Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-23
MORE $Io CONTRIBUTIONS
 FOR EUROPEAN REIIEF

A"04fe NOFNlcn people came 10 the front Wednesday and through contribu- tons of ten dollars or more. extended an invitation to as many invisible guests" to dine with them on Christmas day. These new contributions put the local fund Tor the relief of the starving children Of Europe to something over s25oO. It IS not wise nor proper for men t7 claim indiscriminately the blessing of Christ on the tasks they undertake Yet surely concerning the vital duty to the performance of which American charity has dedicated itself this winter-the pro- lection of S,500.000 children from the in- describahle nliseries of starvation or death by disease-it is not presumptuous l to call on His follower in His narrs Quoted word and recorded act assure us that Jesus had no passion more intense than His love of children
 Eight organizations, working among every race and creed have come 10 rne unanimous conclusion that three and one i half million children in Eastern and Cen | tral Europe have no alternative to dis l astcr between now and next harvest ex- ! cept American aid. The European Relief | Council comprising eight great relief | agencies, was formed in the deep convic- tion that this heart-rendins peril to help l less children should have absolute right 1 of way until the situation is met. | I know America has tasks and needs l at home. but I make no apology for ] seeking to lay on your hearts our obligs- 1 ton to avert the incredible tragedy that | threatens these children. They are no
 more my children than they are yours. Neither of us dare let them suffer through
 our indifference and then claim servant | shin to Christ.
 There are in Europe today between
 twelve and fourteen million children be tween the ages of three and slXtsen- children bereft of parents home. comfort. ortunity-everything that should be the heritage of the generation that is to
 be the life of tomorrow. This mighty
 multitude varies in degree of deprivation
 according to the country where their
 lives have been cast by fate in whose
 grip they are helpless
 Of these children the American Red
 Cross has found that at least 1000 nnn
 are in need of medical care which local agencies are unable to furnish.
 The appeal that is being made at this
 Christmas Nne to the heart and soul of
 America is not for all these children
 of misery It is for these three and one
 half million children in immediate dan
 ger of starvation who must have food al
 once whole wasted little bodies have beer
 reduced to 2 minimum weight and whos'
 pinched | s look out from the shadow
 of death itself.
 And how can we keen In glad com
 menoratior the feast of the Child O. Bethlehem when the little children whom
 He loves are perishing in hunger anS
 cold
 There are four reasons why Americs
 must hear and heed the call of the Chil i dren of Europe: One. for the sake Of tn children themselves two. for the saf of the Europe of tomorrow: three. fo the sake of Christian faith; four for th : sake of America herself The complete list of Norwich pecpl w'% will entertain Invisible ruests Christmas day follows: St. Agnes Guild Lucy E. Sayles. A Mother W. Fl. AIlel (CT1urch street. Mir and Mrs Edwsr
 Smith. Mir and Mrs. Charles z. Eaton Mrs. C. F. McNicille. Grace church. Tan . tic. Swedish Luthern church. Miss Jan . Bill. Mir. and Mrs W. B. Young and H i F. and A. !. Dawley.
 John McWilliams. Mrs A. H Dimccl , Gardiner Greene, Ezra Briggs. Dr. E.. F
 Linnell. Andrew F. Davies. Mrs. Anna 2
 | Austin. Mrs r. .LeaVens. Mrs. c. , Lane, William H. Oat. Mrs Huntington Mrs s. W. McAdam. Mir and Mrs. F. . Croweu 3 friend. Julia H. Coffin. Mi' ? Ada L. Richards Mrs Helen R. Paine
 l Miss Angelina Fuller. George Jacob. bt' : Hoelck Grace church Sunday scho n (Yantic) Miss Margaret F.. Suck. Li s lian c. Stetson. Lucille s. Stetason. n T. Browne. Mary B. Moves. George An a burn. Drop-In class, Sarah W. Chapi Grosvenor Ely, George Linton. Della 2 Leavens, Faith R. Leavens. the Miss n Williams. William B. Brge. Louisa
 Lane. Hugh Blaclsedze. Hugh B. Cam
 bell and family, William A.. Eliza ar
 Mary Aiken, Charles L. Stewart. Naths A. Gibbs. Mary F. Osgood. F. J. Hun
 ington, Sarah l.. Huntington. Dr. al U Mrs ". K. Tingley, Mir. and Mrs He r bert L. Warrington. Mrs John Kukl n John Kukla, Mrs. NJ F. Jensen. Mir al 10 Mrs. E A. Prentice. Mrs. Calvin l.. Ha n- wood Mrs Hugh H. oseood. Mir. al re Mrs. Charles H. osgood. Mir. and NJ at Oliver L. Johnson, the Misses NortC h. Mir and Mrs. c. D. White, Mir and M 1t James L. Case MT. and Mrs James ne Macpherson. Mayor and Mrs H. N. ] Id rou John Porteous. George W. Carr, as MT. and Mrs. Wallace s. Allis Rev. h. A. Keefe. Rev. C. H. Ricketts. Rev. lSe F. Bailey. Rev. and Mrs S H Hov v- John J. o.Rourke. Fred ?. Thur IT. George GreenberEer, William H Day,
 port Mir. and Mrs. F W. Lester. ]
 and Mrs. w H. Alien. Mir and Mrs
 Shea Charles + Phelps. H. A c he lup. Mir. and Mrs. H D. Johnson. M H. iIiiap M Carnantar nr R I au