Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-12
TO
TELL AMERICUS
MASS MEETING
OF NEAR EAST
Nineteen Committees Named By
Chairman H. 0. Jones to Con-
duct Fund Drive.


day by Chairman H. O. Jones for the
launching of the campaign Monday
night for relief of the starving peo-
piles of the Near East. He announced
the names of eight women's commit
tees, ten mems committees, and one
committee of prominent negroes 10
cOnduct the canvass of the city and
county in behalf of the dying in Ar
menia, Palestine, Syria and Greece.
The campaign will start with a
bang Monday evening at great mass
meeting at the First Methodist church.
The principal speaker will be Hooper
Alexander, of Decatur. United States
attorney for the northern district of
Georgia, and one of the most famous
orators of the state. Mr. Alexander,
although a busy man, lent himself to
this drive because of the great need
of the starving people whom it is de-
signed to save. The stories of the
conditions among these innocent VIC
TINS of the barbarous Turks and the
war, which they had no part in max
ing, are so terrible that busy and ia
nous people all over the nation have
joined the movement and are doing
everything possible to help alleviate
the suffering of the stricken people
and save as many lives as possible.
Mr. Jones will preside at this meet
ing, and will present Col. E. A. MIS-
bet, secretary of the local draft board,
who will introduce Mr. Alexander.
Mr.. Nisbet and Mr. Alexander served
together in the Georgia house in 1912,
when Mr.. Alexander gained consider
able fame for himself in his fight for
the Tippens BILL up to that time GeOr-
gia's most drastic prohibition
legislation.
Mr.. Jones announced today that no
contributions and no subscriptions
will be taken at the meeting Monday
night. and that every person inter
ested in the conditions in the Near
East, and in relieving suffering hu-
mainly is invited.
In making public the list of com
mittees of workers, Mr.. Jones an
nounced that every member of every
committee is expected to serve, and
all are asked to meet at his Office at
9 O'Clock next Tuesday morning, at
which time territory will be assigned
to the various committees. The com
mittee personnel follows:
LADIES COMMITTEES
Committee No. Mrs. John Shelf
field. Chairman Mrs. R. L. McMath,
Mrs. J. T. Taylor
Committee No Mrs T F. Gate
wood, Chairman; Mrs. L. B. Lott Mrs.
E. P. Wilder.
Committee No. 3.-Mrs. Leroy Hen
derson. Chairman; Mrs A. C. Crockett,
Mrs c. P Davis
Committee No. Mrs c. ]. Sher-
lock. Chairman; Mrs. E. L, Cars
Mrs. George Van Ripper,
Committee No. 5.-Mrs c. c Hawk
ms. Chairman; Mrs. R. L. Maynard.
Mrs. Joseph Perkins.
Committee No 6-Miss Lula Mathis,
Chairman; Mrs. H. B. Mashburn, Mrs.
J. D. Hooks,
Committee No, Mrs. Cloyd Buch-
anan, Chairman; Mrs. Eugene Cato.
Mrs. G. T Cunningham
Committee No. S-Miss Emma Mae
Borum, Chairman; Mrs. j. w Harris.
Jr., Mrs Stephen Pace
MEMS COMMITTEES
Committee No. 1T M. Furlow,
Chairman; H L. Mize, While Marshall,
j. k&Johnson.
Committee No. 2.-F. P. Harold,
Chairman, NJ M Dudley p e. West
brook. T. F. Gatewood.
Committee No. st. c. Tillman
Chairman; f. b Everett, T. L. Bell, G.
J. Sherlock.
Committee No 4.-W. f. Taylor,
Chairman; W. M, Humber, Lewis