Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-22
APPEAL TO GRAND ARMY.
Commander-in-Chief Calls Attention
to Distress in San Francisco.

TO distress IN San FRANCISCO.
Commander-in-Chtef Tanner of the G. A.
r. has issued the following appeal:
ITO All Posts Of the Grand Army Of the
Republic:
1.-THE awful disaster at San Francisco
calls for the immediate exhibition Of our
broadcast fraternity and charity.
IT appeal to each post in our order to as
semble at once and make such contribution
as 1t can. and send quickly to Edward Di-
vine, Red Cross representative. Oakland,
Cal. (Signed JAMES TANNER.
Commanders Chief and Member Of Ma
tional Executive Committee of Red
Cross
Massachusetts, Supplies From Tacoma.
TACOMA. April a1.-The chamber of
commerce has wired to Washington for
permission to send the cable ship Burnside
to San Francisco with supplies.
The state Of Massachusetts has placed
$4,000 in the hands OF Stove g. Webster
to distribute for the relief of the California
sufferers. It is used for supplies In Tacoma,
About $4,000 worth Of Massachusetts sup
plies went forward today.
Fund Raised at Atlanta.
ATLANTA. Ga. April 21.-A mass meet
ing Of citizens today subscribed $1,000 in
twenty minutes for the California relief
fund This amount, with the $1,000 given
from the city treasury and other subscrip-
lions, make the sum subscribed to this
evening s12500. This will be increased to
SIS 600 by Monday.
Jacksonville's Response.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla, April 21.-Jack-
sonville yesterday and today has raised
5000 for the relief Of the San Francisco
sufferers. which has been forwarded to
Gov. Pardee of California
Norfolk to Raise Fund.
NORFOLK. Va, April 21.-NorfoIk city
appropriated $4,000 tonight for the relief
of San Francisco. Mayor Riddick has IS
sued proclamation calling mass meet
ing Of citizens in the Academy of Music
tomorrow to raise a public subscription.
Mayor Reed of Portsmouth has called
similar meeting In his city.
Supply Steamers En- Route.
BELLINGHAM. Wash. April 21.-The
government observer. the Tatosh light
house station, reports that the steamers
Nelson from Tacoma, Tellus from Victoria
and Shasta from Bellfngham. each Of which
carries relief supplies for San Francisco.
have passed Cape Flattery and are now
well out at sea.
Citizens of Blaine are starting carload
Of relief supplies today. More will follow.
plies
New England Base Ball Donations.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON, Mass, April 21.-President
Murnane of the New England Base Ball
League today contributed s100 in behalf
of that organization to the California SUI
ferers.
On Thursday afternoon next on the
American League grounds the theatrical
companies OF this city VIII play lor the
McIntire and Heath and Fay Templeton
will take an active interest In the anair.
$4,000 Fund From Passaic.
PAssAIc, N. J. April 21.-Mayor David
Greenlee announced tonight that PASSAGES
contribution to the San Francisco suffer-
ers will be $4,000 instead of $500. which
the citizens first proposed to raise. In adj
dition the city will express on Monday q
carload Of clothing. bedding and medical
supplies.
$1,000 From Pythians-
WILMINGTON, N. c.. April 21.-supreme
Master Of Exchequer T. ID. Meares Of this
city today received authority from the SUI
preme council Of the Knights of Pythias
In the United States to at once forward
q check for 5000 toward the general re-
Her or the 6an 6T6ncISco SUFFERERS.
Mansfield to Give Benefit
COLUMBUS. Ohio. April 21.-Richard
Mansfield announced tonight that he pur-
poses to give benefit performance at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York, to
secure funds to rebuild the Bohemian Club
OF San Francisco. OF which many literary
men and artists OF the world are members
81, 600 Base Ball Donation.
CHICAGO, April 21.-President H. Z.
Puliiam OF the National League Of Base
Ball Clubs, announced today that the
league will contribute 81 600 for the benent
Of the sufferers In san Francisco
New York Chambers $500, 600.
NEW YORK. April 21.-J. Pierpont Nor
gan. jr.. treastxer OF the chamber Of COM
mercs relief fund, today forwarded xS00Ou0
to San Francisco by telegraph.
The sAtlassAssarance Company OF London
today instructed its American manager to
subscribe 5000 to tho California relief
fund.
910, 900 From Canadian Pacific.
MONTREAL Anrfl u The Cana ffx1 fsu