Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-31

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Mrs. c. M. Cooley No. 6. &. U. .,s.
p. A. Lowe Z. 52i
Max Rabinovich u. !. S. !. 81.
w. l.. Dryburgh Il. So. i. & Z :.
( With the strings s,of their purses
drawn tight to charity because OF tho
deluse of demands made during the
past year by q score orr more Of aid
societies. Grand Forks bueiness men.
members OF fraternai organizations /
churches and public institutions Of
Grand Forks county changed their
policy yesterday and offered their
whole hearted support in creating q
giant fund for Central Europe relief
Over S,50o,O00 children In Central
Europe, left helpless by the ravagessof
.Tar. are starving to death. ssss ssSf
That was the fact. set forth by Her.
bert Hoover, that aroused the nation
and has found It's way into the hexrtss
and pocketbooks Of Grand Forks
county residents, 1t is going to. take
s2s,ooo,ooo to feed, clothe and care
for them until they can be otherwise
provide for. That sum is the exact
amount needed for the children alone.
Not one cent will 80 toward defrayinK
expenses of the campaign. Not ono
cent will be paid out in salaries to
anyone. +.
There is no orsa pization of profess
sionai solicitors managing the new
campaign for funds. It's a volunteer
group Of statesmen, fraternal 80
cieties. churches and business men
who have felt the seriousness Of tie
situation and are uniting their
strength to bring immediate RELIEF. s X.
The heart Of North Dakota's organ
ization is comprised Of the sAmerican
Red Gross, Y. NC. A., 7 s w. g. ~ M
KNIGHTS Of Columbus, American
. W. n1i inf as11 n he - 49,
Council OF Churches. HI. l.. Loornias sef
Fargo is the executive secretary.
Henry O'Keefe, president OF the
Grand Forks city commission has been
named chairman OF the European Re
lief Council for Grand Forks county.
The eityH oTi " Ill pass restlp-
, WBifc Checks to SIiuixe. II, Il .gssss
Y@ w. HI fShutze has been named treas.s
urer for This county and all eh ecks Or
money orders should stbe made out.
him. OR rs 4 III 4.
! The Grand Forks Herald: ha. vol
unteered to accept fine contributions
!! and TO acknowledge the receipt of
each received through the columns OF
| the paper. &. So 80
! Every church in Grand Forks
county will be asked TO take ups the
| campaign and pastors will announce
the project from the nIlpits next Sunt
| day Money is needed badly and ang-
/, thing from a dime to million cloiIafs
or even upwards. will aid in saving tie
lives of the starving children. OIre
| point will be. made paramount. how
ever. III tine, appeal for funds. That.
! is. that ten dollars will save the lite
i Of a child t. i3 zSEss3ss gE,3sE3
ne campaign will begin in earnest
/ next Monday morning but it il on now
ano the earlier the contributions. the
moro they will be 5apreciated. There
viii be no delay in sending tho, 1no rfey5
! 70 the starving children and the socr, =
( or America sets action to the appeal.
!; smiling All happy. .ss''S5
NO more pathetic appeal could be
! made in behalf OF the children OF Slsan-
/ tral Europa than that made hY5 atfics
! Literary Digest which has thrnHi,
open Its pages to make 4 he campaign
success. 1t says in part; e "a
!! Today passing in review, assiwe
iilook out through the windows Of or
comfortable homes in this great and
happy land. are three and a l1alf s1,,ii. !.
lions Of helpless children the limo.
cent victinss OF the greatest war that
/ has ever afflicted humanity. Ii mat
! ters not. as we gaze in the direction
OF these children. that our eyes mast
! stretch across three thousand n1ilesynf
ocean, we still can see them and TsWs
still can hear them il We wish. Stps d,
SO; and We cannot help hearing tho
tragic appeal in their voices and see !.
/ ing. their tiny arms stretched out 10
US, and. their searching eyes lookin:
into our souls, as they say. .'.Help d.
or We perish. And IL we fail 20 s1iS.
ten to this great call of three ana i
!! half million Of God IS helpless cfiiI.
! dren;%n we close our eyes and earS 80
/, this great demand of duty we WfIf sbe.
1; Just as guilty OF the Slaughter of tif4
innocents'' as was Herod, ncarlysfwS s
! thousand years ago. jSss
i In these lands swept by death
and filed with tragedies too deep fof
] tears. a sun. of human suffering. .is bs-
I, ing written greater perhaps than sfor
! all ages. gone hY. The 4 mind grows
numb and the heart sick from d. scUl,- .usi
stant recital Of tales OF such tragedy
!; as It is difficult TO behave the II yven-
:tieth century could hold.
4, 3 And 30. when we receixSd HE saHf.
3 ter from Mr.. Hoover telling Us fiiat
Z America must not allow; hum Srt aha
n cold to return 10 this mass III ,He6s
900 helpless children our L fDaiIs - =
stirred and the hot blood snrssd III n
4 tive duty to use all the pos IN Gal
!; has given us to- aid this nohl6k kNS 1x1
American in continuing the IN
isaytng hunan lives TO which III ~
y devoted UnsparinGiS, and ~ ~ b TSSS ~
ipers0naI ssacrifc u his, treMeaf ~ IL e
Y erEy and administrators genius 1nn{1i6
Il yhe pala six yeays, ins which tfi ik M r
& and AlneficAnse COLES gliss M Z $
4Iastered two hillions sof doliar1 Y
Il fnndt from ~ Al parts ~
With . tctsl oyerR 4 err