New-York tribune., 1909-01-01
CONTRIBUTIONS TO RELIEF FUND.

.-.,tIv the civic. religious and commercial
,s,.s ~ every city in the United States. has
L-s5 m the appeal for aid for the sufferers in
s-,bouake IN Sicily and Calahria and from
- ,ot,+ come adviCes of funds started for the
60 s - r,ocor from pestilence and hunger and
r.--. which dangers all confront the hapless
- Fvervxnere people contributing their
~ :. -s1,eve the situation. but several millions
-. -rll ne neeued 10 be of much benefit
oi l. .rcor-agernent. those engaged in col
- .-n.v SAL in the response already made
r.. no American people. ever ready TO loosen
- ,,,-se strings IN an emergency such as thls
= ...i- f,ll share. Il - not unlikely that the
- .,,,5 raised in the United States VIII exceed
rem .1a..ed few years ago for the sufferers in
c.r FRANCISCO earthquake and fire The Gov
o-s .. several states and the heans o' many
- ..r. Issued proclamations calling for aid-
tJ,,,d-eds Of organizations have started luhoS
- -b,,rches Of various denominations anu re-
-. ave forwarding contributions In 'leSe
aens,ons TIE Red Cross leads al other rene =.
,.ss, The contributions tc the Ne" fo'N So
h-sseh ID 10 last evening. amounted a." i,', /
- ,ss aa which was received in amounts "L :
,r 20 tre United states Steel Corporation CON
,r,bp.nz that amount the largest single 0oi'' ,,'
,lon made thus far. These hEnFeS lio'' ~
Cross 90 not take into account ll7 -
s,re5 ~, the national body at Washington u"
L,ob Lon, n Rockefeller has sgnided his lh'eh-
1ion Of giving Noena. which L. indepenoen' o. Oh -
Ike amount already given ny me SlH'-o
Company TO the state branch
THE MAYORS FUND.
-h. ,-oc,amation of Mayor Mcclellan has also
nroduced good results. one Of The first oonlrlou-
.,o,. - the fund at the Mayors office was from
Mrs Russell Sage. who sent check Tor %''''
More than s5e.0b received by the Mayor ouI''s
the day. New York City. however VIII 90 soi'T
thing more than merely collect the Contributions
Of its citizens tather hflCheiou'Ae' VIZ man
rift Of his own.
To this end Alderman Sullivan. the vtce-chatr1nan
o< the Board Of Aldermen. at the meeting Of that
body on Monday. intends TO offer resolution ask
inr The board TO give 10000 for the relief OF the
sufferers Of the Italian earthquake There Will
--onahJv he little OF no opposition to the motion,
snd as soon as il is passed It will 20 10 the Board
OF Estimate and Apportionrnent- which viii hold
,ts first meeting Of the New Year on the Friday
souoeinE II i approves. the Mayor, as head
Of the board. Will undoubtedly sign the measure
and the money will at be sent TO the stricken
towns.
The members OF the Stock Exchange adopted res
outinns on the floor Of the exchange which said
that no special appeal was needed to turn the at
tention Of the members Of the New York Stock
Erchsnss ito the urgent need Of assistance to the
sufferers by the terrible calamity which has
stricken the people Of Italy and Sicily" ContEi-
buttons OF s2l-Oo were announced
MANY INDEPENDENT FUNDS.
There are dozen or more Independent funds in
Manhattan that ere helping swell the great total.
rsv,lle announced last night that the head Of the
Catholic Church in this diocese had given 5000.
He announced also other subscriptions including
one Of $500 from John Whalen, the total aggre-
rating xxi Contributions from other church
SOURCES announced in Newark
Bishop John J. OConnor. Of the Newark Diocese.
cahled 1900 10 Pope Plus the first instalment
@, the contribution from that diocese
Subscriptions throcgh the Italian Consulate To
II. Italian Red Cross fund amounted TO Sl6SS. The
nm
Der Of collectors with subscription lists on
Wednesday the company collected 5000, and ABOUT
ss much more was collected yesterday
iaoneno Perere, delegate in New York for the
Italian Red Cross. received from Italy two mes
ssges thanks for the sid through the Amer
icsn branch Of his organization The messages
were from Count TaverIa. president Of the ltaIlah
Red Cross Rome and from the Bank OF 1taly'
which is handling the funds sent abroad LOT lhe
suferers
wording OF the MESA ge from Count Taverna- While
The Bank Italy cabled: In the name of the Ital-
ian government thank you heartily for your
generous contributions"
THE RED CROSS APPEAL.
Miss Catherine s I.everich. secretary OF the New
York County sub-divlson Of the Red Cross. issued
statement last night telling OF the advantages Of
making contributions through that BODY Inc
Statement read:
Ii viii serve several admirable purposes if all
<-ueEtCd-S DESIRING 10 ut4f Ato ga t--4
:erers In Italy VIII send their contributions no
matter how raised-whether individually OF lhIousn
s9cetes-at last through the american REQ ife92
which Is The regular auxiliary emergency TeIieI t
organization Of the American people, under gov
srIment supervision. and designated. in this par
ecasr instance as in other instahGes 1or ny 'i nf
ne state and the Mayor Of the CITY, as tfe proper
depostory Of such funds .-,,,.. so,a
The Red Cross does not itself raise / e.. SEM IL
out and collect money, for relief purposes, al ~
and transmits it to its washington headquarters,
Whence II is cabied by the State DepartmGent G 10
Sain.a ri lfafs6 ssld Red Cross already al WORK " '
TIE advantages Of this method are these:
Al contributions receipted for ana an &c
counts kept for audit By the War Depart
Il Is al once and always known how much much!
money has been raised In this city ano - e'eag e
pS.h.r city Of the country, and by whom IL mas
us least possiois time
The money. sent TO foreign country Is a'7. 40.
case BY the national Red Cross Of that G,ountTys
oond, ssd I dnsdsane IN dsns Of VA" the people from it's
associatton with the government and Its record 0I
Lastly, the popular recognition and use Of our
reef organization strengthens the make
posshe the creation Of a large emergency tona- na
rom which large sums may be drawn at need. in
eroer to reduce the necessary suffering ana de-
az these fheTsfcTs it is the 5e esrnsTt HT
Tar IS president that ali funds raised in this
fvcslfy should be sent to Jacob n SchiiI, u9as ed
cfoss. No 500 Fifth avenue.
ITALIAN SOCIALISTS TO ACT.
Pasauale Di Neir general organizer OF the italian
socialists In this city, issued call yesterday 10
ne italian branch Of the Socialist Party for a
msscns az No Ioo Henry street, on Sunday. to
"1s measures for sending relief TO members VINO
we're made homeless by the earthquake.
BESIDES the concert TO be given at the Metro
pontsn Opera House on January IL for the benefit
vi me sufferers. the announcement made last
hisht that arrangements were being perfected for
matinee benent performances at the Metropolitan