New-York tribune., 1908-12-31

cese of New York t. do what they can 70 mitigate
ed and needed at once, is money, and all contri-
buttons sent & to the New York 9a4S3 95 {ne 0 tb
Italian Red Cross, and applied through that chan,
Gross is one of the best Red Cross agencies in the
! world and all tho money intrusted to it will be
The treasurer Of the New York Red Cross, to
whom all contributions should be sent, is Jacob H
Schif, No. 800 Fifth avenue
The largest single subscription yesterday was
| that of ]. Pierpont Morgan, who sent $4,000 to
! Rome by cable.
| George w. Davis, chairman of the central COM
rnittee of the American Red Cross, has Informed
| the publishers of the various Italian papers that
have opened subscription lists that the subscrip-
tons will be forwarded through the Red Cross for
eign office to Count Taverna, the president Of the
italian Red Cross.
! Already the American Red Cross has sent $4,000,
| and has arranged TO send to the Italian Red Cross
S5ON0 Another remittance sent by cable last night
was 5000 contributed by the Italian newspaper II
Progresso-"
DR. Louis Klopsch. of The Christian Herald
which has raised in previous years $4,000 200 for
sufferers various catastrophes. announced that
his organization had cabled $4,000 through the
State Department. and the National Red Cross to
the italian Red Cross
The Connecticut branch of the Red Cross. through
i+s secretary Mrs Sara ]. Kinney of Hartford.
issued an appeal the citizens of the state for
contributions
F2esfdes the permanent bureaus here for the col
lection of relief funds many others estah-
lished on Tuesday and several more organizations
decided Yesterday to receive contributions. Money
hepan pouring in yesterday at these places in a
} continuous stream in amounts ranging from
! dollar to two thousand dollars. The latter amount
was contributed by signor Bonci, the grand opera
singer Phelps. Dodge & c.. Contributed 5000
through the Red Cross. LiolelIo Perera delegate
in this city of the Italian Red Cross. received
S50G Of which Brown Bros, &; Co. sent 900 and
J. & ". Seligman & Co. 900
. Consul General Massiglia devoted a good part of
the day toward the organization of a representa-
tive Italan-American relief committee, which
will include representative men Of both nation
alities.
/ The trustees of the Italian Savings Bank of the
/ City of New York the largest institution of its
kind in the city, with six thousand depositoGs
and deposits of 81 O0O the bank Spring
and Lafayette streets with President Joseph n
Francoltni presiding, and decided to provide i'm
mediate relief
The officers were authorized to draw on the bank
immediate funds against the expected responses
20 general appeal to all the depositors having on
deposit 800 more. This appeal will he out
Immediately In addition it announced that
5000 had been subscribed by the trustees and out
side symPathizers, and that this would be turned
over to the Red Cross.
At a meeting of the National Italian Club at the
clubhouse 18th street Fifth avenue. it was
decided abandon for the present the proposed
dinner for Professor Ferrero, the Italian historian
with his approval and apply the subscriptions for
the dinner the general relief fund. The Italian
Chamber of Commerce it stated also. would
abandon IT'S annual dinner, set for February. and
apply The subscriptions 10 the RELIEF fund.
After informal discussion among leading mem
bers of the New York Chamber of Commerce it
was announced that within day two the exact
time yet being decided upon. special meeting
of the executive committee would De held to de-
eide the question of financial aid for Italy.
At a special meeting OF the governors of the
Colony Club. No ln Madison avenue. suitable reso-
lutions adopted and II announced that
relief contributions could be sent TO Mrs. Archibald
S Alexander No. l22 Madison avenue. There were
present Mrs. J. Borden Hartman. Mrs. John JacofT
Astor. hrs. II. Garfield Osborn. Mrs. Archibald Al
exander. Mrs. Walter Damrosch. Miss Anne Nor
gan Misc Florence u. Rhett Mas Kate Brice,