The Washington times., 1909-01-11
FUNDS SUFFICIENT
FOR PRESENT NEEDS
American Red Cross Awaits
-sa Recommendation of State
Department.

CITY await the recommendation of the
State Department before arranging for
Euuher expenditures
Assistant Secretary of State Bacon
has cabIed Ambassador Grscom for Inc
formation regarding the needs Of the
sufferers and the best channels for their
relief WITH the receipt of his reply
officers of the National Red Cross So I
eiety viii endeavor TO map ont D. came
paign for tho continuance of the re-
lief work along definite lines.
Word was received this morning from
Samuel Parrish OF New YorE, who is
now the representative Of the Red Cross
Society in Rome, that the work of dis
tribution of supplies from the relief
ship is under way and that the mem
: bers of the committee are working hau
moniously anC efficiently with the re-
lief funds.
af Acknowledges Receipt
Acknowledgment has also been re-
ceived from Vice Consul Baird Cutting.
who is the special representative OF the
Red Cross in the Nessiua district, OF
the $1,000 placed at his disposal TO be
r. used for the Immediate relief of SUI
zferers and especially for Americans
who were caught in the earthquake.
The books Of the society show that
S45Q000 has already been expended in re-
E lief work. OF this amount $4,000 was
/, sent directly through tho Italian Red
as Gross Society and 100000 was used to
equip the Red Cross relief ship. The
society now awaits reports from its own
representatives as well as from State
Department officials regarding the adj
elvisabiity Of fitting out another relief
ship or whether the money could be
expended to better advantage through
some other channel
Makes $4,000 Total.
n The District Red Cross Society this
nlOruing turned over s., 900 to the Amer
- lean society, making S13,500 in all which
has been contributed by the District
branch. 1t is expected that COntribu-
tons alone viii swell this amount 10
$1,000 aside from the proceeds Of the
benefit entertainment given last even
ing.
With the closing up of the accounts
Of last evenings entertainment, the
District workers this morning started
20 work on the sale Of tickets for the
Illustrated lecture on Panama" sched-
l4ed for next Thursday afternoon at
the National Theater. The lecture viii
be delivered by Claude e. Bennett,
whose recent Investigations OF c0ndi-
lions on the isthmus have stamped him
as an authority on affairs in the Pam
ANA belt. The lecture viii begin at $50
Benefit Concert.
the contributions OF the citizens OF
Washington were increased 500 this
inorning, when notification OF coll
sections and actual cash commenced
10 pour In on Treasurer Reside. The
largest part of this increase came from
tIle proceeds OF the concert at the Ma
rfonal Theater last evening and while
- AEr. Reside has not yet received the
actual cash, he has been informed that
= She receipts would total 800 LLs
E EnEmbeFs of the committee ia charge eA-
i peCt TO have cheek lOi me LlAQ Win
(. sfH a day or two as the business en-
= gaEcmcnJs entered into Tor the concert
: will be quickly and easily cleared up.
The churches contributed their mite
. TO the fund several local pastors LaF-
Z ing made direct appeals TO their cOngre-
cations al both services and the results
2 we've very satisfactory.
Z Diplomats Out in Force.
: The members of the Diplomatic Corps.
s recognizing i'm the concert the first Op-
p0rtUnity they had been vOuchsated TO
: give public evidence OF their sympathy
turned out iu force. Ambassador Mayor
- des PIauChes and his suit occupied one
p box and other distinguished persons in
attendance included the French AmDas-
HduOr and Nine j LSseIauls Mime. Ma
hucU. the Argentine Minister and Sonora
De POrtela- Sonora de CLesala and sew
eraI secretaries from the Cuban leza-
uouS the Minister from the Netherlands
and Nine IDud1n5 Mrs q. Won J.. Meyer
and Miss Meyer. the Misses sands MIR.
CentaTO, AR Cora Prof. Eavai0lls
Lieutenant Camerio, OF the italian en-