Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-11-14 | Page 20 | Armenian Women Send Token to U. S. Sisters

I ARMENIA WOMEN I I II I SEND TOKEN TO TOU U. U S. S SISTERS I Wonderfully Wrought Flag I of Martyr Nation Received Received Received Re Re- at Capital WASHINGTON Nov 13 As As a token of thanks and appreciation for services rendered by the women of America to the Armenia the latter have sent a l large rge and richly decorated ArI Armenian Armenian Ar Ar- flag to the woman's womans committee I of the council of national defense The flag has just been delivered to the state department after being en route tr from m I. I Armenia for nearly a year r DESCRIPTION OF FLAG The banner measures 4 46 by 56 inches I and is completely bordered by a fringe of narrow gold god It is entirely handI handmade hand handmade made even to the joining of the tricolor I stripes which are sewn together with stitches of almost invisible minuteness i On the reverse of the fl flag g. g is a greeting It emblazoned ned in gold embroidered letters as To ro American Women From qt Accompanying the i flag ag was a letter etter dated at al Cairo on November 28 1919 froth from Dr H. H B. B Ketchedjian president of the Armenian national council to II H. Gary American consul general El EI Cairo The he letter letter follows follows fol fol- fol- fol 1 lows i 1 LETTER OF PRESENTATION We Ve beg leave to introduce to your excellency a del delegation gat on of the Armenian women's committee who wish to commit tc tp your care a small box containing a specimen of our national flag being the result of an elaborate needlework on a specially prepared design with a request to have hav same forwarded to the woman's womans womans woman's womans woman's wom wom- ans an's committee of the United States council of ot national defense at Washington as as mall token of deep gratitude in recognition of the great interest shown toward the Armenian women and the valuable services rendered for the Armenian cause We Ve take this opportunity of re requesting requesting requesting re- re questing your excellency to be in inI interpreter interpreter in- in I of our grateful thanks for forthe forthe forthe the noble work done by the great Ameri American n nation for the well being of our country Receipt of tho the letter and fla flag r has been acknowledged by Emmons K Ellsworth acting director r of ot the council council coun coun- cil cn of national defense