The Raymer enterprise., 1921-11-17
ARMENIA LOOKS TO
AMERICA FOR FOOD
From Weld County News

II bring to you from women
| OF Armenia. who stand daily in
the bread lines and to whom
| each succeeding day is but new
| day is but a new round Of suf-
fering this one message: Our
everlasting prayers for America
] To the women Of Armenia. whose
lives are filled with despair and
sorrow and suffering. there 10
one bright light-America
Americans. to them. are the ev-
erlasting conQuerors, and Arme-
! MIA looks to America for every
/. thing which tends to uplift and
to promote the splendid ideals
Of Christianity"
Soaking before an audience at the
First Methodist church in Greeley
Wednesday evening. Lady Ann AZ
gapetian, q native Armenian woman
who has spent portion Of her life
In the United States and who has at
once q complete undertaking Of con
ditions In Armenia and 4 thorough
knowledge Of the English language,
explained In dstaif the conditions In
Armenia which have given rise to
the nationwide effort to raise money
and food supplies for immediate re-
lief In the campaign known as the
Near East Relief drive.
LadyAsgapetian 10 the wife Of an
Armenial general who at the out
break Of the war became afiiliated
with the allied forces and fought gal
lantly on the Russian front. He was
at one time secretary TO the embassy
Of his country In Washington, and II
was during their residence there that
he and his wife became familiar with
the Language and customs Of the
United States. Following the war
Lady Azgapetian was engaged in Red
Cross work In her own country, and
In this way became thoroughly famil-
lar with the suffering which exists in
every place whprs AsmsaiAns liys In
.numssss Shestold IN graphic }Ash-
ion OF the daily torture Of Armenian
men, women and children, and Of
the deaths which occur daily from
starvation. The Turks are almost
universally armed but the Armsnians
are not permitted to carry weapons,
are made the victims u the most
flendish sort Of cruelty on every oc-
casion.
Pointing to the fact that the Ar
menians themselves are an enlighten-
ed and cultured people. she asserted
that the green used In coloring the
paer money Of this country was the
discovery Of a scientist Of her race.
and that the list Of artists, inventors
and educators from among her people
Is long. "The women Of Armenia
have been tortured and killed by the
thousands BY the Turks. who are de-
termined that they shall renounce
their adherence to the Christian re-
.ligion." she said, "but never has an
Armenian woman sold her soul to
save her body"
Weld county's. share. as allotted by
the state committee. of which Dr.
Charles A. Lory Of the Agricultural
college IL president. is $4,000 In
cash and six cars Of grain, corn being
preferred. Arrangements have been
made by which the railroads will car
ry the grain to the seaboard without
charge and the elevators will handle
II on the same basis. In Weld county
the elevator and TRANSPORTATION ar
rangements are In the hands Of Har-
ry Kelly. manager Of the Model Mill
ing and Elevator company. 1t is
planned to make Thanksgiving day
the final day Of the campaign. in the
hope that the people Of the nation.
az an expression Of their thankful
ness for the conditions which exist
here, will contribute literally and
willingly to the reief Of distress a.
mong the unfortunates OF Armenia.
Card Of Thanks
To all who 70 kindly gave their
help and kind words and sympathy
at the death Of our little son Walter
we wish to extend our deepest graf
tude and thanks. Especially do we
wish to thank the teacher and pupils
Of the Hightower school for their
presence and flowers.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. e. Oestereick
and children. Arthur 4 Esther
--O-
Egg production will be greatly In