The New York herald., 1920-01-23
.S3S,SS7,4S9 STAYED
HUNGER In NEAR EAST
Cargoes of Flour and Other
Supplies Also Contributed by
America to Save People.
s5o,ooo,ooo MORE is NEEDED
Millions Of Destitute Persons Remain
To Be Cared For and Placed Upon
Their Economic Feet.

The Near East Relief Committee
formerly the American Committee for
Armenian and Syrian Relief. has spent
total of $50, Ss7. so during the last year,
according to report rendered last even
ing by Cleveland II. Dodge, treasurer. at
the annual meeting Of the committee, held
in the University Club. This sum, the re-
port showed is exclusive of the cargoes
OF flour provided by the American Relief
Administration and the large quantities
of supplies contributed by tke American
Red Cross.
An estimate by DR.. James L. Barton
chairman of the committee. showed that
it will take $50 10000 more to save from
starvation the millions of destitute per-
sons in Western Asia and to operate the
1856 orphanages, "a relief stations. Al hos
pitfalls and Is homes for women, all OF
which have been established by the Near
East Relief Committee.
Industrial Plants EstabIished.
An interesting feature of the meeting
was report showing that The committee
had established and is now operating
large number of industrial plants which
provide employment for thousands or
native workers. There was in connection
with the meeting an exhibition OF rugs
laces and embroideries made by Armenian
and Syrian refugees. Another report IN
dicated that there are in the Trans-Cauca-
sus alone 500, 900 men and women, well
as thousands of children, who must he
provided for by American philanthropy IT
they are TO be saved from starvation
The Near East Relief personnel abroad.
according to the report of Charles V.
Vickrey. the secretary, now consists or
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ty-six nurses. seven mechanics, fifteen IN
dustrial experts, fourteen psychologists,
sixteen agriculturstS. nineteen teachers,
twenty administrators thirty-four secre-
taries. thirty-seven engineers. fifty supply
and transport workers. forty-six army or
ficers and 172 orphanage and general re-
lief workers.
Clarence p. Burgess, general campaign
director, told of the preparations that have
been made to launch a great campaign
for funds in February. He said that
special Christmas campaign, privately
paid for, realized 100000. A letter from
Newton d. Baker. Secretary of War,
praised the Near East Relief and urged
an extension of its efforts. lie wrote'-
Secretary Bakers Letter.
Under the arrangement whereby the
Red Cross has yielded this field of relef
work 10 the Near East Relief. the whole
problem of extending American aid 10
these stricken people depends upon you
and your associates, and I know OF no
Language strong enough to state aue-
lquately their need at this time. Before
and during the war Armenia was espe-
cialy devastated all tho plaques OF dis.
ease, famine and massacre laid theii
heavy hand upon its population. and "
the remnant of these hardy people is TO
be saved to re-establish the country II
must be done this winter. when their own
means of subsistence are utterly made
quate. / trust the appeal for funds Will
be generously responded to-
John II. Finley. State Commissioner OF
Education. and Henry Churchill King
were added to the Board of Trustees, anG
the following we're re-elected:-Charles T..
Beury. John B. Calvert Charles w Eliot.
Howard Heinz. Myron It. Merrick, Charles
r. Hughes. Frank w. Jackson. Charles
$. MacFarland Vance C. Mccormick. J.
II. T. Main, William c. Proctor. Philip
Rhinelander. E.lihu Root, George r. Scott.
William Sloane, Harry a. Wheeler. Ray
Lyman Wilbur and stephen $. Wise
Walter George Smith, of Philadelphia.
was elected to the Executive COMMITTEES.
Of which Alexander j. Hemphll is chair
IMAM Members reelected were James l..
Barton, Edwin NJ. Bulkley. Cleveland u.
Dodge. Abram ]. EllSus Harold A. Hatch.
William Il. Millar. Henry Morgenthau,
Charles V. Vickrey and Stanley White.
The officers of the Board of Trustees
reelected were DR.. Barton, chairman
Henry Morgenthau. vice chairman
Charles v. Nickrey, secretary, and Cleve-
land II. Dodge. treasurer.