The San Francisco call., 1906-04-28
PROFESSIONAL
MEN GIVEN AID
Fund Started for
Lawyers and
Doctors.
II. E. Huntington
Originates the
Idea.

Los ANGELES, April PHI E
Huntington opened today with gift
OF $4,000 a fund to professional men
and women who lost their all in the
san Francisco disaster. The statement
made public by Huntington anent this
gift is in part as follows:
During my recent visit to San Fran
cisco / was struck most forclbly by the
misfortune that had befallen pro
p fessiOnal men by reason Of the dis
aster. The sturdy laboring man viii
find work at once and through the as
sistance Of the relief committees and
the abundant call for labor will soon
be on his feet again and IN almost as
good condition as he was before the
earthquake
1t seemed to me that as a. class the
lawyers, doctors and. other professional.
men who. depend upon Libraries, skill
and their clientele for support, are
most heavily hit. I know personally of
many. professional men who lost their
Libraries, .. homes, instruments and
everything but the clothes they were
wearing. These men are not well
equipped to do manual labor and must
take z practically new start in their
professions with little or nothing TO be-
gin with.
1T has occurred to. me that no sub
stantial expression of sympathy could
be better placed than along the lines Of
helping men of this class to get on
their feet I should like TO see a
fund raised for this particular pur-
pose and put in. the hands OF a reliable
committee in san Francisco familiar
with the needs Of sufferers Of this par
icular. class for distribution. I think
committee, composed Of such men as
William F. Herrin, DR. F. K. Aims
worth and Judge F. W. Renshaw Of
the Supreme Court, could use such a
,und in a manner that would help and
put heart into many men who are
practically. ruined and much de-
pressed"
CHICAGO, April 27.-Fifteen thou
sand five hundred dollars was raised
for the relief Of suffering San Fran
cisco at. the benefit performance held
under the Bernhardt tent on the lake
front, opposite. the Auditorium Hotel,
yesterday. The tent was packed from
noon until evening. Twenty-Five thou
sand would be a conservative estimate
OF the number Of people who visited.
the scene Of festivities. in the name Of
charity. Among the performers were
E. H Sothern, Julia Marlowe, E. S.
Willard and their companies; Mrs.
Leslie Carter, Richard earle, Robert
Lorraine and company, the "Mexicana"
company. the Before and After com
pany and representatives of almost
every other theatrical entertainment
now playing in this city.
BUFFALO, n. Y, April 27.-The ap-
preparation OF $4,000 made by the
Board Of Aldermen for the San Fran
cisco relief fund has been declared IL
Legal by the Corporation Council. In
making the announcement Mayor
Adams requested the citizens. of the
city to add So 900 to the s25.Ooe already
secured by individuaT subscriptions.
WASHINGTON, April 27.-kn offer
OF $4,000 from the Dowager Empress
OF China for the relief Of San Francisco
sufferers has. been .courteously refused
by the State Department The money
probably Will be sent direct to the Chi
nese IN San Francisco, as will sac. 900
which has been raised by charity In
Honglzong.
WASHINGTON. April 27.-Charles
Hallazn Keep, treasurer Of the Red
Cross Society, today received -contri-
buttons for the San Francisco relief
fund amounting 70 s326.753.