Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-08
MRS.AVERY |
HIGHLY P
r. A. PEDEN DECLARE
RELIEF MEASURES
LENT HERE

Mrs. Avery Turner's
County stands cut alone
State ~ Texas" so says
State Manager. under H.
the European Relief co
raising Of funds for the
drcn In Europe.
The remarkable shOwif
Turner has ~ far made hi
ly made possible by the
Of the committee appointe
composed of J. n. Beaslcy
dergin. Allen Early and
braith. The efforts Of TIL
have resulted In 80 large
subscribed % the fund IN
raised for the relief of hu
the children 81 the war-sti
tories. that the State Mana
work has given utterance 4
ment quoted above.
Praise For AL.
Mrs. Turner. In commentin
high praise she received
Davis, stated that the prals
personal In any sense, that
equally as much for the comm
has been working with her aH
people who gave so literally VI
ed upon by the committee. as
She said also that she wished ~
these columns To express her
appreciation Ia all who have 40 "a
tributed and 10 all who have "
and are working In the cause.
while Amarillo has resp
splendldly 10 the call Of the h
children" she continued. the wor
not By any means been concluded
10 be- pushed vigorously and u
earnest hope and belief that whei
completed We shall have raised a
sum per capita than any city 4
State of Texas. and. therefore. will
saved the lives Of more children
each ten dollars contributed "a
child from starvation"
The letter which speaks 40 higl
the work already done reads:
Avery Turner am mailing 10
special story 10 be used In any
you may choose In Amarillo. II
immediate release and has been W
especially for you by the pubilciI
partmcnt.
Our office In very much intel
In the account Of your splendid
In Potter County. No other G.
chairman is reporting "A more spI
organization than you.
In taking this story 90 tho
paper. please ask the editor foI
a. say that Mrs. Avery Turner's
In Potter County stands out alo
the entire State ~ Texas We
graduate Ourselves on having ~
the cooperation Of a person Of
splendid executive ablliiy.-B
Davis"
Special Story.
The Especial story" ~ which
Davis speaks deals with the recent
ference between the various hodlo
Ing relief work In Europe. Repr
tatives of the American Relief A,
lstratiun. the Rel Cross. the J,
Joint Distribution Committee,
American Friends Service Comm
iQuakcrsl. knights Of Columbus C
licl. the Federal Council Of the Oh
es ~ Christ in America Protcs
the V ". e. a. and the Y. W.
met In conference and agreed 10
together In future instead of We
separately as they have In the pas
stead II raising one fund Of $500
for the American Relief Administr
and separate relief funds for ca
the other organizations. as has
planned. II has now been deter
20 raise one fund ~ s33. 600. 600
administer It's expenditure Jointly.
Catholics. Protcstants. Jews and
kers: the Red Cross. the Y. VI.
and the Y. W. &. \. have ail
hands Tor relief work In Europe
child relief Is 90 be given priority
children viii be led first and II IN
anything left Il will be- given 4
grown folks. il what that means.
special story" further on point
that our job il already half done;
through American aid Nor
France. Belgium. Serbia and Rour
are again self.supporting and {
on their feet. Let u.s." says Mrs
ner. complete the Other half O
job as we have the first. and the
dren whose lives we STve now. "
firm friends of America when
grow up. We shall have more q
than any other nation in the worl
The especial Story"-iielief Goa
/. The European Relief Council
formed last month "a focus on the
lem Il child relief In Central and