The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-06
READY FOR DRIVE.
Campaign Plans Complete for
Near East Solicitation.
Billy and Eastman Have State
Organized in Work.

East Relief campaign in Kansas, have
completed the organization OF local
committees to take care OF the cam
paigp in nearly one hundred COM
munities. The work of organization
was delayed until the middle of last
month but since 1t was started the re-
Spouse has been practically unani-
nous.
Near East Relief is the work now
being done in Armenia and Syria for
the one and quarter million people
who were made homeless and food
less by the Turks when they were
driven out of Western Asia by the al
lied armies. The work has been I'M
der way thruout the winter and must
be continued until after the next har-
vest at least and probably longer.
Kansas has been asked to raise three
hundred thousand dollars as its share
in the fund and it is the work of the
local committees to raise this money
so that the burden will be evenly dis
tributed over the state and not fall
heavily upon any single group. The
churches have been carrying Armenia
relief and educational work for many
years, but the job became SO big fol-
lowing the naSSacreS last year that no
single church could take care of it,
so the Near East Relief committee
was organized and is now carrying on
III the relief work in that district un-
der the supervision of American gov
Hrnment, which has supervisory con-
troll over the district.
The need is great to save thousands
from freezing and starving. including
more than four hundred thousand
lorphans. Here is a telegram from
Herbert Hoover. sent to the Kansas
headquarters under date of Janu-
airy 4:
There can be no doubt about the
critical situation in Armenia. The pop
ulation is kept alive sheerly on Ameri-
the death of hundreds of thousands of
people.
Cardinal Gibbons. of the Catholic
church. sent this. telegram;
From Information received / am per-
suaded early assistance is needed in
the Near East"
Kansas Chairmen.
The campaign in Kansas comes the
last week in the month and by that
time it is expected that practically
every community will be fully organ
lied for the campaign. The following
shows the communities already or
ganized and the chairman of each
committee:
Macksvill, Rev. ]. B. Hargadine.
Marion, W. J. Poundstone.
Alma, Mayor Robertson
Horton, Rev. w. Roy Bradley.
Harrington, Rev. Percy Atkins.
White City, Dr. H. Randles.
Ottawa, ]. r. King.
Bazine, o. E. Becker.
Osawatomie. C. H. Barr.
Emporia. John NJ. Hilton.
independence, w. c. Howard.
Linn, Rev. C. F. Lehenbawer.
Fort Scott, Rev. Samuel L. Buckner.
Freeport, C. r. DeVault.
Ransom, Frank Stricken.
Atwood, C. E. Gloss.
Wakefield, A. L. Guy.
Jarned, J. J. Nesbit.
Moundridge, P. P. Wedel.
Lyndon, Rev. Bradner E. Wells.
Pratt, J. S. Irwin.
Burlington, Rev. w. S. Lowe.
Canton, Ralph Perry.
Bendena, L. B. Johnson.
Caldwell, J. A. Sinclair.
Council Grove, Rev. B. n. Sypolt.
Spearville. I. Can Stewart.
Harper, Rev. Claude k Davis.
lola, A P. Wilson.
Salina, DR.. 3. I. Lantz.
Hutchinson, ]. M. Starr.
1 Hiawatha, Rev. c. A. Bruner.
II Leavenworth, Rev. A. b. Miller.
Belleville, Rev. J. F. Hay.
-McLouth, E. c. Sleeper.
Minneapolis, Rev. E. C. johnson.
Mankato, Judge w. R. Mitchell.
Lawrence. Raymond A. Kent.
Topeka, S. B. Anderson.
Garden City, A. L. Maust.
Mcpherson, Simon Strause.
Dodge City, A. P. Reece.
Ford. Rev. A z. SwitZer.
Oskaloosa. f. A. Goldman.
Great B6nO, w. -. NOOmer-
Arkansas City, Rev. G. w. Nc
Quiddy.
Lyons, A. E. Brown.
Sterling, Rev Sinistrom.
Meade. C. M. Brown.
Clay Center, w. T. Roche.
st. John, Rev. W. c. Carey.
Kinsley, DR.. c. C. Sterritt.
Buffalo. F. G. Bursch.
Protection, f. 3. Field.
&Nilsey. Lee Darnell.
Glen Elder, r. S. Robertson.
Kingman. B. A. Welch.
4 Newton, A. H. Dart.
i Valley Center, T. L. Rutledge.
4 Lindsborg. DR.. ALI. Bergen.
4 Usage City. Ben Heilman.
Burlingame, Rev. W. o. Davis.
Grenola. Fred r. Lanter.
4 Overlook. j. A Kesler..
Chanute, Rev. Chas. A. Wilson.
Ellsworth, H. r. Anderson.
Highland, Fred E. Brooks.
Junction City. Rev. Fred Line.
4 Riley, Rev. j. c. Morgan.
Delphos, J. S. Olds.
= Wichita, John Massey.
Scandal, J. H. Sandel
Holton. NJ. F. GabeI.
& Olathe, Fred H. Lorimer
Manhattan, E. B. Gift.
Kensington, T. NJ. Mcdonald.