Evening journal., 1919-03-22

A mass meeting in the interests or
the Near East campaign that will open
in this State tomorrow. win be held
in the Playhouse at o'clock sunday
afternoon. Miss Ellen Stone. mission
worker. who was captured by Turkish
br gands and held Nr ransom until
sufficient money was paid to the Turks
from American citizens, will be the
chief speaker
Miss stone was employed on the edi-
torial staff Of the Congregati0nalist for
over ten years. Hearing Of The great
need Of missionaries. she enlisted Tor
service under the American Board Of
Fore gn Missions and took up her lie
for twenty years among the people OF
Bulgaria. Later she went to Sarrikov
and Phillippopolis and was then re-
called TO Macedonia.
While in Turkey she was captured
by q band OF br.gsnds and held under
penalty Of death for six months until
1850 pounds in gold was subscribed
by 22OO citizens of~ihis country.
In addition to the meeting at the
Playhouse, there will be other speakers
in The Near East drive who will speak
at some of the churches in this city.
In the morning Miss Katherine Rey-
nolds Mccormick viii speak in Della
ware Avenue Baptist Church, Captain
Morse al McCabe NJ. r. and the Dzern-
on Trio viii sing at Union NJ. L.
Church.
In the evening. Miss Mccormick will
speak at Mt. Salem NJ. z. Church Capt.
Morse at st. Andrews p. +. Church,
the Dzernon Trio at Olivet Presbyter-
ian Church and Miss Stone at West
Presbyterian Church.
At none OF the meetings in the
churches or Playhouse viii a collection
be taken for the Armenian fund, or an
effort made 60 obtain subscriptions.
Public school children OF Whining
ton, who nave more than once demon
straled their patriotism in war cam
paigns are going 10 rally TO the call
from the starving and sick children Of
Armenia, and on Thursday will make
special effort to aid the campaign that
opens in this State tomorrow with their
pennies.
Throughout the week in every room,
the teachers Will lay emphasis on the
section that is embraced i'm the Near
East drive. The children will be given
special instruction IN studies such as
geography that will serve 10 illustrate
the campaign section. In this way, and
also through reference TO the great
need OF the stricken districts, the sym
pathes Of the pupils will be appealed
to.
Il is recognized that the children
cannot give largely. but II the parents
can be reached through the children,
then returns may be expected. What Is
given from the schools will likely come
through the junior Red Cross auxili-
aries.
I'm each public school in the city
there are such auxiliar'es and each has
its own fund 10 is expected that many
OF the schools will be able TO adopt an
Armenian orphan, but there gre some
sections where II will be necessary to
group two or more schools in Order
TO obtain this result.
The children who understand the OBJ
iects OF the drive are enthusiastic over
il They are eager 10 do everything
they can TO aid and 1t will not be sur
p~islng II. through their efforts. con-
siderable sum is contributed through
the schools.
ON Wednesday evening Mrs. n Cole |
man dupont will entertain in honor OF
lady Anne Ngapet'an. OF the Russian
Red Cross. Lady Anne will tell Of her
experiences In the Near East. With /
Mrs dupont as hOstesses OF the even I
ing will be Mrs. Joseph Bancroft and
Mrs c Marshall Barton