Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-08
HOPE TO ATTAIN GOAL
Desire Is to to Raise $50, 900
for the Relief Fund.
WORKERS NAME FIGURE
Local Contributions to Date Reach
Total of $4,000.
PLANS FOR BENEFIT CONCERTS
Examples of the Manner in Which
Money Is Given-Additions
to the List.
PLANS FOR BENEFIT CONCERT

| Only $1,000 more Is needed 10 DrlnS the
| amount collected by the Washington Red
Cross Society for the benefit of the Italian
earthquake sufferers to the twenty-thou-
| sand-dollar mark, the sum which the Off
GERS of the society are anxious to have
| represent the generosity of the residents
| of the District of Columbia. Already
| $4,000 has been subscribed and it is ex
| pected that when the proceeds of the va
| rious benefits which will be given during
the next two weeks and the church offer
ings which have been promised are re-
ceived the twenty -thousand-dolla mark
| will be reached.
| In addition to the benefit to be given
in the National Thea-er Sunday evening
under the auspices of the Comitato Co
| lumbiana. the Italian society there will
| be one in the Columbia Theater the aft
ernoon of January Il. under the auspices
of the Washington Red Cross The pro-
! ceedS of the latter will be given to the
general fund through the local branch.
Many of the churches were not prepared
| last Sunday to turn over the offerings for
that day to the Red Cross, but it is I'M
| derstood that in several of the Washing
| ton churches next Sunday special collec-
| lions will be taken for the benefit of the
earthquake fund.
LA pCSIS AOIo1 VI pSO,OOO.
At the American Security and Trust
Company today the officers of the Wash
| ington Red Cross expressed no surprise at
the falling off in the contributions the
past twenty-four hours. II. S. Reside,
the treasurer, said he had looked for it.
| but he hopes and believes the collections
will eventually reach a total of 10000
Mrs. 7. NJ. Mclaughlin. the secretary,
| shared Mr.. Resides views
| Two striking examples of the manner in
| which contributions are sometimes given
were furnished today. In one instance a
Washingtonian handed Mr.. Reeside 800
in cash. with the request that the name of
| the donor be withheld
Mr. Reside acquiesced and merely en-
! tered the contribution on the books as
cash The other case was that of a
man so poorly dressed that Mr. Reside
| and Mrs. Mclaughlin almost urged him
| not to press them to accept anything
from him. He was firm. however and
! In spite of the fact that his clothes and
! shoes We're in a condition that hardly
protected him from the weather insisted
| that contribution of $50 be accepted
! When he asked Mrs. Mclaughlin if that
| sum could be used she assured him IL
was enough to keep a Sicilian family
| alive for a week
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has informed all Red Cross organizations
which are sending supplies to the suf-
| dressed to the American consul, the ST.
Gillian authorities any properly accred-
| tied relief committee. will be shipped to
| New York from Philadelphia or Wash
| lngton free of charge.
Additional Contributions.
The contributions received by Mr. Rec
side since noon yesterday are as follows:
B. F. Rittenhouse, $25; Albert Carry. $50;
| H. B. Rossell $50: G. l.. Morton. So
| Elizabeth G. futile ST. Cash. 25c; E. l..
Bowers, ST. Cash. 81; Miss r. c. Carter
s.: Friend, 81: f. w B., 81: Lewis
Kraft. 81; Eugene f. Stevens, $40; Caro-
J line E. Brownson $40; Harry Semple, 81 !:
Saks & Co, 500; John D. Sabine 81; Cash
$100; Mae w. Whitcomb. 81; c. E. Henke
| 81; Mrs. Mather Smith, ST. Total, $500. ID
| Received by The Star: Heretofore ac-
knowledged. sso2.25; Star Agents Club
SO; D. l.. Hazard, $40: two little girls, 81:
Mrs. r. II. Echfeldt, 81; J. r. s., ST.
| Total, $500
| The following contributions were re-
ceived by the National Mosaic COMPANY:
| National Mosaic Company, SD; Giovan-
| nj Zanier, s.; G. B. Facchina s.: Carlo
facchina, IS: LORENZO Di Giulian, So; Wit
| torio F'acchina, s.; r. Sesuaf1ori s. F n
| Duehay. $40; Anna Facchina 81: Dirce
Zanier, 81 Ernesta Pasquali, 81: Giuseppe
Pasquali, 81; A. DAmbrosio, 81; o Ber
tin. 81: Domenica Christofoli. 81: Eusebio
Pellarln, 81; Dante Mora, 81: Carlo Sar-
tori. 81; R. T. Humphrey, 81: Antonio
Malvasio, 81; Giovanni Auselmo, 81:
Alessandro Malvasio.' 81: Angelo Ma
ero, 81; Andrea Malvasio, 81; Pompeo
! Foscato. 81; Raymond OFT, 81: Salvatore
/ Barbagallo. 81: Giovanni Foscato, 81:
Salvatore Longo. 81; Andrea Rossetto 81 ::
Giuseppe Rondnella. 81: S. Giancolli 81 :;
1 G. Carioto, 81: G. Petrarca 81; B. Gug-
lieri, 81; Augusta Lashmit. 81: F. Orlan-
do: 81: A. Furno, 81: G. Gugileri. 81: c.
Coltabiano, 81; d. Gresori, 81; n Pal
mierinn. 81; G. Leonardo S.: S TomaseI-
10. 81: G. Diblas, 81; p. Poluzzi. ST. A.
Statelli, 81; G. Cermuschi. 81: A. Guglieri.
81: G. Cordani, 81: A. Longo. ST. G. To-
maselli 81: B. Benedict, 81; NJ. Deutsch,
81; j. w. Hurley. 81: Pavarni & Wyne.
50; f. J. Hulse, 81: w S. Spencer, 81: w.
L. Browning, 81; Bates Warren, So Total,
1851.
i Received by A. Lisner, treasurer of
the Chamber of Commerce:
Joseph Strasburger. 500: Julian Dem
onet, $40: A Friend, 81; ]. HiIlman, $40;
! D. c. Dulin, $25, and w. l.. Hoge, SO.
Total, sol.