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World War II-dated TLS, one page, 7 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 19, 1940. Letter to Mrs. Hine, in full: “On July 7th of this year China commemorated the third anniversary of the Japanese invasion. For three years the people of China have endured and resisted with all their strength the same forces which are now devastating Europe. Today the Chinese spirit is undiminished in spite of years of suffering almost unalleviated and as yet unequaled.
In recognition of this brave spirit, I am inviting you to join a group of one thousand American women who wish to express their sympathy for the women of China who, throughout these terrible years of unspeakably barbaric invasion, have won the respect of all the world. Each of these American women is giving $100 or more toward saving the lives of thousands of Chinese women and children who are dying for lack of the simplest medical supplies. These supplies will be purchased and sent to China through the American Bureau for Medical Aid to China. The Bureau is made up largely of volunteers and more than 95 cents out of every $1 it receives goes direct to China for medical supplies, ranging from serum to dried milk, all purchased in the United States.
These American women will form the Women's Committee of Tribute to China, and their names are to be inscribed in a Book of Hope, together with assurances of the immediate shipment of the medical supplies so critically needed for the wounded, the sick and the homeless. This book will be sent to the women of China through Madame Chiang Kai-shek as an evidence of our sympathy and our admiration at this time of tragic beginning of still another year of war.
The gift itself will be more than a gesture of mercy and humanity. It will provide treatment for at least 800,000 of the most serious cases. But more than that, it will be a stimulus to the morale of the entire Chinese nation, fighting against such overwhelming odds to hold its own.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Mrs. Dwight Morrow, Mildred A. McAfee, Katharine Cornell, Mrs. Henry B. Cabot, Mrs. Edward L. Harkness and Mary Pickford were among the first to send their checks and sign this tribute. I am appealing only to outstanding women of known human sympathy. I am sure you will give your warm response.” In fine condition, with light paperclip impressions to the top and bottom edges.
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