Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-12-15
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Various civic organizations are re-
srondine splendidly TO the appeal OF
Herbert Hoover, chairman OF the European
Relief Council, who has pledged the sup
mort of this country TO plan 10 raise
S33. 600, 900 with which to keep 3,5OO,0Oo
l,nderno,,rished children in Europe alive
until the next harvest Henry P. Scott,
Who Ia the State chairman for the move
meslt, is daily in receipt of promises OF ala
and support from widely scattered sources
Today the Kiwsnis Club at its meeting
will act on the proposition to help make
Dslaware's contribution To TINS Iuhd
Substantial one Tomorrow, the Rotary
Club proposes through some OF IT'S am
hitiotrs members to put over plan IN
support of the effort that will be sur
rise 10 some OF the other members and
i've the club due prominence IN Tvs hu-
unitarian efforts.
several persons telephoned 10 head
Iarters today TO Learn where they could
axe contributions TO the fund. james
Winchester, president of the VII
,incton Trust Company, has consented
act as treasurer for the Delaware fund,
md All checks can be mailed either TO
HEADQUARTERS In the library building, or TO
Mr.. Winchester.
Chairman Scott is desirous that the
small contributors as well as the more SUD
stantial ones should receive due credit
for their aid in this movement III you
cannot afford 20 keep one child until next
harvest by subscribing $40 then keep
child q few months by paying s. Is his
idea Whatever is done must be done
Quickly On contributions over SIC the
giyer will be allowed until March !, 1871,
10 complete payment
SCHOOL TEACHERS TO HELP.
Public school teschers are being lined
ND for the European Relief Council effort
70 save $500 900 starving children OF
Central Europe, which viii begin next
sunday Through tho teachers the chill
dren Of the State are to be informed of the
need for help abroad, and while the in
str1ctors are not expected 70 conduct any
collection for funds, the movement will
proft. il is expected, through the children
carving the news home to their parents.
Seven hundred and seventv-four teach
e~ received letters today, all Of them re
siding outside Of this city. asking them 70
help in this activity. The letters were from
The Office of DR.. A. r. Spaid, state com
missioner OF educstion and with the APP
proval of George B. Miller, president OF
the State Board Of Education A copy OF
the letter follows.
ITO the Teachers OF Delaware Across
the sea in Europe there are three and one
half million little children who VIII die OF
starvation within short time unless the
kind people Of America feed them. All OF
tho great American war relief societies,
such as the Red Cross, the Y. VI. c. A,
the Y. ". c. A, the knights OF Cofum
bus the Hebrew Relief Board, the Amer
can Friends Service Committee and the
Federal Council Of Churches, have agreed
~ work together under Herbert Hoover
"a save the lives Of these children. All the
world agrees that Mr.. Hoover Is the only
man who is able 10 carry out this tremen-
dous task of rescue.
"Of course, 1t cannot be done without
money BY feeding these children IN
groups. a child can be kept alive month
for 81 Ten dollars will feed child until
the time of next harvest
THE Delaware Committee Of the Hoo
yer Relief Fund does not ask you TO beg
money from the children In your school,
hut wishes YOU TO put the facts before
them TO be carried home to their parents
and friends. 1t is hoped that Delaware will
save the lives Of $1,000 Of these starving
children. This can be done if we viii all
help.
while il is not expected that teachers
shall conduct campaigns TO collect money
for this work, vet teachers are appealed 70,
70 do everything In their power TO inform
the communities of the terrible conditions
which the children across the great At
lantic must face during the winter. There
fore. the teachers are requested 10 give TO
the children any material sent out by
Henry p SCOTS committee and If any
friends wish to send gifts, they may send
10 James P Winchester, president of the
Wilmington Trust Company, Whining
ton, who is treasurer Of the Delaware com
rnittee. Further information may be OBJ
tanned from the European Relief Commit
tee, Public Library Building, Whining
ton, Delaware.
Cordially yours,
"a. r. Spaid,
Commissioner of Education"
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