Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-01
NEAR EAST WORKERS
MAKE GOOD REPORTS
Final Days of Campaign Develop
Larger Gifts to
Appeal.

As result of the efforts of the volunteer
workers on Saturday and yesterday, re-
ports made ut the monday meeting Of Near
East Relief today resulted in total
larger than any sum yet reported for the
same period OF time. IL is an unfortunate
fact, that has developed in other recent
campaigns for money, i'll that the people
apparently are only becoming cognizant
Of the worth Of the appeal for funds for
the Near East, now that the campaign
Is closing.
The total reported by team captains
today WAS S9,3i7.32 This makes a
grand total Of S20.S59.32
The report of the teams follow:
Paul w. Phillips, S7l9.55; Miss Julia
NJ. Houlden, sl05.3l; Mrs. VIM. c.
Blatz, Sl,sls.sO; Mrs. O. w. Leak,
sS6.25; Mrs. l.. Burnite, s22s.75; Mrs.
Clara ]. Kelley, sll0.; Mrs. Robert G..
Meyer, $3.50; Mrs. Eber Jones, sl11;
Robert J. Peoples, $3.50; Mrs. G; II.
Ward, $3.50: Mrs. J. II. McMullen,
G. Booth. S3S.15; Miss Kucy II. Hitch
cock, SlSI; Mrs j. r. Kendall, $40;
Mrs Rose f. Newlin, sI595O; Mrs. W. S.
Mortimer, $50: Mrs. J. Scho6eld, Mrs.
Efel G.. Anderson, s33555; Mrs. A. ID.
Warner, Sl6l; Mrs. Harry Brooks, SAB;
Mrs. X. l.. Butler, 1858 SIS; Mrs. Bertha
NcCaullcy Foster, 500; Mars. I. W.
Jakes, $3.50; Mrs. Howard T. Smith,
s1l527; Mrs. W. II. Jones, $4l7.e0; Mrs.
H. W frederick, 5000; Mrs. J. l.. Wiley
S53; Mrs. Jane Pennewill, $3.50; Miss
l. r. Richard, Sl35; ISIS Ethel NJ. Dam
zenbaker, SLIPS; Mrs. II. Il. Price,
x630.O6; Mrs. leon Walker, Sl66.75;
G.. 4. Eastman, S252; Mrs. J. II. Hendrix
son, S3S Mrs. hayrice +. Alexander,
SHOPS; W. A. Simonton, sl,257; Office,
sSls.65; Miss Vrooman. sl35: Wilmington
w. c. T. L., $50: Thochu. $50.
ST. ANDREWS CONGREGATION STIRRED.
Lieutenant Frank Comes of New York
City presented the Armenian cause In q
manner to stir st. Andrews congregation
to an unusual extent at the morning ser
vice yesterday. Lieutenant Comes has
seen some pitiful sights and has the ability
to present them devoid of nauseating
horrors but in such a way as TO appeal
to the sympathies of people.
When he had finished yesterday,
working girl came up Ia him and offered
him a ten dollar note saying that she would
have to save elsewhere IN order to give
now, as she worked for all that she re
ceived
Another woman who was greatly eft
fected with the need for immediate relief,
took a diamond ring from her hand and
wanted Lieutenant Comes to take II
and sell il giving the proceeds To the cam
paign. Many others in the congregation
pledged substantial am UNITS.
The meeting at West Presbyterian church
in the afternoon, also brought good re-
suits. Il had been decided that none of
the money collected for foreign missions
should 60 10 the Armenian campaign,
hut after the sunday school had heard the
appeal, II decided to divide the mission
money equally between the Armenian
appeal and other foreign missions on the
ffty-iifty basis.
At another church one man who has
tw children, made the suggestion that
" 4 adopt and raise an Armenian
orphan If tie thil Guild be- brought -
h HON here Hi will be accepted
Wilm q on ha one pcrs who has
herself seen what tho Turk does and how
he visits his anger on the ArmenIans. This
person Is Mrs Aydgiar. who lives with
he ushand and chill rem Oh East Fourth
street
Mrs. Aydgian fed with her parents
10 this country when she was Young,
hut recalls vividl the massacres that
the NTk unlcted Oh hef leltoN country
men. For four days at one time, when
attacked by the Turks. the family re-
manned hidden in their home, not daring
10 STIR abroad for fear Of being killed or
made slaves
With the return today of Or Clifford
J. scott. superintendent Of schools after
attending a convention In the Middle
West the campaign among the public
school children will begin. The children
last year excelled ali other school children
in the country in the number Of orphans
they adopted They are enthusiastic
ard MA y Of last year
workers have enrolled again