New-York tribune., 1920-12-19

collection of s33 100000 for the relief
of sick and starving children of East
ern and Central Europe.
Churches throughout the greater
city, including all creeds, will observe
the day, and what promises to be one
of the greatest women's gatherings in
the history of the city will be held at
3 o'clock this afternoon in the Metro
politan Opera House The audience
will be composed Of representatives of
virtually every woman's organization
in the c ty. Speakers will be Herbert
Hoover, Harry Emerson Fosdick, Mrs.
August Belmont and others.
In New York City the collection Of
funds will be directed by John H. Love,
who will have on his committee Charles
H. Sabin, George F. Baker jr., Charles
A. Coffin, Clarence II. Kelsey, Samuel
A. Lewisohn, William Fellowes Morgan,
John D. Ryan, Jules S. Bache, Paul D.
Cravath, Colonel Michael Friedsam,
Horace Havemeyer, Elon H. Hooker,
Adrian Iselin jr., Ogden Mills. Charles
E. Mitchell, James Speyer, f. R. Stet
tinus, Felix NJ. Warburg and H. D.
Walbridge.
The committee has announced the
given in this city for the evening of
Mr.. Hoover and tr- nh III K I.ue al
be the hosts TO workers for the relief
fund. Each table will represent $4,000
in gifts to the council, the guests being
seaten ten at a table and the require
nent for a ticket being the collection
Of at least 81 O00 This city has &C
cepted its quota of 100000 destitute
children.
The program of the European Relief
Council calls for the raising Of s33 000,-
600 to tide over until the harvest Of
tect them from famine. Public feed
ing stations maintained for 3,500000
children under the age of fifteen in
AUSTRIA Hungary, Czecho-S -Slovakia and
Poland must be kept open this winter
if widespread starvation is to be avert
ed. This calls for an expenditure of
S23, 900 900. Approximately $40 00000
is urgently needed to relieve the most
serious cases of illness, largely from
diseases incident to malnutrition.
Every dollar Of American money con-
tributed for food relief reaches a hum
cry child, for TIE American contribu-
tions actually represent only one-third
of the total expense. The remaining
two thirds is provided by the native
governments in the shape Of salaries of
workers, rent, transportation and cleri-
cal help.
President Harding has respond
ed to the appeal by a contribution Of
$500. President Wilson has given his
Endorsement by adopting twenty of the
pitifully undernourished children, con-
tributng $40 for each one to provide
American food until next September.
Pope Benedict has offered his heartiest
cooperation in the relief program in a
recent letter to Mr.. Hoover
Mr.. Hoove" has asked that every
prosperous dinner table in the United
States include an 'invisible guest" this
Chri stmas. The plan for the "invisibe
guest" calls for an empty chair and
plate, symbolic of one or more chill
drens lives saved. One dollar provides
q meal a day for month Ten dollars
will assure a child of place at an
American feeding station until next
September.
Charitable organizations Of the m st
diverse religious and political views
have united their efforts for this emer-
gency. They are the American Relief
Administration, American Red Cross,
American Friends Service Committee
(Quakers), Federal Council of the
Churches of Christ in America, Jewish
Joint Distribution Committee, Knights
If Columbus Y. NJ c. A. and Y. W.
G.. A. The collection VIII be carried
on throughout the holiday season in
the churches, thcaters and public places
and through the newspapers, civic or
ganizations, women's and mems clubs
and societies. Franklin X. Lane, AZ
Broadway, is chairman.