Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-26
S175,ODO OFFERED
NEAR EAST RELIEF
Anonymous Donor Makes Gift
Conditioned on Wiping
Out of Deficit.

A gift of $4,000 to the Near East
Relief from an anonymous donor was
announced today at the opening of
the two-day annual meeting of the
organization at the Hotel Washing
ton. The gift is to be used ito assist
in meeting the million dollar deficit
incurred in the relief work after the
smyrna disaster" and is conditional
on the complete liquidation of that
deficit during the coming year. In
announcing the gift, it was explained
that this sum must be raised sepa-
rately and in addition to the current
expenses of the society, which is car
ing for 10000 orphans in six coun-
tries of the Near East.
A gift of 100000 a year, for the
support of 5000 children in the Amer
lean orphanage at syria, Greece, was
pledged by the State OF Virginia in
an address at the luncheon meeting
by oliver j. Sands. president of the
American NaSonal Bank of Rich
mond
Annual Reports Filed.
The annual report of the national
treasurer for the calendar year 1924
showed total receiptsfof 1926 1922 and
total disbursements of 1896, 329,
leaving balance on the years opera
tions of $29S,993. BY vote of the
board of trustees this balance, to-
sether with other funds amounting
to $45,957, was appropriated to re-
duce the smyrna deficit.
During the past year the Near East
Relief maintained 46 orphanages, 65
hospitals and % other institutions.
Its relief program reached 554,s7S
persons, it was announced by Charles
V. Nickrey, president.
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur Ad-
miral Andrew T. Long, NJ. Simopoulos,
Greek Minister to the United States;
N. Panaretoff, Bul garian Minister to
the United States; Henry Morgenthau,
former United States Ambassador to
Turkey: DR.. James l. Vance of Nash
Vile, Tenn; Bishop James Cannon,
jr., of the Methodist Episcopal Church
OF the South; Oliver j. Sands of Rich
mond, Va; DIR. Chester B. Emmerson
of Detroit, C. V. Vickrey and DR..
Samuel McCrea Cavert of New York.
VIII Elect Officers.
Officers for the coming year are to
be elected and the organizations an
nual report to Congress drawn up at
a meeting of the national board of
trustees this afternoon. Tomorrow
Will be given over to a conference
of the representatives of 33 State
committees of the Near East Relief.
Twenty-three overseas workers will
ne dN dIueu neQalS Tor distinguished
service at public ceremonies to be
held this evening. Four Washington
women will be among those honored.
They are Mrs. Flora Stanton Kalk
of the Wyoming Apartments, Mrs
Robert Imbrie of 1701 Q street, widow
of the American consul killed in
Persia several months ago; Miss
Helen Teal of 1920 Allison street
northwest and Miss Mary Hayden of
the Marlborough Apartments.
District Committee to Be Hosts.
The meeting in the evening will be
under the direction of the District
of Columbia committee of the Near
East Relief, of which DIR. Larkin w.
Glazebrook is chairman. Music will
be furnished by the Inconco Band
under the direction of Alfred p.
Osell. Among the speakers will be
DR.. j. Christy Wilson, director gem
eral of the Near East Relief, Persian
Commission, who has just returned to
this country on furlough and who
Will tell of developments in Persia
since the murder of Mr.. Imbrie.
Three volunteers for overseas serv-
Ice with the relief organization will
receive officially their commissions
from DR.. James J.. Barton, national
chairman Of the Near East Relief, at
the meeting.