The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-10-25
Three Yards of Material and
Fair of Shoes All That
a Million Expect
GREAT NEED IN POLAND
New jerseys Non-Sectarian Cam
paiqn to. Provide Aid For Starv-
Ina Jewish Children Among
Europe's War Sufferers.

clothed on the ration" plan if they are
to be saved from freezing during the
coming winter.
Just as tons of condensed milk and
other foodstuffs have been doled out to
hungry little boys and girls on a basis
of distribution as rigidly apportioned-
by sheer necessity-as chow" was dealt
to the fighting soldiers in field and
trenches, Just so the small folk OF Po-
land receive their winter garments.
Here is the Clothes ration
Heavy cotton flannel ........1N yards
Light cotton goods .........1T yards
Thread spool
Shoes pair
That's worth more than a passing
thought, isn't it, Mr.. American Father,
as you discuss with the wife the selec-
ton of small sons new fall suit or
daughters coat with baby furs to
match2 Particularly when you know
from past experience whether it be adj
mitted or not, that due consideration
will be given the small wearer's opinion
in styles. materials. ETC.. regardless OF
cost.
Distribution of Clothes
Yet in Poland the ration" plan Of
distribution is only the solution for one
of the saddest problems confronting the
Joint Distribution Committee, which
handles all the funds raised in America
by the American Jewish Relief Com
mittee and other Jewish undressing
organizations in the United States.
DIR. Boris D. Bogen, one of the rep
resentatives abroad of the Distribution
Committee, explained in detail the need
of ~inaugurating this system in a report
on the subject made public by the Amer
lean Jewish Relief Committee head
quarters.
I'm order to get results said DR..
Bogen. ct is necessary to put the dis
tribution of children's clothing IN a
ration basis, and make it as simple as
possible. This is certainly a very small
allowance" he continued, in referring
to the ration and when it is ready to
be put into practice it will have to be
increased"
MI III
How he expects to clothe thousands
of the small children in the Jewish
schools of Warsaw via the ~rationing
plan was explained by DR.. Bogen. The
official requirements that goes with a
new suit may arouse undisguised con-
tempt in the American small boy never
theless. American fathers and mothers
cannot help being impressed by its far
reaching benefits to health and santa
ton. especially in an impoverished com
munity.
Before I leave Warsaw" said DIR.
Bogen. al hope to equip 5000 children
in the Talmud Torah schools of the
city with nice suits, to which they will
be entitled after taking a bath"
Sans soap, bathing facilities, and nee
essary changes of outer clothing or
underwear, thousands Of innocent small
far victims in stricken Poland nave been
without the benefits of a bath for
months at a time.
$50 | am glad" concludes the inves-
tigator, "of the telegram | received to
the effect that the steamer 'Thala' is
already on the way to us with 246l
boxes, a total of seventy-hve tons OF
soap. This is just the stuff we need"
The American Jewish Relief Com
mittee is now conducting a series of
state-by-state campaigns to provide
S35, 600. 900 to continue the work this
winter. All these campaigns are non
sectarian, and the Jewry OF America is
calling upon Americans of every race
and creed for its humanitarian work
Of saving the survivors of the race
abroad.
New Jerseys quota of the fund to be
raised in the nation is ST., oOO 900. The
campaign in this State is from October
20 to October %. Felix Fuld. of New
ark, is state chairman, and the State
Executive Committee is composed OF
Abe J. Dimond, Louis Bamberger,
Nathan Bidder, Louis P1aut, Harry
Friend and Louis Straus, of Newark;
Alexander Kaufman. of Elizabeth;
Signund Eisner, of Red Bank; Simon
Gerson, OF Trenton Harry L. Schwarz.
and Man Heller, of Dover; Abraham
Jelin. of New Brunswick Aaron A
Melniker, of Jersey City; William New
corn, OF Plainheld, Henry Salz, of Key
port; William Hauser, of Bloomfield
Harry Weinberger, of Passaic, and
Charles Rosenberg, of Hackensack