Evening journal., 1919-03-27
CHILDREN give TO
FAR EAST RELIEF
Atrocities Inflicted Upon
Suffering Peoples Touch
Hearts of Americans
MAYOR WITH THE
WORKERS TO-DAY

This is Armenian day in The schools
Of the city. Pupils OF -lhc grammar
grades and students Of The lligh
schools have had the needs Of the
State campaign IN the aid Of The Near
East explained 90 them during the
week by speakers, and today the dimes
and quarters Of the children were
brought 90 lhe schools and added to
funds already collected. The total VII
not be known. pcrh0ps, before the end
OF the week. but indications at noon
today were that 10 would be between
one and two Thousand dollars and very
likely nearer the latter figure.
Total receipts today were g, t30.
The grand total. Si7,746.
The appeal for the sake OF the starv
I ing children OF Armenia and syria has
struck q responsive chord in the heart:
OF the children and their only regre
is that they have not the funds Will
which TO do more. Parochial and prl-
yate schools have done all they could
in addition to the public schools, the
Red Gross organization in the latie7
having been the foundation FOR the
contribution from this class Of edu-
cational Institutions.
The celebration Of Armenian Day car
ried with It special programs, in which
many OF the children took part 70 has
developed q lNcIier interest in geo
graphical studies bearing on those sec
tions. and thus, IN addition 10 the gifis
Of The children, they themselves have
benefited
Mayor Lawson presided at the noon
day luncheon i'm the grill room at the
Hotel dupont today. Miss Catherine r
McCormock was the speaker 1ester-
DAYS lump i'm receipts from a little over
two thousand 90 more than fifteen thou
sand dollars. put new life into the work
ers and there was an added zest m
their work for funds since that time.
The Patriotic League Girls Of the du-
pont building are doing AN they can TO
help the campaign. They succeeded in
accumulatinc $50 up 10 this week and
are now busy striving to earn or col
lect the remaining $50 so that they may
adopt three orphans. one girl baked a
pie that looked 50 delicious and 3p-
pealcd TO the inner man OF the men
clerks 90 such am extent that she sue
ceeded i'm obtaining 81 for il. Others are
ANNANNlNE WNAlNA NNAN NH ~ A'"N"t ht+tr
plans, which they expect TO be success
full
The young women workers at the
booth i'm the lobby Of the Hotel du-
Pont had a wonderful day yesterday.
Upwards OF 500 was collected as a re-
suit Of their efforts. 4 powder COM
pany Official wrote them out a check
for $500 and one man paid SO for a
red carnation that was on sale.
Returns from other booths placed
about theatres and public places
brought in on an average Of between
$50 and $50.
Mrs. T. Coleman dupont assisted by
Mrs. C.. Marshall Barton aud Mrs.
Joseph Bancroft entertained at Mrs. du-
Points residence last evening in honor
Of Lady Anne Azgapedian. But Lady
Anne was ill i'm New York and unable
60 attend and in her place General AZ
gapeiian, who with his wife was con-
nected with the Imperial Red Cross OF
Russia. spoke Of their activities in the
Near East aud Of conditions as they
had found them there. Miss Mccormick
made an appeal for contributions, aud