The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-01-13
Turns Solid Front Against
Starvation; Need Every
body's HeIp. Says Divine.


Never mas the whole Northwest en-
tered more cheerfuJly and earnestly
into national work Or mercy Dian II
III rseht now. with gifts Or milk
wheat. and fruit, clothing and money
III concerted effort to- Danish from
Armenia. Southern Russia and Bible
iAnds the spectrus Of disease and star
walton that ARE Erasplng for the lives
ar unknown thousands Of destitute
women and more than 100000 helpless
orphans
Under the general leadership 0f DR.
Sherman 4. Divine. 7s2 Peyton build
inn, spokane, who ia Northwest chair.
man Df the Near Elast Relief, recently
anyeatt@ated conditions In Armenia,
this huge Northwest empire Ut wealth
" striving to make good as the ''fos.
Ger parent. uf some 6.7Sa orphan
children OF the Near Cast. Most OF
these are tho children OF Americas
Armenian allies 10 the World War.
no 40 this. West Washington must
provide Tor goo. East Washington
ard North Idaho, 1880 South Idaho
$50: Utah. 1850: Montana. $50. anp
Alaska for IS at cost In food. clothes
and funds. OF $50 for each child for the
year.
Or. Divine's own congregation. that
og the First Presbyterian church oi
Spokane. Ia already caring for so Of
them aud scores OF other churches.
Sunday schools. lodges. women's organ.
ixstions and even children OF the pub.
iic schools have accepted II as their
Job 10 care for hundreds more.
But this u not d duty for churches
end ORGANIZATIONS and schools alone.
declares Chairman Divine. 1T is
work Ia which the aid of every lndi.
vtdual with humanity IN their heart
Ii needed
Just glimpse Of those happy.
swcet-faced little children saw In our
ofphanases. pathetically grateful for
Americas care and protection, which
has saved them from death, is proof
enough that our work already done
has been worth while.
last d glimpse through the orphan.
aae windows ut the CHASTITY contrast
outside; al pnrpie.lipped little skeie
tens cf babtes Juggling ut the empty
hFaasfs Of dying mothers: little heaps
OF skin and bone and tattered rags.
syinK I'm the streets; lettering groups
OF wemen devouring withered grass;
great crowds Of starving, haif-naked
kiddEes. beating az tho door for adsnls-
sion--luat a glimpse OF that--is enough
proof that II IL evcryhody's task to
help. believe everybody will help
Rushing Gifts From Here.
With holiday offerings. wheat aona.
tians. generous gifts OF milk. old
clothes and cash. South Idaho. under
the direction OF Miss u. Fay Fowler Of
Boise, campaign director OF the Near
EAST Relief, IL setting rapid pace
for the whole Northwest.
Farmers OF East Washington and
Ncrth Idaho are being called upon for
~ carloads OF wheat. orcharsiIsts for
donations OF fruit and residents Of the
cities and towns for clothes and cash
Mrs Elizabeth Nj Cohen, room i.
100 East First South. Salt Lake civ.
~ Utah director for Near Fast Relief.
Is driving hard. with the support Of |
Iaoyeraor Mabey and the Il. ID, 4.
raufch. for utahs share In wheat,
flashed food products and cash.
Montana IN subscribing wheat cash
snd clothing through its state head.
quarters OF Near East Relief AZ 1
asontana building al Heiena.
West Washington. with its head.
iuartera for Near East Relief at 3ss
jprke building. Seattle. win give much
4 lts aid in milk and flour ana the
'ess IN cash. while alaska Ii expected
o furnish the most OF IFS share In
ash, aent TO the Seattle headquarters
{ the relief society.