Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-27
CASH AND SUPPLIES
BEING GIVEN HERE
The Star SubsorIbes $1,000
and Opens Clearing House
for Contributions.
MANY ORGANIZATIONS
AIDING THE SUFFERERS
Board Of Trade, Chamber Of Com
merce and Retail Merchants
ALI Active.

merce and Retail Merchants
All Active.
Washington showed itself today to be
deeply stirred by the sufferings OF the
flood victims in Ohio and indiana Or
every hand steps were taken for sub.
stantial relief to be sent to the scenes
of the disasters.
Ine Star Opene. contribution fund
with subscription Of $1,000, and an
nounces that checks and cash for the
flood sufferers will be received for trans.
mission to Howard Reside treasurer oil
the local chapter of the American Red
Cross Society. These contributions will
be acknowledged in the columns of The
Star ,as will also contributions by mem
bers of the Board of Trade, the Chamber
of Commerce, the Retail Merchants Asso-
citation and any other organizations de-
string to have The Star act as a clearing
house for them in this connection.
Contributions to Red Cross.
Many contributions have alrady been
received for the flood sufferers at Mr..
Resides office, in the American Security
and Trust Company. Those SO far re-
ceived are as follows: Edwin B. Behrend.
So; Cosmos Theater Company, 500; Err
nest w. Smith. 50: E. F. Droop & Sons.
S10 Charlotte NJ Cosby. So; Lizzie E.
Knox, So; Helen E. Coolidge, So; ]. San
ders S.; Ethel E. Mueller, SIS; Charles
Bispham, s25; William Kidd, SO cash,
So; cash SO.
Mary j. Bradshaw. SO; Virginia Brad
SO; A. c. Lampe. $40: w. H. Rapley.
SEQ: Cuno H. Rudolph, $50; Luther
Conant. jr., $40: I. III. Ford. $50; Sarah M.
Ford. So; a friend, SIS Plate Printers
Union. Local No. 2: LOCO: Mrs. w c.
Borland. IS; cash, SO; Andrew Carney,
s25; William ]. Creegan. IS; DR.. s. d.
Muncaster, 81; DR.. Charles w. Richard
son. $50.
Received Through The Star.
Ambassador Jusserand, $500: Thomas B.
Huyck. So; ]. B. Gibbs So; 1. G. Priest. 81 :;
Oscar Moses. $40. R. E. Duvall, 81; n. c.
Hawley, $40: P. G. Agnew. 81; N. 3.
Willis. 81: f. B. Russ. 81.
Julian Taylor. 81: P. F. Allen. 81: Mr.
and Mrs w. ]. kavanagh. So: w. E
Stewart, 81; William H. Degges. $40; ]. c.
kelton. 81: J. M. Wylie. 81: John NJ
King. 81: Theodore schwan, $25; cash. 81:
Burton l.. French, $3.50; George W.
Mrs. W. w. Phelps, s1oo; Mrs. F. A.
Keep, $50; cash. 81; w. B: Moses &.
Sons. $50: Mrs. Charles Broughton Wood
S1CO; a friend. $50; friend, 81: Miss Pat
tie Stone. 81: Seth l.. Pierrepont. $40.
Percival Heintzleman. 81; ]. A. Metz
ger, 81: Frank n. Banskett, 81; r. s.
Miller. ST. Mrs. F: L. Page. $500; w. J..
national Association of Machinists. 500:
Mrs. E. E. Switzerland, 81, apd D. E..
Winstead 81.
Foreign sympathy has been stirred and
the diplomatic corps In Washington Is
making generous contributions to the
relief funds. The first of these came in
the form of substantial check from
M Jusserand. French ambassador to the
United States. About $4,000 had been
received from all sources before noon
today.
Received Through The Star.
The following contributions for suffer
ers in the flooded district have been re-
ceived SO far by The Star:
Employees of the division of publica-
tons. Department of Commerce, $40.
William B. Stewart, ST.
A. j. Clarke, 81.
A letter urging contributions OF money,
clothing and food supplies for the flood
sufferers in Ohio will be sent to every
member of the Board of Trade this aft
ernoon, as the result of action taken at
noon today by the executive committee
of the organization at special meeting.
The letter will ask that contributions of
money be sent to The Star. which will
acknowledge the same in its news col
umns. Contributions of clothing and food
supplies are to be sent to the food suf-
ferers' relief depot which has been es-
tablished at iii F street northwest. The
contributions Of money as well as the
clothing and food supplies are to he turn
ed over to the American National Red
Cross, which will superintend their ship
ment to the food districts.
a special meeting of the entire mem
bership of the Chamber of Commerce has
been called for noon tomorrow. when
steps to aid the flood sufferers will be
taken. 1t was deemed advisable TO call
a special meeting of the entire member
ship for this purpose rather than to have
any action taken by either the directors
or the executive committee.
Depot Opened Today.
BY o'clock this morning a depot for
the reception of contributions of clothing
and food supplies had been opened al
iii F street. While the depot was es-
tablished largely through the efforts OF
officers and members of the Retail Mer-
chants Association. it was established
primarily as merchants depot rather
than the depot of any organization. The
use of the building was granted by W.T.
liam d. Hoover. president of the National
Savings and Trust Company, which has
charge of the property.
Within a few minutes after the depot
was opened contributions began to arrive.
Among the first received was a large
bundle of clothing from E. III. Droop.
president of the Board Of Trade.
Before noon Secretary Columbus of the
Merchants Association had had prepared
a big sign bearing the words: Merchants
Flood Sufferers Depot" Besides bundles
of clothing quantities of food supplies
were received, several persons having in