New-York tribune., 1909-01-04
LITTLE ITALY GIVES
CLOTHING By H4GONLOAD
psd Cr0ss Gets $40 900 and Catholic
Churches Contribute $50 400.

T' zI5 and many q those = no knelt in prayer
y .szrs Tor not a few had relatives who
- il the catastrophe The addition 10 the Red
r-oss fund vas ABOUT 'lS."''' HiahlHs lo'al u
g@75a ..,--. - ....-z.-. :.
=, as Catholic churches. and though the amount
A,t,.s5 uflf not b. known before tomorrow. il
~ .t,rz-r that il would he less than $4,000
We T ct-I--F in the archdiocese rnade a contrib11-
-. n -he Brooklyn diocese. whare Bishop Nc
,I ordered 2 collection. il said the total
ar.rirntions would he fully $4,000.
.-.,hisfor Farley made known yesterday that
.,,-+ersl mass Of requiem would be celebrated
s.-o--ov rnornmg II me Cathedral Mayor Nc
- tbe Justices Of the Supreme Court and the
- consul General. Count Massiglia. will
tend
-1--io- Of money for relief purposes and clothing
- a5on+sd Yesterday by Chevalier Carlos Bar
- r-orrie-or af The Italian newspaper II Pro
go I1alo-A A-7e-icano-' With four coaches, lent
2 Pe-szzp. an undertaken, OF No Roose-
- street and four trucks, lent by The Italian
.,-ics- F,Zr-eSs Cc----ny. and brass band
- s-+s--frr t-hevaI.g~ Barsotti invaded the
,..,o, quarters of n. lower East Side soliciting
.-s His mission was successful 10 perhaps
unexpected degree
-, = rhe do procession came : carriage. IN
,hs,b wss ,-he- zrfer Barsorti and three men and
- NJ rhr COMMITTEE appointed by him Then
,1ov,s5 The hand and The other three coaches with
-,--i.tsenen- Fehind zach carriage walked eight
.sr eaoh carrying in his white sloved hands
o,5er boz - liberal dimensions The trucks
,-o,,h- III rre rear n the procession
ns-Aanz tie poorest of the local Italians live in
=, 5er-t-- visited bv the messengers of charity
y.-r Of the 1velle-s there possibly in the near
s--e vii themselves ae objects ~ charity but il
-. enough r-zt whatever the future held out.
ms Of then could give row o. their meaEre pos
.z,,-. 4r money and clothing 20 help their COM
-s--5o-s whose rc1- Of misery was now and they
Fsve Ibe-aiz
Through James Roosevelt end Oliver streets the
.,.ss4o- wound its vsy. TIE rhoroughfares were
cbok.5 with Sicilia7s and Calahrans struggling
= :. .+e @-st n give Some gave pennies. some
r4rEely others dimes. while there We're many who
sze even quarters and half dollars II their slight
4-a-o.s Ordinarily the latter amount would rep
-.rs,7- II some families in that district the eX-
,,z,sas ror ? dav hut Row could there be a better
-s,se FIR which 70 deny themselves than the sue
or o4 friends and relatives al home in their ter
-f-fe plight
And even ~ thar not ove-=tocked Wardrobes
-hasa pecrie gaze with the same free hand From
windows s-5 Ere esca7es auG from the end Of
he C7I-h they threw into the double trucks every
so~r of wearing apparel until he trucks were piled
f1llr f1z example q the trateral zeal with
which these people welcomed the opportunity
ronr-iAure - the great general relief fund vas
seen in Roosevelt street When the trucks drew
10 there rlz1 apparently thirty years old.
thrifty lar--e-. standing near the Perazzo under
taking xho0 took of his overcoat-a ue~ gar
hr-aUG without nEtautatl"D
threw i into of The trucks. There We're many
similar Sacrifices The boxes were we1 filed with
money.
