The San Francisco call., 1909-01-07
SAN FRANCISCO'S RED
CROSS FUND TO DATE
Previously reported. .S64, 1925
Contributed yesterday. 10000
Total collected .$77,231.95

ington Square theater, in Powell street
between Union and Filbert, Tuesday
January 12, has been given off1cial IN
dorsement by the Red Cross society
and boxes will be sold by the ltaian
chamber of commerce. The tickets
numbering 5000, viii be sold at 81 each
and the estimated expense or the pene-
fit will be about $3.50. The princess
theater will be given to the musicians
union for the afternoon of January Il,
and $50 of the best musicians of the
city, under the leadership of a promi-
nent conductor, will give a matinee
concert.
BIG BILL AT ORPHEUM
Plans for the entertainment to be
given at the Orpheum Thursday after
noon, January IA, were furthered at
meeting of the San Francisco Associa-
tion Of Thea trical Managers held yes
terday at the Orpheum. With num-
Der OF high class features already Sc
cured and many others now IN slght
the managers promise the best beneht
program ever presented in San fran
cisco.
The program committee. consisting
of John Morrisey and Melville Marx,
reported the following acts already
secured:
Nine. Gadski, the famous prima
donna soprano; Kolb and Dill from l,,.il Inc
Princess, presenting an act from The
politicians; the Alcazar stock com
pany in the second act of sweet Kitty
Bellairs''; the Valencia theater stock
company, 60 strong, presenting f ,,e ane
musical comedy THE College WIDOW
vaudeville specialties from the Or
pheum, including Hyman Myer. the
feature of the Orpheum road show
now appearing in Oakland. and the
Rooney Sisters, dainty dancers; ROBERT
Ober and the "Brewster's Millions com
pany from the Van Ness theater In an
act from that play: members OF GeoTge
NJ. Cohans Fifty Miles from Boston
company from the American theater,
appeering in the brightest bits OF that
prodl;ction and many other acts which
the managers intend to spring as sur
prises.
Seats for this benefit are on sale at
all OF the local theaters and are gong
fast.
sALEsIAN FATHERS BENEFIT
Success seems assured for the benefit
to be given under the auspices of the
Salesian fathers Of the Corpus christi
church at the Valencia theater Tuesday
afternoon, January u. The beneft has
been indorsed by Archbishop Riordan
and Will have a program made up OF the
best acts in the city.
|. An auction sale of the choicest seats
and the boxes will be held at o'clock
this afternoon in the Merchants ex-
change Public Administrator M. ].
Hynes, popularity known as BILLY
Hynes. will act as the auctioneer. 1t
is expected that a large sum will be
raised for the earthquake sufferers
through the auction sale itself.
PEOPLES PLACE BENEFIT
A fund is also being raised by The
Peoples Place, settlement club in the
Latin quarter. and Saturday night an
entertainment will be given in the So
ciety's rooms at 500 Chestnut street.
The entertainment is being arranged
especially for the Italian people. al
though the program is being prepared
and the affair managed by native
Americans. The benefit is in charge
of Henry A. Fish, superintendent OF
The Peoples Place.
Mrs Lillian Bianchi. an accomplished
vocalist. has offered her services and
Will furnish other artists. The boys
band of the society will play during
the evening. A feature OF the evening s
benefit entertainment will be the show
ing of about 100 views of cities and
towns in the earthquake zone. Adults
will be charged % cents and children
will be admitted upon payment of 10
cents
Mindful Of the generous contribu-
| tions which the school children from
every section of the United States sent
to the relief of homeless school chill
dren, needy teachers and for the build
ing of destroyed schools during the
period OF San Franciscos earthquake
and fire, Superintendent of Schools AL
fred Roncovieri addressed a recon-
mendation TO the board of education
asking that the teachers and pupils of
the local department be asked to com
mence a separate fund for the relief
of the homeless teachers of stricken
Italy. The board passed the resolu-