The San Francisco call., 1909-01-06
Stream of Gold Continues to
Flow Into Fund for Ital-
ian Sufferers
Fifth Donation of $4,000
Leaves Today for Vast
Devastated District


ed and funds still pouring in from
every quarter. Each day $4,000 is be-
ing forwarded to the national Red
Cross headquarters and as long as
the subscriptions CONTINUES to come in
fast enough to warrant it the daily
gift of $4,000 will be continued. The
fifth donation will go this morning.
At the general committee meeting
yesterday at the Hotel Stewart, Con-
sui General Rocca suggested that the
fund being raised in California be for
warded to Italy in some manner that
would distinguish 1t from other dona-
tions, so that wherever a dollar of it
is spent in relief work it will be known
that it is part of a gift from people
who have themselves suffered a SINH
lar calamity. The suggestion was acted
upon by President Benjamin Ide
the Red Cross. who wired to Wash
ington to find out in what way the
money is being distributed.
STATE WIDE COLLECTIONS
The Red Cross fund is beginning now
to take on af state wide instead of
purely local. character, contributions
being received yesterday from more
than a score of California towns and
cities. From dozens of other places
requests were made for authorization
to collect funds in behalf Of the Red
Cross and in each instance the request
was granted. The Red Cross is not at
zatfon through the central Office here.
but is leaving to each community the
perfecting of its own plan of organi-
zation.
The collections through the various
banks yesterday were in most cases
larger than on any previous day. The
Italian American bank reported s2,-
405.50 for the day. making the total
it has received s7.962; the Bank of
Italy reported $30550 bringing its to-
tai to $4229.40T the Swiss American
bank reported s21S, with total OF
s919.75 to date; tlSe Banca Popolare
added s345 to its previous report. and
the Columbus savings bank reported
s6.70 additional to its last list
MANY DONATIONS, RECEIVED
A check for $1,000 was sent in yes
terday by the Ranchers and gardeners
association, the Meridional society
turned in total of $4,000 and the
Salesian council of the Church of st.
Peter and st. Paul reported the fund
S1,09265 At the Office of l'Italia the
italian Daily News, $3.50 was added
during the day to the amount previous
ly collected. The subscription from the
Italian fishing camp of Black Diamond
in Contra Costa county, where are sew
eral hundred fishermen who are ma
tives of the earthquake zone. was re-
ceived in the city through special mes
senger the sum raised in the fishing
camp amounting to $7S0.25. The larg
est individual subscription received yes
terday in San Francisco was that of
James L. Flood for $1,000.
Plans for a score of benefit per-
formances are being matured and pre-
sented to the joint committee for rati-
fication. In addition to the special per-
formances at the Valencia, Van Ness
and Washington square theaters, many
smaller theaters have arranged bene-
fits. At the Bell theater in the Mission
the proceeds of the Friday night per-
formance will be turned over to thereliet
fund and an unusually attractive pro-
gram has been arranged. ]. Bauer and
r. Z. Gleason, proprietors of the Sun
set theatorium in Haight street near
Cole, have also named Friday as bene-
fit day. There will be continuous per-
formance from l p. m. until IL p. m.
and the entire proceeds will be turned
over to the Red Cross.
BENEFIT ENTERTAINMENT
The North End athletic club will give
an entertainment and dance Friday
evening in Latin hail. at Montgomery
avenue and Green street, and the mu-
sicians' union has donated band ol
! "a pieces for the occasion. The com
mittee in charge consists of j. c. Des-
mond V. ]. Canepa. v. j. Garibaldi. A
Schivo and George Casassa. The Peo-
pies Place. an organization with
home at $50 Chestnut street, will give
an entertainment Saturday night, con
lsisting largely of musical numbers. The
societys own band will assist at the
benefit.
Saturday night also will witness 9
| grand benefit ball to be given by tht
allied Italian societies of San Francisco
under the auspices of the Garibald
society. Garibaldi hall has been do
mated for the occasion, and all bever-
ages and cigars to be sold over the bal
will be given by Italian merchants Th.
4 I1Ck6lb, Which Will tOSl " CSulS edCn
| have been donated by La voce de
Popolo. The executive committee il
charge of the ball is composed of tn,
presidents of nine societies. and it /,
expected that the dance will be tn,
| largest and most successful affair of It.
kind ever held in the local Italian
colony.
PLAN MONSTER BENEFIT
A monster benefit is being arrange,
for by Sid Grammar, manager of the Ma
tional theater. This will include beside
20 or 80 vaudeville acts a program o
! sporting events, including boxing an,
wrestling by such men as Sam Lang
/ ford end others equally well known
The benefit will be given at Dreamlan,
| pavilion Thursday, January IA, an,
! Grammar expects to be able to han,
over $1,000 to the Red Cross on the da,
] following.
Besides the full bill from the Nationa
theater. acts will be given by peopl
| from all the theaters In town, as wei
! as by the best local amateurs. Til
curtain Will be rung UP at 7 D. M. an,
1 the vaudeville bill will be continuou
until Il o'clock, at which time the box
! ing and wrestling matches will begin
/ These will be refereed by Eddie Crane,
and will last until after midnight
The entire proceeds Of the benefit vii
be paid over to the Red Cross fund.
Tho managers of the Columbia bowl
ing alley, 40 Castro street, announc