Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-29
CHAIRMAN MOORE, OF RELIEF
COMMITTEE, RECEIVES BIG
CHECK FOR FUND.
GiVER CAN'T ENJOY HIS
MEALS UNTIL HE HELPS
Sends Check for $500 As His Contri-
button to Save Starving Children
Of Europe Will Be Added to
County Quota if Allotment Is
Raised--Send Your Checks at Once

A. "A. Moore. chairman of the
European relief drive IN this county
set for New Years Day. has received
the following letter from a citizen of
Marshall county:
"A. A. Moore.
Chairman European relief drive.
Dear Sir:
Enclosed find check for $500 which
you may forward to Mr.. Hoover for
his relief work IN Europe upon the
following terms:
IF Marshall county meets it's quota
of $4,000 without my check then You
may add mine to the sum raised here
and Marshall county will be reported
100 per cent plus.
But If our county fails TO do its
allotted share toward the saving OF
the lives of starving children then re-
turn the check to me and / will for
ward it to the Literary Digest to be
turned over to Mr.. Hoover direct.
we had a Christmas tree and a
big dinner at our house together with
presents from all the relatives just
as the average American family did
but when think Of the millions upon
millions Of little ones in Europe who
with all the stuff we ate; when |
think of little children over there
freezing to death and see how warm
and comfortable we are / cant sleep
nights until j have done something
for them. Little children did not
bring on the war and yet they seem
to be. doing the suffering as the result
of it.
Il hope that MIR. Hover has asked
for enough and | rejoice that he is to
get out OF The governments of Europe
So for every 81 he gets from me.
That makes $1,000 for life saving
among little children all because OF
Mr.. Hoover's relief council and my
check"
He visualized Distress.
Mr.. Moore said today that he
would comply with the contributors
request. He is among the first to
visualize the situation in Europe"
said Mr.. Moore.
If a family Of little children were
starving in Marshalltown, If their
faces and bodies were emaciated
from want / could get $500 from al
most any man who had that much in
his possession. If a little child were
drowning in Linn Creek ! would not
have to ask anybody to jump in to
the rescue but when millions of little
children are dying far away in
Europe it is hard for US to see it in
it's awfulness.
This man can see across the
ocean. He hears the weak wall OF
distress from little children who are
dying from hunger. He can't go over
there himself but he can send help
and he did not wait for a precinct
committee to assess him for a paltry
IS or $25 but he jumped In voluntar-
lily to save as many lives as he
could.'
Tho Precinct Committeeman.
Il wish that everybody would see
the grim and awful reality con-
tinued Mr.. Moore, and il they are
not asked for as much as they can
give l wish that they would give
more, or If they are not asked at all
| wish that they would send their
checks to their precinct chairman
anyway.
Here in town A. T. Elder has
charge Of the Fourth ward and the
east half Of the Fifth, H. A. Kinnan
the Third ward and the west half OF
the Fifth. o. Z. 1ngledue the First
ward and w. G. Stricken the Second
ward"