Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-04-08
TO AID RUSSIAN
RED CROSS SOCIETY
Fair to Be Held Under Direction Of
Countess Cassini.
TAKES PLACE IN WASHINGTON
Countess says object IL To NciieSc
Of friend and Foe
AIiLe on Field of
Battle.


Battle.
Washington, April 4.-'"To relieve
The wounds of friend and foe ALIKE
LET, on the batllehelds Of the var
In these few words the Countega
NargIcrlte Cassini, the daughter Of the
Russian emba3sador, told n cOrrespon'
dent at the embassy the object Of the
fair which under her direction will be
held in Washington April q. In AID
of the Russian Red Cross society. a
week ago Sunday the countess de-
tcrminrd 10 90 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 &c
all parts Of the United States. In max
Ing her appeal 10 the American people
the countess emphasized the fact that
the undertaking was not partisan IN
its object
10 iid H.d Cross SOrirt,.
"The Red Crpsa society Is AN inter.
national humanitarian organization
wholly divorced from politics. II d In
the aid Of that society that my fair
4, to be held" said the countess IN OFT.
lining the plan 10 her friends. The
p4.i wcrk has brought 70 the cpuuiraa
over four thpuf and dollars in cash
subscriptions 20 the Red CrOa8 funG
and articles valued ~ hundreds Of dol
Lara for gale Al ,hr fair. In the mall
Sunday came a letter from a jcwclcr
IN Sew York city. Enclosed wa a pair
of diamond earrings which his liitlc
daughter, rcmoying them from her
ears, had asked her father TO sell "tc
help the little children whose fathers
are Killed in This war The mother Of
the child gave her watch, a valuable
one. and the father added TO the col
lection a diamond scarf pin, Thr:c
Will be auctlOn"d on at the fair. So
many responses are coming 10 the en-
ba3sy from poor people and wealthy
alike all over the country hat tho
countess has had 10 employ a private
secretary, and each letter and gift IL
acknowledged the delay ~ It's receipt
by a note Of thanks signed by the
countess.
List ~ p~atrDnrsacs
Heading the list ~ p~h'roncssos II
Mrs John Hay, wife n 'h" secretary
Of state The list ~ ~pa'rpncgses in
Guides Mra. r. a. Hitchcock, wife OF
the secretary Of the interior; Mrs
Henry Cabot Lodge, wife Of the senator
from Massachusetts; Mr., William S.
Cowlcs, wife Of Commpiprc COwles
Of the navy, and sister 81 The prcsi-
dent; Baroness Spcck Won Sirrnbcrg.
the German ambassadors, Madame
Jusserand, the French ambassadrcss;
Lady Durand the British ambassadrcss;
Baroness Mpnchcnr. the vii" ~ the
Belgian minister Sonora Caldcrpn. the
wife " the Peruvian minister. Count
e. ccllcrc. the wife Of 'hr italian
charge d'aifaircg, Mrs. Oadou Mills,
OF New York, Mr. Potter Palmer. of
Chicago. and many others
Entire Cabinet to Attend.
The fair viii be attended by prac.
tically tho entire oabiuc'. 'hr mem
lorc Of the diplomatic corps. the su-
prcmc court and member 81 congress-
The counties, however, r. DESTROYS that
50 guests shall not be confined 10 the
Official set, but that all who feel II IN
tloH 10 aid the Red cross and give
assistance 10 some Russian or japanese
soldier left wounded on the field either
shall be present al the fair or con.
tribute. BY special appointment Of th'
Russian ambassador, there will b,
some one a, the embassy At all times I,
receive any gifts that may DE SEN
there.
Nine. J%usscrand, the French ambas
radrcss, will preside al the Russiar
booth. and Mrs Wadswor,h al tn
French booth
TN" fair will be held IN the largca
garden available from 4 p m. 10 mid
night In addition IN the booths,
special troupe III coming from New
York 10 give a polite vaudeville per
Torrance In the evening.
s generously are the people a
over III. country responding" said tn
countess Sunday, that ! am sure the
viii make tho fair n success"
The countess sent kilograms 10 NJ
J Pierp0nt Morgan and Mr. Andre
Carnegie, advising them of the enter
tainment and its objects. The proceed
ot the fair, together with the cash sui
Bcrip,iong, win be forwarded prompt
10 81. Petersburg for distribution b
the Russian Red Cross
WIS W"ii-K now" Theni. Man