Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-12-29
Emery Heads Vermont Work

America that saved the 5000 900 |
European children during the winter
two years ago. Is again being appeal
ed 10 for aid from Eastern and Cen
tral Europe, where three and one-hah
million children have no alternative
but disaster between now and the next
harvest, except American aid.
For months these most helpless suf-
ferers in the tracks of war have been
admitted to American feeding sta
dons and have received medical aid
only when threatened by death frem
disease Winter Is eosing down up
on them and the money from many ma
! tions is valueless outside their own
boundries-
Economic and crop conditions make
famine with its terrible train of dis
ease, a certain visitor until next har-
vest No child can grow to health
and sanity under the terrible condi-
tions that exists in that country to-
| day. There would be no tragedy in
history so sweeping or so destructive
OF those who can deserve no evil
The European Relief Council with
| Herbert Hover, chairman, and Frank
lin K Lane, treasurer. which in
cludes the following organizations:
| American Relief Administrations,
American Red Cross, American
Frineds Service committee, Jewish
/ Joint Distribution committee. Federal
/ Council OF Churches OF Christ of
America, Knights OF Columbus, Y. NJ.
c. A. and Y. W. G. A., have pledged
| themselves that the plight of these
| children should have complete priority
| n overseas charity until the situation
| Is met.
America has never failed in the past
/, IN her great heartedness and she never
has had q more poignant call than
this The work Is being organized al
over the United States, branches are
being established in every state in the
union Hr. Hoover has appointed 3
ssader OF the work IN each state Hon
Curtis S Emery who took an i'm
portant part II the Food Administra
ton work during the war has beer
honored by being placed at the heac
OF the State work \ meeting wa:
called By Col Emery for organiza
ton and was held on Friday, Dee. Il
a Hotel Vermont IN Burlington. Tbs
: organization effected at that gather
Emery; publicity manager, John I
Cushing, editor of the St. Alban
Messenger; executive committee, Hon
James HartnesS, governor-elect, r. E
Stevens OF Hartford, Mrs N. d. Chit
, tenden OF Burlington, A J. Holden O
Bennington, Byron n. Clark of Bur
lington, Rev. c. c. Merrill of BurEng
ton. E. J. Howard OF Bellows Falls
: John T. Cushing of St. Albans, an
. D. ]. Casey OF Burlington. Subscrip
! tions TO the fund are TO be handled b.
Mr.. Emery for deposit In the Nation
I al Bank which has been designated a
III depository for the funds.
A unique way has been devised b
Mr.. Hoover TO collect money for thi
= fund, it Is In the form of Christina
| cards and are TO be sold from 10c t
: S1.0O or any amount that people wan
to pay. Upon this card appear th
5 likeness OF child at each side is
lighted candle and the following word
q also appear: Not what we give bU
i. what we share, for the gift withou
n the giver Is bare. Who gives hinsel
: with his aims feeds three, himself, hi
hungry neighbor and me-" Miss MAJ
n ion Gary OF Rutland was appointe
the executive secretary for the Ve1
| mont branch and has offices in tn
Y NJ c. A building in Burlington
These cards may be secured at the oi
fee of c. s. Emery. Letters viii b
! read in all the churches on Sunda
: and the drive viii be on. This is a
issue without politics and withou
| reliDiouS lines