The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-09
Big CAMPAIGN IN
COUNTY FOR RELIEF
next week
Drive For Armenian and Syrian Relief
Begins In Mason County Next
Week-Settlement Girls
VIII Help.
To the People of Mason County:

To the People of Mason County:
The Kentucky committee for Ar
menian and Syrian Relief, Rev. e. l..
Powell chairman, Major John II.
Leathers, treasurer, Miss Beth Hig-
gins, state campaign director. all OF
louisville, has appointed me chairman
of Mason county, for the raising of
this county's quota of the $30,O0O,OOO
called for by the National Committee
composed of leading men or the ma
ton, with headquarters in New York
City. This drive was ordered last
March but was not put on In Mason
and some other counties, so that Ken
lucky is behind $150,0O0. These de-
linquent counties are now urged to
prompt action to meet the appalling
need of these destitute, but worthy
people. Chairmen for each voting pre-
cinct will be appointed who will
promptly organize, and proceed to
bring up their quotas. The amount
apportioned to each precinct is based
on the estimated wealth as shown by
the books of the tax commissioner.
Every ono will recognize the justice
of this plan. The county apportion-
ment is $4,000. Mason county has
made an enviable record in her war
work, and I fell sure her people will
not allow any other county to take her
crown.
In addition to the $4,000 it is asked
that the committees will canvass their
Territory for new or worn clothing for
the relief Of this desperately needy
people. Men, women and children are
Ito be supplied, any garment that Will
keep a human being from freezing Will
be acceptable. Mr.. Joseph Dodson,
corner Second and Wall streets, has
kindly consented to receive and store
the clothing. This work must be done
at once, as winter Is near, and ship
will leave New York City November
15, to carry supplies to these starving
peoples. The survivors Of this fearful
persecution are coming back to their
desolated homes to find nothing but
mother earth. Their houses and fur
niture, their domestic animals and i'm
plements are gone and their hope is
America.
They are fragments of families
Among them are four hundred thou
sand orphan children that must be bed
and clothed or die Of need as thous-
ands have done. Five dollars month
supports child, sixty dollars year
They are being gathered into temper
airy houses and cared for by four hun
dred men and women who have gone
from our home land to save them. Thi.
territory is not covered by the Rec
Cross. The committee for Armenian
and Syrian Relief was so we'll organ
ized and had been so active during tn
war 1t was thought best to continu
It's work and leave other fields to tn
Red Cross.
The massacres of the Armenions ar
the most barbous in human history
Thousands were drowned and merci
less butchered; other thousands wer
driven from their homes into the de
serts to perish with hunger and thirst
A million have been destroyed in thi
way. For generations the cruel Turl
has been numbering these people. l
has been a religious persecution
Rather. than give up the Christian re
ligion and become Moslems the.
have suffered all this. There is n,
people on the globe where history an,
present condition appeals to Chris
tians as this people. This is one o
the Oldest civilized nations in tn,
world and have enjoyed the blessing
of Christianity since the second cen
tury. The Greeks and Jews of Asst
Minor and Palestine are suffering will
them, and will be relieved by ou
benefactions. Let 1t not be said o
any citizen of Mason county In th
last, "In as much as ye did It not I,
one of these little ones ye did 1t no
to me-"