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Show FOR THE STARVING President Morrell Appoints Committees Com-mittees to Receive Donations for Famine Sufferers. The very serious condition of the poorer classes In Norway and Sweden has caused a great feeling of sympathy sym-pathy among the pcoplo of that nationality nation-ality in this vicinity, and some dcllnltc action on their part for tho relief of thclrunfortunatobrcthernof tho old country Is now being taken. President Presi-dent Morrell has appointed Mcssrs.lver Almc, Andreas Peterson and Lars Pchrson as a committee to solicit and receive donations, and as frequently as any considerable amounts havobcen received, this will bo forwarded to Scandinavia. It Is also stated that tho bishops of tho different wards will act with this committee and will receive re-ceive such donations as the people aro willing to offor, whllo tho hcaquart-crs hcaquart-crs of the entire movement will bo at Andreas Peterson's store. When It Is considered that there are now between two and three millions of Scandlna-vains Scandlna-vains in veiy destitute circumstances, many of them actually starving, tho necessity of action on tho part of tho world In general is very apparent. It can not be doubted that tho liberality liber-ality of those people now In prosperity would bo appreciated by thoso unfortunate unfort-unate people in distress. Theso unfortunates unfor-tunates are worthy poor, their crops having failed for a couple of years through circumstances over which they had no control. This committee will appreciate it if there is a prompt and liberal response in tho wiiy of 'mc.iev donations. No amount will bo considered too small to command their attention, nor none too high. |