The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-11
NEAR EAST CAMPAIGN.
County Chairmen Have Been Named with
Two Exceptions,

The work of organizing for the cam
paign to raise 100000 ia Vermont for the
suffering peoples Of the near East Is pro-
crossing rapidly in the office of State
Chairman Roland H. Stevens at White
River Junction With but two excep-
tions, the state is already well organ
lied so far as county ehairmen are con.
cerned the exceptions being Bennington
and Franklin counties.
The county chairman organization IS
as follows:
Addison county, Prof Everett Skill
ings, Middebury.
Caledonia county, Gilbert NJ, Campbell.
Lyndomille
Chittenden county, Rev. G. G. Adams.
Burlington.
Essex county, T. R. Harvey, Island
Pond
Lamoillc county, Rev. W. 7. Best,
Morrisyille.
Orleans county, c. L. Erwin, Barton.
Rutland couuty, Leonard Y Wing, Rut.
land
Washington county, Prof Carl v.
Woodbury., Mortified
Windham county, 0. Il, Hughes, Brat.
tleboro
Windsor county, Rev b. A. Lucas,
Windsor
Rev, Fraser Metzger # Randolph win
be in charge of the work in the eastern
half Of Orange county. A man is yet TO
bc selected for tho work in the western
half Of the county,
The impression seems to have gained
ground that this drive is religious
movement Chairman Stevens wishes TO
dispel this impression. as the movement
is not religious in the sense Of being an
organized church movement, either as APP
piled to the country or TO Vermont.
While il is true that clergymeu arc con
spicuouslv identified with the drive, and
this applies 90 all states, their work Is
of purely humanitarian character and
should not in any way be viewed from a
church or orthodox standpoint Every
bodys dollar is desired in this SO neccs-
sary movement.
A feature of the drive will be addresses
BY prominent persons who are familiar
with the conditions in the countries Of
the near East. On next Monday evening
at St Johnsbury. General Mesrop n. Az
gapetian will deliver an address on the
conditions as they now exist in the east
ern countries Armenia, Syria Greece
and other countries that have been al
feeted by the world war.
The publicity for the campaign, which
begins next Sunday and will continue
for one week will be handled from head
quarters at White River junction, Rev.
John G. Prince of Bellows Falls, who has
had charge OF publicity up to the present
time, having been called to New Hamp-
shire to do field work in the campaign
10 be conducted in that state.
Rev c. X. Tracy OF Richmond, much of
whose life has been spent in the countries
of the East is performing field work in
Vermont and is expected to make several
addresses in different parts OF the state
before the campaign closes,
II is hoped TO arrange for an address
before the legislature by Henry Morgen-
THAI, former United States ambassador
to Turkey. during the week of the drive
1t is difficult to realize the extent of
the suffering that is taking place in these
war devastated countries Words are in
sufficient to paint the scene, and the
Photographic illustrations that have
come to this country from the East fail
to show the true conditions
Vermont has achieved an cuviable rec
ord for Iiberality in every campaign that
has been connected with war work for
the past two years. 1t is earnestly be-
ieved and expected that the people of
the state will respond as literally with
their doIlarsfin the campaign so shortly
to begin as they have in the past. and
that before the campaign ends on Sun
day, jan 10, every dollar Of the 100000
Of VerInonts quota will have been fully
subscribed