Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-12-21
to
Back Drive
For Relief
Men and Women Pledge Sup
port to Douglas County Cam
paign to Save $500 Euro
peans From Starving.
Large Donations Made

Omaha business and professional
men and women at the Omaha club
volunteered yesterday to back $52,
600 Douglas county drive for starv-
ing children of Europe, which means
that through their efforts the lives
of $500 children will be saved this
winter, as it IS estimated that $40
will save one child from starvation.
This marked the official opening
of the drive which is to continue until
January |.
The dinner was given by G. w.
Wattles, state chairman of the
European Relief council, who is
directing the drive in Nebraska. The
states quota is $330000, or the lives
of $4,000 children.
Gratitude to America.
"The success of this drive in
Douglas county aud in Nebraska
does not only mean saving the lives
Of European children; 1t may be the
means of saving the lives of our own
children" Wattles said. "For If
these children live and learn that
they owe their lives to the people
of America, we have built forti-
fication of love in their hearts for
America that will be 10-fold stronger
than hundred Notifications and
machine guns manned by Americans
in Europe.
Continuing, Mr.. Wattles described
his disappointment when he attended
his own church Sunday morning and
heard the minister announce that the
altering that day would go to buy
Christmas decorations fori the
church.
1T depressed me-" he said, and
when | heard the fine choir sing |
didn't hear their voices, but in their
voices | heard the pitiful cries OF
Iluropeanch6dren for food.
Cooperation Pledged.
Short talks lledging cooperation
were made by Carl Gray OF the
Union Pacific. and G. w. Holdrege
of the Burlington. To superintend
the gathering OF. donations from
those employed by the Burlington
viii be one OF the last official acts
Of Mr.. Holdrcge.
The Rev. Frank G. Smith Of the
First Central Congregational church
raised $500 in his church Sunday
following an eloquent plea for the
European children. There was S22l.44
raised at the Swedish Mission church
Sunday and other ministers have
promised to ask for donations at
services next Sunday. "A
The largest single subscription
Yesterday was $500 from George Z.
Roberts. N. P. Dodge subscribed
$l0O, G. w. Holdrege. $50 and minor
subscriptions amounted to SllS.
Mr.. Wattlcs announced that the
actual cash on hand from Douglas
county was $l9o6.70, exclusive Of
Sunday and yesterday.
Those in Charge Of Drive.
II. P. Harding OF Hebron, Neb.,
was appointed chairman for Thayer
county, and ]. H. Lohman of Hast
ings was appointed the Adams eoun-
ty chairman.
Those in charge of the drive,
most of whom attended the dinner
yesterday, are: J. L. Kennedy, rep
rcsenting BANKERS; c. w. Martin,
FIRE insurance agents; Robert Switz-
Ter, lawyers; DR.. E. c. Henry, ply
sicians and surgeons; Charles Sher-
man, druggists; S. S. Caldwell, labor
unions; w. M. Burgess. wholesalers;
A. c. Scott, manufacturers; c. E.
Black, retailers; Mrs. c. M. Will
helm and Mrs. A. L. Reed. clubs
and societies; ]. D. Ringer, city hall,
court house and federal building;
Iohn Hopkins. Catholics; Harry
Zimrnan, Jewish societies; Rev.
Frank G. Smith, Protestant churches;
c. c. George, real estate men; c. f.
i Zeal, grain exchange; E. Bucking-
ham and w. B. Tagg, South Side;
Spike" Kennedy, lumber dealers;
III. NJ. Burnsell, trust companies;
Carl Gray, Union Pacific: G, w.
Holdrege, Burlington: H. E: Dick
inson, Northwestern; J. ]. Mcmahon,
life insurance agents; Z. F. Folda,
Douglas county chairman; G. w.
Wattles, state chairman; /, w.