Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-07
RELIEF FUND GROWS
District Contributions Reach
Total of $1,000.
MORE THAN $1,000 A DAY
Check for $4,000 Sent to National
Red Cross.
BENEFIT CONCERTS PLANNED
italian Societies Arrange for Enter
tainments Next Sunday Night.
List of Contributors.
BENEFIT CONCERTS PLANNED

That the food Of contributions from the
people of the District of Columbia for the
sufferers from, the Italian earthquakes is
in no Immediate danger OF receding was
proven today when the list OF donations
received by the Washington Red Cross
between noon yesterday and noon today
was added I'D and found to amount TO
Sl,:IS1S. Today Il check for 5000 will
he sent To Miss Boardman by the officers
o. the local branch. This, added to the
$4,000 already turned over to the National
Red Cross, will make $1,000 that the
Washington branch has contributed to the
general fund. which is now close to the
half nillion-dollsr mark. A check for
5000 was made out yesterday for Miss
Boardman, but the money came in
fast during the afternoon that it was
decided TO hold the check up and make
one in its place today for 5000
Mrs: T. NJ Mclaughlin and Mr.. How
ard ;. Rceside, secretary and treasurer
respectively. of the Washington Red
Cross, both expressed themselves this
morning as surprised and delighted At
the record Washington is making al
though it is keeping them working over
Time
eve are most grateful said Mrs. Nc.
Iaughlin. who has taken possession of
"A
Security and Trust Company making
her permanent headquarters there in or
der to help out MIR. Reside ''to the peo-
pie Of Washington for the manner in
which they are responding to our call for
subscriptions TO the relief fund. When
we started out We expected lberality but
we did not imagine it would be great
as il has been.
Comes From All Glasses.
The beauty of it is that the donations
come from all sections of the city ana
from all classes of persons There ap-
pears to be no line of demarcation
When little Sunday school children and
men and women in reduced circum-
stances come forward and contribute,
matter how small their individual
offerings, it is a sign that there Is u
genuine sympathy for the earthquake
sufferers pervading the whole of the
District of Columbia.
Arrang ementS for the various benefits
that will be given are going forward
rapidly. Last night the Comitato Co
lumbidno held a mass meeting and dis
cussed the concert that will be given at
the National Theater Sunday night.
Resolutions of thanks to the President
and the Congress of the United States for
the 100000 appropriation passed by Con-
gress. to the press for it's activity in sup
porting the movement for raising a gem
eral relief fund and to Manager Rapley of
the National Theater for placing that
house at the disposal of the comitato for
its concert Sunday night were offered and
unanimously adopted.
1t was announced that the societies
which form the Comitato Columbiano
had pledged to contribute a sum, the
total OF which will be 81 800. These contri-
buttons, which are TO be drawn from the
social funds of the societies, represent the
following donations:
Frotellanza. $1,000: Garibaldi. $500: Wit
torio Emanuelle III, $500; Trnacria 5000:
Artc f. Mestier. 500; Fanaglia. 500;
Dante Alghieri. SO; Colombo, 500: col
lected by women's society. $40: outside
collections up TO date, $500. Total, $500.
Gave It's Every Dollar.
The contribution of the Dante Alighieri
Society, the youngest Italian society in
Washington represents every cent in it's
treasury.
The committee in charge of the benefit
concert announced an excellent program.
The leading features will be furnished by
band of fifty musicians from Local 16l.
American Federation OF Musicians, under
the leadership of Antonio Cello; by the
Rubinsten Choral Club. the Saengerbund,
Ernest Lent. cellist; Mrs. Blanche Muir
Dalgleish, contraito: Herndon Morsell'
tenor, and other prominent musicians.
The concert will begin promptly at SID
o'clock Sunday evening.
Another benefit will probably be given
by the Washington Red Cross on Sunday
night. January II. The arrangements have
not been completed yet, but the society
has accepted the offer of Claude \. Ben
net, former newspaper correspondent,
well known in Washington, to give, free
Of charge, his lecture on the Panama
canal. Mrs. Mclaughlin said this morn
ing that she hoped to be able to make
definite announcement of this benefit in
few days.
OF the contributions received by the
Washington Red Cross during the past
twenty-fcur hours. the second offering
from Epiphany Protestant Episcopal
Church of $5is is the largest. The First
Church of Christ. Scientist, comes sec
ond, with contribution OF $685..
Individual Contributions.
The list of contributors follows:
A. NJ Borer $50; Miss Sarah l..
Sm!Ilie. 81; John NJ. Wilson, $40; Mrs.
Frank p. Leetch, $40; W. II. Wallace, $40;
Edward Young, 81; J. X. Harrop 81;
Epiphany Church, second contribution
sJ4sIS; Takoma p. f. Parish, $1.75; John
\. Kasson. 50: NJ. S. NJ, 50; l. Scheiner
man. 81; William u. Bell. $40: Alexander
Grant 81; $. +. S. 81; George Robinson.
s.; Walcott Tuckerman, so; Mrs
Closson. $40; George Trucsdell, $40:
William =. Lipscomb & Co, SO: Fourth
Presbyterian Church. 50; Arthur NJ.
Churchill. SO: Francis Lee. 81; Post Office.
Station F, 81; Mrs. Annie f. Lawrence
$40; cash. SO: Fifth Baptist Church, $3.50;
Miss Annie NJ. Lawrence. $40; Miss Mary
S Lawrence, so: w. f. NJ, 81; j. A.
Rreckous, s.: Lee S. Dorsey, 81: w. NJ
Matthews. 81 {. {. Reif. 81; cash $40; G.
Matthews. 81: {. &. Reiff. 81; cash, SI.1v; G.
Warthen. SO; First Church of Christian
Scientists. E;t9.2,; cash, 81; cash, 81.
Total 81 eos IS.
The following are today's contributions
TO The Star fund.
Heretofore acknowledged. s166.15; cash,
81: Steffanhatcn, 81: G. w. c., 81; Capt.
". IL. Matthews. 81: ]. II. Dripps, 50;
cash. 81; cash. 81: T. g.. 81; in memory
of Hilda. s.; Maeruder Christian Church
of Tuxedo. Md. $50; John Bacigluppi
$40: total, Ss0225.
HELP FOR SUFFERERS.