The San Francisco call., 1909-01-12
CALIFORNIA WILL
SEND BIG AMOUNT
States Contribution to Surviy-
ors of Italian Disaster Will
Reach Sz50,OOO
Several Theatrical Benefits ard
Entertainments Arranged
for This Weel,
California Contributions to Date

1t is expected that California's con-
tribution to the survivors of the Italian
disaster will reach the quarter of
million mark. Unofficial figures by
Red Cross officers yesterday looked
promising for this goal, and both Sec
retary Drum and Treasurer Allen
Knight will work to attain it. This
magnificent donation will of course in
clude the sums sent direct to Italy by
the Catholic and Methodist churches
and the city of Los Angeles, which has
gathered in s14,124.S0. The Catholic
| collection from the archdiocese will
! probably be about 1000, and an equal
or larger sum will be raised between
the northern and southern dioceses of
| the state
Yesterdays Red Cross contribution
! from the state was $6,706.55. and. this
made the total collected to date $103,-
| $3.50. Treasurer Knight last night
forwarded his ninth installment of
$4,000 and is assured of being able to
send another tonight. Sacramento sent
/ in another check for 81 600, making her
contribution to date $4,000. Pasadena,
with donation of $1,000, sent her
check direct to the Red Cross fund
here Santa Maria sent in $620.50;
Truckee, s504,S5; Fresno, 1892; San
Jose, $220; Fort Bragg. $226.
| The dance of the Italian allied So
| cieties at Garibaldi hall last Saturday
netted $3S2.70, and this sum will be
| forwarded to the Red Cross society to-
day. The Cristoforo Colombo benevo-
! lent society collected 5000 yesterday,
| the scavengers, protective union of
Oakland $3.50 and the Corte St. Gottar-
do No. 1866, A. o. f., $50. The Italian
] American bank collected another 500
] in small donations. and the Bank of
| Italy received s25 each from Stanford
parlor No. &c and the Bakers verein, in
addition to about 800 in smaller sums.
The Banca Popolare received $12.35
! from an entertainment by the children
| of the Peoples place. 555 Chestnut
street. The Mills building manag agement
sent a check for 500 to Treasurer
Knight yesterday.
MONSTER BENEFIT TODAY
The monster benefit of the Salesian
| Fathers at the Valencia theater this
afternoon will be one of the great
! theatrical events of the week. The
boxes were sold by auction and the
! sale of seats has been brisk since the
| opening, so it is safe to say that every
seat in the house will be occupied
when the curtain goes up on the SPLEEN
did program this afternoon. The re-
manning seats, if there are any, will
! be on sale at the Valencia theater until
the opening Of the doors.
The Symphony orchestra, under the
direction of Hermann Heller. will play
Heller's composition, the Prince Hagen"
overture, and Hon. Jeremiah Sullivan
will make address on the object of
the benefit, and of the people who are
suffering in Italy. George Baldwin Of
the Valencia company will sing Eugene
Cowles song, "Once in a Purple Twi-
! light" and then will follow the pro-
gram. in the following order: Uni
versity Glee club; Gerald Harcourt in
Kiplingss ''Gungha DIM; Frank Nc
! Glynn in '"The Old Guard; cello solo
| by Arthur Weiss; Darrell Standing in
| Chevalier's song, My Old Dutch; Fay
Carranza and Joaquin Wanrell in
| operatic selections; Joe Murphy and
Peggy Monroe in a scene from Shaun
Rhue": Signor Gino Severi in violin
solo; Antoinette Crawford in Roman
dance, and the Valencia stock company
in scene from THE College Widow
BANKS BUY BOXES
| The next of the big benefits will be
given tonight by the Regina Margharita
club at the Washington Square theater.
! The tickets are being rapidly sold and
Mrs. Lillian Bianchi reports that
| capacity audience may be expected.
| The four Italian banks bought the
| boxes for this performance, the Banco
Popolare paying $40 for the first choice
| and the Bank of italy, the Italian
! American and the Swiss-American pay
! ing each s25 for theirs. An excellent
and varied program will be rendered at
| this benefit so that the purchasers of
/ tickets not only have the satisfaction of
knowing that they are helping their
stricken brothers, but will also get the
| full value of their money in high class
| entertainment.
| In another section of the town. at
Puckett's hall. Church street near Mar
! ket. the Original Gaelic dancing club
will give an entertainment and dance,
the admission fee being so cents for
both. The program will include Gaelic
dances, step dances and jigs by well
known local favorites, songs. recita-
tions and violin solos, to say nothing of
Irish pipers and Billy Hines, who will
| sing some of his famous songs and do
/ some humorous talking.
| The entire proceeds will be given to
the relief fund, as the hall will be do
mated by Professor Puckett.
GADsKI THE FEATURE
Nine. Johanna Gadski will be the
| feature of the theatrical managers
benefit to be held at the Van Ness next
Thursday afternoon. The admission
| for this performance, which will begin
at 1880 o'clock in the afternoon, is 81.
and the program will consist of acts
from all the theaters in town. The
musicians union has volunteered its
services, and the stage mechanics and
| transfers will donate their services
| for the occasion.
| The musicians union will give their
| benefit at the Princess theater Thurs
day afternoon, January 20. More than
| $50 musicians will render high class
program under the leadership of a well
known conductor. Sid Grammar will
give his benefit at the DreamIand rink
Thursday night This will be a big
affair and will consist of double bill.
the first part consisting of vaude-
willie acts and lasting from 7:30 until
IL D. m The second bill will consist
| of boxing and wrestling events by well
known local athletes, amateur and pro-
| fessional, under the management OF
Sam Berger.
Another item of $1,S51 which must
be credited to California is that real
lied at the auction sale at Boston of
the carload of lemons donated by the
California fruit growers exchange
The auction was held at Fitchburg ter
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