Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-15
CITY GIVES FREELY
SYMPATHY FOR
WEST INDIAN SUFFERERS.
Fund Already Exceeds $1,3OO-No
Canvass to Be Made by
Committees.

IN little more than day since the an
nouncement of President Roosevelts appeal
for voluntary subscriptions the citizens of
the American capital have contributed over
$1,000 to the relief of the victims Of the
West Indian volcanic eruptions These re-
sponses, which thus aggregate more than
Sl,oC0, represent only about forty subscrib-
ers, which is taken as indicating thai those
who have been properly impressed by the
horror of the catastrophe in Martinique and
St. Vincent will give liberally, and that
many other contributions. equally large,
may be expected from this time onv-nrd.
MI Charles G. Glover, president c Riggs
Bank, who was named by the President to
receive any contributions which might be
made in Washington, signIfied to the Pres
1dent yesterday his acceptance Of the post
and has since been much occupied in con-
sldering how to further the cole ctions He
has determined not to attempt any detailed
canvass of the city through committees or
otherwise but to depend n,the wide SYM
pathy awakened among the people of Wash
ington by the mere recital OF the conditions
now existing in the two Islands.
Many banks. several earporations and
numerous individuals are said to have in
dicated their purpose to contribute without
any solicitation. and it Is believed that this
number will grow without any agitation by
canvassers until 1t compreherfds practical
ly all the potential subscribers who might
All Have Opportunity.
Soon after the first authentic informa ton
as to the cataclism In Martinique reached
Washington the President Is said to have
determined that not only should the gov
ernment contribute to the relief of the suf-
ferers in st. Pierre. but that the people of
the nation should sbe given every oppor-
tunity of doing so az we'll 1t is not under
stood among those named by him to re-
ceive these contributions from citizens that
the President intended these offerings
should be evoked by any caaaAe except the
widespread sympathy exeised among the
people of the United States-oy the thought
of the suffering which.-trevaffed in an is
land near the American sea coast. 1t is
accepted. therefore, that hespurpose of Mr..
Glover not to solicit. Subscriptions by any
other method is in full accord with the
Presidents original purpose.
Should the situation In Martinique grow
suddenly worse. however, or the city. fail
to respond TO the actual present needs Of
the two islands affected, there is every rea-
son to expect that as thorough and earnest
q canvass as the city has seen in recent
years will be undertaken without delay.
Meanwhile the fund Of subscriptions from
Washingtonians is expected to grow to q
total fully representative of the means and
sympathies of the city.
Sympathy at French Embassy.
Much interest is excited by the single
contribution received yesterday from the
French embassy The total Of the fund
collected in that one building was $535, Of
which the ambassador himself gave $3.50.
Every person connected with the embassy
gave something, and several are said to
have been SO moved as 10 have contributed
far beyond their means. Todays list in
cludes four anonymous offerings, repre-
senting a total of so. As one Of these con-
sisted Of 81 bill it is hoped that many
other persons unable to give more will be
List Of Contributions.
List Of contributions to the fund for the
relief of the sufferers OF Martinique and st.
Vincent, received May H. by Charles e.
Glover, president of the Riggs National
Bank: Riggs National Bank, 500; H. N.
Stokes, $3.50: Mrs. Lloyd Dorsey, IS; Fredk
Pilling. s25: P. c. Knox; $100; DR.. Thos. Nj
Chatard. $40; Jules Canabon, $3.50: Mr..
Pierre de Margerie, $25; Capt. P. Vignal
S2o; Lieut. Commander de Faramond. s2o;
parse. $25: Mr.. Jules Boeufve, $25; Mr. de
Saint-Phalle. SO; Mme AfSeffe PETE. $780,
Edmund Becker $40; Alexander Martin
Buffalo. N. W, $40; Marce.ia Abdel Kader
So; friend. 81; Chas. B. Gray 800; Com
mander w. H. Shock, s; Commissioner H.
B. F. Macfarland, $40; senator W. A. Clark,
sl0o; General Thomas H. LOCKER, IS; e. B"
Stocking, So, Captain z. L. Tanner IS;
Judge c. c. Cole, $40: Miss Grace DEMO
Litchfeld. SOS; Admiral James A. Greer, $40:
0. H. Tittman. IS; a friend, s.; friend,
$40; Mrs: Sarah A. Whittemore, $25; w. r.
Bradley, s25: Boston," IS: Carl Hermann
Braatz, 81; William D. Window, IS; Cash,
81; Thomas F. Richardson, $50; John w.
Gaines Of Tennessee, $25. Total 81 1,3O65O.