The Roman Catholic church of -. Joachim. IN
Roosevelt street near Park Row was crowded
last evening Vi1h Erfef-stricken throaE of wor-
shippers. TIE pensioners Of the church are
dravn largely from the southern part ~ Italy.
and -arEe percentage of them came from Sicily
TIE spirit q last nights services was like that
II some general funeral in which every worship
per had deep personal interest
Although President Roosevelt has announced his
inability 70 attend. the Italian-Anercan relief
committee sui hopes 70 have him present ar the
Madison SQUARE Garden beneft Thursday night
To this END committee. consisting Of Congress
men Harrf=o~. Parsons, SuIzer. Benne', Rea~don
sud Fornes waited the President yesterday
urge him reconsider.
The sac n 'oyes goes forward with every pros
pecJ that a win ne bought ~ prices ran anging from
~ n yno Tickets for other seats. from 80
cents : z' have been placed sale ~ the
hcte-r
The Cert-zr Federated Un1on also rook action
vesterdsy- Immediately after hearing the report
~ ths committees and without going into its spe-
csl business rhe union adjourned out of respect
tar Tie sufferers in the earthquake
Baron r DAironte. secretary n the Ita1-
a central -effHr committee said last night at
'ts Hario7z1 Italian club that the committee had
Hccepte6 several offers of local theatres 70 give
benefits within rre fortnight
Lima Cavalier. the rrirna donna. VIII give sey-
t-sl concerts IN aid of The rIfferers The first
viii be gwen y The Hotel Endirott- and othersl
I'll follow ~ The g Regis and the Plaza
There p-- hA special benefit performances ~
'hs Asror Tn@z+re- or January :. At the Savoy, on
Jsnuarv :. - r-~ Metropolitan Opera House.
lamar &C. and a the Manhattan Opera House.
Sangsry T. THO committee also accepted an Offer
ron Miners Eovery Theatre for benefit.
Pr0fassor Ferre-a the Italian historian. viii give
henefr lecture 81 the Hotel Astor- No date has
beer set
a oenef1 vii r. held ~ the Atlantic Garden on
thursday nizhr u Is Understood that Car'Iso viii
shE T1e -~a7ar.tz q the Atlantic Garden. II
Nos . and - 2. @eTz is about -four thousand, and
grest a6Ian~e sale % tickets Is expected Coroner
Peter ! Ar-eIlj is rh7 chairman Of the committee
q arrangement ard Jo1n !. Ryan the treasure-.
severs1 Italian societies have disposed o. two
thousand tcl--s for the benefits that viii he given
o 1lehls- & -o on Tuesday and Thursday after
moons The f7st performance will he Of The
rattle tomorrow afternoon at The SAVOY Thea
rs NJ La0kay- and the entire company have
given t1eis services. The second will take place
N THURSDAY afternoon sf the Astor Theatre. Mr..
Hooss and his ccrpsn- viI give special per
'ornlance ~ The Nan from Home"
chris'sr Science churches announced a. the
rncrrinE service that the entire collection taken
q both morning and evening services would be
osFoed 70 the relief Of the earthquake victins, A.
the First Church the collection was said 70 he
Usually large. bur an exact accounting had not
teen MADE in the afternoon
his action IN accord with the desire of Mrs.
May Baker EDDY. and il said that every
nlstlan Science church throughout the world
would contribute its share of relief
a Solemn requiem mass VIII be celebrated in St.
fas Roman Catholic Church in the Ravenswood
sActoh Of Long Island City at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning. ST. Rita's parish is built up OF former
ehfoents Of the stricken sections of Sicily and
siabr1a, and there Is scarcely household in that
'1Flsh but had relative friend N the dis
A'er The hiE italian tobacco factory in that sec
"'h MI shut down that al the employees may go
l" TIE mass
lr Rocco BeIlantonl of No 2l65 Amsterdam ave
"ue. native of ScyIla Calabris. one Of The towns
HeHfed !iE tne earthquake has made several