The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-04
Washington Interested in Plan
TO Help Red Cross
MANY DONATIONS ARE MADE
Countess cassinI Is Working Hard to
Make Her Entertainment a
Success, and Many Prominent
People VIII Attend.

washington, April s-"To relieve the
wounded of friend and foe alike left on
the battlefelds of the war" In these
few words the Countess Marguerite Cas-
sini, the adopted daughter of the Rus
sian ambassador, told correspondent for
the Associated Press at the embassy to-
day the object of the fair, which. under
her direction, will be held in Washington
during April in aid of 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 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 en-
phasized the fact that the undertaking
was not partisan In It's object.
THE Red Cross society Is an interna-
tional humanitarian organization, wholly
divorced from politics. 1t Is In the aid
of that society that my fair is to be
plan to her friends. The past week has
brought to the countess over $1,000 in
cash subscriptions to the Red Cross fund
and articles valued at hundreds of dol
lars for sale at the fair.
JeweIer Sends Gifts.
In the mail today came letter from
a Jeweler in New York city. Enclosed
was a pair OF dimond earrings which his
little daughter, removing them from her
ears, had asked her father to sell ito
help the little children whose fathers are
killed in this war" The mother OF the
child gave her watch, valuable one, and
tho father added to the collection oia-
mond scarfpin These will be auctioned
off at the fair.
Heading the list of patronesses is Mrs.
John Hay, wife of the secretary of state.
The list includes Mrs. e. A. Hitchcock,
wife of the secretary of the interior;
Mrs. Henry Cabot Lodge wife of the
senator from Massachusetts; Mrs. Will
lam s. Cowles wife of Commodore
Cowles of the navy and sister of the
President; Baroness Spec Won Sternburg.
the German ambassadors wife; Madame
Jusserand. the French ambassadors wife /;
Lady Durand, the British ambassadress;
Baron Moncheur's wife; Countess Collere,
the wife of the italian charge d'aaires;
Mrs. Ogden Mills of New York, Mrs. Pot
ter Palmer of Chicago and many others.
Cabinet VIII Attend.
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. how
ever, is desirous that her 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.
Nine. 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 larg-
est garden available, from 4 p. m. to
midnight. A special troupe is coming
from New York to give vaudeville per-
formance in the evening.
Today the countess sent kilograms to
Mr.. j. Pierpont Morgan and Mr. Carnegie
advising them of tho entertainment and
its objects. The proceeds of the fair, to-
gether with the cash subscriptions, will
be forwarded promptly to st. Petersburg