Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-10-31
NEED FOR AID IS URGENT
An Appeal to All to Assist In Care
and Education Of Helpless In
Twenty orphanages in State.

Raleigh, The Publicity Committee
Of the North Carolina Orphan Associ.
alton has issued letter setting forth |
the urgent need of contributions from
citizens Of the state in aid of its Or
phanages This is the usual Thanks
giving offering,
The letter Of the committee follows.
! The management OF our charitable
institutions are making patriotic eff
forts to adjust their work to the de
mands of changed conditions which
have added materially to and made
more essential most OF the normal de.
mands upon their resources Some OF
the orphan homes are finding difficult
ty in continuing their splendid work.
even on the same or 4 radured scale,
with applications for admission ac-
cumuating that must, Of necessity,
be declined for lack of facilities to
warrant reasonable expansion,
It is no small task even in normal
times to secure sufficient funds for
the maintenance OF the orphanage
work and important departments IN
number of the orphan homes have
been handicapped on account OF this
state Of affairs. The talk about the
needs Of these institutions may be-
come tiresome to some, but II the PEG.
pie are to sustain them they must
know something of existing condi-
tons During the present abnormal
times with increasing demands OF
every sort which the war has madeE
on philanthropy, 1t becomes necessary
to keep our orphanage work before
the people. Hitherto the editors OF
the state have cheerfully cooperated |
with the committee in bringing to
the attention OF our chartably inclin |
ed people the imperative needs Of our
homes for dependent children. We
again, and most respectfully, ask this
favor.
The suggestion OF one days income |
is reasonable Not one person in a
hundred is unable to contribute OF
their income to that extent-and ALL /
can assist In bringing the matter to
the attention OF the people,
The Publicity Committee therefore
makes its appeal
/. To the prince of business to give
out OF his abundance the actual or
estimated income OF day,
2. To the landlord and money -lender
to give one days rent Of his houses
and lands, or one days interest on
his money.
3. To the professional man to give
one days earnings specifying the
day or taking the average day.
4. To the salaried worker to give
his or her salary for a day,
s. To the laborers, with only pick
up Jobs, to dvote some special day
to this cause.
6. To the good housewife, with her
ingenuity and devotion, to set apart
the expenses OF a day.
7. To the boys and girls, with no
regular income, to find work after
school hours, or on some Saturday,
and give the proceeds to the orphans.
s. To everybody old and young, |
rich and poor, learned and unlearned,
we appeal to join heartily In this
holy movement to assist the fatheress
in their adversely
Eeach OF the twenty child.caring in
stitutions in this state is worthy OF
all the encouragement generous.
hearted people may feel disposed to
offer, and we will not realize the full |
delights OF service to humanity until
we provide adequat. protection for
those bereft OF parents and denied
the comforts OF happy homes. 1t was
the master who said. Suffer little
children to come unto me- and forbid
them not, for OF such is the kingdom
OF heaven"
(Signed) NJ L. Shipman, ]. r.
Young, W F. Evans, ]. d. Berry.
r. F. Beasley, Dr. Livingston
Johnson, Miss Daisy benson, Pub.
licity Committee. North Carolina
Orphan Association.