The New York herald., 1922-09-19
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Y. w. G. A. WORKERS
OF SMYRNA SAVED
Miss Nolan in Constantinople
and Miss Christie i'm Piraeus
With Refugees.
RELIEF ZONE WIDENED
Church Leader Asks America
to Intervene for Christians
Jews Send $4,000.
RELIEF ZONE WIDENED

Assurance OF the safety Of Miss Jean
Christie of Springfield, Mass, and Miss
Myrtle Nolan of Minnesota, Y. w. c. A
workers IN the Smyrna district. was re-
ceived yesterday in cablegram signed
by Ruth woodsmali. chief executive in
charge of the Y. w. c. A. work in the
Near East. The news was tho first re-
ceiver here by the Y. w. C. A. from its
representatives In week. The message
follows: sN taf
Miss Nolan is in Constantnople !:
Miss Christie in Piraeus with other
refugees. . Both well, and have CO.
operated marvelously. CHASTITY situa-
tion; Smyrna completely destroyed. Y.
w. g. A. total loss. The native person.
mel was safely evacuated. Misses
Christie and Nolan are continuing refu-
gee work temporarily. Notify families.
ruth WooDsMALL."
The stone building occupied by the
Y. w. G. A. in smyrna was formerly a
German deaconess orphans home 1t
was built around a garden. 1t Is thought
that the building was leased, and not
owned by the Y. w. C. A.. but the New
York headquarters have no definite in
formation.
Representatives OF the Near East Re-
lief organization emphasized yesterday
the necessity Of widening the scope Of
the relief work far beyond its present
scope. Plans are being made to rush
supplies not only to the devastated dis
trict around Smyrna. but to the Brussa
district in Asia Minor. and to the Greek
islands, and the portion of Thrace inn
mediately north of the Dardanelles and
the Sea of Marmora. While much of
this territory has not been overrun by
the Turkish forces, 1t was pointed out, 1t
has been inundated by ref gees.
State chairmen or the Near East He-
lief were notified of this development in
the following telegram: mo additional
cables have come through to-day. Send
ing you our news at earliest possible
moment. Near East Relief Smyrna
Emergency Appeal must widen to In
clude acute relief needs and additional
child welfare demands, not only at
Smyrna, but at Constantinople, Greek
islands, Thrace and other points in the
whole Near East. to which emergency
Is likely to spread"
Appeal to the United States Govern
ment to protect the Christians of
Smyrna and other parts of Asia Minor
threatened by the Turks was urged in
a cable sent yesterday by DR. Henry
A. Atkinson. general secretary of the
world Alliance Tor international
Friendship through the Churches to the
New York office Of the Alliance fol-
lowing a conference Of church leaders
In Paris. His cable said: Demand the
protection of Christian minorities. Urge
the nation to act at once and vigorously
in this crisis" The Y. NJ. G. A. an
nounced yesterday that II. Il. Boyde.
business secretary of the Constantinoplc
Y. NJ. G. A., has been authorized to
send additional workers to assist +. o.
Jacob, Y. NJ. c. A. general secretary IN
Smyrna. in his work among the refI-
gees
The Jewish Joint Distribution Com
mittee announces a contribution of
$4,000 for relief work among the refu-
gees OF smyrna. In announcing the
contribution Felix warburg. chairman
of the Joint Distribution Committee,
stated
Although this amount has just been
forwarded to our representative In Con-
stantinople to be used In any way he
may see fit to relieve immediate suffer-
ing among the population of Smyrna
the committee stands ready to join with
other American organizations in fur
ther comprehensive relief measures on
a nonsectarian basis in the stricken
districts"