The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-22
RICHMOND Jews MILL
AGAIN AID. CAMPAIGN
rhey Aive Already suhscrib~a $780,.
OoQ, But VIII DO More to Help
Sufferers.

Norfolk, Va, Sept. 21.--With the re-
turn from New York of Moe Levy,
ch3irmHn OF the Virginia state driye
u the American Jewish war relief
campaign, machinery was set in mo-
ton tor the part this state VIII play in
raislns.-s35, 100000. TOR the relief of
war sufferers in Poland Mr. Levy
piete state organization and by. the
end ofihe week, expects to have every
city ana town in Virginia doing its
The quota for virginia will be about
100000, or one-ffth of the state
Saota Of last years united war work
Leon Goodman, OF Lynohburg. is
vice. chairman Of the state crganlza-
ton. Hugh NJ Kerr, Norfolk. treas
arer; Ernest NJ. Lane. Newport News,
secretary: Otto Wells. Norfolk. chair
man on publicity an1 exploitation, and
the Rev. DR.. L. D. Mendoza, Norfolk,
chairman Of speakers bureau; c. o..
Hope. Norfolk, executive secretary.
Mr.. Levy. on a two weeks tour
through the North, interviewed lead
ing workers Of number Of cities.
and. ne stated. found widespread en-
thusiasn on every hand the merit Of
the campaign being recognized gem
orally by Gentiles as we'll as Jews
White in New York. he had occa-
sion to- read many reports from the
scenes ecf restitution and hunger in
Poland and brought with him excerpts
that will! be used throughout the state
In furthering the publicity campaign.
Like the wolves that prowl in
their own native forests, the famished
children of Poland. orphans of war.
hunt IN packs in city streets for chance
scraps of food, and when found, like
wolves fight over crusts and crurns"
said Mr.. Levy American Jewish re-
lief agencies. whose work carries them
into the terrible slums of the Polish
cities tell heart-rending tales OF the
attempts OF these children tU delay
what seems to be inevitable death from
hunger -
Food being Dlsfributed.
"Ona agent raported that on visit
To an orphanage at time when food
was heing distributed among the chill
dren. the inmates were week from hun
ger and overerowdins. having not had
even crumb Of bread for more than
. day. Before the cart OF supplies ar
rived, word spread among the starving
street children that bread was to be
distributed. What the agent reported
would esop the blood In any mans
veins. Hundreds of these homeless and
txnished urchins crowded the street
1Eey CpiI1CIed On Inc steps anu tiSpN,
into the corridors of the buildings At
the beginning they only looked on,
then they began to beg. and dnally
sna.ched at the crusts that the
revenous children were eating. With
a rush all tho street children were in
the room clawing at the food and
lighting with their teeth and nails--not
loudly but with grim and silent DE-
termination. The teachers were forced
~. ha 81 THAR snwn'
orphans might not lose the last bit OF
their food"
one needs heart OF steel to read
about such scene, TO say nothing OF
witnassang It"
Paris with her stoekingless women
has nothing on Poland with her thou
sands Of stock.nsless and shoeless
Pedestrians to be seen In both city and
cransry IN Paris Dame Fashion Is to
hle--~.fa the baroness. but Ia Poland
grin, necessity lis the dictator. Thou
As:,.sss Of n.en. women ana children are
vltnau. stockings and shoes because
they have to be AZ Poland's climate
1. more rigorous. than that az France,
what IL only smart in Paris 'smarts
In Roland
X ~. winter. according to . state
nent made by Isidore Hershfeld.
,,rf ~ af.ar LAWYER OF New York. who
ra5e tA-o trips to Poland in that
period. Enow or slush was often under
foot. and the suffering among the
poorer Jewish classes that resulted
from, tia Aearth OF shoes was terrible
Families remained indoors as much As
possible, but hunger forced them to
20 out from time to time to seek food
n yewfxh relief stations.
Mr.. Levy will leave latter part OF
tn.s wreAk to tour the ttate. getting Ia
touch "a the principle cities with his
campaign erganisatien, and ,aying the
foundation OF the extensive, Intensive
publicity campaign that viii be con-
Quoted under the personal direction OF
Otto Wells OF this city.
Richmond has already raised the
quota of 800. 900. and therefore WITH
not participate in the big october
drive prominent Jewish factors. OF
RichriUnd. however. have PROMISED
Nr Levy their cooperation in making
an over the top" campaign through
out thu state.