The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-03-31
CITY CONTINUES
in GIVING MONEY
{ Contributions to Red Cross
Fund for Flood Sufferers
May Total $4,000.
CHECKS ARE POURING IN
Food and Supplies Are No Longer
Needed, but Cash Can
All Be Used.
CHECKS ARE POURING IN

Washington people continued to spend
freely in behalf of the flood sufferers
yesterday. Several new subscriptions
were started, and many generous givers
were found to join themselves to the
throngs OF Capital residents whose
purses have been as ready as their SYM
pathy.
Piles of unopened mail at the quarters
OF the District of Columbia branch of
the Red Cross, when opened this morn
ing, will undoubtedly disclose amounts
that will greatly swell the general re-
lief fund. Donations counted up at the
national Red Cross offices yesterday to-
tailed $64,374.O6. Word has been received
that the city of Detroit is sending an
other $4,000. and a draft for sums col
lected in Chicago representing 5000
will be received at headquarters today.
More than $4,000, it seems propa BILE, will
be acknowledged by the District Red
Cross tomorrow. Thirty-five thousand
has already been counted, and when the
gifts received in this mornings and yes
terday's mail have been counted, ii is
expected that 5000 will have been added
The money pouring into the Red Cross
headquarters will probably soon reach
the million mark. OF this vast amount
the people Of the National Capital have
contributed in large proportion.
The Calvary Baptist Sunday School, at
its gathering yesterday, made up a coll
lection Of $3.50 Children brought their
savings TO swell the offering, and when
the money had been counted, p. II. Bris-
tow, superintendent, asked what should
be done with the money, and the chill
dren directed that it be sent the suffer-
ers of the Middle West
Herald Fund Growing.
The relief fund started by The Was
ington Herald is still growing. Mall ad-
dressed to this fund will be opened and
acknowledged today. The Herald is
proud of the generosity of its readers and
thankful to them for the benefits that
their kind gifts will bring to many of
the unfortunate sufferers.
Employees of the government depart
ments have started several subscriptions
which have grown we'll and fast AL
though the gifts of the government have
not been officially given out as yet, it
is estimated that they will be we'll in
excess OF 5000.
The Retail Merchants Associations re-
lief depot at I'LL F Street Northwest will
be open today from 9 a. m. until 4
p. m. for receipt of contributions of food
and clothing. Two carloads of these
supplies have already been forwarded to
the stricken cities, and third shipment
will probably be made on Tuesday.
The relief bureau was established by
Charles ]. Columbus, secretary of the Re
tail Merchants Association, to meet the
immediate demands for food and clothing
of the stricken communities. Its purpose
has been nobly accomplished. Mr.. Co
lumbus announced last night that he had
received kilograms from Miss Mabel
Boardman, of the American RED Cross.
that food and other supplies had been
collected in plenty, thanks to a generous
people, and that further needs were for
money to rebuild the devastated homes.
In view of this telegram, Mr.. Columbus
has notified the Merchants Transfer and
Storage Company not to send for supplies
today. The bureau will receive and send
all that is brought to it during the
hours it Is open today, when it kill be
closed.