The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-05
RELIEF COMMITTEE TO
FORM STATE BODY

Several conferences were held yes
terday by E. n. Crutchheid, chair
man of the Armenian and Syrian Re-
lief Campaign in Richmond, which
opens January IL. for the purpose OF
completing the organization in this
has been allotted Richmond as its
quota in the 100000 apportionment
made to Virginia
Another general meeting will be
held at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon
at headquarters, Eleventh and Bank
streets.
number Of prominent men have
been invited to attend this meeting,
which time the various phases OF the
work will be discussed and the cam
paign for the relief of 1000 900 starv-
ing people in the Near East will be
discussed. 1t Is expected that def
mite plans for the drive viii he map
ped out at this time. Mr.. Crutchfield
already has been assured Of the help
and cooperation Of numerous organ
izations in this work. because OF his
activities in other campaigns here.
Much OF the preliminary work has
been completed In Richmond. and
everything will be in readiness for
the drive long before the intensive
campaigns opens on January -.
The work Of organizing the state
is also going forward rapidly it WAS
announced yesterday by Chairman
Walker Scott A majority Of the
counties have been organized with
chairmen. under the direction Of a
district chairman. and these men are
corn pieting their organisations. State
headquarters has been busy for a
week sending out literature and sup
plies to these men, and huge posters
have been put up On the hiiihoards
in every section Of Virginia. Smaller
posters. several Of which are declared
to be the most handsome and appeal
ing OF any ever used in the State. are
being put in store windows and other
places.
State headquarters has just re-
ceived letters from Secretary OF the
Navy Josephus Daniels and Cardinal
Gibbons. highly endorsing the Armen-
ian and Syrian Relief campaign. and
urging tfrc support of ting movement
by the American people.
II need not tell you how deeply |
am interested In the good work which
the American Committee for Relief
In the Near East is undertaking. Mr..
Daniels wrote. I'm all the horrors
OF the war the hearts OF our people
have gone out particularly to-the pco-
pies for whom the campaign In being
swaged to raise thirty million dollars
for their relief and help In these days
Of need.
1.-THE American Committee for
Armenian and Syrian Relief has done
a great work for humanity In days OF
peril and ! feel sure all Americana
will feel II a privilege to make con-
tributions to the larger measures OF
help to these prosecuted peoples"
The letter from Cardinal Gibbons
Ia as follows. -
Tho, attempt to relieve and save
starving peoples in the Near East de-
serves the sympathetic support OF AL
Christian people. Not only have the
Christian inhabitants of Turkey been
Impoverished and decimAted by q
succession Of wars, but deportation
and massacres have destroyed many
fathers and mothers. leaving hundreds
of thousands OF orphans to be fed,
clothed and provided with homes.
The American committee for
Armenian and Syrian Relief IL to lun-
dertake to raise. In .January.,.A large
sum for this purpose. hope that
all who have given freely for this and
other ferns Of war relief will be gen-
erous still in the face Of this greatest
tragedy of the war"