East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-11-07
CHRISTMAS SHIP is
BEING MADE READY
Navy Collier Caesar VIII Garry Gifts
of America to the Destitute Syrians
and Armenians.

NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-America's
Christmas ship to foreign lands,
which this year will be the navy col
lier Caesar or a collier of the same
type. is being refined by the govern
ment for carrying food supplies to
destitute Syrians and Armenians. IT
will leave New York December /,
carrying a capacity cargo of food
stuffs and new clothing for Beirut,
Syria, from which port relief will be
distributed by American Red Cross
and Red Crescent agents, aided by
United States consuls and missionar-
les
The American Committee for Ar
menian and syrian Relief, has just
sent $20s, 600 through the State de-
partment to various distribution Gen.
tiers to be distributed Immediately by
the committees agents direct to the
most needy survivors of the Armen-
ian deportations and the syrian fam
inc months. This money will pur-
chase grain. blankets and clothing.
giving the sufferers within the Turk
ish empire a foretaste of the Christ
mas cheer which the United States
navy boat will bring.
AS a necessary preliminary to the
sending of the Christmas ship ar.
rangements are being made for col
lections in the churches of the EN-
tire country Thanksgiving day, the
receipts of which will be used in COM
pleting the cargo. The ship will car
ry 500, 600 pounds of rice, 200. 900
pounds of whole wheat. 500, 600
pounds of sugar, 1000 cases of con
densed milk for children, 10, 600 bar
rels of flour, $4,000 gallons of pc
troleum and . 5000 gallons of cotton
seed oil.
Military regulations forbid the car.
rying of anything except new cloth
ing. Hundreds Of cases of warm I'M
derwear and sweaters and light shoes
for men. women and children, stock
ings for women and children. cotton
and wooden socks for men. blankets
and blanket shawls. gray cotton and
wooden cloth in the piece. unbleached
muslin. and cotton thread. needles
and pins will form a part of the car
go. Contributors to the cargo and
churches which are raising money
are sending their gifts to w. A. Stauh,
the Red Cross representative in
charge of the Christmas ship at the
Bush Terminal, Brooklyn. New Yorf
Navy officials and prominent
churchmen Of all denominations will
Join the ceremonies to be held at the
Christmas ships departure. adding to
its cargo the holiday good wishes OF
one country to the stricken races of
another.
The money collected on the two
days recently proclaimed by president
Wilson as Armenian and Syrian Relief
DAYS having been cabled already for
immediate relief. more than a quar-
ter Of a million dollars additional
must he gathered to freight the
Christmas ship. The funds already
collected it is believed, will be supple.
mented to this amount in hundreds
Of cities in which the proclamation
days were used merely as the begin
ming Of local campaigns which win
last until after Thanksgiving.
There is little doubt, however THAI
after the response Of the
try to the appeals of the president
and the committee has been register
fully. many Of the most elemental
needs Of the deportation Victims to
relieve which in Armenia alone form.
Ambassador to Turkey Henry Nor
genthau estimates $4,000. 600 is neces-
sary. will still be uncarea for nerma-
and that Americas a'sistanc"
to the sufferers OF the orient must
continue.