The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-07
APPEAL FOR IRISH
BY MISS THURSTON
Well Known Actress Addressed Three
Audiences in Barre Last
Evening.

Miss Adelaide Thurston, an actress
OF renown, who has travelled exten-
siyely over the British Isles and who
/ knows the conditions of the suffering
people in Ireland. spoke to several audi
ences in Barre last evening, addressing
1 first an audience of nearly 100 people
in the Bijou theatre and later speak
ing at the Barre opera house between
the first and second act of Spring
time" the local talent play, and still
later at the Magnet theatre. In the lat
ter two houses Miss ThuTston's appeal
for aid to the suffering in Ireland was
limited TO five and 10 minutes, and in
the Biiou theatre she had 45 minutes.
In that time. she gave some inter
esting facts concerning the suffering of
the people in Ireland, of the American
committee promoting this campaign
and at the same time an appeal TO the
people to aid the starving people in
Ireland.
The American committee for relief
in Ireland" Miss Thurston declared,
was organized last December on the
call of the late Cardinal Gibbons. At
the head Of its activities was placed
Captain Lucey of New York, man
who was chief aide 20 Herbert Hoover
in Belgium, when relief work was being
done there This work is beiEg carried
along on the same lines as was done in
that country
THE first relief unit was sent over in
February with G. J France, a brother
to Senator France OF Maryland, at il
head The committee is noB-political,
non -sectarian and wholly humanitarian
in its aim II proposes TO supply relief
TO the women and children of Ireland
without political or religious diserimi
nation. SO no matter what your views
in regard 20 the rights or wrongs of
Irelands cause there can be no ques
ton as to your desire to make lighter
the burdens which must be borne by
these innocent victims who have been
caught between the upper and lower
millstones Of this great conflict.
THE committee seeks the coOpers
tion of all those in whom human suffer
ing eyokes sympathy. for as a Jewish |
rabbi declared Sunday afternoon in
summit n J., when appealing to his |
for aid TO the suffering in !
Ireland. 1t Is not a question Of sex,
race. religion or politics; it is merely 4 !
Of our own human hearts. 1
that only touch of nature that makes I
the whole world kin. love and sym
pathy for humanity That rabbi raised /
- 900 that afternoon.
Politics and propaganda sci Sc 70 OBJ !
scure the truth from us and il is pos
sihle that we are unaware or even mis-
in regard 20 true conditions
there. This work has nothing to do
with the war going on over there nor
with politics. the sole purpose OF the
American committee for relief in Ire
land is to proclaim TO the world the
bitter want and CRYING need for mere
necessities of life and to come to the
rescue by furnishing immediate sup
plies TO alleviate the frightful suffer
ng. This i the sole purpose Of the
,ommittce and every dollar that is con
ribuicd to IL will be used for that pur-
pose only You NAV be told that there
. no war and that there j. no need for
-elicf in ireland. but when the presi-
lent Of the United States endorses this
ause and gives his sanction and ~
,roval ~ this committee this shout l.
guarantee to any American
gorthy of the name
Miss Thurston compared The deyssta
ion Of Ireland with that of Belgium {
md France. and stressed upon the i'm !
,or7ance of the creamery industry to
Ireland. since many peuple do not real
ze how far-resching il is 10 these peo- I
.le The industry was virtually the q
.ackbonc 81 the oountTy's prosperity ]
nd = blow to these seriously affects Z
he food supply of the people. Original Y
\ there were about 100 81 these coop-
ra.ivc ereameries. but now there eN- it
- only about halt The number Max Z
. going 10 wa-tc snd stock g being 2
~. Iuatirsiiy DESTROYED hv TIE Brii ]
p forces Women and children for fear Z
9 thtir lst- and Nlth NJ proper shel- .