The Owosso times., 1920-12-24
MONEY ALREADY COMING IN FOR
cHlLDREN'S RELIEF CAMPAIGN
OPENING DEC. 1e.
LEFTOVER WAR FUN1S
PLEDGED TO THE INN0CENTS
Organization of Counties for Great
Mercy Drive Is Progressing
Rapidly.

mas-tide to the appeal Of the 3,500,000
children in Europe who face starva-
ton unless America comes to the res
cue, is already indicated by kilograms
pouring into state headquarters Of the
Hoover Relief Fund from every
county in the state.
To save the lives of these children
the people of the United States are
asked to give $33,000,000. 1t is the
greatest emergency campaign since
the World War. 1t will begin Decem-
ber 19 and continue to the end OF the
year, under the general direction Of
Herbert Hoover, former U. S. food
administrator, now president of the
European Relief Council
Couzens Heads Committee.
A state committee has been ap-
pointed by Mr.. Hoover to conduct the
campaign in Michigan. James Couz-
ems, mayor of Detroit, is state chair
man, and David A. Brown, Detroit, is
general director. The other members
OF the committee are:
Mrs. Caroline Bartlett Crane, Kala-
mazoo; James Inglis, Detroit; Mrs.
Marion Leroy Burton, Ann Arbor;
Mrs C. r. Wilson, Detroit; Sidney T.
Miller, Detroit; Meyer S. May, Grand
Rapids; Mrs. w. K. Alvord, Detroit;
Gustavus d. Pope, Detroit; Mrs. G.
Edgar Allen, Detroit; E. A. Mcdonald,
Marquette; Ernest A. O'Brien, Detroit;
William j. Norton, Detroit; Herman
Gessner, Escanaba, j. F. Hartz, John
r. Russell and S. S. Kresge, Detroit.
The state is being hastily organized
in county units, as for tho wartime
drives. The response from every
quarter has been immediate. and in
many instances it has been voted to
turn over balances from war funds to
the cause of the destitute children.
Herbert Hoover, national chairman
of the Council, in his stirring speeches
delivered in Detroit, declared:
"If America turns these children of
Europe into the streets to shift for
themselves, hundreds OF thousands of
them will die and the survivors will
States 20 years hence.
These children have priority or all
European relief. To save them is a
true obligation on every man and
woman in the United States after their
own children are cared for"
Ten Dollars VIII Save Life.
The campaign has been planned for
Christmas holidays because this seems
to be the children's season and for
each family to open it's doors to
little invisible guest will mean that
another child is saved to the world.
Ten dollars will save life.
In Poland there are 1,250,000 chill
dren dependent upon American
bounty; in Austria, 100000; in Ger
many, 1,250,000; Czecho Slovakia,
10000; in the Baltic States. 100000,
and an additional 100000 in other
smaller Central European countries.
I'VE can save these children-or let
them die" is the slogan the Michigan
Committee is using to bring home to
bountitully blessed Americans the
charge which Christianity and civiliza-
ton lays upon them.
The Federal Council of tn e
Churches of Christ of America is one
of the eight organizations affiliated in
the European Relief Council and an
urgent appeal to all denominations
has been issued to make Sunday, De-
cember 10, the initial day of the drive,
European Children's Day. Sermons
will be preached on the subject and
collections taken in many churches to
contribute to the funds.
The most influential clubs OF men
and women and all civic and welfare
organizations have come forward to
work in the campaign, and women
will play prominent part in making
the collections. Every dollar con-
tributed will go in its entirety to feed
liz or caring for child. No expense
in the campaign will need to be sub
tracted from the money raised.
Funds Are Not Wasted.
Fear expressed in some quarters
that such help from America is paup-
erizing the European beneficiaries Is
proved baseless, since for every dollar
given by the United States. the coun-
tries helped are giving two In labor,
transportation. clerical help, storage,
etc.
OF the $33,00O,0OO sought, s23,000,-
900 are required to give one scant
meal a day to these children, and
$40 ,0O0, 900 for the medical care made
necessary by the ravages OF epidemic
diseases which follow in the wake of
famine.
Seventeen thousand asylu Q,
clinics, hospitals and feeding stations
dependent upon American support
must close and turn these children
away in January unless the fathers
and mothers of the United States ac-