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Show TO MEET TODAY ON RELIEF DRIVE Committee to Discuss Plans , for Raising of Armenian! Fund An indication of the serious conditions con-ditions prevailing In Armenia! carrying carry-ing the message that if American aid is not given tho nation might disappear disap-pear from the fnco of the earth, Is cental cen-tal 1 in n (etter written to the Near East Relief by John Price Jackson, 'who has studu-.l condition-: 111 Hie near east and is aiding In the national cam- Ipaign to bring relief. J Tho letter has been received by members of the Ogden committee. Who. through Hie Weber club and lothe? fraternnl and civic organizations, organiza-tions, have planned s campaign here I with a dinner to be held in the We- .ber club February its, at which all CitlSonS arc Invited to attend. The letter from Mr. Jackson follows "I tear If the American people do not kIvc even greater financial Support than lliev are now doing and our government gov-ernment does not quickly take a .strong 'and decisive political stand In behalf Of the Armenians, the latter will gradually grad-ually disappear, as a nation from the face, of th earth. "Irrespective of the terrible human 'suffering the character of this disap-Ipaaranoe disap-Ipaaranoe will entail. It I an unspeakable unspeak-able pity that such a plucky Little nation na-tion should finally lose tho fight after bavin:,- .. bi I vl rur ;'' 1 n foi .1 n -turles." Tho Web.,- club, with other Ogden J organi2atlonn, has taken up the fight j for funds here and hopes arc entertained enter-tained that ogden may contribute an' amount equal to other cities of Its Eixe in the United States. Funds will be raised hero through! the dinner In tho Weber club on the evening Of February 2X, when a chnrgo of $19 a plate will be made and all food for the dinner contributed by g-' den merchants end others. Kvery cent I raise, 1 will go for direct relief of tho Armenians and other suffering peo-I peo-I pie of the near east and the funds will bo distributed through tho United Stntcs army. A meeting of representatives of all .Ogden organizations will be held this afternoon at 5 o'clock in thc Weber club at which time plans for the cajn-Ipoign cajn-Ipoign here will be perfected. All club' -representatives aro urged to bo present. |