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Show ORPHANS ARE LEFT AT ALASKA'S DOOR Nobody Else to Care for Waifs "Mothered" Last Year. Says Near East Relief. Eighty-three of the Bible land's orphan babies have, figuratively, 1 'an left on Alaska's doorstep, with a -t.e from Near East Relief saying: "PI se feed them, Alaska, lest they die." Tliis .s the same number actually cared for by Alaska a year ago, when funds for their food and shelter were raised through an appeal headed by Rev. David Waggoner of Juneau, whe) is giving his aid to the effort again th is year, but cannot make a per-J sonal campaign. "There is nothing else that we car do hut to ask Alaska to care for tliesi same children another year." stale: K. A. Potter of St-okano, Northwes secretary of Near East Relief. "Wit; SfJb.OOG starvlngi naif Hiked children still outside our orphanages and 120 000 or more inside in danger of hi ing turned out again for scarcity 01 funds and food Near East Relief is in desperate need of help. "To care for their allotment of 8i children ,at a cost or $5 per month or $60 a year, per child, Alaskans an called on for a total of about $5,000 We are asking them to send their ato to West Washington headquarters o: the Near East Relief at 339 Burkt building in Seattle." |