Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-01
Residents of United States
Quick to Contribute,
ACTION is SPONTANEOUS
Reports From All Sections Of Coun.
try Encouraging.
GOVERNORS ISSUE APPEALS
Mayors of Cities Also Ask Dona.
tions-New York Total Up
ward Of $4,000.

| BOSTON. January 1.-The total sub
scriptions for the sufferers IN the earth
quake in Italy and Sicily in Boston now
amount TO s4G.0o6 of which s36,4To has
been received by Lee, Higgenson Co.
s9.436 by the Massachusetts branch OF
the American National Red Cross and
5000 by the committee OF italian resi-
| dents.
Michigan Gives Freely.
| DETROIT. Mich, January The
Michigan branch Of the Red Cross So
ciety has already received $500 In response
to its appeal for subscriptions for the
| earthquake sufferers of Italy, and a com
mittee of local Italians has received
pledges of SLIGO The Italians Of Detroit
| will hold mass meeting Sunday after
noon.
Chicago to Raise 100000.
| CHICAGO. January lone dollar now
will do the work of $40 week from
now Thus urging immediate help. the
Chicago Board of Trade a society com
posed of prominent women and half
dozen other organizations today started
In determined to raise 100000 or more
for the sufferers in Italy before Sunday
! night The headquarters of the varionS
| relief committees were open at early
| hour and checks and cash began to pour
! in as fast as clerks could handle them.
Minnesota Is Helping.
ST. PAUL. January lover $500 has
been received by Kenneth Clark, treasur-
| er of the Minnesota branch of the Red
| Cross Society. for the benefit of the earth
quake sufferers in southern Italy. Mime
| apois subscription lists have just been
| Gf "a or
given out.
Milwaukee Collects 1900.
| MILWAUKEE, January milwaukee
fund for the relief of the Italian earth
quake sufferers reached $500 up to
o'clock this morning. Large amounts
| will be received from theatrical benefits
| and through appeals sent 10 various cler-
gymen throughout the state.
st. Joseph Italians to Meet
| ST JOSEPH. Mo-, January IA meet
ing of the local Italian colony will he
held next Sunday, at which the work of
raising funds for the relief of the earth
quake sufferers will be started. Mayor
Clayton will urge the appointment of a
citizens committee to cooperate in the
work.
System in Kansas City.
1
$500 Siclians and Calabrians in this city
will hold meeting here next Sunday to
organize systematic movement for the
relief of the victims OF the Italian earth
quake. Various individual contributions
Ihave already been forwarded 10 the Red
Cross Society in New York.
Activity in Connecticut.
| HARTFORD, Conn, January 1.-The
| work Of raising funds for the relief of the
earthquake sufferers in Italy is being
lively prosecuted in Connecticut under the
| direction chiefly of the Connecticut
branch Of the Red Cross Society
| Throughout Connecticut the Italians are
| organizing to collect money for the relief
| Of their countrymen. On Sunday coilec-
| lions will be taken in all the Roman Cath
| Ole churches of the state. New Haven
| is planning a tag day. Subscriptions
lav. also been started by newspapers.
Big Total in New York City.
NEW YORK, January l.-Contribution
of New Workers. for the earthquake suf-
ferers already amount to nearly sl50OOo.
The Red Cross has received the largest
amount, about $4,000. the stock en-
change following with LOCO. Numer-
Gus Italian funds aggregate about s31-
COO. Moreover provisions for $1,000 per-
sons for one month and clothing FOR
| about 10000 went from here yesterday on
| the supply ship Celtic.
Syracuse Italians Collecting.
| SYRACUSE. y. Y, January 1.-The
| Italian population of Syracuse is prepa,.
| ing to collect relief fund for the earth
| quake sufferers in the mother country
Newspapers are also receiving subscrip.
| tions.
Widespread Response in Pittsburg.
| PITTSBURG, January lin response
to the appeal of Mayor Guthrie for aid for
earthquake sufferers, SJ27 was subscribed
| in Pittsburg yesterday. Two Italian
newspapers published here have started
subscriptions; collections will be taken in
| the Italian Catholic churches Sunday:
car o: oranges donated by the California
Fruit Growers Association to he sold
| auction Monday morning is expected 10
yield large sum and subscriptions start
ed in the cityS suburbs Will greatly swell
! the fund. Cuillo Ricciardi. Italian con
! sui here. is forwarding tho funds c,l-
lected here to the stricken dist lets as fast
| as received.
At Work in Philadelphia.
| PHILADELPHIA. january f.-Several
agencies are at work in TINS city raising
funds for the relief of the italian earth
quake sufferers The citizens permanent
/ relief committee has already forwarded
! by cable 10 Ambassador Griscom $4,000.
/ and additional subscriptions that are
pouring III every hour already amount /"
S. 800. The local Red Cross Society has
! thus far raised Sl,1oO and several sub
scription lists have besn opened among
| the Italian colony with good results.
Baltimore in Line.
! BALTIMORE. January about S2.11
| has been contributed here for the Italian
earthquake sufferers. in addition to s2.0u'
sent direct by Michael Jenkins Mayor
Mahool has issued an appeal for funds
and will today appoint committee on
collections The Italian Independent As
sociation is actively soliciting contribu-
tons Cardinal Gibbons will direct that
a collection he taken up in all thH
churches Of the Baltimore archdiocese
Sunday. January Il, for the sufferers.
Wilmington Raising Money.
WILMINGTON. Del. January I-Ef-
forts toward raising funds for the relief
of the earthtiuake sufferers in Italy have
been confined thus far in this city to the
local branch OF the Red Cross Society aud
prominent Italian residents.
Peoria Subscribes $500.