New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-13
Consul Describes SyrianS
Driven from Home by
Ravages of Turks.
ROCKEFELLER FUND
GIVES $4,000 MORE
Already Foundation Has Sub
scribed 100000 for Relief
Mme. Chenu Lectures To- day.

Moved by the urgent opp al for aid
issued by the American Committee FOR
Armenian and Syrian Relief, the Rookie
Teller Foundation gave an additional
$4,000 yesterday. This makes total
Of S4O5, GOO subscribed by the founda-
ton to this project since it was in
stituted.
j. B. Jackson, American Consul At
Aleppo, has notified Ambassador Nor
genthau Of the ptiful condition of Ar
menian refugees in the vicinity Of his
consulate. lie says 100000 homel sss
men, women aud children arc now hud-
died IN huts and makeshiit tents be
tween Aleppo and Damascus. These
have been driven from the. homes b.
The ravages Of the Turks. Many arc
wounded, all are starving. Food prices
are now so high in Turkey that 1t will
cost the equivalent of $40 day to
keep life in the strongest Of these ref
ugees.
Other contributors sent to the COM
mittee yesterday were: Arthur Curtlss
James, $4,000; Armenian National De
fence Union, $1,000; Anonymous, 1000,
Armenian Students Of the University Of
Michigan. 1926; Martin A. Ryerson,
$500. and Miss Elizabeth W. Dodge,
$500. The total is now S51S $3.50.
The Mems Business League for he
Relief of Jewish War Sufferers col
lectod S4466 this week. Local commit
tees are being organized in all branches
of trade The headquarters of the
league has been moved 90 225 Fifth
Avenue.
(henu Lecture To-day.
Nine. Marguerite Chenu delegate 20
this country from the Union des
Femmes Ce France one of the three
great French Red Cross societies will
begin d series of lectures fer the ben
eft of this organization at the Ritz
Carlton this afternoon. Five talks will
be given. one each week Lantern
slides will accompany the lectures.
Tickets for the course are SD.
Jules Bots the French pubicist, has
invited well known persons of the city
go conference for the benefit Of the
Permanent Blind Relief Wac Fund, 90
poo held at Sreirv's next Tuesday.
N Bots wll speak upon The Great
Martyrs OF the War Tho Rcr. DR..
T. a. Sures. Of the Church Of s..
Thomas. Will preside. Frank \. Van
dcrnp. Euhu Root. George A kesslcr
and others are organizing various ac-
tyities 10 build up Institutions for the
relief Of the blinded soldier. Mrs. o..
II. j. Belmont, Mrs Irving Broksw,
Mrs. Nicholas Murray Butler, Mrs.
Charles Dana Gibson. Mrs. George j..
Gould. Mrs Otto Kann and other So
cicty leaders viii act as reception
committee.
Despite the activity OF the Daughters
Of the American Revolution in selling
little Belgian flags for the aid Of the
Commission for Relief 20 Belgium. re-
turns indicate that they are going 10
Fail 20 obtain $l.0oO00O An appeal
Las been sent out by tho commission
for more workers. Flag and instruc-
lions VIII be furnished f. all at the
commissions Offices, in the Equitable
Building
The Lafayette Fund yesterday re
ceiyed S342 for comfort kits for French
soldiers. This makes a total Of 1884,
9c9l6. Mrs Whitney Warren yester-
dav announced that S3lS had been con-
'ribu'ed 20 the Secours National Fund.
The total is now s16S, 765ts.