The San Francisco call., 1909-01-08
STATE RELIEF FUND
REACHES $S4,5S6
Sixth Installment of $4,000
Sent to Red Cross Head
quarters in Washington
Children Add Contributions for
Sufferers and Many Benefits
Are Planned

Inc nrSt generous outpourtnE from
the purses of the people of this state
toward the sufferers OF southern Italy
represents the substantial sum OF 1884,
$500. This is simply the initial, spon-
taneous gift of a large hearted people.
produced instantly as a man instinct
lively puts his hand into his pocket for
suffering and poverty stricken fell
low, and by no means represents the
extent OF the assistance to be rendered
to The unfortunates. Moreover this
sum scarcely can be said to be more
than the first gift OF San Francisco, as
apart from Sacramento and few other
smaller cities the interior of the state
had been hardly called upon.
Treasurer Allen knight yesterday
forwarded to Red Cross headquarters
in washington the sixth daily INSTALL
ment of $4,000. and the conditions in
dicate that his pledge stands in no
danger of being broken for some time
to come.
GIFTS THROUGH BANKERS
Contributions through the banks yes
terdaV amounted to $2,309.S5, the larg-
est individual sum being received
through the Italian American bank
and st. Paul, who contributed $1,000
The first and third Christian Science
ohurcnes donated respectively $3.50 and
s74.67, and many fraternal orders gave
generously.
The Italian mutual benevolent So
ciety at a special meeting raised among
the members present a round 800.
This sum will later be. turned over to
the Red Cross society, as will $2,105
promised by the California jockey club
Robert McGibbon of the jockey club
reported from Emeryville that the cash
to be collected today would be sent to
the Bank of Italy. The sum is made
up of two gifts of $500 each from the
club and from Tom Williams, 500 from
Dick Walsh and S1,005 collected from
book makers and horse. owners.
CHILDREN SUBSCRIBE CASH
Little children at the primary school
at Downieville arranged a subscription
among themselves Wednesday, and yes
terday they forwarded sS to Secretary
Drum. Other schools will follow, and
| il is likely that large sums will be
realized in this way in recognition of
the generosity of school children who
did such splendid work in various
cities at the time of the San Francisco
disaster.
Arrangements are under way in a
| score of centerS for benefit perform
| ances, and in the next two weeks
! large sums will be raised without any
| hardship being imposed on the peo-
pie, as In every instance the program
| is more than generous and the ad-
| mission reasonable. The donations in
| this way are principally from the per-
formers, who give their services free.
as do the musicians and mechanics.
Dozens of nickelodeons and dime thea
ters are daily Offering to give a days
receipts to the earthquake fund, and
at meeting of the Italian chamber
of commerce yesterday it was decided
TO make it compulsory for managers of
such places to obtain the written sane
tion of the Red Cross society before
advertising benefits.
BENEFIT CONCERT SANCTIONED
The Red Cross society has given Of
fetal sanction to the Regina Margher-
ita club. which will give a concert and
ball at the Washington Square theater
Tuesday, January H. and arrangements
are being rapidly completed. The sale
of seats, which was to have been held
in the italian chamber of commerce
yesterday, was postponed until Satur-
day afternoon.
The auction of seats for the benefit
performance to be given at the Valencia
theater was to have been held yester-
day afternoon by Billy Hines at the
Merchants exchange, but was post
poned until Saturday morning. James
Rolph Jr. and Frank j. Sullivan made
brief addresses from the floor of the
pit, the latter speaking eloquently of
the Italian people and their public
spirit, and pointing out that many of
the chapters Of early California his
tory were made by Italians The sup
port of members was asked for the
benefit.
In reply to a telegram sent to Nine
Modjeska requesting her services for
the Valencia benefit. the Salesian faith
ers yesterday received the following
from Newport beach, where the actress
is living:
Regret exceedingly that / can not
take part in relief benefit on account
of state of health.
HELENA MODJESKA."
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