Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1920 — COLUMBUS KNIGHTS AID CHILD APPEAL [ARTICLE]

COLUMBUS KNIGHTS AID CHILD APPEAL

James A. Flaherty, of Philadelphia, supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus, declared that the K. of. C., in response to an appeal from Herbert Hoover, chairman of the European Relief Council, had decided to take an exception In their policy of refraining from any national campaign for funds for relief or charitable work. “The need of the starving and sick children of Europe is so urgent,” Mr. Flaherty said, “that the Knights of Columbus feel in duty bound to devote themselves to the common task of raising funds for the relief of these children. An an organization it is our intention to conduct no distinct K. of C. drive for funds, although members of the organization are frequent contributors to all charitable drives. But in this case wo feel that the emergency calls for the united efforts of all Americans and we /Consider it a privilege to have partnership in this great work oi mercy-”