The Bitter Cry of the Children
Hundreds of thousands of children, little children such as ours, are perishing for want of food and medicine in Petrograd, Moscow, and other Russian cities.
For five years the Christmas season has been for them one of dreary cold and hunger, and now they face the coming Christmas with the world's gates of mercy seemingly shut against them.
But we do not believe that pity for innocent childhood has gone from the hearts of American men and women. We believe that there are many who will not enjoy their own Christmas cheer unless they give what they can for milk and medicine to those otherwise so helpless.
We, the American Women's Emergency Committee, ask one hundred thousand men and women to contribute to a fund which will enable us to work to secure clearance papers for ships loaded with goods required by the most needy and establish an understanding with the Soviet authorities in Russia by which distribution will be controlled by our own agents.
Contributions of $1.00 or more will be gratefully received and acknowledged.
AMERICAN WOMEN'S EMERGENCY COMMITTEE
CAROLINE LEXOW BABCOCKMRS. M. TOSCAN BENNETT
HARRIOT STANTON BLATCH
MRS. WILLIAM C. BULLITT
DR. AGNES CLOUD
MRS. GEORGE H. DAY, SR.
MARY DREIER
MRS. WILLIAM HARD
DR. MARY HALTON
MRS. GEORGE T. HENDRIE
MARY INGHAM
HELEN KELLER
MRS. HENRY LEACH
ALICE LEWISOHN
MRS. JOHN MACY
HAZEL MACKAYE
MRS. GORDON NORRIE
MRS. GEORGE DU PONT PRATT
MRS. JOHN ROGERS, JR.
CHARLOTTE RUDYARD
NELLIE M. SMITH
MRS. WILLARD STRAIGHT
MRS. ORDWAY TEAD
MRS. FRANK A. VANDERLIP
American Women's Emergency Committee, Jessica Granville Smith, Treasurer,
147 West 12th Street, New York City
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