The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-11
Contributions to Pour Into
Local Receiving Stations
Today.
Committee Completes ar
rangements After Weeks
of Unceasing Effort.

To-day Is Near East Relief Bundle
Day.
on this day the citizens of Wheeling.
Ohio county. Benwood, McMechen ana
Moundsvillc will flock TO the many Re-
cciving stations and contribute tons and
tons Of old clothing to aid. the suffering
and near-nakcd people Of Armenia anu
the Near East countries.
Tho local committee. headed by Mr.
Otto SChcnk as chairman. has lahored
earnestly for tho past ten days to bring
before tho public the urgent need or
these suffering peoples and In this work
tho committee has had tho earnest CO.
operation OF all the civic End charitapie
organizations of the city. The result
has been tho completion OF some very
constructive work that Will tend 10 mako
this day II great success.
The appeal being for old clothes. ana
not for money, is one that can be easily
met and the response at tho various re-
ceivlng stations to-day Is expected 10 De
very generous TO aid In saving lives
by simply giving something thnt mas
already been cast aside makes an appear
that Is Irresistible. All that Is required
Is n little effort TO get the old clothes
together and sec that he get TO no proper
receiving point.
Y. M. Q. a. Co-Operates.
Tho Y. NJ. C. 4. Is cooperating heart
Nv In the movement. Mrs. May II.
Lewis IS on the lcul committee and tho
Y. w. {. \. building VIII be Il receiving
station with Mrs. J. 5. Zulawsky IN
charge. Mrs. George {. Rroadman, Sec
r,,orv of the Near East Committee,
spoke before the Junior business Girls
with Miss Evelyn lIassctt In charge; tho
gymnasium department. with Miss Reha
Kline as director. and the Industrial de-
partment IN charge OF Miss katharine
Bryan.
Tho members of the Y. ". G. a. are TO
have tho Near East Relief as their work
for this month. In the Industrial De-
partmcnt, which Is composed or ton
rrours. credits Will be given for CLOTH
Ing contributed whether ut tho \. or
other receiving stations.
The Catholic Woman's League is dona-
ting now clothing. the members having
made up number OF flanne!ette gar.
m"nts for children and In addition VIII
contribute quantity OF the same c'o'h
"a be made into garments or inc Same
pattern.
Trucks Donated.
Rus,ncss men and manufacturers are
conpcrating with the committee ana
will mid In the work today by donating
the use Of their trucks to haul the
clothing from the receiving stations 10
tho central station IN tho old Spetdel
Grocery company building on Main
street. The concerns that have donated
their trucks are: The Burgess company
Wheeling Wall Plaster company w. j..
Sands Transfer company. ]. +. Miller
Transfer company. Wheeling Building
Material company. Burkham-Stamm
Plano company. G. 4. House company
w. A. Wilson & Sons. Clarke Paper
company. Coocy-Fcntz company Bloch
Bros. Tobacco company, klieVes Lnm-
bcr company. J l.. Stifcl & Sons, Engl-
rccrinG & Equipment company, stand
ard Auto company. Rennie-kcyser COM
uany7. Wheeling Can company. u. Schenk
& Sons. Warwood Transfer company.
A. X. Montgomery. +. NJ. Hunter. city
Manager Dowlcr has pledged tho use
of tho city trucks II they are needed
and the penitentiury trucks will bring
tn, bundles from the Moundsville re-
Cciving stations.
There will be an all-day meeting NJ
the Catholic Women's league when they