Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-02
PAINTS GRAPHIC PICTURE
OF CONDITIONS IN RUSSIA
Virginia Girl Engaged in Re-
lief Work With Amcri.
can Quakers.
ENTIRE FAMILIES AnE STARVING
Suicides Scarcely Excite Sntice
Mothers I<ill and Dcyour Their
CIV" thiidren-I'copIc Subsist on
Bodies Of Dead.

At recent meeting OF the Rich
mond branch Of the American
Friends UQuakcrs) Service Commit.
&c" an urgent appeal was made to
raise funds FOR Russian relief De-
spite the fact that the United States
government has contributed 10000
/ ooo. that Mr. Iioover's organization
can care FOR 3.u0c,V 900. there still re-
main l2.OpO,o0O VIII" face starvation.
/ An area including 100000 inhabitants
has been turned over To the AmcrI-
can Friends Service Committees and
/ the ounkcrS, who cooperate with
ana supplement The work which Mr.
| Hoover is doing, are Responsible Tor
/ trying to rclicv" the terrible condi-
tons existing within their territory
Friends have had jhirty-two work
crs in Russia. OF this number. six
have had typhus and two have given
their lives for the work RcCuusc
these people are willing TO hazard
their lives To feed Russia. II seems
only rcaSonahl" request that food
should Ic sent to them To distribute.
/ y contribution Of 81 VIII send "A bar
rel OF -four. as all costs OF transpor-
tation from tho point OF consignment
are paid by the American Friends
/ Service Committee
The committee In Richmond CON
sisis Of Miss Gertrude NJ Lewis
treasurer, 305 West Franklin Street.
Miss Margaret T.. crcnshaw and JUS,
ucc j. llogc Ricks.
Description II Graphic.
Miss Nancy Rabbs. a native OF
SOUTHAMPTON County. Va. has writ
/ ten from Moscow letter which
should b. of interest 10 every one
| in the state. For several years she
1 has been doing fine relief work in
RUSSIA with the OUakcrs From her
very vivid account OF tho circurn-
stances and surroundings 81 h"r life.
I IL taken the following extracts.
The stories and cases which vyc
meet daily arc enough TO break ones
heart ana many too Ghastly to re
/ atc--numcrOus cases OF suicide
mothers killing and eating their own
! children, people SuhsistinE on tho
& corrs"s which have bel DELAYED in
burial. many citizens afraid to he
seen on the street at night for fear
| OF being murdered, children crowded
! IN receiving homes in such numbers
! that they have not enough room to
sit down ana there they must re-
main for days and even weeks untn
u place may hc possibly found FOR
/ them IN one ~ tho permanent bones
'ISphuS is most prevalent in every
nom" and OH all tho trains am
glad that have had il and rccov-
cred. though IL has meant a loss OF
much time when one losses "A month
/ these busy days
Entire Families Starving.
! our ncishbors at the summer
nom" in huGu!nk four years ago
I Chen wealthy people, furnishing MS
with mix. butter. fruit. etc and
themselves living most comfortably,
came TO me last week and reported
that the family was starving The
daughter begged To be my cook or
DO anything liked II they only
might have IA hi; OF food The same
DAY III" former cook for IN. mission
/ i"ur years ago came 10 ask for work
saying that her husband had gone
out in search az bread Il month AK,
ana died by the waysd c. leaving her
with four little children. who were
starving She had wanted to return
10 roland With the other refugees
but these wcr" all hurried away hc.
iorc she could secure any documents
'h"T husband having had all thcsc
IN his possession when he died on
IN" raiir"nd. Another friend whom
w" 'S'h To know very we'll called on
Us last week and insisted tina. We
come to tea. W. went ,,,vo of NJ,
ana found the wife gracefully at
tired in an old dress made OF bup-
EinG material while she served us
/ Win II substitute for tea. using sac-
! CAar!nc instead Of sugar. and sun
| p''mcnting tho remnants Of her for
! incr handsome china with n tin cup
! ne bread was made Of rye end
! straw and the other food was scarce
. Yet "h" manifested all the genuine
/ hospitality Of former days. refusing
TO let us refrain from eating.
Managed to Keep PInno.
Tile son had managed To keen
inc piano throughout the revolution,
ana Played several good classical SC :
icc'lons. In another tiny room Law
one "' her boys, i'll. whose case had
h""n diagnosed as undernourishmcnt.
rms mention Ia show you how uni
vcrsal is tho hunger and restitution,
even among the once most comfort :
able. Everybody really needs feed
Ing ana IL is so hard TO distinguish
as to who Is most in need. We must
try 10 feed all tho children
Many such pathetic cases arise az
m" old woman who came last week
ana said to Miss Takestraw Zone OF
our workers.. Why can't you feed
all my children? Three have already
died aud are lying in tho shed there
awaiting burial You are feeding one
! SPE KS TNTERFC