The Monroe journal., 1921-05-27
WEDNESDAY,, JUNE 5, is
TO Be "INGATHERING DAY"
Cnsts, Sweaters. >uit,s, We n >toek-
ings and Other old tiathes
Wanted for Armenians
MANY THOUSANDS SUFFERING

MAA AN IAANNHfMf a -NfNA AsaHA
liei worker. dragged themselves to
us. suffering acute rheumatism and
pneumonia as result of lack OF
clothes. Some We're affected by
grausrene from frozen feet.
This instance. typical of Others,
shows the necessity OF Christian aid
10 avert the death of freezing Of
thousands of war sufferers, says Mrs.
u. b. snyder. county chairman of the
Near East i,elef old clothes cam
paign, who has designated Wednes-
day. June s. as 'ingathering day,
when every family in the county Is
expected TO cleanse their closets of
old. hut servieeable clothes. and for
ward them to receiving stations 10 be
announced later.
What can be used?" asks Mrs.
Snyder Then she proceeded to give
a list, as follows. OF the things that
win be gratefully accepted: Coats.
dresses, suits TALL sizes). sweaters,
mittens. wool stockings. boots and
and shoes (tie in pairsl. wooden
gloves, woolen shirts. shop-worn
goods, new garments and cloths. and
sheets TO make bandages. But do
not" she continued. send silks. chif-
fons. wells. slippers. laces. muslin un-
derwear, straw or frame hats, silk
stockings. evening clothes. or any
kind OF ready-to-wear not worth pay
ing the freight on to Europe"
''The Great Need is the title OF a
little phamlet being distributed by
Tie annAal Il. n
thetic. heart-rending. From the
Near East" II reads. comes an ap-
peal for clothing. Five years of des-
titution have reduced hundreds OF
thousands OF people there to most
pitiable condition.
Many thousands of Armenians,
driven from their homes during the
war. are still in exile. There has been
no way to secure clothing to replace
what they wore when they were
driven forth.
"All industry is paralyzed. The
people. though willing. cannot earn
a livelihood. Vast throngs wander
from place to place. clad only In bits
of rags and strips OF burlap bags.
THE appeal is extraordinary.
Numberless men. women and little
children In the Near East are all but
destitute of clothing and thousands
have no covering whatsoever save the
thinnest rags.
Last year America sent seven
hundred and fifty tons Of clothing.
The supply is exhausted and the
clothing worn out. We are again
confronted by new and a great need
as the following recent ca5legrams
show. From Erivan-'Urgent need
for food and clothing.; from Constan-
tinople - Refugees arriving from
Caucasus, escaping persecution, nak-
ed. destitute: from Aintab
still ravaged bv battle. cold and lack
of supplies. Aleppo refugee problem
growing worse. Cargo old clothing
welcome for refugees. New tragedies
along Turkish frontier, Probable
American relief only hope for thou
sands
During a three-inch snow in Kars
on October 80. 1920. fifty thousand
Armenian men were stripped OF ev-
erything by the invading army. to be
driven into the plain unclad. Ed
ward Fox, district manager of Near
East Relief had no clothing to give
the men. He did have In his ware
house twenty thousand empty -four
sacks. These he distributed as far
as they would go and the men were
driven of TO the wintry plain with
only these for covering. Americans
have but to think Of those heroes
whose marching feet left bloodstains
In the snow at Valley Forge, to real
ize the even more heroic endurance
OF these patient hosts Of little chill
dren. girls. mothers. and grown men
in the Caucasus who are now so much
more destitute OF protection from
winters snow and biting cold"
"Just Rags
II the children OF America would
only realize what a difference one
little letter will make.
SPARE spells SPARE"
SHARE spells SHARE"
Change the letter "P" to IF
and look. SPARE" clothes Is made
into SHARE" clothes.
over in Armenia they don't even
know what the words SPARE
CLOTHES mean. Little boys and
girls there-and their fathers and
mothers, too-have only the clothes
they are wearing.
Indeed, II you will look at the
picture OF this little Armenian boy.
YOU will say that over here we would
not even call them clothes. They are
rags: Just rags. But II Is all they
have to wear over there-only rags.
Not their fault. either. Thousands
of families In Armenia were driven
from their homes during the war
and there is no way for them to get
clothes.
Can't you help them! Won't you
ask your mother to let you pick out
some OF your spare clothes. wrap
them up In a bundle. and send them
10 Near East Relief by parcel post!
Put an III In your SPARE clothes
and SHARE them with those who
have NONE