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Show COLUMBUS KNIGHTS AID CHILD APPEAL James A. Flaherty, of Philadelphia, supreme knight ot the Knights of Columbus, Co-lumbus, declared that the K. of (X, In response to an appeal from Herbert Hoover, cbnlrmnn of the European Relief Re-lief Council, had decided to tnke an exception In their policy ot refraining from any national campaign for funds for relief or charitable work. "The need of the starving and tick children of I urope Is so urgent," Mr. Flaherty said, "that the Knights of Columbus Co-lumbus feel la duty boond to devote themselves to thr common task of raising rais-ing funds for the relief of these children. chil-dren. An an organization It Is our Intention to ,coi duct no distinct K. of C drive for funds, although members of the organisation are frequent contributors con-tributors to all charitable drives. Rut In this case t. feel that the emergency culls for the united efforts of all American Amer-ican snd we consider It a privilege to Imw (inrtnernlilp It this greut work of mercy." |