Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-18
RELIEF FUND GROWS
LARGE AGGREGATE SUM CON-
TRIBUTED FOR RUSSIAN JEWS.

Encouraging interest is being manifested
In the effort of several prominent residents
OF Washington to collect fund for the re-
| lief of the suffering Jews in Russia. Mr..
Harry q. Mems. assistant treasurer of
the Washington Loan and Trust Company,
acting In behalf of Mr.. John Joy Edison.
treasurer of the fund, reports sub
seriptions aggregating s2.eos25. with more
coming In every hour. Mr.. Simon Wolf,
who has been very active In behalf of the
fund. has received word from New York
that S76o00 has been paid in In that city
during the past twenty-four hours. making
| a total received at the New York head
| quarters of about 100000.
All of this is In cash. and much of 1t al
ready has been sent to Russia Mr.. Wolf
is very anxious that the general public
shall understand that not dollar of this
fund will be used to stimulate immigra-
ton to this or any other country. but mere
ly to alleviate the conditions which at pres
ent exist in Russia, in 50 far as they affect
the Jews.
Much interest also is being manifested in
the mass meeting to be held tomorrow after
noon at Pythian Temple The District
Commissioners have been especially in
vited, and are expected to make brief adj
dresses. Mr.. Wolf will deliver an address.
explaining the uses to which the fund will
be devoted and making appeal for more
contributions.
Contributions Acknowledged.
The list of subscribers arranged today,
and showing contributions aggregating 3d.
1925, is published below At the request
OF Mr.. Wolf 5000 OF this fund has been
sent to Jacob H. Schiff, at New York, to
be forwarded at once to Russia. AS soon
as a sufficient additional amount has been
received it will be forwarded in the same
manner.
I. L. Blout. s25; Rabbi A. Simon, s.; B.
Cohen $40: Dr. Eseman $40; Max Cohen.
$40: Rabbi l.. Stern, IS: Mr.. Hermell. So; ID.
Grosner, $40; Mrs. Bresslar. So; /. T. Klaid
ems, So; H. b. f. mcfarland, So; A. H. Tar
rol, 81; J. T. Upper, 81; Mrs. Gassenheimer.
81; Mrs. Hechinger, 81; Mrs Wolf, 81; Sig.
Kaufman, So; Z. strausberger, So; Henry
Franc, $40; NJ. Markoff So Miss Worthing-
ton, 81; Mrs. G.. Werber. s.; Miss A.
p Moses. So; Rev Dr. Easton, %;
Williams, 81; z. Horwitz, 81; DR.. Cyrus
Adler SIS; Miss Lintheim, 81; e. Steinem,
So: Mr.. Hahn, 81; Mrs. b. Hartz 81; Mr.
Hnger, So Mrs. silverman, 50; J. sellnger.
81 B. Sinsheimer, 50; l.. Mundheim, 50; A.
NJ. Fishei IS; cash, % cents; Mrs. s Hirsh,
81 \. Baumgarten, 81; Mrs. Etinger
Eiseman, 50; NJ; Newmeyer, 81; +
cash. 81; A. KIeeblatt, So; Mrs. Fl. Open
heimer, 81; Mrs s. Alexander, 81; Mrs: NJ
Itch. 81; Mrs. Freirich, 81: Mrs 2. Rosen-
thai, 50; ]. E. Rosentha1, So; NJ. Goldsmith
& Son, $50; Luchs & Bro, SD Mrs. Il.
Coblenzer So: d. Fisher, So; Joseph SOM
mers, So; children of Sunday school,
SIS; n. Blurnenthal, so; J. Sondheimer, So;
S. Kann, Sons q CO., 800; Christian Heu-
rich, S1O0; Emil Berliner. 500; Washington
Post, 500; The Evening Star, 500; Wash
ington Times, $780, NJ GolGen5erg, $500
Clarence F. Norment, 500; Wolf 4 Cohen
So; w. H. Pope, SO; Lewis Sherman, 50;
DIR. Teunis S. HamIin, So; II. Sacherman,
81; Lansburgh & Bro, $3.50; Woodward &
Lothrop 500; B. Rosengeld. $3.50; j. L.
Lewiston. St. Paul, MINI, 81; Prof. George
w. Cook, So; l. Bermann, $40; A. S: Solo
mons, SO: A. Burnstine, $40; A. Lisner,
$500; Harry Factor, 81; Louis Korn, SO;
Lewis s. Atkinson, $50; H. |. Cool
idge, S10 Harrison Stidham, 50; w. l.
Wyman, $40; j. Garfinkle Co, SO;
o. B. A, $40; John Joy Edison, SO;
Leopold Luchs, $40; c. B. Lovett, 50; ". w.
Dodge, 50; Elizabeth l.. Tyler, 81: j. ]. APP
pich IS; J. L. Thompson, So; Wolf & Ros-
enberg $40; c.. Nordlinger, $40; Council of
Jewish Women, $50; Talmud Thora, So;
Thos. w. Smith, so; Jesse l. HeIsltell, 50;
cash, So; VIM. Hahn &c Co. $50; j. kohner,
81; Judson w. Lyons, 81; Carrie +. Dunning.
81; Mrs Josephine Simpson 81; Mrs and
Miss Campbell So; Louis Abrahams, s.; Geo.
d. Horning, S25; Samuel NJ. Marks 81; Rich
ard & Co, $40; A. d. Prince. $40; the Misses
Prince 50; Clarence Grosner, 81; +. Heiden-
HEINZ So; DIR. E. c.. Rice, s.; A. Selinger, 81;
Ladies Liberty Lodge, ]; 0. S. B. SIS
Junior Council Of Jewish Women, so; Mrs.
A. Herman, $25; Mrs. L. Baum, 81; VIM.
Baum. 81; Mrs. Mary A. Davis. 81; Louis
Spanier $50; S. n. Meyer, so; G.. +. He'll
prin. SD: S. Bensinger, SO: X. NicOlaides,
$40; s. J. Peelle, 81, Total, $3,176.25.