Union County Raises Money for Starving People of the Near East, April 1919

From the Monroe Journal, Tuesday, April 15, 1919

Armenian Relief Drive Will Continue Until April 15^th. . . Union Has Not Yet Contributed Her Quota of $3,600. . . An Appeal From Chairman Joyner

Union county has not yet contributed her quote of $3,600 towards the relief of the starving people of the Near East. As noted in a previous issue of The Journal the drive has been extended to April 15^th. Several of the county schools have set a good example in their box suppers, the proceeds of which they have in most cases donated to this fund, and the committee appreciates this. The Victory Loan campaign will begin April 21^st and it would be well for us to go “over the top” with the relief drive before the final campaign of the war is launched. Leave the contributions with Mr. S.O. Blair at the English Drug Co., or your district chairman.

With the campaign for Armenian and Syrian relief coming to a close in North Carolina, State Chairman J.Y. Joyner says that he is gratified at the results achieved by the various county chairman who have so far made their reports to headquarters in Raleigh. He announces that up to March 26 the sum of $127,005.67 has been subscribed, and besides this at least $16,500 has been sent to New York direct, which will be credited to the State’s quota of $300,000. This makes a total of $143,505.67.

There are 17 counties that have not yet made any report and no county in the state, even those over the top, have sent in final reports.

Eleven counties have secured more than their quotas, but the chairmen in each of these counties say they are still at work, and that more money will be forthcoming.

Each day brings forth new appeals from the Near East, and the stories that come in from the workers over there indicate that the situation is steadily growing worse. Women and children are dying every house. One story that comes from a worker says that he himself saw women and children tearing the flesh from the carcass of a horse that had died; they were eating the flesh raw. This is but one of the many things we hear directly from the people on the ground.

North Carolina has raised more than 60 percent of her quota, but the people will not be satisfied until they have given the last penny asked of them by the American committee.

No man or woman in this country would permit a child to starve right in their own neighborhood. There are 5 million starving not far from us, and we must save them by giving our money.

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Amount collected and sent to Jos. G. Brown, previously reported, $1,202.87.

Unionville Auxiliary, Mrs. R.F. Price, chairman, $13

Miss Lottie Mae Blair, $5

J.W. Pritchard, $5

Union School, Laned Creek, Misses Amy Baucom and Nancy Helms, teachers, $77.37

Pleasant Hill, Mrs. S.B. Braswell, chairman, $41.35

Union School, Sandy Ridge, Mrs. Sam Redwine, chairman, $28.30

Monroe High School, W.A. White, chairman, $11.20

Brown Creek School, Lanes Creek township, Misses Desdine Lowery and Myrtle Sheppard, teachers, $88.28

Indian Trail Presbyterian Church, Rev. B.B. Shankel, chairman, $47

Indian Trail Methodist Church, $5

Mrs. G.T. Winchester, chairman, $15.30

Mrs. J.F. William, Baker’s, $25

--Mrs. J.F. Laney, Chairman