Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-06
'fDQR SPEAKERS TO BRING
IIaPPEALs FOR NEAR EAST
FIJI Ask Richmondcrs to Turn
= Attention to Rehabilitation of
s,--,i-S Little Nations.

~ in,..ihe interests OF the Near East
& Relief in Richmond today and all
& week week 1T was announced, yesterday by
Il Oliver. j.. Sands. III charge OF the
4 work in Richmond. The relief asso-
Z CATION was formerly known as the
: and Syrian Relief. Speakers and
: their program for today are AS fol-
I Ms SSp,ain G IN, X IN Morse Centenary
i morning at 10 O'Clock. Holy Trinity
Z Church AT II O'Clock. and the Fi.St
3 RaptlSt church tonight at 5 o'clock.
1 Rev, C. +; Keen, FIRST Baptist Church
Z O'Clock: Park Place Methodist Epis-
Z fophl Church a; II o'clock. and
i night AT ). Rev. j. X. Thomson. Sec
( ond Baptist sunday School this morn
Z imE al 10 O'Clock; Pine Street Baptist
4 ShHrSh. at II o'clock and westmin
) ster presbyterian Church. tonight at
i s. Mrs. Resale Nixon. this morning
SAT III o'clock a; the Church OF the
gfioly Coniforter; and tonight at West
giampton Church mt 5.
q; Mrs, Nixon served three years in
SErance ana England with the Amer
1ssn Red Cross. She IS u noted So
have returned imbued with the
Vipt necessity for reconstruction
WORK among The little nations" said
abroad: The future of on. chill
dren, the peace of the world in the
future, lies in the tranquility OF the
then TO their feet at this critical
time We Will do much toward found
world"
Mrs Nixon was formerly editor OF
the woman's page Of the New Or
leans Item. During the war she he
came prominently identified with the
American Red Cross and went over
seas with them.
j. Dr. Thomson was born in Armenia
= and educated in the mission schools
= Later he came to this country and at
Il tended college, being finally ordained
MINISTER OF the Congressional Church.
= al, ais family was left in Armenia
. WHICH, during the war, turned that
= country into shambles. he has had no
/? word of their welfare. lie is now on
a tour speaking for the drive of the
2 Near East Relief TO obtain funds to
support the 100000 homeless orphans
:. CAPTAIN Morse Of the Forty-fourth
q; Canadians, was for more than two
years with the Canadian forces over
= seas. He. with his two sons. Private
ID T. Morse and Lieutenant u. r
;. Ills sons served for twenty-five and
x thirtE-hve months respectively. in
y; every theater OF war. whore tho Cana
- dians saw service. Lieutenant Morse
y. received his commission on the field
= Captain Morse accepted his ap-
- poiniment as chaplain only when he
+, found 1t Impossible to get back to
- his unit in France as a private. lie
took part In some of the aeavlest
NCanad!an fighting in the Yprcs sail
ent and on the Sommc. lie had cX-
c cellent opportunities TO study social
:. and political conditions overseas and
= makes valuable contributions toward
;, the solution OF problems confronting
- us in the period OF reconstruction.
h He has lecrurcd extensively through
: out Canada, having travelled more
:: than 10000 miles in lecture tours
/. April.
Y DIR. Keen. secretary OF business
- mems and fraternal organizations OF
the Near East relief. is a man fitted
to bring home the appeal OF the suf-
: 5ering Armenia. Mr.. Keen was over
< seas during the last year OF the war
gas the representative of the British
= and American Y. NJ. c. a. He dcl!v-
: cred addresses throughout the entire
sCnited Kingdom TO large GATHERINGS
. which were under the auspices of the
sBrihsh NATIONAL Council. the United
I, Kingdom Alliance and other organ |
'izations for reform
: The program for the rest o! the |
week VIII be announced tomorrow