The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-23
WORK 0F RELIEF
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President Urges Peyop1lc;Sto Send
All Contributions Through
. Red Cross. N
ii GHTERs WILL ~! LEND M: AID AID
Jeffrics*to 5AppI,,ca a. + in, Ring Again
foraSBenefit Of San Fran
cisco! Sufferers.
(By Associated Press0

8 V sSas w. CIV Associated PresaD @t Z
Il, A5ss;H1Nc,TON, .. CT. pril a22-rIh \
statement was issued from tn I'
lyhite House this fafternoon
5..Tos the public: ,.ss !.
4 q ..After 5full consultation with Sec
r.tary, TAFT, the presl de ut OF the
u 5AmarIcan N atlonaI5 Red SCr ross :Assocl-s 4, I
on.S vi1o also al. Secret Of gW arl
ntrolIlnu = hea army veof a nd the
& iexnendI tures AZ al the money ahl "
two millions and half appropir
and to be appropriated BY Congress
for II the relef Eof San francisco, Y
wish to make the following sugges-&
tlons: a
y "contrbutlons, both in money and
kind. are being given most generously
for the relief of5those who have SUI + ~
fercd through this appalling calamity.
Unless there Is atproPer organization
Tor handling these contributions they
5wIlSln8large part be wasted, and VIII
In large part fall to reach the very
people whom 1t Is most to be desired
they should reach. The American
National Red Gross Association has
sent out to take charge Of the relief
work at San Franclsco pr. Edward
II. Devlne, general secretary OF the
Charity Organization Society of New
York, whose experience has been very
large In work Of this kind, Or. De.
Vine will work In conjunction with
Judge Morrow, United States Circuit
Judge OF the Ninth Circuit and the
head OF the California Red Cross As.
ISOLATION. General Funston has al.
ready been directed to cooperate
with Or. Devlne and has advised the
Secretary OF War that he will do so.
Secretary MetcaIf, who Is on his way
to the Pacific slope, wIlIlat once put
himself In touch with Or. Devne, as
we'll as With Judge Morrow. tho Gov.
ernor Of California and the Mayor 81
San Francisco, to see II there Is any
thing else the administration can do,
and. he will assist In all possible ways
In the effort to system atIze what Is
being done. recommend that all
charitable. and relief organizations and
#lndlvlduaIs who desire to contribute
to do SO through the Red Cross Asso. 4
clatIon, and that where provisions and
supplies are sent they be consigned to
Or. Devlne, Red croes, san Francisco,
and that Or. Devne be notified by
telegraph Of the consIonments. At
the same time Mr.. Jacob II. SchIfY,
the treasurer Of the New York Rad
Cross Association, In New York, may
be notified that the conslgnments have
been sent to Dr. Devlne, or, else the
notification can, be sent to Hon.
Charles +. Keep, assistant Secretary
OF the Treasury, Washington, o.. c.,
and treasurer Of the American Ma.
tona Red Gross Association. also
auogest that all contributions that
have already been forwarded be
brought to. the attention of Or. ,pevIne
Z BY telegraph, which telegram sl>,uId
state name and address Of the con-
slgnees and the amount and nature
Of the consignment 1T is better to
send all moneys to Mr.. Keep or Mr..
schlff; they viii then be telegraphed
to Or, DevIne as the money is needed.
"THEoDoRE RoosEVELT.
The White House, April 90, 1906"