Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-02-28
Governor Hoicomb and Proml,
nent Committee Urge Drive
February e.

Connectlcuts last wartime drive Is
for the Relief In the Near East, The
suffering Armenians Syrians. Persians
and Greeks who have survived the ter
rlble crueltles Of Turkish and German
Turkish mlsrule and devastation dur
ing the war Connecticuts quota or
the nations contribution Of S30,OOO,0O
has been fixed at 100000 TO 81 600
600, and Governor HOlcomb, address
ing the district lenders whom he sum
moned 10 luncheon nj the Taft Hotel
IN New Haven recently. said, Why, II
We here In Connecticut could only
reallze the terrible situation and con
difl0ns In Armenia and Syria We
would ralse the whole S3u0O0D9
right here IN Connecticut 10 one
week !"
Feb. % 10 March g.
In most of GoHnecticut's thirty four
campaign districts, the Identical dis
tricts used In the United War Work
ers' campaign last November. the Near
East Relief Campaign viii be wakra
the week Of February % 10 March 3
In the Hartford, Bridgeport, New Ha
ven and few other districts local cir
eumstances have compelled a post
ponement to the week Of March 2 TO o,
inclusive.
Governor Has Strong Aides.
Governor Holcomb Is honorary
state chairman and Professor Nj W
Jacobns OF Hartford is chairman of
The Executive Committee. Besides
Chairman Jaeobus, the executive com
mittee consists OF Rev. John G. Muir
ray, Joseph W Alsop. Robert Scoville
Henry W Farnum, John H. Goss, VII
liam II. Hall, George q Hubert. Rabbi
II W Ettelsen. John G kebabian,
Professor H. X. Mitchell, Meics H.
Whapics. George W. Wheeler. Judge
Isaac Wolfe, Frank @ Nibberts Mrs
7 Belknap Beach Miss Caroline
ltuutz Rees and Miss Edith Moolsey.
United Support Assured
The state headquarters Of fbe re-
lief Committee are N M - Lewis
street. Hartford, HsHa q section 81 lte
office If lHe Food Admins on.
which las heaa dieaeHe9 be- Ffa don't
Wilson m6 tinted ssl rood td
mlniaiueae lt9bcri Hoover - eeep-
crate u lle emHAsH g9Wgra6
Good Administrator EaIef @eeEitle
las Appended 10 ali his Hr8 hpd AL
mtnist udofs5 and Joseph IS Al=ah ~
lie State Council Of Defense Eas ap=
pealed 70 tire chairmpe ~ ull Var 1fI
rrnus ia do their utmost 10 aid tho
enmpnign Glereymen Of all denomi-
nations have pledged themselves to
the task. and such organizations rs
Chambers OF Commerce. Rotary Clubs
aud Young Mems Christian Associa-
tons have also promised their support
Prominent Men Enlisted.
The Executive Committee Inns elect
ed officers rs follows Professor NJ W.
Jacobus chairman Joseph W. Alsop.
Henry w Fnrnum John II Goss. Rob
ert Scovlle and George " Wheeler.
vice ehairmen. Miss Eleanor Tudor
Green, secretary Meigs II Whaplcs.
treasurer. George $ GODDARD cam
palgn librarian. und Lowry " Satler.
campaign director.
Looking Toward Connecticut.
Many states have already made
their quota, bur two New England
sutes. Connecticut and Massachu.
sets, and one or two other states have
been delayed and for this reason are
being urged 10 speed by the national
headquarters. which is daily receiving
calls for aid frau he American consul
lar officials In Turkey aud The Near
East. None of Ibe recent approprla.
tton Of 500 uOo tmo nv Congress Is
available for these dvina Nrmeutau<
aud Syrans because tte4 are unahle
TO furnish The required credit ar gual.
antics for repa9 ntcnt
District cnairmen Named
Some Of the disgtet chairmen nj
ready selected are ms talloWS.
Ansouia distrtct tos nd, SEYMOUR.
l.. +. Anchutz I5gbHgla district tCa
man. Cornwall "a iluge. Morris,
North Canaan 81 ~bary, Sharun)
Rev. W. ! brew stcr. Middletown dis
triet .(Ams-on. Gnead. Chatham Crem.
well, East Hampton. Hebron. Middle
field, PortluuD. Rev W. IL, Hall; Mil
ford district devon, WoodmonO.
Herbert Smith has been in Bos-