The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-12-28
NORTHWEST CALLS
Death CHALLENGE
Turns Solid Front Against
Starvation; feed Every
body's Help, Says Divine

Novar has the whole Northwest en-
tered more cheerfully and earNee' ,
i,lo -. national work Of mercy tHah II
IL right now. with gifts OF lhiih
wheat. and fruit. clothing ana IoolIeS
r. a coneerter Effort to Danish IRON
Armenia, Southern Russia ana pl l
lards the spcctrcs Of disease ana star
walton that are gra;ping for t!e I'VE :
If unknown Thousands Of d2stitu'e
women and more ttan 100000 helpless
oHThGps. - ~.
Under Tie general leadership OF DE-
Sherman L. Divine, 1872 Peyton Du'!u'
ing Srol:anc. WHO rs Northwest chair
nan of the Near East Relief, recently
INVESTIGATED conditions i'll Armenia
tbis Luce Northwest empire OF Wea' Il
is striving to make good as the los
ter parent" of some G,75O orphan
children of the Near East. Most OF
these are the children of America S
Armenian allies in the World War.
TO do this, West Washin&to.n must
provide fer 25Oo; Fast washington
and North Idaho, 1850; S3uch Idaho
SEA; Utah. 1850; Montana SS4, and
Alaska for s. at COST in food, clothes
and funds, of $50 for each child for the
year.
Dr. Divines own congregation, that
Of the First Presbyterian church OF
Spokane, is already caring for. so of
them and scores. Of other churches
Sunday schools, lodges, women's organ
izations and even children Of the pub
lie schools. have accepted it as their
job to care for hundreds more.
But this fa not a duty for churches
ard organizations and schools alone"
declares Chairman Divine. 1T is a
work in which the aid of every indi-
vidual with humanity in their heart
is needed
Just a glimpse of those happy,
sweet-faced little children I saw in our
orphanages, pathetically grateful for
care and protection, which
has saved them from death, is proof
enough that cur work already done
has been worth while.
"Just a glimpse through the orphan
age windows at the ghastly contrast
outside; at purple-lipped little skeie.
tons of babies tugsing at the empty
breasts of dying mothers; little heaps
Of skin and bone and tattcred rags,
lying in the streets; totte1ing groups
of women deyouring witherod grass;
great crowds Of starving, half-naked
kiddies. beating at the door for admis-
sion-justa glimpse of that's enough
proof that it is eyerybodys task to
aelp.- l Believe everybody Will l;elp."
Rus1ins. GIFTS From Here.
With holiday offerings, wheat dona.
Ions, generous gifts. of milk, old
-.Gthes and cash, South Idaho, under
re direction of Miss z. Fay Fowler of
'olse, campaign director of the Near
asst Relief, is setting a rapid pace
n the whole Northwest.
Farmers of East WASHINGTON and
orth Idaho are being called upon for
} carloads of wheat, orchardists for
onations of fruit and residents Of the
!tes and towns for clothes and cash
MRS. Elizabeth NJ. Cohen. room I
10 East First South, Salt Lake civ
. Utah director for Near East Reli"f
driving hard, with the sunnort If
.oVernor Mabcy and the L. u g
.'c1sa' for Utah's share in wheat
'Ilshcd food products and cash.
montana is subscribing wheat, cast,
na clothing through its state head. |
uafters of Near East Relief A. :
70. ANA building at Helena.
ST. Washington, with ifs rosd.
uarlers for Noar East Relief al ~, |
urAe building, Seattle, will give noof |
us aid in milk and flour end tbr
ISL II cash, While Alaska Is c,3,aofc6 |
furnish the most OF its s5ars n
ssR' lent to the Seattle hcadu9ariers
the relief society. @'t ICES |