Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-12-10 | Page 25 | Open Relief Drive in Ogden

OPEN RELIEF DRIVE IN OGDEN I Appeal for Suffering; Armenians Made at Mass Meeting in Tabernacle Ogden joined ln the movement be-in-T carried out throughout the United States for relief of millions of starving women and children of the Near East at a mass mooting held last night in the n.l.-n tar-emu Th.- irie for funds to save the lives of luO boys and girls of Armenia during dur-ing the long winter months Ogden's I quota was given a good start through j donations made at the meeting and to be continued here during the week. Eloquent speakers told of the almost al-most unbelievable suffering of the multitudes of Christians of tho Near Bast, of tho death of women and chil-lren chil-lren and of the atrocities of the Turk who have swept through the country .-arryini? out but ono policy to hill the men. butcher the older women, carry away the most beautiful of tne young women and leave the children to starve. The spoakers explained that 560 Is necessary to clothe and feed one Armenian child for one year. Ogden ' lias been allotted 100 of these unfor-) tuuate children. The question was i asked. "Will Ogden a'.low Its 100 children chil-dren to starve?" . MOVIE snows BUFFERING. The Indescribable suffering and slow death of gaunt mothers holding dying babies to their withered breasts, 1 tho dead bodies of children lying about the ruins of houses, was Vividly portrayed by a motion picture. "Alice in Hungerland," taken by American Near E&st relief workers in the) stricken area. The picture showed the travel through Armenia of "Alice-" an Armenian child, who was selected se-lected to accompany the Americans and give relief to the children and mothers. Mayor Frank Francis presided at the meeting and opened the meeting with a brief appeal. Other speakers' were Mayor c. Clarence Nslen of I Salt Lake, Senator William H. Kbiff. ' Mrs. Kayo Fowler, national NeUr Euat relief worker, and the He. John Ed-ward Ed-ward Carver. Mayor Francis gave figures or starving multitudes which made the audience gas , Through American re-lief, re-lief, he said, 5 a, 000 Armenian glrln have been taken out of Turkish har- ! ems; 100,000 were still to be saved; 1 jiHi.t.OO persons had fled before the tide of the Turks, 1 000.000 more were now lu flight. 1 10.000 orphans, were ln Armenia. More than 160.000, Armenluns have been driven Into the hills and live like animals or starve he asserted WORTHY MOVEMENT. Mayor Keslen drew a word picture' of the prosperity of the United states' and coniparcfd It with tho sufferings and cries of distress Taut come from Armenia. He said ne bad thoroughly ttudiod the situation and held tho movement of mercy offered by Amor-lea Amor-lea nu U worthy He described the Armonians as hite people, of our own flesh and blood. Christians who are the victims of racial hatred 8 nd surrounded by enemies. "There ne more orphans in Armenia today than in any country of the world thy are crying for food and warmth. I think the cry will be heard and answered an-swered In Ogden as It has bevn iu other cities of this great country'." he said ln conclusion. Senator King went into detailed, historical his-torical explanation of tho events which have led to tho distress of the Armenians and described tho Turks as barbaripus and cruel people who plan to drive all Christians from Armenia Ar-menia and Constantinople. Tho RSV. Carver offered a final appeal ap-peal which was answered by donations rnnde when lt.: S outs pas?- through tho audience. c Wi l l i E s LM1&D .v committee was appointed to take charge of tht ugden drive as follows: Samuel G, Dye, chairman; A. It Haywood, Hay-wood, Orval W. Adams, Frank M. DrtggSj Fred O. Taylor, 'iu.s Wright, J. U. Eldredge. Jr.. W. Kail Hopkin-.. Rev. John Edward Carver. Rev. L A. 5;trrison. J. M Forristall, Angus Kennedy, N. T. Tanner and Rufus Garner. Gar-ner. A musical program was held Ln connection con-nection with the meeting which included in-cluded selection by the tubcrnacl" choir, solo by Bernlcc Ty ree and or-'gan or-'gan solo by Samuel Whittaker, Sam-luel Sam-luel G. Dye ottered the opening prayer land the Rev. Garrison Lhe closing prayer. About 150 persons attended the meeting. tr