The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-10
Gil UBDOM
FUNDS FOR DEVASTATED
FRANCE COMING IN.

The response to the plea for funds
for the immediate relief Of the SUI
ferers Of devastated France is proving
very prompt and enthusiastic, accord
ing 10 the report of Miss Augusta
SemmeS, chairman Of the woman's
committee, and teams from the wom-
ems organizations, which are CO-operat-
ing with teams from the Chamber OF
Commerce in a threc-day campaign to
raise $751; 0 for this purpose,
Comte William Burt Jarvis, Of the
national relief committee for devastated
France, with Miss Semmes, addressed
a number of prominent women's or
CARNATIONS Wednesday. Each OF these
organizations pledged their fun sup
port TO the campaign and contributed
generous donations,
The executive board Of the Fedora
ton Of Parent Teacher Associations
assured Miss Semmes that each of
the 80 associations in the federation
would contribute ut least So, n prob
ably much more than that, when told
Of the great need Of the French people
for assistance by Miss Semmes and
Comte Jarvis Wednesday.
over 300 splendid young women,
members Of the Young Ladies' insti-
tute, heard the two speakers in be-
half Of the sufferers in the regions
of w~ar-scarred France Wednesday eve
ming and promptly responded with the
lump ohAiA VI EAuNH
The Ladies' of the Maccabees, who
never fail to assist in any worthy cause,
also pledged their support and a gen
erous donation to the fund.
The campaign, which actively start
ed Thursday morning with Il canvass
OF the city by the teams both from
the Chamber Of Commerce and from
the Nineteenth Century club, which
represents all local women's organi2a-
tons, will close Saturday evening-and
1t should end VIGOROUSLY, for the fund
Is sadly needed to furnish the starving
people In h devastated regions with
supplies and materials with which to
raise food.
The executive committee of the Nine
teenth Century club on devastated
France, cooperating with the Chamber
of Commerce, will call for their direc-
tons in the Chamber of Commerce list,
n their badges, at the garden head
quarters Of Mrs, 7. +. Kelley, of the
feed Memphis committee, In Court
square Wednesday and Thursday.
Those needing automobiles for the
purpose OF making the canvass of the
distant parts Of the city are requested
to call Mrs, Robert York at Hemlock
319b.
The executive committee for the
Nineteenth Century club and their
chairman Is as follows;
Executive chairman, Miss Augusta
Semmos; Vice-chairman, Mrs. Arthur S,
Buchanan, president of the Nineteenth
Century club, and Mesdames Richard p.
Lake, Bolton Smith, Arthur w, Robin
son, +. G. Barton, W. Il. Mickey, A, W.
Whitaker, George +, Gunther, Randolph
Chears, Robert York, Julius Goodman,
Isaac Samelson and r. G. Berhhold;
Miss Ellen Minor, Miss Fitzgerald, Miss
Catherine Griffin, Miss Ida Mynders,
Mrs, Amante s., Finlay, Mrs. Homer X.
Jones, Mrs. Thomas Goodwin, Mrs. h,
@. walker, Mrs, II. II, Kelley, Mrs, Her
bert Jordan, Mrs. Ralph May, Mrs. W.
r. Gage, Mrs. Aston Boyd. Mrs. John
Parham, Mrs, Ernest Parham, Mrs, c.
j Washington, Mrs w. J Speck, Mrs,
Myer NJ, Qattman, Mrs. G, r. j. Moo
ney, Mrs, Il, w. Hale, Mrs. Bright
Goodbar, Mrs. Graham Smithwick and
Mrs. Moore Moore.