Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-20
Asks American People for Con-
tributions for San Fran.
cisco Sufferers.
SEND TO RED CROSS SOCIETY
Mr. Edward T. DevInc Starts for Cal.
ifornia to Act as Special
Agent.


roosevelt, after conference with Miss
mabel Boardman Of the American Ma
,,onal Red Cross, today issued In the
,orm of proclamation. an appeal to
tho American people for aid for the
ueoplc of San Francisco. He asked that
all contributions be made through the
oelclals Of the American National
cross. who have effected systematic ar
engagements for the distribution of the
needed assistance.
The full text OF the presidents procla-
nation follows:
"In the face OF so terrible and appal-
ling a national calamity as that which
has boiallen San Francisco. the out
neuring of the nations aid should. as
ear as possible. be entrusted TO the
srerican Red Cross. the national or
genjzatlon best fitted to undertake sAlch
rsllef work. A specially appointed Red
cross agent, DR.. Edward Divine. starts
,rdav from New York for California
"a co.operate there with the Red Cross
branch In the work of relief In order
that this work may be we'll systema-
tlzed. and In order that the contribu-
tiong which am sure will flow IN with
lavish generosity may be wisely admin
istered, I appeal to the people of the
United States, to all cities. chambers OF
commerce, boards of trade, relief COM
mittees and individuals, to express their
sympathy and render their aid by con.
ttibut!Gns to the American National
Red Cross. They can be sent TO Charles
Hallam Keep, Red Cross treasurer,
washington; Jacob II. Schiff. New
York Red Cross treasurer. or other
local Red Cross treasurers--to be for
varded by telegraph from Washington
20 the Red Cross agents and officers In
California.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
SPECIAL AGENT STARTS.
New York, April 20.--Edward T. De-
vine secretary of the New York city
charity organization society and pro-
lessor of sociology at Columbia. left
this city yesterday to take control Of
the Red Cross work In California. He
was nominated for this Office by the
New York state executive committee OF
the society and was appointed imme-
dlately by Secy. Taft.
At a meeting of the state executive
committee yesterday It was decided
that all money received by the Red
sross loI san T r,,r rsaii E w. ae,l
20.
The committee decided also 10 send
10 the aid of DR.. Devine prominent
head worker at the San Francisco set
tlement house. which was In the CEN
tor Of the afflicted district. TINS wom-
an Is now IN this city, but every enort
will be made TO obtain her as aid 10
ihe Red Cross field executive The mat
tor o; sending food as wen as money
was discussed.
uApU ruAtNs APPEAL.
New York, April 20.--After an adj
dress last night before large audi
,nce IN Carnegie hall for the beneht
Of the Robert Fulton Memorial Assoc
citation fund, Mark Twain stepped TO
the front of the stage and said:
Let me add this final word OF
fer an appeal IN behalf OF that multi
Jude, OF that pathetic army or fatners'
mothers and helpless children. shelter
ed and happy two days ago, now Wah-
derIng hopeless. forlorn and home
less--victims OF immeasurable disas-
teri say beg OF you In your hearts
and with your purses to remember san
Francisco. the smitten city,.
Mama nrrrIoN FOR RELIEF.
-
New York, April 2O.--More than
s500,0 900 was subscribed here yester-
day for the relief OF the sufferers III
the Californian disaster. In addition tt
the relief fund, II was announced that
Clarence III. Maokay president OF the
Postal Telegraph Gable company, has
caI g,eu iVvvvv od to ' ,oy.rd ,hs cree.
ton OF new buildings.
Yesterdays CONTRIBUTORS came WIN
out any organized ehort. Mayor NC
Clellan last night, however, Issued .
PROCLAMATION appointing representa-
i've committee OF rellef when VII
meet and organize IN the city nan To-
uaN when systematic work VIII d.
begun.