The San Francisco call., 1898-06-05
THE SOCIETY STILL GROWS
DONATIONS POUR IN FROM ALL
 OVER THE STATE.
School Children Send Eggs With Notices to the Soldiers. Money Still Flow
 ing In.
Total Receipts up to Tester
 day $3e,ooo

day S3S, S,OOO
 The rooms of the local Red Cross So- ciety In the Claus Spreckels building are daily besieged by hundreds of both sexes who are anxious to wear the in signia of the famous organization. Many are disappointed owing to the slowness of those engaged in manufac- turing the buttons, but are modified by the obliging ladies in charge.
 When the idea of looking after the welfare of the boys in blue was first preached In The Call some months ago the ladies and gentlemen who respond ed by organizing little dreamed of the magnitude the work of the society would reach. Starting as it did, with small meetings and slight interest, the noble purpose of the organization be- gan to assert itself in the minds of generous public and subscriptions be- gan to flow in slowly but surely.
 When it was seen that the Govern ment could not cope with the immense bodies of troops that kept pouring into the city, the Red Cross Society stepped into the breach and filled the position of benefactors to nicety. The city began to TeSpOnQ WltH pTdlSeS LOT us grand work and faster and faster do- nations began pouring in, in such large quantities from every quarter that new system of organization had to be established. A State organization was perfected to look after the many branch societies in every town and hamlet in the State, while the local board looked after the constant stream of donations received from all over this city.
 A lo,-e orat1 at Is Post street to store the multiplicity of things received, and ladies unaccus- toned to work untiringly labored in the cause of the army from morn till night. There was no lack of appre- citation from the men who enlisted in defense of their country. Blessings and warm words of praise poured from their lips in thankfulness to the ladies who lessened their sufferings.
 That Is why every boy and girl, man and woman feels proud to wear the em- blem of the Red Cross, as 1t carries with it the respect of all who have spark of patriotism or feeling in them.
 Yesterday 113 members were added to the society, which already numbers into the thousands, and more are anx- ious to add their names to the roll of honor, in the hope that they will be allowed to wear the sign of the Red Cross.
 Major Fitzgerald. surgeon of the Thirteenth Minnesota Infantry, eX- presses warm appreciation for the mo- ble work done by the ladies at the ferry
 Donations of bandages, caps, com fort bags and other necessary articles were received at 16 Post street yester- day from Oregon, Pleasanton, Sacra- mento, Alameda, Vacaville, Gilroy, An tioch and many other places in this State.
 Belmont School sends daily twelve gallons of milk, which is sent to Camp Merritt and apportioned out to the different regiments.
 The Church of the Advent, nurses of St, Luke's Hospital and Forum Club sent generous allotments of bandages, handkerchiefs and comfort bags.
 E. F. Beckwith of Denver sent $25 to be spent on the boys from Colorado.
 Material will be supplied in bulk to societies resiring to make it up into useful articles if they call at 16 Post street.
 Mrs. w T. Ellis of Marysville sent 180 dozen eggs to the boys in blue with her best wishes.
 School children of Benicia expressed twenty dozen hard-boiled eggs to the society, on which was written some sentiment that will surely add relish to those eating them. Shoot a Span iard for me-" Remember the Maine" and other expressions were inscribed.
 Clarence Martin Mann sent large donation of things to the Red Cross So- ciety yesterday.
 The young ladies studying at the Girls High School have formed an auxiliary branch of the Red Cross So- ciety and will shortly send bountiful supply of necessaries to headquarters.
 Master Monroe Schwalba of 14O8 O'Farrell street yesterday brought to reams of paper, which he had bought with his savings of nickels.
 Mrs. L. Honn's juvenile dancing class will give their third annual entertain ment and ball in aid of the Red Cross fund on Friday evening, June r, in Odd Fellows Hall. Thirty-f1ve chill dren, ranging from 21k to 15 years of age, will participate. The entertain ment will consist of a fairy dance, stage and fancy dancing, recitations, national songs and dances.
 Among the Minnesota volunteers are some clever ball players, and they are daily practicing with a view to gain ing their first victory In this city. Their challenge to the local aggregation has been snapped up and on Thursday next the two strong teams will line up at ttecIeallOu fdTh lH d DeHeII game TOT the Red Cross cause.
 Among the subscriptions received yesterday were the following:
 Friend. s5; Rincon School. ss; sequoia Chap ter Additional gift). slo: St Peters Episcopal Church. $40; Mrs. G. W. Sheldon. s; friend 8; Bertha H. Gray. g 50; l. G. Roche, s5 Madison Bruce Hellers, s15: Chinese Primary School s2o; employees Miller. Sloss & Scott. s57; em- ployes Dunham Carrigan & Hayden Con- pany, s60; employees Holbrool, Merrill & Stet- son, S16 employees Washburn & Moen Manu- featuring Company s25; employees Santa Maria Manufacturing Company III 20: Magnolia Court. Foresters of America. s; Dr. E. John son, 8; Mrs. A J. Pinkstone, s1; employees Payot, Upham & Co.,, s6 50; M. Diamant (monthly subscription). s1; Herman Schussler $lo0: memberships, 113
 Proceeds of tin soldiers entertainment given by Harold and Rudolf Berthau, 2112 Vallejo street, s173 S5.
 Injured by an Explosion.
 H. Menn, an employe in the Western