The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-21
NEW HAVEN RENDERS AID
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND RED CROSS CONTRIBUTIONS.

Chamber Woes to Raise s5,OOO--s1 ,OOO
 at Once Sent--Red Cross Has Already
 Received Many Donations -- Grand
 Benefit Concert at New Haven Theater
 Tomorrow Night.
 At the special meeting of the New Haven chamber of commerce yesterday to take action regarding the San Fran cisco sufferers it was voted to raise $5,O0O for this object, $1,000 of which was transferred by telegraph early in the afternoon. The vote as adopted is as follows:
 Voted, That this chamber appropri- ate $5,O00 for the relief of San Francis co, that the president be authorized to appoint a committee to raise funds for that purpose, and that officers of the chamber be authorized to furnish $1,OOO to the chamber of commerce of San Francisco immediately; also that the chamber cooperate with the National Red Cross society in raising further sums."
 At the close of the meeting there were made subscriptions by the mem bers as follows: Joel A. Sperry, Henry c. Rowe, First National bank, Strouse, Adler & Co.,, c. S. Mersick & Co.,, each $100; Y. Henderson Williams, Welles & Co, Eli Whitney, W. s. Pardee, each $50; Frank Butterworth Burton Mans TN J TN ,of- field, Henry A. Warner, L, T. Snow, c. E. Graham, each $25; Colonel Norris G. Osborn and w. F. Hasselbach, each $10.
 When the meeting opened Colonel Os- born read statement, which he said he had been requested to prepare, set ting forth the objects of the meeting and pledging the chamber to assist the sufferers, which was adopted as the vote of the chamber. The paper contained the statement that the city of San Francisco owed it's prosperity, in part at least, to men of New Haven stock.
 This was the bases of a debate, last ing nearly an hour, commenting the object. There were many plans, and finally the vote printed above was adopted. Those participating in the debate were President Woodruff, Sec retary John C.. Gallagher, Mayor Stud ley, ex-Mayor Farnsworth Henry c. Rowe, Colonel Osborn, Burton Mans field, Senators Whitney and Chattield, Collector E. Rice Winchell, c. E. Gra- ham, Clarence E. Thompson. W. s. Par dee, Max Adler, Joel E. Sperry and Lewis K, Welch.
 NEW HAVEN THEATER BENEFIT. Monster Entertainment To-Morrow
 Evening for San Francisco Suffer-
 CTS.
 In answer to Mayor Studley's appeal to the citizens of New Haven, G, B. Bunnell donates the use of the New Haven theater and all the attaches for "a monster benefit tomorrow night, the whole of the proceeds to be donated to the fund for the sufferers in San Fran cisco MT. Bunnell has placed the man. ,agement of the programme in the hands tof the well-known musical director, Louis Felsburg, and large attendance for the worthy cause is anticipated. ,Everything is booming and the com rnittee in charge is meeting with ready response from the best talent in the city.
 Among those who have already ten dered their services are the Yale Glee and Banjo club, the Dessauer- Troost- wyk Trio and Mrs. Nora Russell Haesche so the public can rely upon concert that will meet their best sxpect- ations. The prices have been arranged to suit all--25 cents, 50 cents and 75 cents.
 The advance sale of seats opens this morning at the box office of the New Haven theater at s o'clock, and as an accommodation to those who cannot att tend the opening sale the box office will be open tomorrow from 1 p. m. for the sale of seats.
 A representative from the committee wil call upon the heads of factories and other large concerns in town for the purpose of placing tickets for sale among the employees.