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Show SET QUOTA FOR RELIEF DRIVE Weber County Asked to Fun-nish Fun-nish $7980 for Starving Armenians Plang' ate being completed for the dinner to be Klen In the Weber club Tuesday evening Match I. the pro reedS t which Will go to 'be N'.: BBasi telb-f Committer-, xelected ft-,,m tht- .iiiotis fraternal org.inizationi an.l clubs are working interest to . hir.h pitch iand It Is Indicated thai the af fair will be entirely successful-VRM1 successful-VRM1 TO HANDIjI ' PEL! 1 v '.i Wright, chairman ..f the committee, com-mittee, again called attention today to thfl neceasiQ of Ocden raising its quo ta for th. starving millions of the War fSaat, and ,o hold its own with Dttaei . itiew of tne United States who are carrjdni On -miliar campaigns. The entire proceeds of the dinner will go directly for the relief work and will bi distributed through the United States ami) A " barge of $IU n p!V Will b made Mr Wright toda) "h mlttsd R Mat of iuestlons answeie.l bt Di B. T. Allen, national repi-esen-tatTC of the Near Kasl relief, during his visit here last week. The answers .,(, I ii .arr.lt I Inaivhl nttiltl the activities, of the Near Knst Belief. They follow HARI1 IlBI l or.t. M 1 l"N tj. What Is the Near Kast ' A. The Near Kast is a charitable organization for the relief Of the suf-f. suf-f. ring oi : peoples within the boundaries boun-daries Of what Is generally known SS the Near Kastem countries: that Is. stretching from the vicinity 01 Con stantinoplc to Teheran. Persia, In the Kust, and from the Caucasus in the North southward to the Arabian peninsula, pen-insula, pr Egypt This committee has bden incorporated under the laws of the congress of the United Btatss, to Which reports are made and whose books nr. audited gularlx for the purpose of making reports to congress Their books Srs open to the examination examina-tion of any individuals who care 10 examine them. (J. How many people in the N'eai East lo he cared for? vi w. ro CAKI FOR A The people m be cared for In the Near Kast arc at the present tirtie the orphans and destitute girls redeemed re-deemed from their lives of captivitv. the sick, and those who are unable to engage in work. The number Is con-Itantl con-Itantl banging, inasmuch as the sick, when healed, are put to work and their support ceases Those Who can find employment nr- giv-n employment employ-ment immediately, for It Is not the purpose of thi committee to maintain an one who can work o: can find work The special care of this committee com-mittee at th- present lime are the orphans, who number about 10U.000; the redeemed girls, who number per-haps per-haps .'.'. onu. and the sick. Q. If over 1 40.000, what did this figure refer to In your address at the . ( r ClUb7 A M figure of HO.OOft referred to the orphans and rescued girls in .orphanages and rem ue homes. I What Is the quota of the United States? 1 A. The iuota of the United States l I from Julj i. i ? 20, to .ImI i. U21, Is $no.""i.' bat is the quo) i f I i ill ' A The ouota fr l lah Is 176,160. w i neat's n Q. What Is tho quota fOr Weber count v ? A. The tpiota fov AX'eher tounlv Is 17.980. What Is the quota of Sail i.ii cou ftty ? A- The quota of Salt Lake county is t.K.iion J li supplies go through ihe Tin kiIi government ' I A. Supplies do not go through the i Turkish govsmntenti nor do anv funds enter the hautls of the Turkish go -'ernmenl. The Turkish government ; haw no voice In Ihe distribution or ihe J handling or the purpose for which these funds are used. |