The San Francisco call., 1906-04-17
TRY TO RAISE /.
VESUV|US FUND
Representative Italians e.
City Plan to Get Money
for the Volcano Sufferers
THANKS THE AMERICANS
Consul General Count Fabri
Eloquently Acknowledges
This Country's Good viii

Count Attilio Fabri. the local Italian
Consul General. called a meeting OF
representatives from all the Italian So
cfeties last night to consider ways and
means for the relief OF those who are
suffering from the VeSuvtus disaster.
In an eloquent speech Count FaOrt
thanked the American press and the
American people for the sympathy they
had shown for the suffering brethern
of the thousands OF Italians who have
become citizens OF this country. An
executive committee was appointed TO
receive subscriptions for the sufferers.
The Consul announced that 10000 Ira
had already been dispatched to the un-.
fortunate Sicilians-
The Italian American Bank, the
Swiss American Bank. the Bank OF
Italy. the Columbus Savings and Loan
Society, and Theodore Bacigalupi were
named as the executive committee
Circulars will be sent out into all towns
in the interior where there are Italians.
explaining the situation and asking for
contributions for the sufferers IN the
mother country
The feasibility Of giving a grand benefit
concert was discussed. Several OF those
present thought that 1t would be possible
to get Signor Caruso to sing at the
benefit. as he is Sicilian. but IL was
impossible to learn anything definite
direction was decided upon last night
baseball game will be given for the cause
on Monday.
In opening the meeting Count Fabri
said: Before taking up the business OF
this evening feel Ii my duty to thank
the American people and the American
press. There are gathered here the rp-
resentatives of all the Italian associa-
tions Of this city, directors OF banks and
commercial houses, editors OF Italian
newspapers, professional men and labor
ers in many Of the important industries
of this city and the surrounding towns,
all ready to lend all assistance In their
power to their stricken brethren and 10
discharge duty of patriotism and OF
charity.
The attitude OF the American press and
people pleases me because IL shows that
they are convinced that the Italian i'm
migrants are honest, law w-abiding people,
whether they be artists. laborers or pro-
fessional men, and that they bring to this
land culture. refinement and other desir-
able attributes.
The italians here do not forget the
land Of their birth. the country that
during the middle ages spread the
light of civilization over the earth. the
country that gave to the world seien-
lists. artists and poets. But. however
proud they are of the land OF their
birth, the Italians of this country try
to deserve the good will of the people
in the great nation where they have
made their homes.
The contemplation OF men grieving
for the suffering of those they love. for
cries they do not hear. for wounds they
do not see for distant miseries divided
from them by mountain and by sea. has
touched the American people. Their
sympathy moves me deeply. for II dem
onstrates that humanity progresses and
that the idea of the brotherhood OF man
is not utopian.
"In behalf OF the committee we ex-
tend the heartfelt thanks and the graf
itude of the italian colony to the
American people and the American
press
others who spoke were: Andrea Sbar-
boro, F. N Belgrano. A. Cogliandio and
E. G. Cevasco. During the meeting a
subscription of 800 was received from La
Merchionale, an Italian society.
The following notice has been received
from the American Red Cross Society:
I'm accordance with telegram just re-
ceived from the national central commit
tee of the American National Red Cross.
this appeal is issued for contributions TO
be sent TO the Italian Red Cross for the
relief OF sufferers from the Vesuvius dis
aster The public is informed that con-
tributions of money will be received by
Andrea Sbarboro, president Of Italian
American Bank, 400 Montgomery street.
San Francisco.
"Such contributions will be promptly
forwarded to the national committee and
by that committee to the Italian Red
Cross Society at Naples.
'sWILLIAM w. MORROW. President
MRS. THURLOW McMULLIN.
Secretary"