Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-01-16
SITUATION IN
NEAR EAST need
AMERICA,SAID

The local organ ization Tor the county
and city drive next sunday afternoon
TO secure 5000 for the RELIEF Of si,e
more than four million sufferers In
Asia Minor Palestine ana the Near
East Is getting ready for tlle big drive.
he average citizen does not realize
that thousands are dying OF illness ana
right now ID these strickef,
lands. Little hildrc,l dig around in the
iriles Of offal and refuse for chance
grains Of oats and corn They tear tl,s.
bark orr the trees and even at tempt fo
eat the grass In the parched fields, I'LL
y no Uncommon sight for he workers
70 come upoE q group of children tear,
Ing 70 pieces the carcass Of some
animal that had itself probably perish.
cd Of hunger.
The people Of South Dakota i,a IL snos
seem their hiltEen cry ying Tor gnfead d,
literally starving iii tIl d name 81 Il slivus
sfislnity LET ia give generously to ttiis
urgent need. At least a days income,
or the yalne Of q bnshel OF wlaea
give somthing. Five dollars d month
will maintain one person in the Orient,
Do no take up the time Of the commit.
tee arguing the case. When peobe d re
starving to death there is no argument.
This is q case where money talks
We need money and not arguments
Come through with d generous contri
button, Codington county should raise
double the amount asked for.
The Codington county COMMITTEES Oh
the Armenian and Syrian relief have
made the necessary appotf, tmerit o6
the township COMMITTEES chairman to
raise The amount outside OF the city FOR
the Armenian ana Syrian relief. There
are approximately four million starry.
ing people to be aided by the donations
made to this cause
The committee has appointed chair
men as Follows
Wallace, IT, "A. Adams; South shore,
Dr. Q. CT Frink; Florence r. III. Larson,
Henry, u. Foss;; Eden twp. Js Al. Groves.
Phipps township. Alton Phipps: Grace.
land township Albert Olson: Henry
township p. 2. Keiton; Dexter ewnshiI,
Tom Hagen; Fuller township, 4. IT. Rab.
cock; Richland Township u Il EJ Purcell;
Kanpeska township H. q. Tfgner, Asa
Lebert; Lake township, Warren Welsh;
Pelican township, Fred &c, Benthin;
German township. u. n. NIichaels; Rau.
vile township. G.. HI Taeclser; Elrnira
township Nick Kirsch; Sheridan town
ship. g. 9. Wess; Lenla township,
Rudolph zielsky; Vaverly township.
Roy Dougherty;; Kranzburg township,
Thomas Spartz.
The necessary blanks have been
mailed to these committee cilairmer,,
and It is expected that they will respond
promptly to the request and raise the
amount in the township. to put Cod.
iEgton county over the top, in Its quota
OF $1,000,
In the great conflict the boys strug.
gled for the supremacy Of the principle
of right and the success of the AIneri,
can flag. Every effort should be turned
now, toward the saving Of human life.
Every man. woman, and child iii Cod.
ington county should come to the laid
of these people with great determina-
ton II rs the actual saving Of life I'd
men, women. and especially children. y
Township chairmen will draft such
help as nav be needed from rei 1ibora
and friends, and put the work over On
Saturday ana Sunday of this week
M axor lxersg for the Gil 81 Will
ne announced tom orrow Il m lby city Hair.
man I'D IA F3s,rf M 81