The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-01-24
----------------------------- FOR 8RMENI4v RELIEF.
National Committee q organizations to Raise
 Funds.

F. New YOrk, Jan. z3.-NOW that the president of the American National Red
 Cross society. Miss Clara Barton, and Fher staff have left for Turkey, the gen. esai' work of raising funds and of or
 ganizing relief committees throughout
 the United States. will be pushed with
 redoubled efforts by the National Ar
 nlenian relief committee, which was
 formed for this purpose and is meeting
 with great success.
 The president ofstlie committee is Jus
 tice Brewer of the supreme court of'the
 United States; and the traasurers are BtoWns Brothers & Co. of New York,
 Boston and. Philadelphia, to whom all
 funds should be sent The executive
 committee consists of Spencer Trask,
 chairman; ChaMncey NJ. Depew, Alex
 ander E. Orr. William H. Ward and
 Everett F. Wheeler of New York. Com
 inittees cooperating in other cities are represented by their chairmen or other members they may designate.
 The purpose of the national relief committee, as outlined by a statement by the committee, has been from the outset to develop and push the work cf raising relief on large, thorough and
 permanent basis commensurate with l,the extent and character of the calam- ity, which has overwhelmed half a mil lion of people ill the Turkish empire It has been and is the desire of all con- cerned that the work of distribution should be through the Red Cross soci- 1 ety, with whose president, Miss Clara
 Barton, the committee has been ill con- stant con1nunicat tion, both by corre- spondence and personal consultation. But Tn case the Red Cross society should be prevented from entering upon this work, the committee has given assur ance that all funds at its disposal will
 reach the sufferers through other re- sponsible agencies.
 All individuals and local committee I interested are urged by the committee to communicate at once with the na- tional Armenian relief committee 45 William street, this city, in order that information may be given them as to the best methods of organizing and raising funds, the condition of the suf- ferers, etc. The mayors of cities, cler- gymen and others are urged to take im- mediate steps to form local relief com mittees on strong, representative and permanent basis. Such committees have already been formed and are act 1 lively at work in New York, Boston, Bal timore, Washington, Chicago, Detroit, New Haven and many other places. The national committee states that it
 makes no effort to control or direct To- cal committees iii any respect. On the contrary, it throws upon them the en- tire responsibility, not simply for the
 work in their own cities, but also in l their respective sections so far as they are able and willing to undertake it.
 The Boston committee has general
 charge, also, of New England, and De- troit of the state of Michigan
 The value of the national committea is, first through suggestions and infor- nation; second, in seeing that the i ground is properly covered by keeping 1 track of the movement throughout the country: third, by increasing the e1i- 1 thusiasm and usefulness of local com
 mittees by bringing them into touch with one another, so that they may
 feel the impetus that attaches to strong. i united effort. Enthusiastic reports and l Substantial contributions are constant | ly coming in.
 l It is believed by the committee that ] this movement in the United States will greatly assist in arousing interest in the relief work among the European 1 countries which also have branches of 1 the Red Cross