Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-11-28
RELIEF ADMINISTRATION TO ASK
PEOPLE OF POTTER COUNTY HELP
. NRAISING FUND FOR STARVING

Mrs. Avery Turner. Potter county
chairman o. the 4. : Relief Admins
tratlon. Yesterday appointed p. ~ len.
dergir. J. y. Beaslcy. All,n E1ry aud
II. W. Caibraith as committee 81 four
20 solicit subscriptions Tor the sAry.
inT children IN Europe.
This committee will start soliciting
the public Monday and Mrs Turner
expects them a. secure number ~
large subscriptions. other committees
VIII BE- appointed hy her later and they
viii take up thc matter with the iucal
cvlubs and church organizations.
Pedcn Heats State.
=. A. Pcdcn. formerly f0nd 1dm.rIt
TRAITOR for tho state ~ Texas and who
II the state chairman 81 Tho O.. r. Ra.I
lief Administration. selected Mrs Tur.
ncr for the craftsmanship ~ Potter
county because 81 her oftproKcn IT.
ness for the work Mrs Turner was
reluctant about accepting iht position
because she was ALREADY overloaded
with work Of a similar nature having
previously accepted the cha.rmlnshiu
Of the salvation Army drive which is o.
take place IN December. An extract
from his third letter 10 her regarding
the matter II quoted
Il do not know a cause o. which
you could give your valuable time
that viii return such interest In &C.
complishment on your small investment
ne this work Co nave childrcns lives
at the astonishing figure u ten dollars
q child,
My own time was crowded and
had been away form my business al
most constantly since 1917. but ri
could not refuse MIR. Hoover when he
showed me how much good could b.
done Tor ~ little. / do not believe
you will refuse either.
Il am counting on your help.
II. A. PEDEN."
All Are Willing.
When seen yesterday Mrs. Avery
stated that although she has hrcn work.
ing on this matter fur NJ short time
she has already found more willingness
TO assist than has been ovinccod IN any
OF the sgcalled drives" that have
been put through IN Amarillo.
Nearly every person with whom
have talked" she said. has whom told
at the urgency of the call shown
positive eagcrness 90 subscribe for
substantial sum. when Il is realized
that ten dollars will provide shoes AMI
stockings and one meal a day for a
child until the next European harvest
comes IN I am sure that there are
scores. yes hundreds of persons m An.
arillo that will want the savins N
nj least one life 90 their credit. and
there are many who have already in
dicated their intention o. subscribe
larger subscriptions.
One az the regulations 81 the L. I
Relief Administration In Europe IA
that when child atiains a certain
weight. n weight that indicates that II |
can live for time without the food |
ration given By tbs organization that
child IL turned adrift until Il shall have
once more starved itself 81 a polut
where Il II again under the limit same |
of The most pitiful Scenes imaginable !
are those wherein the child finds thar
though u II lean and hungry Il II
denied relief by the L. :. Relief Al |
ministration officials because the food |
10 ought to have must b. saved for
another child which il yet more oma.
ciated. and is IN actual danger ~
death. These measures may seem
stringent. and they are stringent. but
they are necessary. ~ the number 81 /
children In danger 81 death hy r,aryl.
ton n ~ large about 9.i500. 0OW TINT
u IL all that the Relief Administration
can do 20 Keep this class frum dylns
from lack % food: u cannot und-r.
take to look after the comfort q other
millions.
tnder-Nouri.lied Children.
Tell your rraders" continued Mrs
Turner. 'ihat there are tens 81 thou.
Esns q children In Europe who ar.
right years OF axe and an no mor
fully developed than child or Two I.
OF three. and a wrnklcd woazencd
TACT that tells OF untold suffering fr,4n