Evening journal., 1915-12-18
URGE help FOR THE
suffering ARMENIAN
Local Audience Adopts
Resolution Requesting
President Wilson to Act
START FUND FOR
STRICKEN PEOPLE

Under the auspices of the recently
organized Armenian Relief Associa-
tion of Delaware, a mass meeting was
held last evening in Grace M. E.
Church. Owing to The disagreeable
weather there was not as large an au-
dience as had been expected. Judge
William S. Prickett presided Speak
ers were Bishop f. j. Kinsman, VIII
liam T. Ellis. of the editorial staff, Of
the Philadelphia North American,
Chancellor Charles NJ. Curtis. the Rev.
Dr. Herbert f. Randolph AID NJ. H..
YOrganjian, an Armenian.
Each of the speakers emphasized thu
need of Armenia. which owing to TIN
stringency of the Turkish rule wherein
that government allows no relief eXpedi
tiOns TO enter its boundaries, is endur
ing great suffering and many hardships
Following a solo by Frank II. Mason
prayer was said by Bishop kinsman
Some Armenian prayers of int ~cessiol
for her people were also said.
A few opening remarks were made b,
Judge Prickett. He pointed out how tn
Turks have for many generations bee
seeking to blot out the Armenian ma
tion and how they intend to endcavo
doing so now when the rest of the worl
Is engaged in general warfare, and no
watching them.
Bishop Kinsman spoke Of Armeni
from religious standpoint. He sal
/ It was one of the first Christian coun
tries. He said its church has alway
! been a church Of martyrs and ha
never known anything other than per
secution.
DR.. Ellis suggested the sending OF
star Of assistant consuls to each q
the consulates in Turkey by the Stat
: Department for the purpose of dis
tributing American relief 70 tn
stricken Armenians.
Chancellor Curtis, DR.. Randolph
and Mr.. Yorganjian each spoke OF tn
urgent need of the Armenians an
pointed out how the responsibility {
helping them rests upon the shoulder
of a Christian nation.
i Following the address the follow
ing resolution, presented by Chan
cellor Curtis. was adopted and a cop.
4 of it authorized to be sent to tn
/ President of the United States and Il
the Secretary of State.
"rhe people of the city of Whining
ton, Del, in public meeting assembled
cry out in protest against the whole
sale massacre, cruel torturing an
what is called a Holy War agains
more than a million of non-combatan
Armenians, men. women and childreI
by the cruel Moslems, pursuant {
what is called a Holy War the of
cially avowed purpose Of which is IL
determination of the Armenian pei
pie; and we call upon the PresideT
OF the United States of America
proclaim without cessation the prt
test of the people of this countr
against the horrible atrocities and {
make every reasonable effort to sta
the hands of the butchers.
I'VE particularly urge upon tn
United States government a carefl
consideration of the possibility of S
enlarging the staffs' of the America
consulates in Turkey that they woul
be adequate to administer relief
the Armenian sufferers in their r.
spective areas.
"And further. that we appeal to th
people of Delaware to give money
relieve the distress of the remnant {
the Armenians. the most of whom al
in exile and are suffering, destitu
and homeless"
At the suggestion Of Doctor RAJ
dolph an offering was taken. whiC
will be the nucleus Of a fund TO
, forwarded to Charles r. Crane, trea
urer of the American-Armenian reli
committee, who in turn will forwal
the amount to Ambassador Morga
thau at COnstantinople for distrib
/, tion.