The Washington times., 1921-10-21

the money it will deliver the designated
food, to the person named, at any OF
It's houses in Russia.
Now suppose you have been worry
ing and sorrowing for four years. or
even seven years and a half over the
fate of somebody dear to you amid
the Russian SHOWS. Suppose you pic
ture him or her as actually starving,
or as obtaining so little nourishment
that II brings the victim slowly toward
the grave.
What do you do? You decide first
how much money you can afford to
give. There is only one condition
about the amount, IL must be ten dol
lars or some multiple of ten dollars,
This is merely for business conven-
ience. You can send ten dollars, or
twenty, or three hundred, or any
amount divisible by ten.
Selection Of Foods.
Then, II you know the tastes and
habits Of that person you can select
the food. The following are the foods
among which you can make your
selection:
FLOUR. 1t is an extraordinary
fact that the American Relief Associa-
ton can furnish flour in Petrograd to-
day for less than II can be bought In
the open market at your corner gro-
Gerry store. 1t can do this and not
tooc ally iIlOIcy OIl the tidIiSdStioh.
2-LARD. Kosher oil can be had
In place of lard.
3-BACON. This has been selected
as the most desirable and economical
among the meats.
4-CONDENSED MILK. Milk has
been one of the terrible shortages and
one that has failed with especially
tragic results in small children.
5-BEANS. Among all vegetables
beans stand al the ton in DprOarhing
the properties of meat.
6-TEA. Those who know Russia
know the ingrained habit of depending
largely on tea. This is largely the
case in other countries also where un-
boiled water is unsafe, as in Japan
and China.
1-SUGAR. This essential of diet
has been so short that a Russian
know of. over eight years of age.
in asking American friends for help.
put candy first.
sLCORN, HOMINY OR RICE.
9-VEGETABLE OIL.
1O-COCOA.
another city, address American Relief
Association, New York and use New
York draft. certified check, or money
order. You may address the Ameri-
can Relief Association at Washington
or London IL you prefer.
The association will notify the re-
cipient about appearing at the ware
house at Moscow, Petrograd, Samara,
Kazan, Simbrisk, or Saratov. Your
only Job is to give the name and last
known address with absolute clear
ness.
The association charges commits |
sion of 25 per cent This quarter of |
the whole amount goes to the Russian
children. From what l said about |
flour, you can imagine that even after |
taking the percentage for the children |
the Relief Association can deliver for |
the amount paid far more than could |
possibly be delivered in any other |
way, even IL there were any other safe !
way open to the sender.
Only Safe Way.
But there. isn't This is the first
time since the deadly famine began
that there has been any safe way of
reaching the individual sufferer as
designated by the sender. l know, be-
cause / have been greatly interested in
the fate of a number OF persons in
Russia and have gone fully into the
various methods of attempting to |
reach them.
From my acquaintance with off /
cials In various organizations l have |
had more ways than would be open |
10 the average citizen, and yet the |
total result of my efforts has been |
discouraging. Now, for the first time
] can send money and know that It
will surely result in food for the spe.
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