Evening star., 1921-03-03
GEN. WOOD ASKS
| AID FOR NEAR EAST
AS Chairman of Special
Committee. He Recommends
Lenten Sacrifice.

generous Lcnten sacrifice offering
to enable the Near East Relief to
continue it's work of mercy is asked
OF the American pcopl. by Maj Gen.
Leonard Wood, comma ndant of the
6th Corps area. with hcadaua riers AT
Fort Sheridan. Ill. Gen. Mood 8
chairman of "A special committee of
representative men and women of the
United states charged with placing
before the American people the dcs-
peratc needs of 100000 .trmenians
In his appeal the distinguished
Army offic,r describes them as "th..
remnant of the oldest Christian ma
ton. whose suffering through sixteen
centuries seems TO have brought
them no nearer peace. liberty or Sc
Curit.r."
over 1o0.o00 little children who
have been kept alive by American
generosity for the past three years
Gen. " ood concludes. are absolutely
dependent on the support which
America gives them through the
Near East Relief. l feel that how
ever many and however worthy the
other appeals which are being made
these days. this cry cannot remain
unanswered
Two responses Already.
Already two organizations of prom
incnc" and lar&" m,.lnn -
South. m tomm"~..'t' '...
ing here. and the ID. A. II. of the
District of Columbia Mna
ended its s.ssionS-hdNc r.si,uii,. ...,
Gen. Woods appeal
The southern Commercial Congress
unanimously adopted resolution in
"""sing the work of the Near East
Relief and recommending that a gen
oIouS Response b" made to the appeal
for the 1.enten sacrifice offering. and
also that a special voluntary con-
tribution he made by the congress as
= memorial of it's present visit to the
National Capital. This memorial will
-, presented at the final meeting by
by Clarence J. Owens. director gen
eral. while imm cdiate offerings of
checks and cash were made.
Mrs. stevens ENpInins Appeal.
At the closing session of The local
u. \. X organization yesterday. Mrs.
Cabot Stevens explained the appeal
and IN a resolution adopted tfe menu
berS pledged themselves anew to CO.
operate with the relief organization
and TO urge all chapters to use the
Save a life coupon books. arranged
to feed "A child for one year, and dis
tributed by John r. Larner. treasurer
of the Washington committee, sos
Bond building.
Gen. Woods committee is COM
posed of the following:
William II. Taft. Andrew w. Mellon,
John Grier Hibben. president Prince
ION university, MdTy bdruen. lIdNlu
Belasco. Bishop-elect William 7. Man
ming. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, Mrs.
Corinne Roosevelt Robinson. Mrs
Thomas G. Winter. president General
Federation of Women's Clubs; Miss
Anna A. Gordon, president W. &. 4.
T.; Mrs. George Maynard Minor. presi-
dent general ID. \. r.. Mrs. Medll Nc
Cormick. Mrs. Phillip North Moore.
president National Council OF Women:
Frank A. Munsey. Miss Elizabeth
Marbury. Miss II. r. ii. Ried. Mrs.
Percy V. Pennyba cker, League of
Women Voters: Miss Alice Stone
Blackwell, Mrs. George Horace Lori
mer. DR.. Alexis Carroll. Rockefeller
Institute: DR.. Henry Van Dyke. Gov.
John NJ. Parker of Louisiana Senator
Reed Smoot % Utah. Noorefieid Story.
John q. M::'s.irn. Rupert Hughes,
Emerson Hough. Mary Roberts Rine-
hart, John c. Schaffer. Samuel Comp
ers. American Federation of Labor;
Warren S. Stone, DR.. Frank McMurry,
Columbia University; William c.
Bobbs, Newcomb Carlton, president
Western Union Telegraph Company:
]. Thomson Willing, Mrs. Henry Nor
genthau, Mrs. Edwin NJ. Bulkley. Mrs.
William Nash Read. Mrs. Stanley
White and Mrs. Cleveland H. Dodge.