The San Francisco call., 1898-05-11
READY FOR
 RED CROSS
 BENEFIT Tickets on Sale To- Day at the Orpheum
 Theater. Great Performance Prom ised by the Volunteer
 Artists. Business Men to Meet To-Day at the Chamber of Com
 merce.
FUNDS ARE BADLY NEEDED
Much Encouragement Is Being Given the Ladies With Subscription
 Lists.

formance to be given at the Orpheum TOT the Red Cross Society on Thursday after noon commences this morning at the box office of the theater. Seats in all parts of the house on the main floor will be 5O cents and in the gallery the seats will be sold at 25 cents. The managers are pre- pairing for a rush, and they believe more than half the house will be disposed of during the first day. The performance as arranged will be one of the best that the house has offered for many weeks. Every one of the performers is immensely ln- terested in the work of the Red Cross So- ciety, and many of them have friends who are now in the tents at the Presidio waiting for the order to move to Manila, and they do not propose to let them go without doing at least some little act that will bring them comfort should they be- come i'll or wounded while in the distant islands.
 Every cent that will be taken in at the box office will go to the fund of the Red Cross Society. The managers of the the ater have placed the house at the disposal of the organization, and the performers, the members of the orchestra and the mechanics and stage hands have gladly volunteered their services. Many persons talented in the art of entertaining have volunteered to assist the members or the company of vaudeville artists now billed at the theater, and most unique and in- teresting performance will be given.
 The collecting committee of the Red
  day, and when the rooms of the society in the Claus SpreckelS building were closed for the day the bank account Of the organization had been doubled as fornia gave a check for $250 and Anton Borel added a like sum to the fund. Louis Sloss. G. Niebaum, Lewis Gerstle, J. Downey Harvey and l.. E. Johnson each gave S100. Daniel Meyer sent check for $50 and Mrs. Henry L. Dodge and Mrs. Cyrus Walker gave $25 each. Fred $. Johnson and E. H. Horton each gave big twenty-dollar gold piece. The chil- dren of the Washington Grammar School added $40 to the fund and the Philomath Club sent check for $53 that it's members nad contributed to the work of the so- ciety. The London, Paris and American Bank, the Anglo-California Bank and the London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Company swelled the fund by SlO0 each The Manual Training Club and the kin Gcrgarten school Of the French Christian Union sent $10 as their union subscription to the work of the society.
 Mrs J. G. Clark, who attended meet ing of the Red Cross Society that was organized in Vallejo on Monday, reported to her associate workers that much sub them Mrs. Newcomb was the president of the organization, with Mrs. George n. Peabody financial secretary Mrs. Alice Holt recording secretary and Rev. MT. Williams vice-president
 Word was received during the day that Colonel Otis of Los Angeles would take the initiative to OISdlllZo d (iOoS oo ciety in the lower part of the State. and he promised that the people Of Los An geles would respond handsomely to the call to assist the work of the Red Cross among the soldiers who have been called from this State.
 A special meeting of the Chamber Of Commerce has been called for this after noon, at 2:30, to take some action to assist the work of the society. All the DuSl- ness men of the city are invited and are expected to be present. Persons familiar with the work of the Red Cross on the field of battle will address the meeting.
 The ladies of Seven Pines Circle. an auxiliary to the G. A. R., have made cash donation to the Red Cross League When the trouble with Spain began they forwarded a set of resolutions to the President expressing confidence in the administration, and received a very pleasing answer.
 The ladies of St. Stephens Episcopal Church met in St. Stephens Hall yester- day afternoon to discuss plans for aiding the Red Cross Society in it's work The rector. Rev F. J. Lion, presided at the meeting, and suggested that ladies work independently of and in concert with the Red Cross organization Ills suggestion was taken up by the ladies present and they decided to appoint committee to visit the headquarters of the league ana ascertain in what manner they could give the most assistance. A list will be procured of the articles of which there Is will endeavor to procure as large quan- tity of these as possible. Supplies will De received by the Ladies' Aid Society of the church who will send them to the head quarters of the society for distribution. The ladies have entered into the work their ability to render valuable assist ance.