The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-01

\ ftt Is Win sense OF IcJoiclu|
that we make known to our reader
! the fact that the endless Chain
scheme recently referred to In thes
columns as device OF doubtful
| integrity for raising funds for tn,
Red Cross Ice Plant Auxiliary il
absolutely all right aud entitled tc
the support Of all the good people
who are invited TO contribute their
dimes and forward new letters te
keep the chain rolling around.
The following paragraph in q
New York contemporary naturally
attracted our attention the other
| day.
Mrs. Adelins schonck. who is spending
the summer at Babylon, l.. l., with her
| father. Matthew Morgan, . retired New
York banker, Is receiving more mail han
half the number Of other patrons OF the
Office put together Since Mrs. Schsnck
started AN endless chain OF letters for the
Red Cross her mail has increased daily,
until now il numbers more tsan q thou
sand letters. The <ncrease has been much
more than was expected.
Mrs. Schenck is compelled TO devote
prdctically her whole time TO opening
lettcrs and counting ten cent pieces, one
OF which Is received in each letter. She
has already received and sent to the Red
Cross Society nearly one thousand dol
lars. aud unless the chain is broken, IL is
believed, will receive during the coming
week a. much more.
As we announced the other day,
the work Of the ice plant auxiliary
has its headquarters with Miss
Catharine S. Leverich, secretary,
of New York so upon noting the
above news item we promptly com
municated with Miss i.everich as
to the integrity of the endless
chain scheme, and have received
the following RESPONSE
New York, June 70.
80 East Sixtieth Street.
To the Editor Of the Providence News:
Dear Sir
In reply TO your letter / am glad
to say the "chain letter" you ask about
Is entirely honest and tho not started by
the Ice Plant Auxiliary is entirely for it's
benefit
Miss Nathalie Schenck Is young school |
girl wsll-known 10 all tho mem bers OF our |
executive committee and being very much |
in our work, she started tho
chain. She has already sent Us several
ehecks, and you would b. copferring Q
great favor TO us, II you would correct |
the impression of her aims conveyed by |
your fret article.
In spite Of the wonderful amount
which chain" yields on psper, the
fact that II is naturally broken 80 often,
always makes the actual results . very
small percentage Of the thsorsticai
amount.
Thank you for the kind notice you gave
'ur Ice Plant Auxiliary in your issue OF
June 25th, for proper supply OF ios Il
'ns OF the mcst imporssut aud costly
aecsssities which must bs provided for
his war.
Yours sincerely,
CATHARINE .. LEvERICH, ssc'y.
cs Plant Auxiliary OF the American
Nstionai Red Cross.
We need not add how gladly
We publish this note demonstrate
ng the integrity of Miss Schenck's
hahn letter. Miss Schenck is
vidently young lady of clever
less and energy equal to her pa
riotism. We trust that everv
ecipient Of her letters OF appeal
eill send back the desired dime
nd push the good work along.
The auxiliary, as we are informed,
las already been able to secure a
hip load OF ice fro=. Maine which
will be forwarded to the blockad-
ng fleet, and the ice will he dis
ributed at such points as Miss
Lara Barton, president Of the Red
ross, who is now we believe in
suba NAV direct