The Washington herald., 1909-01-08
QUAKE FUND GROWS
Fully $4,000 Contributed
Yesterday in District.
GIVEN FOR ITALIAN VICTIMS
Washington People Have Pledged
s2O,OOO-NationaI Society Received
49,OOO-ItaIians Give Freeiy-PrO-
gramme for Benefit Concert Com
pIeted-WiH Send Letter of Thanks.

With the contributions turned in up 10
; o'clock yesterday afternoon, the Wash
ington Red Cross has received more than
$1,000 for relief Of the earthquake SUI
ferers in Italy and Sicily.
Howard : Reeside. treasurer of the
society, stated that, including sums al
ready collected but not yet turned in. the
total would reach nearly $2o000. Mr. Rec
side and other officers Of the local so
ciety are greatly pleased with the hearty
response Of the people Of Washington to
the appeals of the sufferers
Forty-nine thousand dollars was re-
ceived by the National Red Cross Society
yesterday. raising the total 70 $547,eoo
Churches Contribute.
OF the contributors received by the
local branch yesterday. the First Church
Of Christ, Scientist. gave SS6995. A con-
tribution of $50 was received from the
Fifth Baptist Church.
Following is a list OF other contrfbu-
tons received by the Washington branch
yesterday:
H b Russell, s25: c. F. NARROW, s.;
Elizabeth c. Tuttle. 81: c. L Beers, 81:
Mrs. r. G, Carter, Of Leesburg, Va. s.;
A. NJ. Borer. S250; Miss Sarah f. Smillie,
81; John VI. Wilson. SO; Mrs. Frank p.
Leetch, so; ". II. Wallace, SO: Edward
Young. 81; J. K. HaTrOp. 81. Epiphany
Church. second contribution $54Sls; Ia
koma p Z parish. Sl-75: John A Kasson,
$; ". s. NJ. s.; T. Schneinerman. 81:
William P Bell. so. Alexander Grant,
$; 5 F s, s.; George Robinson, s;
Walcott Tuckeman, 50; Mrs Sarah II
Wheeler. 3, Julia " CIosson, SO;
George Truesden. SO: William P Lips
comb & Co, SO: Fourth Presbyterian
Church. s.. Arthur NJ Churchill. $40.
Francis Lee. 81: Post-Offce Station F. s.,
Mrs. Annie z. Lawrence, SO; cash, SO;
Miss Annie u. Lawrence. so. Miss Mary
5. Lawrence. SO. ". Z NJ, 81; J. 4.
Breckaus. s.; lee S Dorsey. 81: ". n.
Matthews. 81. c. c. Reifr. 81; cash. SO; c.
Warthen, SO; cash, g; cash, 81.
This Office Acknowledges the receipt Of
S4z-2I from the Vermont Avenue Christian
Church.
Donated by Italians.
The following contributions were re-
ceived by the National Mosaic Company.
National oIoSaic Company. SO; Giovanni Zauisr.
$; g Z. Facchius, 8. Carlo Facch5-a $, Iarenzo
ii Giuliau. s., Vitto-i0 Facchina s.; z. Seguzfo-i
50 F. z Dueh1y, 50, AuEa Facch1na, s.: Dirce
Lauier. s. Eues-s PasIush. 81. Giussepe Pas
quail. S. Antonio D-Amhrosi0. S.. Od0rico Ber-
tin. s.. DOueriCa CTiSr0i1li s.: Eusebio Pellariu.
s. Dante No-a, g. Carlo Sartori, 81 r T.
HumThEey s; Antonio Malvsio s.: Giyyanni
Ausen10. 8; Aessandro Nalv2sio, 8 Angelo Ma
s-o. 8 Andrea 1Ialrasio. s.: Porapeo Fosgato s.
Raymond OtL. s.. SaiTatOr6 BarbAEallo. 81. Clio
vznui FCs2tO s.; Salvatore LonED. s., Andrea
Rossetto. 8: Giuseppo R0ndiueJla s.: 5. Gianoalh.
g., g. CsriotO. S.: q. PctrsTca. 81. Il. GuEeT1 s.
Augusta LashInit s.; +. Orlando. 81; a FGrno. s.
G. GuE,ie-l. g, {. Coltabizno, s. D. GreGa-i s.
y. PalmieTiun. s.. G. Leouardi s.; : ToEnaseIl0.
q. CeTuuschi. s. A. GuEiierl. s.. g. C1gd1Ei 81.
A. Lonso. s.; q. TosnaseIli, g; p Beueietti. s
NJ Ds1tsch. s.: J. ". Hurley. s.; P4Farini q
Wyne. s. 3 J. Huise. $. ". 5 Spencer s
". L. Browning. s. Bates Warren $. Total. SIS.
Tickets Tor the concert TO be held Sun
day evening AT the National Theater for
the benefit Of the sufferers OF Southern
Italy, were placed on sale last evening
at the various drug stores and newspaper
Offices IN the city
Preparations for the concert have been
completed and the programme promises
10 be one Of the best OF its kind ever
given in Washington
VIII Write TO President.
Upon recommendation OF the Comitato
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