The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1922-04-13
NORTHWEST CALLS
DEATH CHALLENGE
Turns Solid Front Against
Starvation: Need Every
body's Help, Says Divine.

Never has The whole Northwest en-
tered more cLeerfully and earnestly
into a national work Of mercy than !.
Is right now. With sifts OF milk.
/ wheat. aud fruit. clothing and money
Ia a concerted effort 10 Danish from
Armenia. Southern Russia and Bible
lands the spsctres OF disease and star
walton that are graspins for the iises
OF unknown thousands OF destitute
women and more than 100000 helpless
orphans
Under the general leadership OF DR.
Sherman l.. Divine. 7zz Peyton build
Ing, Spokane. aho as Northwest chair
man OF the Near East Relief. recent,
Investigated conditions Ia Armenia
this huge Northwest empire OF weaiiL
Is striving 10 make good A. the "fos
ter parent" OF some $3.50 orphan
children OF the Near East. Most OF
snese are the children OF Americas
Armenian allies In the World War.
To do this. West Washington must
provide for 2500: East Washington
and North Idaho. 1850; South Idaho
s34: Utah. 1851; Montana. ss4. and
Alaska for IS At q cost 10 food. clothes
and funds. OF 500 for each child for the
year
DR.. Divine's own congregation. that
OF the First Presbyterian church OF
Spokane. 10 already caring for so OF
them and scores OF other churches,
Sunday schools. lodges. women's srgan.
fzstions and even children OF the pub
Tic schools. have accepted II as their
Job TO care for hundreds more.
But this II not duty for churches
and organizations and schools alone"
declares Chairman Divine. 1T II a
work In which Me aid OF every indi
yidual with humanity In their heart
II needed.
Just . glimpse Of those happy.
sweet-faced little children ! saw In our
orphsusges. psthetically grateful for
Americas care and protection. which
has saved them from death. IL prosf
enough that our work already done
has been worth while.
Just = glimpse through the orphan,
age windows IT the CHASTITY contrast
outside: 1t puiple-lippsd little skele
tons OF babies tugKing ut the empty |
breasts OF dying mothers: little heaps
Of skin and bone and tattered rags.
lying In the streets; lettering groups
Of women devouring withered grass;
great crowds OF starving. hslfnaked
kiddiss. beating At the door for admIs
sion--Just \ glimpse OF that's enough
proof that II IL everybody's task to
help. ] believe everybody will help"
Rushing Gifts From Here.
With holiday offerings, wheat doua
Hons generous gifts Of milk. old
clothes and cash. South Idaho. under
he direction OF Miss z. Fay Fowler OF
Boise. campaign director Of the Near
Cast Relief. IL setting = rapid Pare
or the whole Northwest.
Farmers OF East Washington aud
North Idaho are being called upon for
. carloads Of wheat. orehardists for
Of fruit and residents of the
tiles and towns for clothes and cash.
Mrs Elisabeth NJ. Cohen, room l.
20 East First South. Salt Lake City.
. Utah director for Near East Relief.
} driving hard. with the support OF
Governor habey and the l.. ID. 8.
hurch. for UtAh's share In wheat,
nished food products and cash.
Montana IL subscribing wheat. cash
nd clothing through its state head
uarters Of Near East Relief at
Iontsna building a. Helena.
West Washington. with It's head
aArters for Near East Relief ut 1855
urhs building. Seattle. will give much
Its aid In milk and flour and the
'st In cash. while Alaska IL expected
Furnish the most Of its share In