The San Francisco call., 1897-02-18
DELYkNNIS SOON
TO Be NOTIFIED
The Greek Premier Will
Be Told Of the Move
ment Here.
News of the Capture Of Fort
Aghai Received With
Enthusiasm.
Chicago and New York Said 10 Be
Able to Raise Company of
Three Thousand.

The news of the capture of Fort
Aghai, by the Greek troops. an
nounced in yesterday mornings dis
patches, served to intensity the feeling OF
patriotic enthusiasm which the first inti-
nation of hostilities promoted among the
local colony. The fact that the mother coun-
try had the courage to assert herself de-
spite the menace of the great powers vas
in itself source of profound satisfaction
to those who were able to recall as ter
rible tradition the era of her subjugation
to Ottoman tyranny; the additional intel
ligence of a Greek victory ever her former
Prosecutors and the capture of 400 Mussul-
man prisoners justified the pride of birth,
which, in the face of serious reverses, has
rarely been absent from the character of
the true Greek.
"The news created sensation" said NJ.
D. Vanalves yesterday, land some OF the
more excitabe have been almost unable TO
restrain their feelings. 1t will stimulate
us in our efforts to assist the mother couu-
try in every possible way. The Hellenic
Society will probably lose no time in COM
municating the intention of the Greeks
here TO Premier Delyannis, but this will
not be done until our arrangements are
CQlu p4GAS- w c dlSO cA pGCL ~ lSdI 4lOIA
our countrymen all over the Pacific Coast.
l have l1st received a letter from J. Pros
cos, one OF the foremost promoters OF the
u movement IN Chicago, i'll which he says
that the enthusiasm there Is general and
that the ms joritv of his countTymen have
expressed their willingness to form part
OF military company. should the neces-
sity arise. The editor of the Atlantis,
the only Greek paper in New York and in
America, has written to the same effect.
lie tells me that the fund is increasing
daily. He is very able man and will
shortly issue his paper daily instead OF
weekly. He estimates that New York
and Chicago together can raise an armed
body oftwo or three thousand Greeks"
The accompanying portraits show six of
the most acting members of the Hellenic
Society, who are chiefly responsible for
the patriotic movement in this City. OF
these gentlemen c. Deme trak is the pres
eent president OF the society and both
hoSta and Vanvales have held that hon-
Urable office in the past, the latter having
been twice elected. The entire six enjoy
the advantage OF military training in the
Greek army and are. therefore, qualified
to engineer N movement of this Kind.
Most of them, too, attained the rank of
officer during their term of service and
though they do not pretend to say that
they have ever seriously attempted in the
past ''to fright the souls of fearful adver-
saries," yet if the latter chance to be
Turks, they will seek an early opportu-
Eity OF enjoying that distinction.
2. T. Vrettos, P. PandanZes and n. P.
Damianakis are all three energetic mem
bers OF the society and are working hard
to insure the success of Sundays banquet
and the forthcoming National bali at the
Druids' Hall on Sutter street. In addI-
ZION to the foregoing, the following gen.
tlemen are busily engaged in collecting
funds and taking the names of military
volunteers: G. Fundas, A Pappageoree,
7. Carvoones. e. Kocinos, D. Chicures NJ.
Bacapulos, P. Papadimos, ]. Chrisoverry,
A. Fundas, A. Simacapulos, P. Chicures
}. Sardeles, A. RiRanopulos, J. D. John
son, D. SANTOS, with many others.
The Hellenic Mutual Benevolent So
ciety, to which all these gentlemen be-
long. was organized IN 1892 by D. G. Cam
arinos, its first president, with a mem ber-
ship of twenty five, which has since in
creased to 175 1t has interested itself in
the Cretan movement from the start and
will raise separate fund among its own
members in addition to outside subscrip-
tlons and the receipts realized from the
forthcoming banquet and bali.