The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-02-28
COLLECT FUNDS
FOR NEAR EAST
INTENSIVE CAMPAIGN IN CITY
AND COUNTY TO AID THE
STARVING
Rev. E. +. Spicer, in Charge of
Campaign in Stevens County,
Opens Intensive Campaign

The local committee on Near East
relief met at the Congregational
church on Tuesday evening and the
following business was transacted:
The Near East relief drive for Col
vile was planned for next week,
March l to 3. To facilitate the
work the city was divided in II parts
as follows:
Dist. No. 1 comprising the business
houses from the Golden Rule store to
the Willett garage, w. L. Sax, solicit
or; district 2, Leader store to Co.
lumbia Garage, E. C. Durdle, solicit
or; district 3, Hotel Lee to Pacific
garage, VIM. Keller, solicitor; dis
trict /, Jarchow's Smoke House to
Hotel Colville, Rev. Guy Denney,
solicitor; district 5, courthouse and
business houses on Oak street, c. C.
Casey, solicitor. Solicitors in the
business section will choose their
own assistants.
The resident section from east of
Main and north of 18th will be in
charge of the Episcopal church; dis
trct 2, east of Main between 4th
and First Congregational church in
charge; district 3, east of Main be-
tween First and Beach, Christian
church in charge; district T., east of
Main and south of Beach, Baptist
church in charge; district D. west of
Main and north or Third Episcopal
church in charge; district g., west Of
Main and south of Third, Free Me
thodist church in charge.
Sunday, Feb. 20, a union rally
in the interest of relief work will be
held at the Methodist church at
which time a speaker from Spokane
will be present. This meeting is
not held with the purpose of gather
ing funds, but for the purpose Of
disseminating knowledge. Nothing
except the usual offering will he
taken.
Everyone is urged to attend this
meeting.
Monday, March /, the city will be
billed with literature on the subject
of Near East relief. Then will fol
low the drive. Pledge cards will be
used. Pledges may be paid in full
or in part. The pledge cards are in
two parts. One part will be left
with the subscriber as a receipt, and
the other turned over to the treas
urer w. l.. Sax.
The need is very great and it is
hoped that all will assist to the ut
most of their ability Stevens coun-
ty must not fail in such a crisis as
this.
It should be remembered that all
overhead expenses in this drive are
borne by private subscription. Every
dollar we raise goes directly for re-
lief work.
The drive is on throughout the
county. As the several communities
are heard from mention will be made
in the press. The following have
responded to date: Aladdin, Mrs.
Luther Connolly, solicitor, $3.50;
Standard, Mrs. L. V. Thew, solicitor,
$51; Methodist Episcopal Sunday
school, Colville, $50; Congregational
Sunday school, Colville, $50; Free
Methodist Sunday school, Colville,
S17.8O. Those knowing of funds
that have been sent direct to the
Spokane or New York office will OBJ
lige by reporting the amount to W.
l.. Sax so that Stevens county may
have credit for same.
Let everybody boost for the drive
and help put it over the top.-E. r.
Spicer, chairman.
Campaign for $4,000
In Stevens county an effort will be
made to reach every church, Sunday
school, public school, grange, frater-
nal organization, lumber camp
mining camp, and community center
in the county.
To this end the following have
been asked to gather funds for Ar
menian relief:
The teachers in our public schools.