The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-22
|DR. PHILLIPS CHOSEN
 FIELD MARSHAL OF
 JE WISH CAMPA
Plans for Jewish War Re- lief Campaign Furthered at Representative Meet
 ing Last fight

Complete indorsement of the non-Sec- tarian character of the Jewish war relief campaign in Greater Birmingham, which opens June 2. was given last night, when at representative meeting of leading Jews, as well as non-Jews of all denomi-
 nations, at the Tutwiler Hotel private
 dining room, Dr. J. II. Phillips, super intendent of the public schools of Bir-
 mingham, was chosen field marshall to lead the forces in the campaign. John R. Hornady was chosen chief of
 staff and the general committee to com plete the arrangements and obtain the support of the various civic organizations will be composed of Dr. J. II. Phillips Rabbi Morris Newfield Senator Frank S White, Dr. H. Swedlaw and T. J. Crit tenden.
 Disease knows no religion and charity knows no creed" said Monte NJ Ullman, vice chairman of the campaign in Bir- mngham, who presided at the meeting,
 and the sentiment was strongly applaud ed as the keynote of the campaign, and special stress was also laid by Senator White, Dr Phillips and other speakers on the fact that the proceeds of this cam i be used and distributed regardless or cr eed and to relieve suffering in central and eastern Europe.
 There have been many campaigns. i, 1 is true, but none more worthy than this, said B. r. Moore who also pledged his hearty support, as did T. J. Crittenden. l Dr. J. F. Dllard, pastor of the Southside Baptist Church, and other prominent non- Jews.
 The general committee of five win niee- this morning at II o'clock at local head quarters 40S North Twentieth street, to discuss details of presenting the cause 1 to the various organizations, while Dr. J. F.. billiard, as chairman of a sub committee. will see to it that the cause i will be presented to the churches next Sunday and Judge Hugh Locke was unanimously chosen as the head of the lfcur-minute speakers bureau. with Abe Kaufman. Frarr Abelson and Morris Kar- peles as a special committee to first ob- I tain the permission of the various the atres for the speakers. Senator White, Rabbi Newfeld and the Rev. J. F.. Dill lard will act as a-committee on resolu- l ticns to declare the scope of the cam paign and assure the public of its non- 1 sectarian character and aims.
 | In a special message to those in cnarSe l of the state campaign. Herbert Hoover. the feeder of millions. send word that he estimates the number of ''under-nour- ished' children in central and eastern Europe at between 4,e10o00 and 5000 coo. Of these fully 100000 are Jewish chn- dren Jewish relief nizations are now providing food for 10000 ill and stafYing little ones but the help of non-Jews alss needed to save the others.
 Mai. H. l. Davis. member of the American Red Cross commission to Po- land. in a letter to those in charge of this campaign in Alabama, says. in de- scribing some of the scenes he wit messed.
 What I saw is beyond description. 1t oversteps all possible. limits of imagina- tion or dreams, and they are often far
 fetched. Whole districts are bare. no
 cultivated fields. homes burned and de- stroyed. whole cities demolished, no cat
 tie CT hofses, and the people-good Cod
 There were moments when l wished
 was never born to see what did see.
 sTbousands and thousands of children
 old men and women without clothing.
 warmth or food. raclked by typhus Gin
 some places half of the population is
 sick, and other diseases Wanderers by
 inc thousands trying to return to their
 homes from which they were driven out
 by Russians or Germans. Starving and
 dying women and children deiiriousiy cry
 ing for bread Huddled together in syna-
 eorues men and women, all too weak
 to stand up or mo@e about piteously
 stretching their hands towards you. And those faces. ena ciated. thin, burning eyes,
 listless unable to appreciate anything
 you may say to them, only begging Tor
 piece of bread