The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-11-16
Annual Collection Of Clothes
For War Victims Begins Nou. I8
BishopAppeals
For Generosity
To Suffering

Bishop Ready this week urged
all families of the Diocese to
"give generously" to the annual
collection of usable clothing for
the dispossessed and migrant vic
tins of the European and Korean
wars, to be taken up during
Thanksgiving week, Nov. 18 to 25
In letter to the pastors of the
Diocese, the Bishop wrote:
"We, who are far removed from
the areas in which wars have been
fought, sometimes do not realize
the serious plight of the civilian
populations of these countries.
There are 10 million refugees, ex-
pellees and displaced persons liv-
ing today in the camps of Western
europe. These 10 million people
are victims who have fled or been
expelled from countries taken over
by totalitarian governments. Half
of these people are Catholics. The
civilian victims of the Korean and
Israelitic conflicts number five
million more.
Usually these victims, men,
women and little c.,ildren are rep
utable, God-fearing people who
through no fault of their own have
been dispossessed of all they own,
and thrown on the mercy of charit-
able people. They need the help
which we alone can give them.
They can receive this help only
through such organizations as War
Relief Services of the Catholic
Church in the United States. The
help which each of us can give
costs us so little, since we are ask
ed to give clothing, shoes, bedding,
ETC., which we no longer need our
selves and perhaps have stored
away.
'In Gods name and in gratitude
tv Him for His many blessings to
lis and our families, l ask every
family to give, and give generous
", usable clothing, shoes and bed
ding to this Thanksgiving week col
lection for our needy brothers.
throughout the 'world."
Instructions issued
At the same time the Rev. Will
linn e. Kappes, Diocesan Director
of Charities and Hospitals, who is
chairman of the clothing campaign
committee in the Columbus Dio-
cese, issued the following instruc-
tions for the drive:
Have the people bring the cloth
ing to school or church where 1t
can be stored until sorted and
shipped. Gifts from non-Catholics
rs well as Catholics should be
sought.
All usable clothing is welcome.
Specially needed are blankets,
heavy cotton and woolen under
wear, heavy socks, knitted gar
ments, and children's clothing.
Clothing should be separated
and packed in the following class
es: il mems; p women's; 81 boys;
A. girls; 50 infants; 81 bedding;
y miscellaneous.
All shoes should be tied in pairs.
Sturdy cardboard cartons should
be used, sealed with gummed pa
per and tied securely. Only one of
the above classes of clothing
should be packed in each carton.
The labels should be filled out
completely and fastened securely
/. the packages. Additional labels
may be secured from the Catholic
Welfare Bureau, 246 East Town
Street-or you may make your
own.
Each parish is asked to pay the
cost of shipping its own clothing to
Maspeth, Long Island. The cost will
be about $3.50 per hundred
pounds. Therefore, send only usa-
BILE clothing.
In order that the clothing may
be used this winter, all parishes
are urged to ship their clothing by
December 5th, 1851.
It will be more convenient and
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