Evening star., 1920-11-28
ENNA|SGRATEFUL
FOR AMERICAN AID
Relief Extended to PROSTATE
Austria, It is Declared,
Will Not Be Forgotten.
BY LEON sCHALIT.

| Cross-Atlnntic Correspondence Of The star.
VIENNA, November 10 (by maiD.-
The splendid help rendered by the
United States to PROSTATE Austria is
being continued energetically. and in
the history of Europe torn to pieces
by war the citizens of America have
immortalized themselves. Particular
| ly in Vienna. faced with another
dreadful winter of starvation. their
kindness will remain unforgotten.
The Hardness Foundation of New
York has sent extra food parcels to
the value of $4,000. exclusively for
the use of the terribly impoverished
members of the intellectual profess
sions. whose gratitude is very keen.
An Austrian university professor has
not half or a third of chimney
sweeps income: a judge is paid less
than a beadle. and many a washer
Of state.
Garments for the Winter.
Much gratitude is expressed here for
the work of the American Red Cross.
which has undertaken n new work of
mercy. Doctors Lyon and Beckmann
have declared their readiness TO sup
ply all the elementary schools of this
city with more than 5000 pounds of
woolen yarn of different color for
knitting purposes: the pupils will be
taught how to knit their own stock
ings. vests, sweaters and other gar
ments and their families also Will be
furnished with extra wool, so that
they will have something warm to
u - sotH col Iry
is Of severe character in Austria.
Mrs. Marie Unschult-Lazard.w wife OF
Henry Lazard. secretary OF the ArRen-
tine embassy at Washington. has by a
drive" raised sufficient funds to pro-
vide 10000 Austrian children with
garments for the cold season. She
has also helped to find a market in
the states for Austrian bone-lace. and
thus assisted a>rgreat many woman
workers of this country. The pauper-
lied ex-army officers also will receive
assistance
Hospital Equipment.
Henry Goldman and his wife, Mrs.
Ba abette Goldman of New York. have
supplied on a large scale the depleted
Australian hospitals with much want
ed sanitary materials. There is no
money available for repairs and the
buildings of this city get dreadfullv
neglected. At one of the large
municipal hospitals part Of the CELL
ing of the operating theater came
down with crash, fortunately with
out hurting the patient. who was
lust undergoing a dangerous opera
ton.
Tho violinist Fritz Kreisler. who
some time ago paid visit to Vienna
his former homo, and Mrs Kreisler
were besieEed here at their hotel
They distributed 900 food parcels
during their stay. splendid relief to
many a child and mother
One Of the finest features of Amer
lean help is the gift Of $1,000 900 in
cash by Dr. Nansen, who is at the
head OF the organization for enabling
Austrian prisoners of war to return
from Siberia.
Grateful Children.
To the children alone the United
States gave 10000 free meals a day,
for which Herbert Hoover's en-
deavors are to be thanked. Vienna
regrets keenly to have lost the chill
dren's helper-in- chief, the American
Naval Lieut.. J. B. Stockton, who did
unremitting work here. I,ieut
stockton was given touching fare
well by the Viennese, and A festival
performance Of ballet at the state
opera. only for children, was pre-
sented: when more than 1000 OF his
youthful benehciarfes said good -bve
70 their friend during an interval
The president of the republic. Herr
Seitz, was present, sharing HIS hox
with the children. Wa