Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-30
Collections In the Churches.

| The contribution basket was passed around
| in number of Washington churches yes
| terday for the benefit of the stricken Cali
fornians who are sufferers as a result Of
the recent earthquake shock and the con-
! fagration that followed. The amounts con-
| tributed were freely given in the cause Of
| humanity and will materially swell the total
fund of the District 1t Is understood that
| the several sums thus collected will go to
| the Red Cross workers.
| Rev. E. Hez Sven at the Second Baptist
Auditorium delivered Sunday talk on the
| topic of Lovers and the California Earth
| quake" and the offering was given to the
| Washington subscriptions.
| Rev. George Bailey. pastor of the West
| ern Presbyterian Church. addressed his con-
gregation Two Hundred Years Of Or
ganiZed Church Work." and utilized the
| generous gifts of his congregation to swell
/ the amount given by his church last Sun
day.
| At the Grace Methodist Church the pas.
| tor. Rev. Joseph Edmund Smith, gave 'les-
/ sons from the great calamity" and gave to
| the Red Cross the money taken In at both
| church services and the meeting Of the Ep-
| worth League
| The sum Of 1904 80 was realized by the
| collection yesterday at the Temple Baptist
Church. 1t was also stated tnat the Ladies
| Social Circle has already gathered one box
/ of clothing. which was Sent to San Fran
cisco. and VIII send another tomorrow.
Several other congregations gave gener
ously to the fund for humanity in addition
| to sums previously contributed, and in a
number of instances the lady workers OF
| the churches are busying themselves col
| lectlng supplies for the people of San Fran
| cisco and the sister cities and towns.
| For Y. M. c. A. Fund.
The appeal of the San Francisco Y. NJ. c.
A. for immediate help to the extent Of $780,
/ 600 was presented at the meeting of the
| local association yesterday afternoon by Mr..
Fred B. Smith. President Woodward
promptly pledged $500 on behalf of the
Washington Y NJ. c. A, and wired a mes
| sage to that effect to San Francisco.
Maccabees Will "Chip In"
| At a meeting of Georgetown Tent, No. 6,
| knights of the Maccabees, recently, the
| decision was reached to give 90 per cent
| of the proceeds of their entertainment at
| the Columbia Theater, May H. for the bene-
| fiji of the San Francisco sufferers.
Children of Hebrew Congregation.
| The children of the Washington Hebrew
| Congregation. on Sth street, have made
| contribution of $12.4S to the San Francisco
| relief fund
| To Play Ball for Relief Fund.
Announcement is made that the Metro
| politan and Century base ball clubs will
| play holly contested game at the Ameri-
| can League Base Ball Park next Wednes-
| day afternoon, and the proceeds are to go
| to the aid of San Francisco. Representa-
| tive James Wadsworth will umpire the
| game, and the contesting teams will parade
| about the park headed by the Marine Band.
| Those who have engaged boxes are:
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Poor, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Hugh Wallis, Paymaster and Mrs. ]. H.
| Merriam. Lieut.. Fortesque, Mrs. Benedict,
| Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Wilkins Mr.. and
| Mrs. Pierre Lorillard, Mr.. and Mrs. Denny,
| Mr.. and Mrs. William Slater, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Charles Bell, Senator John Kean, Mr.. and
| Mrs. George Howard, Mr.. and Mrs. Ma
| thaniel Simpkins, Col. and Mrs. B. r. Rus
| sell, Mr.. and Mrs Mcguire and Mr.. and
| Mrs Hugh Legare.
Washington People Safe.
| A telegram received by The Star from San
| Francisco is as follows:
| Special Examiners o. L. Sues and E. G.
Hurch and their families. Miss Grace GIL
more and Miss Rae. all of pension bureau,
| and F. q. Purner and family, all Washing
| tonians, safe and unhurt."
| Word has also been received here that
| Mrs. Evangeline Elizabeth Dunlop, formerly
| Miss Crowell, Is safe and well in the fire
| stricken district. Mrs. DunlopS father, Mr..
| William H. Crowell, resides at 1900 Park
| street northwest, this city.
| Charity League at Work.
The Woman's Charity League of East
| Washington has collected nearly $40 for the
San Francisco relief fund. it is announced.
| Concert at New Willard.
| A concert for the benefit of the suf-
| ferers in San Francisco is to be given at
! the New Willard Wednesday at 4:30
| o'clock. The program will be of peculiar
| interest, all the artists. who have gener-
ously given their services for this occasion,
/ are well-known In Washington and of
| ceptionally high standing Mrs. Emma
| Pral Knorr and Miss Annie Prall will
| give Tennyson's Enoch Arden, with music
| by Richard Strauss; a work which the
| Washington public has had but few OPP