The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-12
EUROPEAN Relief
Benefit TICKETS TO
BE ON SALE THURSDAY

Tickets for the benefit moving pic
ture performances to be held Tuesday
afternoon, Jan. 18. will be on sale at
the European relief headquarters, 1000
Main street, Thursday morning. An
nouncement of otner places where the
tickets will be on sale will be made
Thursday. .7..-u
Hundreds of persons who have not
contributed to the great humanitarian
movement will be accorded the privil-
eye of giving by purchasing one or
more tickets" said Mr.. Reynolds, We'd
nesday Many persons have not felt
able to give a substantial sum. so
have neglected giving even a little.
This opportunity of contributing even
IS cents for a ticket. means that for
every 80 tickets sold. the life of baby
will be saved until the next European
harvest" He urges that wherever
possible three tickets be purchased by
a contributor for 81.
Is Two-FoId Gain.
'Tn addition to knowing that one has
helped in the mammoth relief work
carried on, there is also the benefit OF
getting to see first class movie at
any OF the picture houses. 1t is a two
fold gain to the purchaser"
Practically 200 babies are saved
from starvation by funds received to
date at the local headquarters, accord
ing to Mr.. Reynolds.
S. Edgar Nicholson. now represent
ing the American Friends Service
committee at the New York office or
the European Relief Council. sent the
following letter to the Palladium, re-
ceived Wednesday:
UUes Contributions.
Dear Sir: $50.
"As a citizen of Richmond, l want
to express my deep appreciation OF the
interest the Palladium has been tax
ing in the work of the European Re
lief Council to secure funds necessary
to feed the starving children OF East
ern and Central Europe this winter.
Your editorials and your news service
as well have been encouraging to all
who are interested in this movement.
and trust that you will keep impress
ing the need of this relief until all
citizens of wayne county have had the
chance to respond.
at is often said here in the office
that Mr.. Hoover's appeal for s33,OOO,-
900, Is moderate rather than excessive.
The appalling need, especially among
children in Europe, Is continually be-
ing emphasized
"a bulletin from South Dakota has
recently come to Mr.. Hoover's office
quoting Mrs. Alberta T. Blaine of that
state, who recently returned frorI
work in European countries. She de-
scribed the conditions in many OF the
areas of Europe as being absolutely
hopeless and said that the horrors
from starvation of orphans and aban-
doned children in Europe has never
fully been told. The majority of the
neople have nothing and are utterly
hopeless.
Food Is Gone.
"T have before me recent letter
from abroad in which the writer, Mr..
Francis r. Bacon. speaking of the al
most worthless paper money says
Int it will not buy food, at least very
little food. simply because the food is
rot there. It cannot be raised locally
in anything like sufficient quantities
and it can be imported commercially
only at excessive cost. The children
are virtually starving and dying at an
increasing rate from tuberculosis and
other results of under-nourishment.
Another letter from an American
Y. NJ. c. A. worker abroad. Charles l..
Moore, written on Nov. "a, has the fol-
lowing appeal: Won't you please be
good enough when preparing your
Christmas packets, to send something
to help individuals, needy and worthy
mothers with sick infants? And will
YOU not also please be kind enough to
urge your friends to do likewise?
--~@ America Responds.
"Already the work of feeding the
children is being extended by the vari-
GUS relief agencies into new territory,
especially Esthonia and Lithuania and
before Europe can begin to realize on
its own harvest. every dollar of the
s33,OOe,0OO asked for is going to be
needed and more too. The great heart
of America is responding splendidly to
this humanitarian appeal, and I am
certain that Wayne county is going to
measure up fully to her records of the
past. Very cordially yours.
IS. E. NICHOLSON"