Evening star., 1926-12-10
CHRISTIANS APPEAL
FOR AID FOR Jews
Local Committee Asks Capt.
itaI to Contribute to $685.
C00,000 Fund.

The local committee of the Ameri.
can Christian Fund for Jewish Relief
issued an appeal to the Protestant and
Catholic citizens of Washington today
to contribute generously to the $685.
600 900 fund that is being raised to
save the Jews of Russia, Galicia. AUS
tria. Lithuania and other European
states from starvation and extermina.
ton.
The committee pointed out that a
Washington laborer sent in a check
for $33 about a week ago. 1t was his
wages for an entire week. He said
he was q gentle. but that he wished
to do his share toward saving the per-
secuted and starving Jews.
I'VE invite you." the committee de-
clared, addressing its appeal to Prot
estants and Catholic everywhere, Ito
match his spirit my making COM
mensurate gift"
Signers of Appeal.
Among those who signed the appeal
are Secretary Of Commerce Hoover,
Bishop William F. Mcdowell, Rev.
H. Ryan. Mgr. c. F. Thomas.
Admiral W. S. Benson, Daniel j.
Callahan, Rev. DR.. w. l.. Darby,
Bishop James E. Freeman, Charles G.
Glover, William Green. John Hays
Hammond and Harry Wardman.
The appeal follows:
"One-third Of our Jewish brethren
over the world are in a desperate
plight. They are literally starving to
dea tn in Russia, Poland. Galicia, Aus
tria, Lithuania and other countries.
Babies are dying for lack of milk.
Seventy.f1ve per cent Of the school
al hCo al nj
upon charity. In great cities 80 per
cent of the Jewish population is des.
titute. Anti.Semitic wars, famine and
pestilence, together with the deteriora-
tion Of money, and the closing of
orphanages and other charitable in
stitutionS have created a challenge
not only to the fortunate Jews of
America. but to our non.Jewish
Christian people.
Our Jewish brethren of America
are striving to raise $25 100000 for
this relief. Because the need is far
beyond that amount, and as an evil
dence Of our own sympathy and ef-
fective cooperation we desire to
greatly augment this sum.
Ask Citizens Aid.
Our hearts were deeply touched
to have an unknown Christian work
man of this city contribute the whole
of his pay check, $4,000. We invite
you to match his spirit by making
commensurate gift.
I'VE ask the Christian people Of
Wa shington to send checks immedi-
ately for this cause. Checks should
be made payable to the American
Christian Fund for Jewish Relief and
should be sent to the Riggs National
Bank, 1903 Pennsylvania avenue. Due
acknowledgment will be made and the
total amount raised will be added to
the Jewish fund.-
To date there has been received
from non-Jewish contributors in Wash
ington. $5.776. OF this amount $4.513
headquarters and 81 ,263 to the Riggs
Bank. The contributors are: Theo-
dore W. Moves. Rev. James T. Mar
shall. George B. Bryan. John Hays
Hammond. Clifford Lewis. Francis r.
Weller, Rev. w. l.. Darby, Edwin E.
Slosson. Emile c. Riley. B. l.. Du-
laney. D. ]. Callahan. Mary McKimf
Crane. S. A. Staunton. A. B. Coppes,
Henry p. Blair. Gorsuch Methodist
Episcopal Church. William John
Eynon. Virginia Stuart Mackay-
George, w. s. Benson. Rev. Edward
L. Buckley. Louis p. Gatti, Mary l..
MCGEE, Charles L. Glover. Ida Camp
hell, Hugh Reilly. r. T. Lemon, John
Joy Edison. BENJAMIN S. Minor. Rev.
Jason Noble Pierce. Byron S. Adams.
Mabel T. Boardman, Leon j. ORA
caporilos. Mrs. J. c. Elegood, Edwin
H. Etz. George Horning. Mrs. Mary
Johnson. F. V. Killian. Margaret Kyle.
Margaret E. Mccain. NJ. d. Mon.
tague. DR.. Lulah Papplow. c. A. PAT
flow, F. A. Reynolds. DR.. Leo S. Rowe,
Francis M. Savage. Albert Schulties,
Frank J. Stryker. DR.. r. l.. Sylvester,
B. E. Skinker. j. P. Tumulty, ]. I.
Weller, Rev. Frank X. Bischoff. Peter
A. Drury, president Of Merchants
Bank; Barber G. Ross. Carroll Elec-
trio Co., Guy Curran Co.. Elite Laun-
dry. Jacobs Transfer Co. O'Connor
& Marks, Palace Laundry, Washing
ton Post, Washington Star, Washing
ton Times and Herald.