The sun., 1909-01-02
ITALIANS HERE GRATEFUL
RELIEF COMMITTEE THANKS
GENEROUS AMERICANS.

Archbishop Farley Cans for a COlIect tion
10 Help the sufferers Red Cross & OIL
tributlOns Increased by SIS 900
100. 900 Appeals TO Business Men.
The Italian Central Relief Committee
held its frat meeting at the National
Italian Club. West Sixteenth street.
at 10 O'Clock yesterday morning. Officers
were elected, subcommittee were ap-
pointed and resolutions Of appreciation
for the relief work which is being done
In this country we're adopted.
Count Annibale h. Massigia, the Con-
sul-General, was made president and
Cavalier Emmanuelle Cerli treasurer.
Ten subcommittee were appointed
which are to work under the chairman
ship of vice-presidents. The ten men
who were chosen to head the sub-com-
mittees, each OF which will have charge
OF some sort OF benefit, were Cavalier
Luigi Solari, DR.. Antonio Stella, Arthur
Bauer. Cavalier Francesca Romeo. Lio-
nello Perera. Cavalier Vito Contessa,
DR.. p, Marafotti, V. Portasi, Oscar Rich
ard and G. Lordi, Benefits were an
nounced for January at the Savoy
Theatre, January at the Astor Theatre
and January 10 at the Metropolitan Opera
Houss. There will also I've one at the
Hippodrome probably on January II,
Letters expressing the committees 5
appreciation Of American aid were sent
to President Roosevelt. Gov. Hughes.
Mayor Mcclellan and the press. The
letter which was sent to Mr. Roosevelt
was as follows:
The Italian Ceptral Relief Committee.
deeply touched by the spontaneous and gem
erous manifestations of sympathy and
human solidarity shown by the great Amer
lean people in the appalling catastrophe
which has overtaken Italy, interpreting y
the sentiments of all Italy, tender TO you.
and through you to the American nation.
the expression Of their everlasting graft
tude MAssIoLIA, Consul General.
The committee will hold meetings
every evening for the present at the Ital-
ian Club, which has extended it's hospi-
tality for the purpose At the meeting
yesterday DR., Antonio Stella. vice-presi-
dent Of the Society for Italian Immi-
grants, acknowledged the receipt OF a
$3.50 contribution from John d. Trenor.
The following letter from Archbishop
Farley to the pastors OF tho archdiocese
was read in the Roman Catholic churches
yesterday;
Rev. DEAR. FATHER. The appalling
calamity that has fallen on the people OF
Sicily and Calabris, resulting II is believed,
in the utmost desttution hundreds OF
thousands OF survivors. has shocked the en-
tire world and evoked an unbounded sym;
pathy that hastens to make itself helpful
In most effective manner.
The accounts which have reached us
up to the present must necessarily fail
accompanies and follows 10 the wake OF
such catastrophe. Those who have per
ished are beyond human assistance. but
through fre and water. now homeless and
menaced bv starvation and pestilence, are
appealing for instant and pressing relief.
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churches of this diocese at all the masses
on Sunday, January ..
feel that the unparalleled extent OF
this awful visitation has moved the hearts
of the charitable more strongly than can
any words of ours. You may add. how.
ever after reading this letter to your flock,
anything you may deem necessary to i'm.
press upon the faithful the extreme urgency
OF the appeal in order that the result may be
worthy Of the great gre sympathellc heart OF
Please make returns as soon as possible
to the chancery ONCE that | may forward
Immediately the amount realized TO our
whatever NAV be gathered from the Catho-
lies OF the world.
While appealing, for material help. ] am
people. will fail Ia, remember in prayer
the living and the dead who were stricken
by the earthquake. Faithfully yours IN
Christ, JoHS, Archbishop OF New York.
In the Church Of st Joachim. in Roose-
welt street, the Office Of the dead will be
chanted tomorrow, evening at 73O, and
there will be a sermon by the Rev r.
Biasotti. The Rev. Vincent Jannuzzi,
pastor Of st. Joachim, announces that on
Monday evening at 7:S0 a solemn requiem
mass will be celebrated for the souls Of
those who perished in Sicily and Calabria
At the Office Of the American Red Cross,
500 Fifth avenue, contributions to tho
amount OF SIS. 200 were received yester-
day. -Four were for 81 600 each, from |,
Julian A. Ripley, R. Fulton Cutting, John |
s. Kennedy and Levi p Morton. Each I.
Of the following sent $500: American |
Tsn1 rPmpahS BnTrl eSh h Clark oPs mPiss
Bliss. Henry Phipps and Mrs. R. G. Dunn,
Other subscriptions included $500 from .
Mrs. W. B. Dinsmore. $3.50 from Eugene .
Meyer, Jr.. a Co.. $3.50 from Otto II. kahu, .
$3.50 from Frank 4 Dubois. $500 from
: r. 'ke- Collender Company,
tSUD from W IDttflall- alum company, ana .
the same amount from f. G.. Moore, DR.,
and A. A. Mckay. Gifts Of 500 were
received from thirty-two contributors.
Letters were sent out by the secretary
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all organizations other than Italian
which are raising funds for the relief
Of the earthquake sufferers These letters
cont aimed q request that such organiza-
tons should follow the suggestion Of the
committee of the Red Cross
and send all funds raised to the Amer lean
Red Cross for transmission TO the Italian
Red Cross The Red Cross is especially
anxious TO have IL emphasized that its
offices are at 500 Fifth avenue, and that
the local treasurer is Jacob H. Schif.
A meeting was hold yesterday morning
of the American Italian general relief
whose chairman is Patrick
+. Mciowan, and IL was decided 10 mail A
IO0, 900 appeals for contributions TO nusi- A
ness men thr roughout the city BY this
means il is hoped to raise slO0. 900 within
'orty-eight hours for the immediate
'elief of the victims. John J. Frcschi is
reasurer Of this committee and his Office
5 room 2O8 World Building Checks
,hould be sent to his order at this address.
rhe vice-chairmen of this committee
ire Henry Clews, Francis Burton Harri-
'on, Herbert Parsons, Nathan Straus,
James +. March, George +. Shrady,
William Mcconnell, Charles V. Fornes, .
Idw ard Lauterbach Samuel Untermyer,
Hudson Maxim, Eugene A. Philbin, John
4. Iselin and John ID. Crimmins
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