The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-12-17
Near EAST RELIEF
APPEAL FOR MORE
FUNDS FOR WORK
MARYLAND is ASKED TO SUPPORT
1900 ARMENIAN WAR
ORPHANS.
UNPOPULAR PHILANTHROPY


ganization whose tremendously sue
cessful work in Armenia, Syria, Trans
caucasia and Persia has saved the
lives of half million or more peop'e
who were starving to death atter Inc
close of the World War, is making
new appeal to American philanthropy
for funds to continue it's work. Prac-
tically the whole task now lett 10 II,
thanks to the success of the work OIL
the past two years, is the care OF war
orphans in the orphanages which IL
has established.
There were about 100000 of these
orphans in Armenia and ne1ghborlng
lands who were found after the war
in rowing bands seeking food IN the
cities and the open country and IN ali
stages of starvation. There are Few
now to whom some sort of aid mas not
been given, but there are many tnou-
sands who have only America ana
near East Relief to look to for food'
clothing and shelter. 1t is for the pur-
pose of continuing to provide this
support of these orphans and to pre-
vent their again being brought to the
verge of death by starvation, that the
appeal for money to keep up the work
has been issued.
The people of the state of Maryland
have been asked, as their share of this
orphan support, to provide for 1854
orphans for year Near East Relief
is able to feed an orphan for SIS a
month and to provide food, clothing,
shelter and education for SIS month,
or $3.50 year for each.
The Thanksgiving Christmas period
has been set as the time for the cam
paign in many Maryland counties to
obtain the contributions which will
support the orphans assigned to
them. Every dollar contributed to
this cause goes into actual relief
work in Armenia and the neighboring
Near East countries, no deductions
being made for expenses, which are
privately borne.
Near East Relief is federal cor
pOl dIlOu, Sudl LSlSu NY SOASAO 4~O
accounts are carefully audited by GER
tilted public accountants and reports
made to Congress. 1t has been in
vestigated and endorsed by the Ma
t!onal Information Bureau.
Near East Relief provides food for
the hungry For instance, few weeks
ago 10000 refugees were being fed
in one city in the Caucasus. This food
had to be provided every day and if
the funds stopped for few weeks
all of these people would have per.
ished.
Near East Relief provides shelter
for the homeless. There are 229 or
phanages, with an enrolment of 54,-
600, and also 5000 other children
cared for outside of these buildings.
There were recently acquired an addi-
tional 10000 children from Russia,
who came into the Caucasus ahead Of
the Belshevik army.
Near East Relief provides healing
for the sick. There are SO hospitals in
the various districts and countries of
the Near East, with large staff of
physicians, nurses and helpers.
Near East Relief provides rescue
for imprisoned women and girls. There
are eleven rescue homes full to over
flowing. If more funds were provided,
more homes, could be opened and filed
Immediately. There are more than
100000 of these Armenian women and
girls in Turkish harems, but their re-
lease cannot be demanded until places
of shelter for them are provided or
their relatives, if any, can be located.
Near East Relief is building UP in
dustrial life. There are employed 23,-
600 men, women and young people in
Near East Relief factories.
Near East Relief provides repatria-
ton for refugees. returning them to
their homes as far as possible when it
is safe to do so.
Near East Relief desires the coop
GRAFTON of every American. The Ar.
menians are suffering because of
their religious convictions, their 10y
atty to principle, their adherence to
the cause of the Allies, for which we
are under obligation to them in sac
rifcing their lives and thus saving
American lives by shortening the war.
Near East Relief is perhaps the
most popular philanthropy in America
because of these facts and also that
OF all the relief areas in the world the
Near EastSis the only place where no
government aid is available. The Ar
menians are surrounded by neighbors
who would rejoice in their extermina,
ton. They are the remnant of mar
tyred Christian race. whose fathers
and relatives have died for the Chris
tian faith, but this remnant, and espe-
cially the thousands of orphans whom
American dollars are now supporting.
constitute the hope of the. future Of
the Near East.
If we have heart we will gladly
sustain these people in their distress,
save them from starvation and provide