The Mena weekly star., 1896-11-18
THE ARMENIANS.
About 100, ,ooo Must Be Fed by Chari-
 ty During the Coming Winter.
TELEGRAM TO CLEVELAND.
The ". c. T. U. Urge the President to Take Steps to yindicate the Rights of Amer lean Citizens in Turkey-The
 Reports Submitted.

ST. Lotus, Nov. 17.-Re becca KrilSo- rian, an Armenian girl, with face as clear-cut as delicate etching, cried aloud for vengeance on the unspeaka- ble Turk at the w. c. T. U. Armenian mass meeting in Exposition Music halt Sunday afternoon. The vengeance she asked was not that of the sword, fire and pillage; she prayed that Chris I tian missionaries might be sent to Turkey; that Christ's doctrine of love might supplant the Mohammedan gos- pei of lust and cruelty.
 A cable message from Treasurer Peet, of the Armenian relief work. dated from Phillipopli. in Harpoot, the center of the desolated Armenian district, was received by Miss Willard Sunday and was read from the stare. It stated that there were 10000 desti- tute Armenians; that so. GOO people had been fed last year in that district, and that relief calls aggregating 100, GOO were expected for this winter A col- lection for Armenian relief was taken up, Miss Willard stating that within 4S hours the money thus collected would be in the hands of the Armenian relief committee by cable.
 Mrs Clara G Hoffman. of Missouri national recording secretary, read the following telegram. which was sent to President Cleveland:
 ST. LOUIS Nov IS, 1soe.--To Grover Cleve- land. President Of the United States: Sir The Womans Christian Temperance union. in national convention assembled. aud represents ing 300,000 American women. is Indignant at the outrages committed by tho Turkish sol- diers and mob on IS Of our honored Amer ican fellow-citizens at Harpoot whose homes and property, to the extent of Sl000g0, hnvc been plundered and destroyed We protest against the delay, which has allowed moro than Il year to pass without securing any indemnity for this outrage, nor the punish ment of any of the guilty parties and respect- fully urge that immediate and effective steps be taken to vindicate the rights Of American citizens in Turkey. We further urge the CO., operation of our government in every possible way with the powers of Europe In bringing to an end the reign of bloodshed and outrage in Turkey, which is disgrace and menace to our common civilization.
 The fourth days session of the ma tional W. c. T. U. was called to order at Music hall by Miss Willard. The re port of the executive committee was read and part adopted. This provided that the giving of the w c T. U. medals should be resumed The sub- committees financial plan was adopt ed. It provided for voluntary contri- buttons of S2 from each union. An nouncement was made that Mrs. Anna Snead Cairns. of Forest Park university St. Louis. would give one Armenian girl Christian education at her insti- tuition. She stated that $50 each per year would be sufficient to pay for the education of any other Armenian girls that the members wished to be sent there It was announced that 5000 in cash and S360 in pledges had been raised at Sundays meeting for the benefit of Armenians. which will be sent immediately It is ex- pected to raise S2, GOO before the con- vention closes. In the afternoon Mrs. Sophia r. Grubb, superintendent of the work among foreigners reportea that 1t was progressing favora ply. sti though influenced by the general de precision in business.
 Mrs. M E. Carso, president of the pu ublishing association, reported that the receipts were s125, 1887 and the ex- penditures Sl25,i5l. The. receipts for 1896 were St4, ,462 less than in 1895, but the net gain was S516. Mrs Carso also submitted a report about the temple. She had raised Sl4i, 39s of the $500, 600 needed to buy trust bonds and would try to secure the balance this year.