The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-04-08
THE JEWISH RELIEF FUND
STARTED DRIVE YESTERDAY

At a meeting of the Bourbon
county organization of the National
Council Of Defense held Saturday at
the court house with Chairman A. B.
Hancock presiding, it was unani-
mously decided to get behind the
drive for the Jewish war sufferers.
which started yesterday. Commit
tees and canvassers were appointed
to visit every precinct in Bourbon
county.
| The amount to be raised is $4,70O.
The Jewish people of Paris raised
among themselves 1855. and nearly
$1,000 was raised at the meeting
held at the court house Saturday by
the people of Paris and Bourbon
county.
The drive is to be put on in every
State under the auspices of the
American Jewish Relief Committee.
with headquarters in New York City.
to raise SIS, 100000 for the starving
millions of Jewish war sufferers, who
may die unless aid is given them
quickly. The campaign is entirely
non-sectarian, and non-Jews are
working just as actively and enthu-
siastically as the Jews, side by side,
In the common cause of humanity.
| Leading men in this city and coun-
ty have interested themselves in the
campaign, and have responded quick
ly to the call to give their time and
means to the support of the move
ment. The campaign, like all the
others in this county, will be carried
to a successful conclusion, through
the efforts of the workers.
Subscribers to the American Jew
ish Wer Relief Campaign in Ken
| lucky may send their pledges to AL
fred Brandies, State Treasurer, COL
Paul Jones Building. Louisville, KY,
payable now or June 18th and Aug
ust LIST. Subscriptions of any amount
will be greatly received.
Three million Jewish people are
starving on the Eastern European
War Front. They can be saved If
the American people will subscribe to
the American Jewish War Relief
Fund. The people of Kentucky ex-
pect to contribute $208,000 April
to IL.
Every dollar subscribed to the
American Jewish War Relief Cam
paign Fund for starving Jewish peo-
pie in Eastern Europe goes direct to
the fund. The expenses Of the cam
paign are borne out of a private fund
contributed by Jewish philanthro-
pists in addition to large personal
subscriptions.
Non-Jewish people as well as Jews
are entering heartily into the cam
paign in Kentucky to raise $208,000,
April to H., for the starving mil
lions of Jewish people in the Eastern
Eprope war, zones. Those who are
not solicited personally are asked to
send money to Alfred Brandeis, State
Treasurer. COL Paul Jones Building.
Louisville, Ky. Payments can be
made now, June Is or August 1. :
Seventeen cents day, $500 a
month, $4,000 year will buy a life
among the starving Jewish people in
the Eastern European War zones.
Any sums. however small or large,
will be thankfully received, Send to
Alfred Brandeis, State Treasurer,
American Jewish War. Relief Fund,
COL. Paul Jones Building, Louisville,
KY.
All funds for the relief of the
starving millions of Jewish people
caught in the maelstrom of war in
tu0 EdSlcIn european LOuCo d
cabled to Europe through the State
Department at Washington, and are
distributed through United States
Consuls and Agents of the American
Jewish Relief Committee of New
York City. -F's~S.,I
Secretary OF State Lansing wired
Felix NJ. warburg receipt of the fol,
lowing cablegram from The Hague,
For Gods sake raise all the money
you can. Conditions indescribable4
an unexplained catastrophe faces the
Polish Jews. America practically
sole help" Kentucky Is seeking to
raise $208,000 as her share for the
relief of three million starving Jews
In the Eastern war zones. All sub
scriptions of any size may be sent to
Alfred Brandeis, State Treasurer,
COL Paul Jones Building, Louisville,
KY.
- The money to be raised in Ken
lucky for the relief of the starving
millions of Jewish people in Eastern
Europe is to be spent for civilian re-
lief only. This fund Is not for Jew
ish soldiers and has no connection
with the United War Work Cam
paign. No other campaign for this
fund will be undertaken this year. =
Kentucky's quota is $20S,000. Nom.
Jews are cooperating with Jews.