Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-18
CAMPAIGN FOR JEWISH
RELIEF OPENS SATURDAY
Louis Marshall, New York Orator,
to Speak at Dinner to be Given
in Hotel du Pont.

Every indication 1t this time points to
large subscription in the Jewish relief
campaign which opens formally on Satur-
day night with a dinner to prominent
officials and citizens at the Hotel du Pont.
Hon. Louis Marshall Of New York. a
noted orator, will be the principal speaker
Chairman Nathan Miller and his aasociatcs
are optimistic in their predictions that the
results Of the undertaking will be sur
prising.
The dinner is the first big feature Of the
campaign. The second will be the mass
meeting in the Queen Theatre next Sun
day night, when DIR. Nathan Krass, who
has been through Eastern Europe and
witnessed the privations and suffcrings
Of the people Of those countries, will be
the speaker.
Literature is being distributed TO the
homes Of the city today by the school chil-
dren through the courtesy of Superin-
tendent Clifford J. Scott. Letters are
also going out To the pastors Of the various
churches throughout the city, asking that
they present the Issues of the campaign
90 their congregations next Sunday.
Encouraging responses TO the invitations
for the dinner Saturday night are coming
into headquarters.
A meeting Of the advisory committee
captains and team workers will be held
this evening ut s o clock at the Y. NJ. ri A.
Hall. Chairman Miller desires II an
nounccd that this will be the most import
ant meeting and that every person for
whom the meeting Is held should be
present.
Encouraging reports continue TO come
i'm from the work in the down State towns
4 he. oil ,.fl Avi1 " n
Dover, q meeting Of all residents, Jews
and non-Jews alike. is 10 be held tomorrow
night to promote the interests Of this
Statewide campaign A similar meeting
was held last Monday night Enthus-
iastic reports are coming IN from Middle
town, Newark and many Of the other
towns as well
How terrible are the privations and
suffering. Of the Jewish people Of Poland
who in some centers form half Of the popu-
lation, and all other residents as well
may be understood from story brought
to this city by G.. Howard MeCulley,
who is stopping at the Hotel du Pont,
on private business.
He travelled 10 many parts OF Poland
and found conditions much alike every
where, while carrying out q special mis-
sion for the General staff, Army Of Oo-
cupation, at Coblenz, Germany, 10 take
an American hospital train TO the Polish
government Mr.. McCulley, who was
then lieutenant Of railway engineers,
speaks especially Of the conditions in
Lodz, city in Poland Of 100, 900 popula-
ton, Just about the size oil Wilmington.
when ] was in LODI last fall, Mr..
McCulIev said, there was only one factory
in operation and that factory was running
only a portion of the week. How the
100, 600 people of this city lived, don {
know. Few OF them had any Jobs
Their clothing was ragged. Not over two
per cent of the women and children had
shoes or stockings. A few of them wore
sandals made Of wood or heavy paste
board. But most Of them were bare
footed and bare legged. When / was
there the first frosts of the winter were
coming
When his report of conditions in LODI
was brought to the attention of Nathan
Miller, chairman for the Jewish Relief
campaign here, because 1T was learned
that Mr. Miller has close relatives living
in Lodz, the Wilmington man was appall-
cd. For, even though he receives letters
frequently from his relatives, he had no
idea, he said, that conditions were so
bad as this.