The Washington times., 1906-04-25
Carloads of Supplies Be-
ing Sent West by AL
most Every Train
Leaving City.
PEOPLE OF ALL CLASSES
ANXIOUSTO CONTRIBUTE
Committee Doing Excellent
Work With the Aid
of Citizens and
Merchants.

BY almost every outgoing train bound
FOR the West. Washington continues to
send generous supply TO San Francisco,
The shipment yesterday of food. cloth
Ing, bedding. and medical supplies made
Up by the committee on supplies and
transportation of the citizens relief
committee. was much larger than the
committee had anticipated n the morn
irg.
Edwin I. SpTingmann. who is in
charge Of the store at 217 Sixth street.
where the supplies are being received,
said this morning that the receipts yes
terday would easily have filled car.
This morning more packages were re-
CeiVed than on any previous days. and
rs each mail brings a large batch OF
notices 20 seEd for supplies, the largest
shipment 50 far VIII be made this after
noon.
The Chesai i.eake and Potomac TeIe-
none Company has installed phone in
the store, ana by calling up main 6O94 a
wagon viii be sent to collect whatever
articles people may wish to donate.
Large Contributions.
z. A Haines. proprietor Of Haines'
department store, Eighth street and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast donated
a box Of supplies this morning weigh>
ing so pounds. In it were packed new
blankets, new womens and chiIdren's
oloching. shoes. caps. linen, etc. Another
large contribution eeBsisted OF. five good
sized boxes from the Ladies' Relief
Society. packed with clothing and other
necessaries. Three boxes were also re-
CeiVed from Hanover, Pa
People in all positions of life are con
tributing generously, and the opportun-
ity 10 give clothing and other supplies
has opened up = means to aid the suf-
ferers for those who do not feel able
10 give money.
One striking example Of the response
that has been made TO the appeal occur
red this morning, when an old man
whose clothes were literally ragged
brought In a suit of clothes almost new
1T is the best suit have ne said,
but some one in California needs il
Rnore than l 60. and it is the most /
can do to aid the sufferers"
Benefit at Chase's.
z. Southard Parker. treasurer Of the
citizens relief committee, this morning
received the following letter from p.
y. Chase. giving the results Of the
benefit performance yesterday after
noon at Chase's Theater:
Washington. d c, April "a. 1906.
Sc SOuthard Parker:
Dear sir: Here is my check for $54I. %.
being total amount realized from sale
OF tickets for the benefit performance
at Chase's Theater this afternoon for
the San Francisco sufferers. The sum
realized might have been larger If l had
advanced the prices, but this was
against my fixed policy. and every seat
in the house was sold at the regular
scale Of 25 cents.
II am deeply grateful and appreci-
ative at the hearty response of the
public who filled every seat in the thea
ter many standing. and some turned
away. That same gratitude l have for
the artists, who contributed their serv-
fees free TO the excellent performance.
and TO Manager De Witt and every at
tache Of the theater WHO labored dill
gently for the success Of the benefit.
The artists aggregate salary for this
one performance would have been Sl95,
and they ask that Of the foregoing
S541 20 the sum representing their
salaries be sent direct to the headquar-
ters of the 200 and more members Of
their profession now stranded IN the
stricken city. Very truly,
"P. B. CHASE"
List of Subscriptions.
At noon today the following subscrip-
tiors had been received by F Seuthard
Parker. treasurer OF the citizens relief
cnu,u1ftfpe-