January 14, 1921.
Miss Jane Addams,
My dear Miss Addams:
The following letter is a call to service.
"My dear Miss Kittredge:
Because the women of the International League for Peace and Freedom know at first hand the conditions in Europe, I look to them to help me in this endeavor to feed the children.
Yours faithfully,
Herbert Hoover [signed]"
Mrs. Lewis, our secretary, has just returned from Europe, and brings us the same message of confidence in our league; only she comes direct from the children. As the more than three million sit down each day under the American flag; and hold out their small tin cups to be filled with American soup, they never doubt but that the women of America will stand by them through this Winter. It is a terrible thing to lose the faith of little children.
The feeding stations "seem to be the only evidence in an evident way that there is a spirit of service," and until the political and economical situation is settled there is no way but Hoover's way.
We realize that most of our members have responded as individuals or through other organizations; we know also that to save one more child will mean a sacrifice to many and yet we ask each member, if possible, to give or collect at least ten dollars and save one more life. Thus as an organization will we respond to Mr. Hoover's letter.
Sincerely,
Mabel H. Kittredge [signed]
Enclose the slip with your check. All the expense of sending this letter is donated. Every cent of your money will be spent in buying American food for European children.
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