
secretary of commerce and labor, and
ambassador to Turkey. These men.
are giving of their time and money to
further this great work. Their stand.
ing is sufficient guarantee Of the wor.
thiness of the cause they represent.
The Appeal.
The commission makes its appeal
In this manner: ;3
'The clothing situation is very seri.
ous The wool of the world has been
|requisitioned to provide clothing Tor,
those engaged in warfare. There u:
no cloth to be had for others and the:
only source left is the discarded and
castoff clothing to be had in this c0un-,
try. Your civilian clothing N1n h9asF
Ito solve the clothing situation.
Remember that every Belgian sot.
dier is an ally and is shoulder to shonl-;
not fail you on the battlefield. AID,
him now by contributing your discard.
ed clothing to the relief OF those ho
left at home"
Des Moines' Record.
The work of gathering together
Iowa's quota Of clothing has been 20.
ing on at Des Moines for some weeks
past. 1t is being conducted on .
large scale. One week recently there
were received, examined and repack-
ed at the Des Moines shipping once,
the following articles, along with
thousands of unlisted miscellaneous
pieces: For men. 21O coats. 200 trous-
ers, 165 hats. 50 shirts; for women,
291 cloaks, 165 dresses, 81 skirts, 3O7
waists, 210 dress skirts, Is cloth suits:
for children. 1889 pieces OF underwear;
SIS coats and cloaks. Something lik09
5000 pieces Of clothing tAte being,
handled every week, and still the cry
is for more, more" ,s |
Send Shipments Quickly. III
GenAr~-ls Iowa must respond with
.ay if the work is to be carried
I'D Belgian suffering relieved.
,oend packages to Mr.. e. G. McNAel..
Commission for Relief in Belgium. d
Moines, Iowa. without delay. McNea1s
is giving his whole time to this work
and every shipment is forwarded with.
out undue delay.