Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-10-17
Nc% York, September Is, 1919.


....:..' -.r-..z. Esq,
.t:a,..u..a jewish kciief Committee,
y ..~as 4Uta e.,
lew York li:y.
" de- NJ 5;:r-uz:
m i..t.cI gid 10 see the effort
= .a~Ge by :n2 American Jewish
Z Co:n..iittas fo- Sufferers from
.i;r II raise farther funds for It's
:: :. Europe. IS you know, your
.@.a!.:.;t:ol Las co-opcrated with US
l. .-..G;!y il rel; | work at the most
id ctE.v:j CT EG:ope. | cannot
=. 10 a.saiy 0; tae spirit and
*. 1:.z1s % the Joint Distribution
tattoo il Europe, nor can en-
size too strongly the critical nee
y -. IS continuation.
-. yuu IRE aware, my colleagues
F.: my,eif are szdsayoring to carry
...t special feeding Of under
.....4 children through Central
p. -...:.9!n Eagope on a charitable
.. O-cc t3s forthcoming winter.
e ~ between four and five
..o..s G. t:.:Se children, to whom
n...t.. ~ Oh the term under
.-.=.. L. cuav>ys no proper indica-
., a. nc State n which they exist.
.,..r c::,a:i:tca has taken over con-
....,! . ..ct:oa III this work during
.. !a-t "a: mc4ths in Poland and
=. = sIc..:ons Of Central and Eastern
,...>a I'D without their cooperation
Co.'S would have been impossible.
= broad. roa-sectar!an spirit shown
y tie J3:::t Distribution Committee,
y1h.usa primarily devoted to Jewish
@;,.k. and their wiling cooperation
e.ch nv own administration has en-
oyed Dl,ces me under an obligation
0 the Committee.
| DO wish you every possible success,
or there ae,er was greater need.
... Faithfully yours,
(sigacd) HERBERT HOOVER.
A. B. Elliott, head Of the publicity
OF the Jewish War Keller
rurJ asked Mr.. Hoover for his en-
,orseneat OF the campaign to raise
,S5, 900. Geo for the relief OF Eastern
I'D Central Europe. In a converse
ion recently in New York he de-
cribed the interview.
"T have never in my life seen a
nan more affected than Mr.. Hoover
vas when he thought of the condition
i the children liz Eastern Europe,
aid Mr.. Elliott. He started a letter
t orce to Mr.. Strauss and dictated
{ very carefully and slowly. When
le came to describe the condition OF
ne millions Of children in Eastern and
Central Europe his voice broke and
ears came into his eyes and crushed
Town his cheeks. He told us that he
.erer imagined that such things could
lappen in civilization.
Mr.. Hoover told Of children under
I've years who had neither parents nor
nv older person to look after them,
VINO slept IL the streets and ate what
hey could find During the coming
Winter, unless American assistance Is
ecured, these children must inevitably
lie because Of lack of food and cloth
ng.
Nee Levy, state chairman Of the
for Virginia, in statement
O the press recently declared that he
lad assurances from all parts Of Vir
,iria's quota will be raised.
II know V;rginians too WELL" de-
Jared NJ. Levy, ito think for a min
tie thai ,'.yy will allow such conditions
O exist when by making up Virginia's
,uota t.iey can do 80 much to relieve
hem"
Mr.. Levy has organized the whole
,ta:e FIR the drive for the Jewish War
Relief Fund and when the drive starts
N October IA every county Will have
! team in the field securing subscrip-
ions for Virginia's quota.
The drive for subscriptions will be-
rim on October Il and will continue
,ntil October "a. During that time it
$ expected to canvass every person in
he State if possible and give every
,cdy the. opportunity to do a share OF
he great work al relief that Is cen-