The sun., 1909-01-07
FAIRBANKS TO BE AT BENEFIT.
vlce-President TO Speak In Garden To-
nIsht-Reiief Funds Exceed s4OO 900.


At the big benefit for the earthquake
sufferers in Madison Square Garden to-
night the chief speaker is to be Vice.
President Fairbanks, who telegrs ohed
yesterday TO Patrick F. MCGOWAN, chair
man of the committee which ia arranging
the mass meeting. that he would surely
be there. Mr. McGowan will preside
and the other speakers include Baron
Mayor des Planches. tho Italian Ambas-
| ssdor; Mayor Mcclellan, Samuel INTER
myer. Francis B. Harrison and Herbert
Parsons.
The National Royal Band Of 200 pieces.
organized for the occasion. will render a
programme Of classical and patriotic
music, and a moving picture machine
loaned by the American Biograph Com
pany will show scenes Of Sicily and
southern Italy. Some Of those who have
subscribed for boxes are August Belmont,
Andrew Carnegie, Mrs. George j. Gould,
Mrs. Clsrence Mackay. Paul Morton, the
Italian Ambassador. Mrs. Henry Siegcl
and +. H. Gary Another benefit is to
be held this evening ct the Atlantic
Garden.
Many more large contributions were
reported yesterday. The Christidn Herald
has sent $4,000 direct to Washington,
and as this may be counted as coming
from New York the total amount reised
in the city up to last night is something
more than $4,000. Yesterdays receipts
in the city were about $4,000. The Red
Cross received sio. 800 30, including 81 900
from Frederick Loeser a Co OF Brooklyn;
the Italian Red Cross delegate. ss.sos IS;
the Stock Exchange added s2,ls5. tho
Consulate-Gene-al got 5000 from the
Silk Association Of America. Archbishop
Farley's fund increased 5000. and the
rest was received ct the Mayors Office
and the various newspaper collection
agencies.
The ladies' committee. which has been
organized under the direction Of DR.. p.
Marafiotti and Baron A. B. d'Altomonte
Of tho central Italian committee held it's
first meeting yesterday efternoon at the
italian Club, West Sixteenth street. Ii
was decided 10 set Saturday. January 10, |
for tag dRy. on which contributions will |
be solicited by women at prominent |
points throughout the city. II wes also |
agreed to have a concert at one OF the |
hotels some dav noxt week at which !
Cavalieri and other singers will appear.
ReSideS these bal poudre was planned
to take place within a month. the date nd
place 10 be announced lator. A telegram
was scnt to Queen Elena of Italy asking
her to be a pstroness Of honor Of the COM
mittoa About forty women were present
at the meeting. and an executive COM
mittee was chosen consisting of eighteen,
with Mira. Paul Gerli es chairman, Mrs.
treasurer and Mrs. keyser
secretary.
The Countess Massiglia, wife OF the
Consul l-General, is the head Of another
committee under whose auspices bridge
will DO held at the Plaza
Hotel on January 10. The tickets, which
Ere s. each. may be obtained from Mrs
T. Charles Farrolly. l22 East Seventy
first street. or Charles Stuart Street, 240
East Fifty-frst street. The Same COM
mittee will have a dramatic tea and mu-
sicale on the afternoon and evening of
February at the Waldorf.
The ltalian-American Press Associa ton
At recent meeting donated s., 900 to the
relief fund. -Four thousand tickets for
the Metropolis and Yorkville theatres,
good in January. were received and a
was appointed to dispose of
them in the Italian sections Of the city,
There will be benefit performance Of
The Man From Home at the Astor
Theatre this afternoon. The Hippodrome
will have a benefit on January "a. A
Of the proceeds from a musical .
at the Cafe de France this
evening will be given TO the fund.
The sailing Of the North German Lloyd