Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-04
AID FRIEND OR FOE
Countess Cassini Asks Help
 For Sick and Wounded.
AN APPEAL TO TIE AMERICAN PEOPLE
Great Fancy Fair at the Capital to Raise Funds ''tO Relieve Friend and Foe Alike Left on
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 WASHINGTON, April 4. 'To re ieve the wounded of friend and foe alike left on the battlefields of the war" In these few words the Countess Marguerite Cassini, the daughter ot the Russian ambassador here, told the object of the fair which, under her di- rection, will be held in Washington in aid of the Russian Red Cross society. A week ago the countess determined to do something for the aid of the Rus sian Red Cross and at once started the cables to Paris and St. Petersburg working The articles for the fair were ordered, and hundreds of invitations for assistance were sent to all parts of the United States. In making her appeal. to the American people the countess emphasized the fact that the undertaking was not partisan in it's object.
 "The Red Cross society is an inter national humanitarian organization, wholly divorced from politics. It is in the aid of that society that my fair is to be held," said the countess in out lining the plan to her friends. The past week has brought to the countess over $4,000 in cash subscriptions to the Red Cross fund and articles valued at hundreds of dollars for sale at the fair. In the mail came letter from jewel CT in New York city Inclosed was a pair of diamond earrings which his 1iff1n dan0hfnf fhora frnr11 her ears, had asked her father to sell ito help the little children whose fa- thers are killed in this var The mother of the child gave her watch, a valuable one, and the father added to the collection diamond scarfpin. These will be auctioned off at the fair. So many responses are coming to the embassy from poor people and wealthy alike all over the country that the countess has had to employ private secretary, and each letter and gift is acknowledged the day of it's receipt by a note of thanks signed by the count eSs
 Heading the list of patronesses is Mrs. John Hay, the wife of the secre- tary of state. The list of patronesses includes Mrs. E A. Hitchcock, wife of the secretary of the interior; Mrs. Hen ry Cabot Lodge, wife of the senator from Massachusetts; Mrs. William s. Cowles, wife of Commander Cowles of the navy and sister of the president; Baroness Speck von Sternburg, the German ambassadress; Mime. Jusse- rand, the French ambassadress; Lady Durand, the British ambassadress; Baroness Moncheur, the wife of the Belgian minister; Senora Calderon, the wife of the Peruvian minister; Count ess Cellere, the wife of the Italian charge daffaires; Mrs. Ogden Mills of New York, Mrs. Potter Palmer of Chi cago and many others.
 The fair will be attended by prac- tically the entire cabinet, the mem bers of the diplomatic corps, the su- preme court and members of congress. The countess, however, is desirous that its guests shall not be confined to the official set, but that all who feel 1t in them to aid the Red Cross and give assistance to some Russian or Japanese soldier left wounded on the field either shall be present at the fair or contribute. By special appoint ment of the Russian ambassador there will be some one at the embassy at all times to receive any gifts that may be sent there
 Mime. Jusserand, the French ambas- sadress, will preside at the Russian booth and Mrs. Wadsworth at the French booth. The fair will be held in the largest garden available from early afternoon to midnight. Tn addi- tion to the booths special troupe is coming from New York to give a po- lite vaudeville performance in the evening.
 'So generously are the people all over the country responding" said the countess, ''that I am sure they will make the fair a success"
 The countess sent telegrams to MT. J. Pierpont Morgan and MT. Andrew Carnegie advising them of the enter tainment and it's objects. The pro- ceeds of the fair, together with the cash subscriptions, will be forwarded promptly to St. Petersburg for dis tribution by the Russian Red Cross.