The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-23
Kcepsakcs Sacrificed.


From old and young there come daily
contributions Of money. of clothing. Of
food, Of jewelry and everything that in
any conceivable way can be turned into
relief supplies. young woman sent to
the Christian Herald a few days ago a
great bundle OF beautiful hair She
begged that the paper would sell it and
spend the money for the relief Of the
women and children. Everyone knows
how a woman prizes her wedding ring.
in the Office OF this same newspaper the
reporter saw eight wedding rings, Each
had come with letter pleading that it
be sold and the money be turned into
food for The starving. There We're
watches lockets. diamond earrings and
pins, as wei as two other tokens that
probably were priced higher by the send
ers even than the wedding rings. one
was gold piece. on one side Of which
was inscribed 'Fiftieth anniversary
golden wedding" The other was a sill
yer medal like il. 1t was inscribed,
''Twenty-ffth anniversary silver we'd
ding-" Then there were silver spoons.
forks knives, silver cake baskets and
silver rings All these from people who
had nc money. but VINO had hearts fun
OF charity These things came from all
parts Of the country and illustrate bet
ter than anything else the genuineness
ol tho feeling
Now as 10 the substantial rather than
the sentimental contributions.
Great corporations are not ordinarily
noted for their charity. Many Of them
are heavy contributors TO the relief fund.
All the great railroads in the country
having a terminus i'm New York or New
York connections have for month been
bringing To the Seaboard free Of charge
such supplies as the generous people of
the country have provided. II this were
am occasional carload only, it would not
be So much but IL is more. 1t is train
loads "a week The steamship companies
30 more than the railroad companies
have been known as charitable concerns,
but. in this matter. they have been sec
ond 10 the railroads in their cOntribu-
tions. Every inch Of suare space on the
ships OF the Ward Line and the Nal
Tory Line has been given 10 the Cuban
relief committees. and. in the case of
the Ward Line several times when the
need for food was most urgent, paying
cargo has been left behind in order that
more food might be carried free.
Jhe newspapers throughout the coun-
Try have achieved wonders. While the
Central Cuban Relief Committee today
"a telegram came from "a paper i'm At
lanta Ga, asking what it should do with
$500 collected in one day. The Christian
Herald is getting on an average Of $500
"A day OF this money Miss Clara Barton
gets $4,000 a month for use in her work
iu the hospitals and in the asylums for
the children exclusively.
How the Money l. Used.
The Central Cuban Relief Committee
itself gets on an average $500 week
and this sum is constantly increasing and
has been since President Mckinley issued
his appeal to the charitable. Since jan
uary ] the committee has received in
cash contributions about $7LJyO This
money has practically all been expended
for supplies. because the cost of distribu-
ton and collection has been small
The secretary said there was no way Of
getting at the actual figures of the enor-
nous contributions that had been made
because in addition TO things that had
been sent by the relief committee, or
through the committee tons upon tons
Of supplies had been sent direct to Con-
sui General Lee He said the committee
i'm Cuba that has charge Of the work Of
I distributing the supplies that are sent fig
urcd that $4,000 d week would buy all
that was needed.
Besides the tremendous amount Of food
that Is being purchased and forwarded
with the money contributed as described.
there Is an enormous amount Of other
supplies being forwarded through the
generosity Of the American people. The
/ Kings Daughters Of this city are making
and sending two cases Of clothing Of all
/ descriptions week