The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1919-12-17
NEAR EAST RELIEF CON.
VENTlON At MINNEAPOLIS
Cook County Praised For Effort
Made Last Winter. -

Made Last Winter. 49,
! AS county chairman and having
had charge Of the drive last winter
\ to raise funds for the Armenian and
Syrian Relief, entitled me to be
called as delegate to the state con-
vention, which met November 25th
in the Gold Room of the Radisson
Hotel at Minneapolis.
! I was glad, indeed, and proud to
be the representative of the people
! of Cook County, and how I wish
you could have heard all about how
much our money and efforts had
been appreciated, and how we were
i praised and lauded to the skies for
j having done so much and we'll. We
I were the first of the three counties
in the state having women chairmen,
i to go "over the top" The quota
for Cook county was $267.00 and we
raised almost $4,000.
! At the close of the war the nat
ional committee for Armenian and
1 Syrian Relief hoped it's work would
be over, and was about to disband,
/ giving it's members a chance to go
back to their own work and life
which they had cheerfully given up
to aid in this great cause, but upon
/ information direct from Herbert
/ Hoover as to conditions in foreign
lands, and especially in Armenia and
the Caucasus, on the food, clothing
and shelter question, they set to
work with will, reorganized under
a new name because of the large
work taken up and including other
countries besides Armenia and Syria
The new name is "Near East Relief"
incorporated by an act Of congress.
In behalf Of the sufferers we helped
last year and the new committee of
E'Near East Relief" I thank you for
the generous response of last year,
and l trust and hope that the cry
| for help from the 25O,O00 starving
mothers and children in foreign
lands will reach your ears and touch
your hearts and purse strings again
j this year during the drive which is
to be conducted for three weeks,
February 1st to 22nd. Keep the
date in mind and begin to save now
for it. Each man, woman and child
of the county can surely help in
many ways. Do your share in the
Christmas spirit, and give to help
others.
Following is the program as given
at the Minneapolis convention:
$3.50 A. M.-Devotional service, con-
Quoted by Rev. Chas. Wesley Burns,
| Pastor Hennepin Ave. Methodist
| Church.
|9:45 A. M Address,, "Destruction
and Reconstruction of the Near
East, DR.. j. E. Miller, Secretary
church of the Brethren; Elgin, liz
l10:00A. M.-Address, "America and
| the Near East, General Mesrop
| Newton Azgapetian, formerly Of
the Imperial Russian Army.
I1O:3O A. M.-Address, Rev. Isaac
| Yonan, Moderator Urumia Pres
| bytery.
HOO A. Statement of plan of
campaign, C. P. Burgess and Flor
ence Spencer Duryea.
12:00-Luncheon. Address by Gov.
J. A. A. Burnquist. "Fresh I'm
pressions from the Neld'' Rev.
Isaac Yonan. "America's Oppor-
tunity," C. P. Burgess. "Minne-
sota's Opportunity" Father Jaeger,
200 P. M-Statement of campaign
plan, Mrs. VIM. T. Coe, State Di-
rector Of Women's Organizations.
Discussion of Program by County
Chairmer>
The Press, Mr.. j. Richard Olson,
Religious Editor Minneapolis
Journal.
800 P. M.-The Christmas Appeal
C. P. Burgess, General Field Sec.
retary.
. Response, Cyrus Northrop, Presi.
dent Emeritus, University of Min.
nesota> Mr.. Joseph Chapman, State
Treasurer Near East Relief.
3:45-Address, Miss Olive M. Vaughan
recently returned from Turkey.
, 400 P. M.-Address, Hon. C. c. Nc
Carthy, Grand Rapids, Mimi
| Ais P. M.-Motion Pictures, ]. O.
Arroll.
MRS. L. H. LIEN,
: County Chairman
Near East Relief