Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-20

IIldIlleT III WH1Au SiC poi IosSo ASA
part in the movie" captivated
everyone in attendance.
"Was she worth saving?" Mrs.
Duryea asked, and the bright and
attractive little girl was the answer
herself. She is typical of a good
many children over there today.
Conditions in Armenia as she had
observed them on her visit there. at
Sea Wall she had seen five families
living in holes in the wall after the
manner of rabbits. In another place,
go boys were living in warehouse,
having been driven out of their
homes by the Turks. They were
sleeping on burlap beds on floor of
cobblestones. Many pitiful scenes
were described by Mrs. Duryea. who
focefully pointed out the need of food
and clothing by the people over there.
IF we. don't do our duty it means
that those poor creatures who survive
will be obliged to live in unbeliev
ably filthy conditions on pallets Of
straw, on the floors of vermin- infested
novels before the doors Of which flow
streams of sewerage" said Mrs. Dur
yea.
1T costs an amazingly small sum
to support an orphan in Armenia.
Sixty dollars will feed one for year,
and $50 will also clothe, house and
educate him. The Near East Relief
committee is in position to provide
the channels for distributing relief
and the women's clubs of America
must use the splendid organization
which they built up during the war to
provide it. The American woman is
no gutter. She will not stop until she
has completed her work..
DR.. Edward w. Huelster of Ohio
The next speaker introduced by
Chairman Deerng was DR.. Edward
w. Huelster, state director of the Near
East Relief of Ohio and a member Of
the commission sent out during the
past summer to study the situation iii
Levant.
AS a member Of this commission Dr..
Huelster was an eye witness of the
suffering of famine sufferers in the
stricken districts of Transcaucasor,
particularly in Armenia, where it is
reported that thousands are threatened
with death from starvation AID dis
case. The situation had become SO bad
when he was making a study of it that
wagons were daily sent around the
| streets of Armenian cities to rick up
the dead. In addition to his knowl-
edge of conditions as he saw than. DR..
Huelster is also familiar with the
political and economical background
that furnished the couses of the pres
ent crisis.
He stated that no painters brush,
no writer's pen, no orators lips, could
eXaggerate the conditions there
! To men with political influence Dr..
Hueister brings the message that We
want the allied powers to know that
the United States is Interested in the
j geographical integrity of Ammonia as
it is in the geographical integrity of
any other country, and that this coun.
try and the other countries want 20
tell the Turk to keep his hands off
He stated that the people of Armenia
don't understood why America does
not tell the Turk that he must stop
! this massacre
Mrs. Sarah r. Abbott of Seco
Mrs. Sarah r. Abbott of Saco past
president of the Maine Federation of
Nomen's Clubs and now chairman of
the Maine Women's Organizations in
the Near East Relief, stated in a brief
address that Americas answer to the
call of the East is that as long as
there is hungry mouth to be fed, we
will feed them, and she pledged the
support of every woman III Maine
toward the movement
State Director William !. Reed
The State program was outlined by
the director, William l. Reed of Port
land, formerly of Pennsylvania. He
said that this is no time to parley if
the work ought to be done; this is
the time to parley how it shall be
DONE
He then opened the meeting for a
general discussion on the subject Of
ways and means. Rev. FIR. r. w.
Plant, rector of Christ church at Gar
dincd stated that there was a man
in the audience whom he knew to
be very interested in the work. This
man was a member of the G. A. r.
and had been an inspiration in the
Grange for the work of the Near
East Relief. This man had been in
the project to the extent that many
dollars had been sent to the New
York office. He then called upon
Frank Lowell of Gardiner, the man
to whom he had referred.
Mr. Lowell pointed TO the Near
East Relief as one of the most worthy
charities. And he told how he had
aroused interest in the work in the
Grange and church by his offer to
put in 81 for every So contributed,
until he had his contribution book
filled out.
Following the general meeting, the
ladies met in the parlor, with Mrs.
Abbott, and the men met with the
State director. Mr. Reed, and plans
were discussed
The following members Of the
State committee were present: Chair
man. John p Deering. Saco; Ri Rev.
bellJdIulU bIcWSltI, fOltldlu, 1N3FleS
I. Burnett. Brunswick: Herbert c.
Emery, Waterville; Mrs. F. p. Abbott,
Saco: Mrs. William w Bonney, Bow
doinham; and Harry S. Boyd, Port
land. State treasurer
Conditions Described in Movies
After the adjournment of the con-
ference at the Augusta House, those