Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-19 | Page 6 | Belgian Prisoners Need Used Clothes Utah Can Provide

BELGIAN PRISONERS NEED TEED USED CLOTHES UTAH CAN PROVIDE Ten million imprisoned persons in Belgium and Franco France are facing suffering disease and In some cases ev even n death for lack of or f dent clont clothing for the coming winter winter vInter win win- ter declares Henry P. P Davidson chairman of or the tho Red Cross war council To remedy this condition a second wide nation campaign for tor Bel Belgian lan relief will bo be launched September Sep Sep- 23 30 which will he be known as used clothes week An effort will be ma made e to collect five e tons of oC clothing for tor the suffering Belgians and ancl French James E. E Jennings s. s president orthe of or the tho Jennings Wholesale company compan has been chosen h by tho the executive board of ot the local Red RedCross Crol Cross s to direct the tho drive in Utah Every ery kind of garment is Urgently urgent urgent- ly 1 needed neede In addition piece goods I light light canton flannel and other i kinds of ot cloth from which to mako make clothes for new-born new babies tick babies tickIng tick tick- Ing sheeting and blankets woolen goods of ot any sort and shoes of ot every c size have havo been called for Only garments made of or durable material should bo be sent and nothIng nothIng noth noth- ing containing rubber Books to toys s 's soap nn and toilet articles also will bo be accepted Red lied Cross headquarters has announced an announced an- an flounced that the garmont need gt not be In perfect condition for tor destitute women in the occupied region regions re re- re gions gion are eager cager to earn a small livelihood by repairing gift clothIng cloth cloth- ing lug and making making- new garments adapted to needs need with which they aro are familiar Herbert Hoover 1 has made an appeal appeal ap ap- ap- ap peal in which ho he says sas Let Lt us match the courage of or Belgium Ium b by th the generosity of oC America