Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-09

ace Lorimer, who is chairman Of the Ar.
menian Committee. often wonder how
she can accomplish so much. She is ac.
lively interested in the Independence
Square branch of the Southeastern Chap.
ter of the Red Cross, and in fact Is there at
the workrooms twice a week; she is vice
chairman of the Huntingdon Valley and
Ogontz branch of the Red Cross; she was
one of the prime movers and workers at
the recent bazaar and fair for the Abing-
ton Hospital, and was at the banquet
given recently by the Mems Armenian
Committee, or, to be more exact. given
at the City Club by Bishop Rhinelander,
who is head of the Mems Committee. At
that luncheon Mrs. Lorimer told some-
thing of the work her committee has done,
and it was certainly splendid.
Now the Armenian Committee has sent
out folder telling of what they are try
ing to do for the poor prosecuted Ar
menians and explaining how ten cents
day will save little Armenian child
from starvation.
Mrs. Lorimer in her appeal says: THE
martyrdom of Christians is as much a
fact in this year of the German Kaiser as
| IL was in the days of the Roman Caesars.
A Prussian Pontius Plate washes his
hands of the blood of a just people, but
the stain will not out, for Germany was
the controlling power in Turkey when the
Armenians were put to the sword. 4"
Is Christianity a vital force or a Sunday
habit to Americans? Is the Brotherhood
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racy a battle cry or a catch phrase? If
we live Christianity, we practice Broth.
erhood, if we believe in Democracy, we
will sacrifice all to keep the faith. We
will save from starvation the remnant
of Armenians that the sword has spared.
Christian Armenia calls to Christian
America"
It's a strong appeal, but what a true
one! These good quiet, homeloving peo-
pie have been torn from their homes,
most of them put to death or worse, and
those who have been spared are left to
wander in a desolate country.
The folder says: "All relief money is
sent by cable, to avoid loss at sea, direct
to the American Consuls, to supply as far
as possible food, clothing, seed for future
crops, cattle, implements and material
with which to work" Industrial enter
prises are being established where possi-
BILE among these destitute people, and the
Armenians and Syrians are anxious for
work A letter recently received from an
Armenian who was a survivor of Erivan
saws: 1--WE decided that kind of indus
try that would give the most handworlI
with the least capital involved would be
the making of socks from wool, We buy
crude wool; this is taken to the river TO
be washed. The washing is done by men
who stand barefooted in the water all
day and pound the wet wool with clubs
made for the purpose 1t is hard, dis
agreeable work, for which sixty cents a
day is paid, and we have a hundred ap-
plicants for every position open. Then
the wool is dried in the open air, which
takes one or two days in good weather"
He continues, telling how the wool is
taken TO the carding factory, where the
women work at it, and after much prep.
aration it is finally handed over to the
spinners. There are nearly 1000 women
who spin-the wool and then knit 1t into
socks. They make about sixty-five cents
/
a week.
In this Armenian Committee every dol,
lar goes for the relief, the expenses of
collection and disbursement being met
privately, so you may know what good
the women of this committee are doing
with Mrs. Lorimer is Mrs. Bob Downs
who is treasurer, and "a host Of others
whose names are not on the folder. The
name Of Mrs. Fred Perry Power is given
as that member who has coin pins for
sale for the benefit Of the committee, and
which may be obtained at Mrs. Powers
home, 22s Harvey street, Germantown. or
al the Emergency Aid headquarters at
1928 Walnut street
They are certainly doing a wonderful
work. one would think they would be
utterly exhausted with 1t all;b but gracious
they aren't. and can attend to home and
Families just as II they had no other
tboneht IN the world.
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