Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-03
kan nd FIRE

fallen your city a. the time Of the earth
quake and fire.
I'VE deeply deplore the death OF your
honored chief and leader. D. T. Sullivan.
and all others who may have met the same
fate, and to those of you that have worked
so persistently for so many hours trying
to save the lives and property OF your
fellowman, all honor to you
ut may seem to you that we are little
tardy in extending our sympathy, but we
have a very good and plausible excuse to
give Our department is one of the poorest
paid department throughout the United
States, and the day after the earthquake
the firemen of this city. to man, con-
tributed S211. A great many, not having the
amount at the time, had TO wait until the
pay day following. which was yesterday,
the LIST instant This amount was contrib
uted solely for your benefit
Trusting that you VIII accept it with the
same feeling with which 1t was given, we
are
(Sfgned) WILLIAM T. BELT,
Chief Engineer.
Representing the officers and members of
the District of Columbia fire department"
Concert at Western High School.
Arrangements for the concert at the West
ern High School tomorrow for the benefit
of the San Francisco sufferers have been
completed
The concert is one of the devices which
have been sanctioned by the school board
in the cause OF increasing the San Francisco
fund, and the reputation of the artists and
the character of the program warrants the
belief among the faculty of the school that
an attractive and successful entertainment
will he given.
The recital will be held in the Westerns
assembly hall tomorrow at 1:15 o'clock.
Miss Won Cnschuld will give the piano num-
beTs, assisted by Mrs. William X. Miller,
soprano, and Mr.. Hazard Sevan Of Newport,
baritone
For the Relief of Comrades
AT the meeting last night of James A.
Garfield Post. No. Z, G. a. r., an appro-
prlation of $50 was made for the relief of
It's comrades who suffered by earthquake
and fire in San Francisco. Commander
John NJ. Young presided at the meeting,
and, with Dr. Thomas Calver and others.
called attention to the awful conditions
prevailing in the stricken locality.
To Play Cards for Charity.
Announcement Is made that a euchre
party for the benefit of the San Francisco
fund will be given at the Dolly Madison
house, 1401 Massachusetts, avenue, this even
ing
Children Make Contribution.
The Children's Charity Club 'chipped in
their pennies, nckels and dimes yesterday
and raised fund of 81 for the earthquake
sufferers.
The employees of the United States civil
service commission have contributed
through the Red Cross Society $2l5
The office of the auditor for the Post
Office Department has collected s515.25 AS
there are only 700 clerks in the auditor
office, many on small salaries, those in
charge of that collection feel that they
have accomplished a great deal.
Concert at New Willard.
A substantial sum for the relief fund
was realized from the concert given late
yesterday afternoon at the New Willard
Hotel under the direction of Mile. Harden
Hickey, Mrs Emma Prall Knorr, Miss An
ME McFarlan PraH and Mr.. Oscar Carols
sen. The patronesses were Lady Durand,
Mrs Greedy Mrs. Oliver Mrs. John Il.
Walker. Mrs. Boardman, Mrs. Hague, Mrs.
Herbert Wadsworth and Miss Williams
The program included the following num-
bers: Songs. The Wanderer.,' The
Swan" "Serenade" and Mohacs Field" by
Mr.. Gareissen; songs '"Traheison,' Les
Larmes'' and "Garde LAmi," by Mile.
Harden-Hickey; "Enoch Arden" poem by
Tennyson, music by Richard Strauss, by
Miss Prall and Mrs Knorr.
Churches Continue the Good Work
The officers of the Garden Memorial Pres
byterian Church, on Minnesota avenue.
have designated Sunday, the 18th instant,
as the day for taking up a collection to be
used in the extending of aid to those who
suffered in the California disasters.
The sum Of money secured as the result
of the recent collection In ST. Teresa's
Church, Washington and Fillmore streets,
to be forwarded through Cardinal Gibbons
for use in the relief movement in San Fran
cisco, amounted to SS4.
Third Division of Public Schools.
The voluntary contributions to the San
Francisco relief fund from the pupils of
the third division public schools of which
DR.. E. G. Kimball is the supervising
principal, were sent to Mr.. E. S. Parker
today. The total amount is $261, con-
tributed a follows. per school building:
Brent, S17; Dent, SIG; Edmonds, SIS; Hill
ton $53; Lenox. $13; Maury. S14; Pea
body, $40; Towers. $40, and Wallach ST2.
The teachers say the pupils were eager
to give, none having been urged to con-
tribute. and the whole sum was collected
with the greatest ease.