Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-23
THE REAL, CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.

At this glad time or the year "he" S'pS
body is happy and trying to make everybody
else happy. it ought not to be difhcult to secure
a big contribution in Perth Amooy lot the
suffering millions of central Europe. An enort
in being made to raise $ss. 100000 throughout
the whole United States for the purpose OF
carrying food and some degree OF comfort 10
those who are utterly without means OF helping
themselves.
It is pitiful. indeed. to read of the little tots
In other parts Of the world suffering as they
are all through no fault OF their own. In CEN
trail Europe. in Armenia. in China, men. women
and children are starving by the thousands. In
Vienna alone, that once proud capital OF the
proudest reigning house Of all Europe. there
Is the utmost misery. There is some JOY. how
ever. In the knowledge that through the actvi-
ties of the American Relief Administration and
the American Red Cross some 100000 children
thsre will not be overlooked by santa Claus
this Christmas.
We quote the following from a cable dis
patch to the New York Times from Vienna:
THE Hoover organization will supplement
its food rations by distributing $4,000 pieces CT
wearing apparel among 100000 children. Christ
mas trees will be provided for every one of Its
5000 feeding stations in Austria and 100000
children will each receive one pound of cake
baked with white American -four.
ION the afternoon of December 23. in the
Marble Hall of the Bclvedere Palace. where the
assassinated Archduke Ferdinand used to live,
DR.. Michael Hainisch. tho new president OF
Austria. will make his nrst public appearance
around q huge Christmas tree provided by the
American Relief Administration for children
now fed daily in the palace.
THE American Red Cross will remember 49,
900 children under six years of age. and those in
hospitals and orphan homes with packets of
warm clothing and condensed milk. The same
organization will play Santa Claus to 5000 uni
versity students who are in desperate straits,
and will provide clothing for 5000 aged and
infirm men and women in old folks homes"
1t is a fine thing to have a part in all this.
Ten dollars contributed to the European Re-
lief will provide for one child until the next
harvest. This is really the big thing to do.
We are not unmindful of the fact that we
have our own poor with us and that there is
more or less suffering right here IN our own
country and In our own city: but, after all,
we have an abundance of everything and the
poor have only to make their wants known to
be properly cared for either through the Saliva
NAAfy tHO ~So O
other organizations.
The difference between here and lover there"
Is that here we are in the midst of plenty re-
gardless of what our personal circumstances
may be. while there the country is devastated.
homes are in ruins business is demoralized.
money has so deprecated in value that it takes
nearly a fortune to buy a loaf of bread. Chill
dren cannot understand all these things and it
is upon them that the burden falls the heaviest.
America certainly has got to help Europe get
back on her feet and in the meantime we have
to give OF our abundance to relieve the untold
suffering that Is SO widespread.
Herbert Hoover is head of the relief organiza-
ton that has been formed a branch Of which
has been organized here in Perth Amboy. T.
d. Waring. OF the Red Cross is chairman. and
Harry Comings Is the treasurer. All contribu-
lions should be sent to Mr.. Cominss at the
Raritan Trust Company.
Let us give quickly and generously.