Feeding the Hungry, P. C. Hiebert, 1929

or hours at a time, and during the days of tood-draft rush, from early morning till often past midnight, these two men would work together with- out ever a word of complaint or murmuring, that came to the notice of the public. While Jacob the elder, would peg away on the keys to fill the line, David would sit motionless near at hand with a small string attached to the cylinder of the machine. As soon as the line was complete the shift was made with one pull at the string. Thus they proceeded from line to line until the letter was finished or the page was full, when David, the quiet brother of whom the world knew very little, would feed another sheet of paper and set the machine ready for a repetition of the former operation. THE FAMILIAR TEN DOLLAR FOOD-DRAFT ORDER Ready to be taken home to a needy family. It consisted of 49 Ibs. American flour, 25 Ibs. rice, 15 Ibs. sugar, 10 Ibs. bulk lard, 1 Ib. tea, and 20 tins of milk. J. G. EVERT, HILLSBORO, KANS. The man who was undaunted by physical handicaps. CLOTHING WAREHOUSE SCENE—ALEXANDROWSK Unpacking and sorting the clothing shipment. Twenty-five persons worked two weeks on the big shipment of nine carloads of clothing. FOOD AND CLOTHING REMITTANCES 289 But Bro. Evert’s mind was agile and active as his body was helpless and passive. He was master of both English and German, and a scholar in Greek, Latin and Hebrew. He had a reading and writing knowledge of seven additional modern languages of Europe, among which was Russian. He was exceptionally well informed on national as well as international issues. His large sympathetic heart led him to follow closely all the information that was given out relative to the unfortunate, and the efforts that were being put forth to render their situation more tolerable. So it is no wonder that as soon as the monster of starvation and famine was beginning to stalk about relentlessly among the nations of Europe, Bro. Evert had all the information about the situation that was obtainable. Not only did he know of the misery and suffering, but his information usually in- ciuded all the available means of rendering assistance. Even though Bro. Evert was not called upon to serve on any of the organized relief commissions, nevertheless, he did very much to call such into existence through his articles in various papers, generally read among the mem- bers of several conferences of Mennonites, especially those who had emigrated to this country from Russia, Poland and Germany during the last half century. He was in vital touch with other relief organizations, such as the American Red Cross, the Friends Service Committee, the A.R.A., and the Near East Relief, which put at his dis- posal all their information about the needs and the best methods of lending aid and getting food to the needy. This important information he presented to the public through the instrumentality of the press. His appeals for help both