New-York tribune., 1909-01-07
BIG BENEFIT TONIGHT.
MR. FAIRBANKS COMING.
and Mrs. ROOseTelt Patrons
Of February Entertainment.

The Red Cross relief fund for the Italian earth
quake sufferers with the contributions yesterday OF
Sl6 698 go reached total of $167,3S8. The Mayor
fund now amounts to S9,O34 and that of the Stock
Exchange to than $4,000. The Silk Association
of America sent yesterday a first instaiment OF
5000 the Italian Consulate. The Italian National
Club received $4O1
\ djspatch from Hartford said that a joint Teso-
ution appropriatirg 5000 adopted as the first
bill by the Connecticut House OF Representatives,
following its organization
President and Mrs. Roosevelt have accepted the
invitation to act as patron and patroness Of the
entertainment 10 he given February l by the
committee of the Ladies of New York. of which
Countess Massigla. wife Of the Consul General OF
Italy. has been elected chairman. The entertain
ment will be held in the ballroom of the Waldorf
In the afternoon there will be a tea The evening
programme will include music by several artists.
The proceeds will go to the general Italian relief
fund.
Social and official life. local and national. will
he largely represented tonight AT the Madison
Square Garden benefit under the auspices of the
American-Italian General Relief Committee. This
will be the greatest of the the unfortu-
rate people Of Southern Italy. and It is predicted
from the demand for tickets that will bring to-
gether a record breaking audience.
Nice-Presdcnt Fairbanks announced in teIe-
gram to President MCGOWAN of the Board Of Alder
men, who is chairman of the committee, that he
would attend tonight and deliver address. On
Ambassador will make the first public official ac-
acknowledgement OF the gratitude of the Italian people
for the relief extended by the United States
Some OF the boxholders will be August Belmont
Andrew Carnegie. Samuel Untermyer, E IL Gary
Mrs Henry Siege. Mrs. Benjamin +. Thaw. Mrs
George J. Could, Mrs. Clarence Mackey, Paul Nor
ton. J. B. Greenhut. Baron Mayor des Planches
and Count Massglia, consul general
Another benefit will he held tonight at the Man
haitian I.yceum at No. So East 4th street by the
EDrRfaE fAl lTln
Fcrrerc the Italian historian, Will be one OF the
speakers.
monster benefit is to be held at the Hippodrome
Sunday night. January "a, under the auspices OF
the Italian Ambassador TO the United States. The
reneft viii be given by the theatrical firm of Sam
S. < Lee Shuhert. That firm made offer of the
benefit the day following the publication of the
OF the disaster. The project received the APP
proval Of the Italian Consul General in this city,
numerous Italian organizations. and Italy's Ambas-
sador, Baron Mayor des Panches wrote TO the
Shuberts that it could be conducted under his
patronage.
That firm only will provide the big playhouse.
but select the best actors and actresses from their
companies to appear the benefit. The bill is now
being arranged. It will include scenes from plays
in which appearing Maxine Elliott. Julia Mar
lowe. Nine. Nazimova, De Wolf Hopper. Eddie
Foy and other fayoTiteS of the stage
Seventy of the two hundred women who have
formed themselves into a special committee
yesterday afternoon at the Italian club. No. )
West 18TH street and perfected three different plans
for the speedy relief Of their suffering country men
and women. Mrs. Paul Gerli presided.
The first plan decided on was the appointing OF
special committee of young girls in all the Italian
districts of the city, to he sent out Saturday.
January 16. which has been selected as tag day"
The girls to have sealed boxes. decorated with
the Italian flag, into which subscriptions of any
amount may be dropped. a sOiree at which Mile,
Lima Cavacri will sing. at one OF the large hotels
is the second plan decided on. and the third is a
Metropolitan Opera House within the next twenty
days.
The committee sent cable message to the Queen
Of Italy asking permission to place her name on all
the committees a patroness Nine. Mayor des
Planches. wife of the Italian Ambassador at Wash
ington, has sent permission her name for a
like purpose. A number of subscriptions have al
ready been received. among them $3.50 from John
q. Trainor. 500 from Mrs Morris Loeb so
from Miss Jennie r. Thompson.
Frederick Loeser & Co. of Brooklyn. contributed
81 600 the relief work.
Following is a partial HIST OF contributions of $50
and over received yesterday by the Red Cross:
81 $l.2l6-Rrooklyn Subdivision Red cross
$lo"o-G W HarkEess % T. s Hardness Friendly Sons of
$sSS Church 1o Of Christ Chris sGien5ist
$57s Schenectady county SUBDIVISION Red Cross.
dS6 CO.. H chabSe son A. San5d SsR domHany Wool
S57o- Trinity Chapel.
s5si seis15ist Brooklyn
Brooklyn Arson Phelps Stokes, Mare EdlitZ 4
SlG6 O4-Christ Church. Clinton street. Brooklyn.
Sl14 Ss-Church Of the Heavenly
$lO0-S. n. Wood * CO.. Mrs. S. SpCer DiCkensOn.
Dwight A. Jones. BrstoI-Myers Company. Mrs.
Thomas II. Barber. Henry Holt Co. Robert e.
Ogden. Miss Anne 5. Richardson. First Church OF
Christ Scientist, Euglewood, n. J.: Frederick KEEP
pei. &. Sidenperg Co. Congregation Bnai Jeshu-
run. ". b. Conrad & Co. Jacob 5. Bernheimer
Bro.
So 7S-St. MiChacIs church.
$50 Washington Heights Baptist Church.
S65-N. Marsico. Denison. Tex.
S50-Henry r Mallory Cash, Ellen Collins HoWels
Brothers Emily Noyes. }. Hampden Dougherty. Ar
thur H. SCribner. Helen A. Scribner. Lumber
Company. Mrs. II. NJ. FeTriday.
Contributions received for the Mayors fund yes
terday were: Steinway & Sons $3.50; James J. Mar
tin 800; Dr. M b. Feeney, IS; Max Brand. 81: Mrs.
NJ g. Feeney, S.. the Republican Club of the 5th
Assembly District. $40; H. d. Patton. s.; L. W. !
Guernsey s.; w. a. r., s.; Mrs. Elizabeth Dough-
ty, 81
Among the larger contributors yesterday to the
Stock Exchange fund were
S30O-Blair Co, Probst. WetzIar & Co. Latham, Alex
Co
$:Q0-Kerr x
S250-E. F. Hutton & Go.
S200-Mrs. S Layauburg.
$10O-Foster & Lounsbery, Hawley s. Davis.