Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-11-30
RUSSIANS MUST
HAVE CLOTHING
THOUSANDS NEED CLOTHING
TO BE SAVED FROM DEATH
FROM EXPOSURE.
Unless the American RELIEF Ad-

ministration aud allied organizations
hich fed millions Of Russian adults
a children last winter are TO see
IN work undone and large per-
nlape Of those saved from famine
of exposure, clothing must be
FINISHED at once, Colonel william
Haskell, thief of the Russian unit
me A. Il. A. has reported 10 Her
~ Hoover head Of ne organiza-
,on With fuel mos, anobtainabie,
"a clothing consisting of rags
ich beggar description, states Col
skcl, literally millions VIII be
cd with dcath In now form
Even me children in orphanaees
ad other institutions. who are feA
the A. X. A. ave uonooal Ia
nearly en- Of these places, declare
ac reports. lhe children have but
.c.e Rarmcnt-often made ~ -four
sacks. and lack hoes s.oc',ings
inderclothing o. r~ tines In
he hildren's homes hey have re-
nifty been supplied with blankets
ol their beds, but cannot go out of
,oOrs because of the lack OF shoes.
chose children who live with their
parents. say TIE reports, will be un-
able TO go to the child-feeding kitch-
ems 20 eet TIE food which the A. r.
= and allied organizations provide.
colonel Haskell's cablegram to
Mr. Hover stated that one million
children are in extreme need of
hoes, sweaters, stockings, an
boomers, and urges that this mini
mum figure be increased as much as
possible.
Not only Is there almost no cloth
ing, for sale, but the prices are so
far out Of reach that it would take
a years work to earn the cost Of an
without eating or spending wages
for anything else.
AS result of the report, the
American Relief Administration has
initiated plan for the sending of
clothing packages into Russia in the
same maner as food packages have
been handled for some months. Like
the food remittance system, individ-
uals and organizations in America
may send clothing packages to des-
ignated individuals or groups in
Russia, the A. R. A. handling the
packages and securing receipts from
the consignees or refunding the price
of the package to the sender. Each
package will cost $40 and will in
clude materials which cost actually
icorc than that sum in some Of the
rrsa' Now York or San Francisco
n torres.
.aek aRc 70 le delivered to the
fy sor each SO clothing re-
wil contain approximately
Norne clothing material:
and iwo-thiids yards Of al
cloth in dark colors. sufficient
% make one suit Of clothes for either
man or woman. on for two chill
,rer's outer garments, four yards Of
lining: Is wards eli muslin Sufficient
Ton four suits OF Undertaking: eight
ards of fanrelette sufficient for
go men's shirts or two women's
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