Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-04-09 | Page 17 | Women Sell Many Belgian Flags for Charity

WOMEN OEN SElL SELL MANY MANY BELGIAN FLAGS FOR CHARITY j r f Relief Fund for Suffering v N Nation tion Enriched by Salt Lakers I the receipts for the sal sate sale Q the Belgian f flags are arc counted M the local officers o of ti The Daughters tile Daughters of th the Ame American ican Re Revolution the purse which wil wilt be be sent to the suffering Belgians will bulge with several hundred do dollars Bars as a a. a gift ft from Salt Lake to relieve the suffering g of at stricken Belgium m. m This announcement s' s was Yas made late last night b by ly Mrs E. E L. L Jones r regent gent of Spirit of ot of Liberty Libert chapter of or the local local org organization of or the Daughters of ot the lie American Revolution 7 There ere are five eighty members of the nati national nal association in in Salt La Lake ee According to scheduled preparations each member ember had t Belgian flags to to sell When the sale sate for the day closed It was r reported po ted that 1 the th part major jor part of the flags had been successfully sue suc suc- suc c bargained away The women selling the flags in the booths provided Io for or them in the different department stores were pleased with the results of the of the sale i Queen Cables Thanks A cablegram grani sent to Mrs Mrs' William dimming Cumming Story president general of the national society fr from m Queen Elizabeth of Belgium and in turn tOrn forwarded forwarded for tor- warded to Mrs Jones gives the heart- heart f tj of Belg queen for the orl being hEing furthered In America to tor relieve r the distress of ot the little nation It H Tt rea as follows I am delighted with your idea of commemorating April 8 throughout the United States Nothing could touch me more than to see the kings king's my husband husbands birthday celebrated by a a. manifestation t tion of charity through the distribution of ten million Belgian flags nag In return for an offering f for r the destitute in ih Belgium I express my grateful rat ful appreciation to the Daughters Daughters Daugh Daugh- Daughters of the American Revolution which shows once onca more the generous g I and delicate tee feelings of of American American women To all all who wear vear the Belgian Begian flags on April 8 and 9 I send in the name of Belgian mothers my mr heartfelt heartfelt heart heart- felt thanks th Sale Sale G Goes es on Today loday The women in charge of the sale will try to dispose of the rest of ot the flags lags in the the- various churches of the city today However today's efforts will not be considered a sale in the business sense of the term On the contrary all ll people are expected to purchase a flag from the women stationed stationed stationed sta sta- In the doorway after the servIces services services ices until all the flags lags are disposed of ot so that Salt Lake may send its purse to Belgium along with those of other cities as soon as possible Those who directly assisted Mrs Jones In itt managing the sale are Mrs F. F L. L Dodge and Mrs L. L H. H These women have been working for several d days ys to make the sale a suc sue C cess L