Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28
I RELIEF WORKERS |
SAIL FOR NEAR EAST.
PhiIadeIphian in Party Appeals
for Help for Western
Asiatic People
CHURCHES PLAN WORK

Seven Pennsylvnrians. one from this
CITY. sailed from New York today for
relief work in ConstantinoDlc. under
the auspices Of the Near East Relief
Society.
This announcement was made today
from the hcadnuartcrs. at 2l3 south
Broad street In the party are walter
y. Telty, 1919 Vine street, PhiIa.
RAY +. Bender. Springs. Somerset
county. Pa. Roy Il. Meyer. BIG East
Chestnut street. Lancaster, Lancaster
county. Pa; Daniel j. StoltziusS;
Martinshurg. Blair county, ia. ; lsaoeI
r, Norkewiez. g South Owen avenue,
Lansdowpe. Delaware county, Ia, 80
Edith T. Wood. Bartvillc, Lancaster
Mr.. Fclty said before he. sailed y
wish TO make this personal appear 10
nv friends and citizens generally 10 40
Mi in their power here Mt home 10 sup
mort tbe cause in which / have cnllStPd:
The appeal of the starving thonsannts %,
Armenia and other countries OF western
hs;n must not, cannot be ignored pE
the Christian powers of people OF
America, Hundreds of thousanaS o.
adults and children are in neeu Vi Jul
aid"
Promote Relief Work
An effective organization Of all the
ohnrches in Philadelphia for promotloh
of tbn Nnor East Relief campaign Is
bo;ng ncrfectcd under direction OF IN"
Rev DR.. Frank Il. Lynch, OF thG :, ron
nczer Methodist Church; ana II. y: n'
Uoagland, in charge OF the churc" u''
vision of Near East R'iiet; :..o
1t is proposed to divide the gitt int"
twenty three geographical uiS'riCss' ,5
| 1 -. naph plnrgn n com =
,,,;ttoo of Ave or more persons. Every
Congregation will be carefully and quiet
iv ronvossed so that each member may
roceive first hand information as ia
INV holm is imperative for the starving
peoples in the Near East.
Leaders Make Plea
The following request has been tor
warded by Bishop Rhinelander. chalr
man of the Philadelphia district cam
no;gn committee, and Mrs. George Hor
"a 7 orimcr vice chairman of the STATE
Committee of the Near East Relief:
HDoubtless you are aware that un
lac, America helps Immediately hundreds
of Thousands Of people will literali!
Storve to death during the next feV
months in the near eastern lands. ant
thot thp committee formerly known a
tha American committee for Armenia,
and Syrian relief has been incorporate
bw Congress as the Near Fast Relief.
cit is true that this distressing sit
nation cannot be permanently rene
. died by anything short of the establish
ing with such outside help and supper
ns may be necessary. OF free and lndc
nendcnt government for these cruell
. Impressed people. Political rather tina
charitable relief is the great end t
! work for.
Can't Let Them Starve
d But meanwhile we cannot let thcs
d people starve. For the purpose of say
ing as many of them as possible I'll
Q Near East Relief is conducting nation
d wide effort to raise funds sufficient
tide them over until the next harvcS
! '"This appeal must be made to Chris
u tian people. These lands are Bib
lands. The people are remnants
ancient Christian nations. To Il
io Christian people of America. therefor
, must we look for the leadership al
service necessary to bring this to d
ID attention of the general public.
ID $50 pitcOuS and pressing are the ca
that il has been necessary to devcl'
'' this effort in an unpreCcdcntcdly shO
ID time. Will you. therefore. please +
ply on the inClosed blanks immcdiat
:" w.