The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-04
TO RELIEVE
 THE WOUNDED Countess CaSSini to Give WILL BE Ss.tAL EVENT RuSSiap sreeress Receives
 fOffers of Aid.
Will. Be For Benefit of Red Cross Scc:ety-President, Cabinst, Bench and Legations Will Aid Ann
 bassador's Daughter.

Washington. April 3.-"To relieve the wounded of friend and foe alike left on the battleffelds of the war;" in these few words the Countess Marguerite Cassini, the adopted daughter of the Russian Am 'bassador explained to the correspondent or the Associated Press at the Embassy today, the object of the fair which un- dec her direction will be held in Wash ington April 2 to aid the Russian Red Cross Society.
 A week ago today the Countess deter mined to do something for the aid of the Russian Red Cross and at once start ei the cables to Paris and St. Peters burg 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 em- phasized the fact that the undertaking was not partisan in it's object. "The Red Cross Society Is an International human itorian which is divorced from politics. In the aid of that society my fair Is to De held" said the Countess, In outlining the plan to her friends. The past week has brought to the Countess over $,00C in cash subscriptions to the Red Cross fund and articles valued at hundreds os dollars for sale at the fair.
 III lut I1dlI lOudy CdIne d letteT tTOnl ;t jeweler in New York city. Enclosed was a pair of diamond ear rings which his little daughter. removing them from her ears, had asked her father to sell ito help the little children whose fath- CTS are killed in this war" the mother of the child gave her watch. a very val uable one. and the father added to the collection diamond scarf pin. These will be auctioned off at the fair.
 List of Patronesses.
 Heading the list of patronesses Is Mrs. John Hay, the wife of the Secretary of State. The list includes Mrs. E. A. Hitch cock wife of the Secretary of the Inte- rior Mrs Henry Cabot Lodge. wife of the Senator from Massachusetts: Mrs. William Cowles.l wife of Commodore President; Bafoness Speck von Sternburg, wife of the German Ambassador; Lady Durand, the British Ambassadress: Ba- ron Moncheur. the wife of the Belgian Minister: Senor Calderon, wife of the Pe- ruvian Minister; Countess Collere. the wife of the Italian Charge; Mrs ogden Mills of New York. Mrs. Potter Palmer of Chicago and many. others.
 The fair will be attended by. practically the entire cabinet. the members of the diplomatic corps, the Supreme Court and members of Congress. The countess. however Is deslrous that its guests shall not be confined to the official set. but that all who desire to aid the Red Cross shall be present at the fair or contribute
 Mme Jusserand, the French Ambassa- dress, will preside at the Russian booth. and Mrs Wadsworth at the French booth The fair will be held In the largest gar den available, from p. m. to midnight. A special troupe Is coming from New York to give a vaudeville performance in the evening
 Today the Countess sent teegrams to MT. J. Pierpont Morgan and MT. Carnegie. advising them of the entertainment and its objects. The proceeds of the fair, to- gether with the cash subscriptions. will be forwarded promptly to St. Petersburg.