The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-28
Alfred G. Vanderbilt Sends
$4,000 to the Mayor To-
day and 81. D. R." $500.
AID is HURRIED WEST.
City Quick to Respond to Ap-
pealS From the Devastated
Districts.

New Yor&. quick TO respond to the APP
peal for funds for the relief OF the mood
sufferers Of the West, already has con-
tributed more than 100000, and this
money II being wired to the relief COM
mittees In Ohio and Indiana. tho Gov
crnors OF those States AMI the Mayor
OF omaha. with instructions to provitc
at once for feeding and housing the des-
titutc food sufferers. No restriction
was placed on tho manner or method OF
distribution except that II he spent i'm.
mcdiateiy for those In want.
Substantial responses came from every
auarter--from banking concerns. bus'-
ness houses. committees. associations Of
every character. uplift examinations.
civic bodies, official sources and even
from the poor themselves. No quarter
was too humble to contribute its share.
Train loads OF food and clothing were
also despatched West as rapidly NJ rail-
road service would permit.
At the ONCE OF Jacob II. Schin.
treasurer OF the New York state Board
OF the National Red Cross Society, II
was said at II o'clock to-day that up
to that time the total received was
$50, 7Os.t6. This amount includes s2S.-
$50 transmitted to Mr.. Schin by Mayor
Gaynor yesterday. At =. NJ. the total
had grown to over Si2o.@.
I'VE wired $4,000 to-day to the Ma
t,orsl Red Cross In Washington" said
Mr.. Schifrs representative This
makes $4,000 already forwarded to
the national headquarters. The re-
Spouse to the appeal for funds Ii splen-
did. showing that the people OF New
York city have warm hearts"
Al Mr.. schifrs representative talked
10 a reporter for The Evening World
there accumulated on his desk large
pile Of unopened letters containing con.
trjbutions and messengers we're bring
Ing In more.
BROADWAY ASSOCIATION 10 DO
ING 0oob WORK.
The broadway Association with head
ouarters at the Hotel McAlpin II re-
ceiying large donations OF clothing and
.hocs as well as cash funds. 6ecrVtary
David Robinson saad call had been
issued to all merchants on broadway
and other business thorOughfares for
cash M well as food and clothing needed
nv the Mood sufferers. Mays. Altman's.
McCrecry's. Saak's n Co. Tiffany. Bon
wit. Teller 4 CO.. and numerous other
business houses responded To the APP
neal. The Hotel Martinique and other
hosteirles forwarded wagon loads of
clot hing to tho Association to-day.
Guests OF the McAlpin and other hotels
have organized committeo's among
Themselves and made handsome contri-
buttons to tho fund as wei, as donations
Of clothing
Secretary Robinson OF tho Broadway
Association has arranged for u large
reception to be held later to-day In the
McAipin TO raise additional funds. The
reception will be held In the tea room.
and many persons OF wealth and prom
inence will attend.
The Ohio Society has taken a large
suite OF rooms at the Waldorf-Astoria
and established an organized system for
raising funds and clothing. The society
will make an EFFORT to have every mon
Der contribute. and to this end the tele-
phone az the readiest means OF com
munlcation was used. Secretary Alt
house said;
We have already received thousands
OF dollars from the members alone. and
more will be- forthcoming. We are de.
tcrmined to attain a large figure and
nothing will he refused that can b,
made OF service to the people OF tho
flooded districts OF our State or ans
other state needing assistance. The so
ciety has cancelled It's dinner and dance
at Deinonico's. which was to take plac,
on April u. and instead OF a feast ant
merrymaking the members are goin,
to devote themselves toward lending d
relieving hand"
Among the checks and cash contribu,
lions received at the office OF Mayor
Gaynor to-day were the following:
NEW CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
MAYORS FUND.
Alfred c. Vanderbilt. 40 OOo N