Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-01
Received by Mr.. Reside.

The following contributions were re-
ceived at the Office of Howard Reeside.
treasurer Of the local chapter of the
| American National Red Cross, in the
| American Security and Trust Company
building. today and late yesterday:
Japanese residents. $3.50: Minnie J.
Cleft, SO; Edmonston 4 Co.. $40; w. F.
Ham, $25: Edward r. Alexander. $25;
| George Rowland, SO: Caroline H.
Sprague, So: Evelyn MCGOWAN, $50;
! George NJ. Kober, $50; cash, 50; Becker
| Leather Goods Co, SIS; the Misses
Rathbun. IS.
| H. E. Warner, s.; c. J. Began. So:
Joseph Strasburger, s25: Emmanuel
Chapter Theological Seminary. $40: John
R. Young, so; officers and enlisted men.
s.: Eureka Chapter, No. 4. r. A. NJ, $25:
Fourth Presbyterian Church, $91.15: Saks
& Company. $50; Katherine NJ. Peck. svo;
Cash, So: local contributions taken in at
Red Cross office, War Department,
| Cash. 80 cents: Ladies' Auxiliary Peck
Chapel, $50: 3. F. Saul. 500; S. Matilda
| Mygatt, 500; West Washington Baptist
Church, S1S37; A. S. Kenny, SO: Leila
Wilson Battion. So; Jane sewall. $50; g.
Lauman Brothers: So; a: B. Lyon. $50;
G. S. Wainwright, $1OO; Levi Shoo-
bury, $o5.
Simon G. Nye, 50; smoot & Jeileff.
Wa Washington in ss Post. SIS: Harrison Mitch
ell, jr., so cents: First Baptist Church.
S22; cash, s.; through Washington
Times, s1O.1O; Temple Baptist Church,
$3O.54; S. NJ. S.. s.: sympathizer. 81;
cash. 81; Martha j. Vincent, So.
| Anna d. Boiling, SO; E. c. Heald. SO
| Miss H. C. Bostrom. s.: A. B. Jameson
! $40; Boy Scouts. Troop IL. $o.28: Sterling
Ruffin. $50; children Hebrew Congrega-
ton, $40: lin boxes" $40.
Ball Proceeds for Children.
| At a preliminary meeting held at the
Raleigh Hotel last night by the Women's
Democratic Study Club it was decided te
hold a ball the night of April 10 for the
benefit OF the children who suffered in the
Ohio and Indiana floods. Mrs. ChamI
Clark will head the list of patronesses
and associated with her will be Mrs Mat
thew T. Scott, Mrs. Lewis Bennett and a
number of other prominent women.
| Miss Katherine Montgomery Dabney
presided and it was announced that Mrs
Thomas r. Marshall. wife Of the Vice
President, probably will act as the chair
man of the committee in charge of a fund
| to be raised for Ohio and Indiana chill
dren Contributions were announced
1
| Senator Burton.
Cosmos Theater Offered.
The Cosmos Theater. through A. Bry-
lawski, secretary and general manager
of a string Of playhouses in Washington,
| offered the study club benefit perform.
ance at that theater. for any date Sc
lected. The theater. Mr.. Brylawski said.
as we'll as the services of performers
and attendants would be donated. and
| the study club would not be called upon
| for any work beyond that of disposing of
the benefit tickets. Mr.. Brylawski sug-
yested that the price of the tickets should
be made % cents each, and he said 1000
| of them, he believed could be sold. 1t
was stated that the offer probably would
be accepted.
| Details of the ball and a decision as
TO the theater benefit will be settled al
another meeting Of the study club, which
is to be called at a date not yet selected
Each Of those present last night prom
ised to bring at least one friend to the
next meeting.
Kirmess Benefit Given.
The knights of Columbus yesterday
afternoon began the first Of two benefits
/ for the flood sufferers at the kirmess be-
| ing held by the order. District Commits
j sioner Cuno H. Rudolph delivered an ad.
i dress at the kirmess yesterday after.
noon. in which he said:
I'VE of Washington may be iusfl,
proud that the National Capital has al
Il ways done as much proportionately, IL
indeed, not more, than any other city II
the United States when calamities hay.
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