The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-27

the receipt of a cablegram from AM
bassador Lloyd Griscom, thanking THE
STAR for 80, 9o3.75 (51, 1879 Italian lire).
sent to Rome for the relief of the Ital-
ian earthquake sufferers.
THE STAR was the custodian OF
S11, 316 contributed by p~ublic-spirited
citizens from all parts Of the State, tc
aid in the succoring of the Italian
earthquake sufferers. OF this amount
50, 9Os.75 was sent directly to Ambas-
sador Griscom at Rome, and the
| cablegram is a receipt for that amount.
Besides this sum $1,02S.25 was turned
over to the Red Cross Society OF New
Jersey. State Treasurer Daniel S. Voor-
hees receiving the money from The
Star.
The following are the receipts:
Trenton, N. J., Jan. 10, 1909.
| The Morning and Evening Star:
Gentlemen-I beg to acknowledge re-
ceipt of S42s.25, which you sent as the
contribution of the North Reformed
| Church, Newark, for the relief of the
earthquake sufferers in Italy. 1 have
cltkO WT1LlcH I'LL Nj
treasurer of the church.
Please accept my thanks for your
good offices in the matter. Respectfully
yours, DANIEL ). NOORHEbo.
Treasurer American National Red
Cross, New Jersey State Branch.
Trenton, N. J., Jan. Is, 1903.
The Morning and Evening Star:
~ 80 ny nH orc
ceipt of $500, which you sent as the con-
tribution of the Italian Laborers'
/ Benevolent and Protective Union No.
4, Newark, for the relief of the earth
quake sufferers in Italy. 1 ave also
written an Acknowledgement to the
union.
Please accept my thanks for your
good Offices in the matter. Respectfully
yours, DANIEL ;. NOOHtdEbo.
Treasurer American National Red
Cross, New Jersey State Branch.
Trenton, N. J., Jan. I, 1909.
The Morning and Evening Star:
Gentlemen beg to acknowledge re-
ceipt of $500, which you forwarded as
the contribution to the Murphy Var
nish Company to the Red Cross fund
for the relief of the earthquake suffer
ers in Italy.
Acknowledgement also has been made
to the Murphy Varnish Company for
this generous contribution.
Thanking you for good Offices in the
matter, I remain, respectfully yours,
DANIEL S. VOORHEES,.
Treasurer American National Red
Cross, New Jersey State Branch.
state Gave $4,000.
So far as can be ascertained, the
total amount of money gathered
throughout the State for the relief oil
the Italian sufferers was something IN
the n~eighborhood of $4,000. The city oil
Paterson contributed 81, 150; Jersey City
about $4,000. and Trenton, about $4,000
The Catholic diocese of Newark sent
something near $4,000 and a Newark
newspaper added $500 to this total
The Red Cross Society gathered, al
told, $21,7 57. 80. outside of the Statewide
Red Cross Society, The Star, therefore
was The largest individual contributor
to the relief of the Italian sufferers.
On December 80, last year, the day or
which the enormity of the awful calam-
ity dawned upon the world, Mayor
!. Jacob Haussling Endorsed the movement
of The star in beginning a relief fund
The money poured into The Star Of
fee in such a flood that on January
the sum of $1,000 Mas cabled as 9
starter to Mr.. Griscom. The fund KEEP
on going in leaps and bounds. On tn
5th it had increased to $3,327.50. l
jumped over 5000 the next day, so or
the 7th another cable order was dis
patched to Rome, this time for 81, 800.
The theatres, moving picture shows
in fact, the whole city, awakened to the
zeal of The SSr. Along went the funt
until the 18th, when it amounted Il
Sc 13. 30. The following day $1,000 more
was sent, and still another 81, 900 wa.
on it's way the next day; Sc, 500, there.
fore, was the sun sent by The Star t
the stricken Italians within two week.
after the catastrophe.
Zeal for the unfortunate Italians diC
not lag. Each day saw a healthy In
crease. January 10 another $1,000 wa
fastened across the ocean.
Sent on February ~.
At this point the ~spontaneity of tn
contributions began to die a bit, bu
continual stray contributions kept tn
fund a-going.
On the I'D IL amounted TO ~, 80, a
told. A week later a cable order 70
S. ,067.02, the contribution of tn
public school children of tn
city, was cabled to Mr.. Griscon
making the total amount sent to Ital
1851 2. The fund seemed to rave n
end, however, for between the aboV
date and February is, an additions
$1,595 found it's way to The Star offic'
In the meantime 81 ,028.25 was sent I
the Red Cross Society by The Ste
from the fund, as well as 1878 include
in The Star account, but sent upon il
( receipt to the Red Cross Society b
request.
The final cable order closing the fun
vas dispatched to Rome on the 18th {
43 this month. amounting to $1,336.7
% bringing to an end the most remarkabi
~ relief fund ever conducted b. a news