Connecticut western news., 1919-02-27
CONNECTICUT ID RAISE MILLION
 FOR NEAR EAST RELIEF CAMPAIGN

(Beacon Falls, Bethany, Middlebury, | Prospect), Rev. A. M. Davidson; New | Britain district (Berlin, Kensington, | Newington, Plainville), Paul K. Rog- CTS; New London district (East Lyme, | Groton, Lyme, MOntville, Mystic, NJ antic, North Stonington, Noank, Old l Lyme, Salem, Stonington, Waterford), | George S. Palmer; New Milford dis trict (Bridgewater, Gaylordsville, Kent, ROxbury, Sherman, Warren, Washington, A E. Schaff; Plainfield district Canterbury, Center Village, Moosup, Packerville, Sterling, Waure- gan), Charles Bragge; Rockville dis trict Coventry, Ellington, Somers, Stafford, Stafford Springs, Storrs, Tol- land, Union, Vernon, Willington), Rev. Levi Rees; Simsbury district (Avon, Canton, Granby), Thomas H. Des- mond; Southington district, c. c. Chamberlain; Stamford district (Da- rien, Glenbrook, New Canaan, Noro- ton, Shippap, Shippan PoinO, E. E. Scovill; Wallingford district North ford, Tracy, Yalesville), Rev. Arthur P Greenleaf; Waterbury district l Bethlehem, Southbury, Thomaston, Watertown, Woodbury), J. B. Smith; Willimantic, district (Andover, Ash ford, Chaplin, Columbia, Hampton, Mansfield, Scotland, Windham), Charles A. Gates; Winsted district (Barkhamstead, Colebrook, Hartland, New Hartford, Norfolk, Riverton, Win chester), Hon E. B. Gaylord; Haddam district Chester, Clinton, Deep River, Durham, East Haddam, Essex, Ivory l ton, Killingworth, MoOdus, Old Say brook, Saybrook, Westbrook), Hon. D. W. Hazen; Hartford district Gloom | field, Broad Brook, Collinsville, East Granby, East Hartford, East Wind sor, Enfield, Glastonbury, HockaLum, North Bloomfield, Rocky Hill, South Windsor, Suffield, Tariffville, Ware house Point, West Hartford, Wethers- 1 field, Windsor, Windsor Locks), Judge l.. P. Waldo Marvin; Derby-Shelton district. P. L. Gerety New Haven dis trict (Branford, Cheshire, East Haven, Guilford, Hamden, Madison, Monto- wese, Morris Cove, North Branford, North Haven, Orange, Stony Creek, West Haven, Westville, Woodbridge), Hon. l.. W. Cleveland.
 Governors Proclamation.
 Governor Holcomb has issued proclamation, reading as follows:
 "An opportunity is hereby presented in western Asia whereby the people of I Connecticut may uphold their reputa- tion for generosity, do a work of con- structive philanthropy and help settle a controversy that has disturbed the peace of the world for hundreds of years.
 Americans have difficulty in form ing an adequate conception of the hor- TOT and villainy of the crime that has been committed against the Christian people of Asia Minor, and I am con- vinced that if we could visualize their suffering Connecticut alone would give the S30,0O0O00 now asked of the na- tion.
 "I am equally sure the people of this state do not intend by neglecting this call for help to allow these suffering people to perish and so enable the murderous Turks, upheld as they were by Germany, to succeed in their pur-
 
 as if they had been victorious in war. ''It is seldom that we have before us duty so plain, a reason so clear and cause so urgent as is afforded by
 this appeal through which we may al-
 leviate suffering regardless of race, creed or denomination.
 "Out of the Near East came the great men of Bible days whose teach ings have helped the world for cen+r- ! ries in it's struggle for freedom, justice
 and righteousness. In the name of the , prophets and leaders of old let us help
 their descendants today.
 "Let us give joy to the sorrowful,
 food to the hungry, clothing to the naked, inspiration to the broken hearted and cause them to feel that God still reigns and all is right in the = world. Above all, let us help them to
 help themselves by the intelligent syS-
 tenn of rehabilitation essential to the program of reconstruction planned by
 the American Committee for Relief in , the Near East.
 with this in view I recommend to , the clergy of the state that on Sunday, the 23rd of February, they bring this = matter to the attention of their re- = spective congregations to the end that . they be informed of the facts and in- . spired to the service for humanity , which they present"