Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-01-28
European Relief
Benefit Picture
AT THE REX THEATRE SUNDAY
NlGHT-"THE HEART OF A
CHILD" IS THE PICTURE

The Clearwater Republican in this
issue has donated the space at the
top OF the first page to give public
lty to the announcement of a cam
paign for European relief
Mr.. Miller of the Rex has yery
generously donated the use of his
theatre next Sunday night, January
30, together with light and hea ting.
"The Heart Of Child" will be
presented for the entertainment OF
those wishing to assist in this hu-
name effort to relieve suffering
people and a large attendance would
ne substantial expression of real
charity
Practically the entire receipts will
be donated to the relief fund by Mr..
Miller, not dollar being retained
by him for personal services.
The following, from the Lewiston
Tribune, explains the objects of the
organized effort for European relief
under the able management of Her
bert Hoover.
An attempt is now being made to
raise in the United States the sum
OF $4,000 900. to save from starva-
tion 3,500,000 children in Europe.
1t is reported that about one-half of
the amount needed has been raised
since the movement started in Oct
ober and death is meanwhile taking
the children. Three months ago
Herbert Hoover, chairman of the
American relief administration, call
ed for help and succeeded In secur-
ing the cooperation OF the following
The American Relief administration.
the American Red Cross, the federal
council of Church of Christ in AM
erica. the Knights of Columbus, the
Y. M. G. A., the Y. w. c. A., the
American Friends Service committee
and the Jewish Joint Distribution
committee. These eight organiza-
tions were combined under the name
of the European Relief council, with
Mr.. Hoover as chairman and Frank
lin X. Lane as treasurer.
In Idaho, Monte B. Gwinn of Boise
formerly chairman of the Liberty
loan drives is chairman and R. F.
Bicknell Is vice chairman. County
organizations are now being formed
and the county chairmen are being
designated as far as possible from
among former Liberty loan and food
administration county chairmen.
Remittances are made to the order
of G. R. Hit, state treasurer, Boise,
Idaho.
The European Relief council has
been called the greatest consolida-
ted relief organization that the
world has ever known. and the
man at its head is probably the
greatest leader in such work in all
history. He has the confidence of
the people of the world, not only
in the United States. but probably
even more in foreign lands. where
his work has been All object lesson
to all humanity. He deserves the
strong support. of the people of this
land of comparative plenty, when
many millions in other lands are
without food, clothing or shelter.
One report that comes says:"Fam-
inc, cold and disease are decimating
once happy populations at the rate
of hundreds. sometimes thousands a
day. Millions are starving slowly.
Their appearance IL horrible to be-
hold. They are not drying up into
skeletons. like the famine victims Of
India and Armenia. These Polish.
Russian and Austrian sufferers have
starvation dropsy.' It is brought
about by almost complete absence of
albuminous elements and fats In
foods and the eating of unusual
quantities Of vegetables. grass even,
after which these hordes, marked
for death, drink enormous quantities
OF water. A terrible bloat results.
In these terror stricken lands babies
are born to parents who have not
single rag or garment with which
to clothe them. They are wrapped
In pieces OF paper and perish from
cold. Strange diseases have made
their appearance. Hundreds suffer
from brittle bones, which break at
the slightest jar. Thousands have
liberated stomachs from eating veg
etables, and can digest only the
most nutritious foods such as milk