Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-01-07
RED CROSS WORK
OFFICIAL sTATEMENT or ITALIAN
SUBSCRIPTIONS 50 FAR
RECEIVED.
over 100000 Has Already Been Re-
celved by the American 3d.
clety-Nathan straus'
Generosity.


form the public exactly what Amer
leans have thus far done through the
RED Cross society, Miss Mabel Board
man, the secretary. Tuesday issued
an oficial statement announcing tha'
the total amount of subscriptions fol
Italian relief so far credited and r.
ceived through the American Nation
Al Red Cross is over 100000. This
includes Tuesdays contributions Of
s1S6.779. The statement adds:
ION the S1st Of December the re-
mittance by the American Red Cross
to that Of Italy through the depart
ment Of state and the American am
bassador in Rome, was $4,000. On
the End Of January 100000 additional
was telegraphed and on the Bird OF
January $4,000 additional was re-
mitted.
"The expense incurred in the char
ter, freighting and use Of large
steamship contracted for by the Amer
lean ambassador has been assumed by
the American Red Cross and further
remittances have been made to cover
the expense thereof.
"Bayard Cutting, Jr., one Of the con-
sular officers Of the United States In
Italy, and who is personally familiar
with the devastated region, is acting
for the agent Of the American Red
Cross. He is supplied with the neces-
sary funds SO that personal assistance
may be expended at his discretion to
Americans who have been over
whelmed by the disaster
contributions are still coming In
rapidly and 1t seems to be evident
that the collections through the Red
Cross will reach half million dol
lars"
Postmaster General and Mrs. Meyer
Tuesday contributed $1,000 to the
earthquake sufferers, through the Red
Cross, The Christian Herald contrib
uted $4,000 already mentioned.
Subscriptions by states received by
the American Red Cross to date for
the relief include the following; Cali
foFnia SSO,Oi7; Illinois, s26,S76; Mis-
souri,, s25,O52; Washington, $1,45O;
Nebraska, $1,000; Indiana, $3.50; Mon
ltana, SITS; Colorado, 500; Texas,
SCI: Iowa, IS; Utah, IS; South Da-
kota, 81.
Among the Americans Of whom In
formation is stlll wanted are the fol-
lowing: James M. Cockins. Of Los
Angeles; Herman Jams and wife,
san Francisco; d. X. Rogers. wife
and two daughters. Chicago.
New York, Jan. e.--Laden with rs
tons Of clothing and more than 10 tons
81 provisions with which to clothe and
iced the starving and half naked SUR
vlvors Of the Calabria and Sicily
earthquake, and carrying homeward
over 800 Italians Of all classes, most
~ whom are hurryins to the scene
whore their loved ones have been
KILLED, MANNED or rendered destitute,
tho steamship Hamburg Of the Ham
ourg-Amefican line sailed Tuesday for
Genoa and Naples.
Most Of the provisions destined for
the Italian sufferers were donated BY
Nathan Strauss from the stock Of q
local firm Of which he Is . member.
they include coifee, sugar, salt, Bis
cults, condensed milk. canned soups
floe' hominy, beans and peas. The
clothing, which was collected by the
prOgresso Italo Americana, q local
italian newspaper, comprises every
conceivable sort Of wearing apparel
for men, women and children. Both
the clothing and the foodstuffs are
billed to the italian Red Cross at Ma
pies, to which port they win be car
rled free by the steamship company.
The Hamburg is the third ship to
leave New York with supplies and
provisions for the victims Of the
earthquake. The FIRST to sail was the
government supply ship Celtic, which
left last week. The Barbaroasa Is the
North German Lloyd steamer which
followed Monday with consignment
Of 700 bags Of -four, 500 hams, 500
sides Of bacon and numerous other
supplies also contributed By Nathan
shnnh.