Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-01-15
Committee Is Named to Col
lect Goods. for Suffering
in Stricken Country


pleas that has ever reached Amer
lea from the countries of Europe,
is that which comes from the des-
titute children of the Rhine-Ruhr
pleas for food and aid from the big
people, but when the sound goes
forth from children who are facing
starvation, it seems as IL the most
hardened heart must weaken, and
contribute-be 1t ever so little-to
ease the sufferings of these little
ones.
st. Mary's church of this city has
heard the plea of these children of
the Rhine Ruhr region and in order
to make it easy for the people of
this city and vicinity to do their
part in relieving the sufferings OF
these little ones and add to their
comfort, has appointed a committee
which will meet in the Lyceum on
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday after
Moons from $3.50 until $50 o'clock
to receive articles of clothing or any
donations that one may desire to
give. The articles thus obtained will
be forwarded to New York City,
where it will be reshipped to the
children of the Rhine-Ruhr region.
The committee in charge of the
collection of articles at st. Mary's
consists of the following: Mrs. James
H. White, Miss Catherine O'Brien,
Mrs. Edward Mullen, Mrs. John A,
Beatty, John w. Kelly. Edward j.
Dalton, Michael Donovan, John J.
Quinn, Vincent Costello. John Reilly
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The following telegram gives a
clear idea of the need for articles
of food and wear and the condition
existing in the Rhine-Ruhr region at
the present time.
Apostolic Delegation, United States
of America.
1911 Biltmore ST.,
Washington, d. c., Dec. 13, 1928.
The Right Rev. Thomas ]. Walsh,
DID,, Bishop of Trenton.
Your Lordship:
1 have the honor to transmit to
you the following telegram sent by
the cardinal secretary of state:
"By order of the holy father l
send your excellency this telegram
and solicit for it all your attention
and all your ZEAL Your excellency
can have only a faint idea of the
econ omic situation in which the peo-
pie of Germany are struggling. All
are in want, but especially in the
cities the working people and those
of the middle class are literally fac
ing starvation. In the winter, which
has already set in, besides the lack
of food there is the want of neces-
sary clothing: so that freezing Is
added to hunger. 1t is needless to
say that because of these privations
children, the aged, and especially
pregnant and. nursing women, are
perishing. Such is the truth well
known to the Holy See, to which
from every part of Germany hands
are stretched out begging for help.
''In the face of this sorrowful
spectacle it is not the time to ask
who is responsible for 1t. Rather, 1t
is the duty of all those whose hearts
beat with sentiments of humanity
and Christian charity to come as
quickly and as effectively as they can
to the aid of these poor victims, who.
surely, cannot be held in any way re-
sponsible.
ITO this end the holy father, hav-
ing exhausted whatever means,
IIlOIdl anu IldJCl A1As WCl z at Ills NAo-
posal, appeals to all the good and
generous Catholics of America. Your
excellency win please provide, in the
best way possible through the
bishops and special committees, that
food and clothing be sent to the peo-
pie of Germany"
In sending you this message of our
holy father, 1 am mindful of the
previous appeal and wish to avoid
everything that would hinder the
success of that appeal. l have no
doubt that, in the time and manner
which seem best, you will ask of
your good people whatever food and
clothing they can provide for their
suffering brethren.
For your information I may say
that, under the care of Archbishop
Hayes, there has been formed in New
York a committee of five, which is
already prepared TO forward to Ger
many the materials that will be sent
to it from the different dioceses. His
grace has given to the committee as
Ia depot the Mission of the Immacu-
late Virgin, S75 Lafayette street,
New York, and the executive secre-
tary, Rev. Joseph r. Rummel, DID,,
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