Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-29
National Union Contribution.


Mckinley Council. National Union.
voted last night to donate So to aid tho
flood sufferers OF Ohio, the money TO he
distributed through the National Ameti-
can Red Cross.
Two special meetings tomorrow night
and Thursday of next week. for the pur
pose of raising relief funds. have been
called by Rev. DR.. Simon L. w. Drew OF
Cosmopolitan Baptist Church. The mec,-
ings will be under the auspices OF trA
National Negro Baptist Evangelical Con
vention of America, the National Friend
less Burial Society OF America and the
Cosmopolitan City Mission and Church
Extension Society. DIR. Drew will preach
a special sermon tomorrow night. Among
those who will taxi part I'm the meeting
are Rev. o. +. Goodwin, Rev. Randolph
CottreH, Rev. Chapman Walker. Rev.
Howard Barnes and Rev. {. A. De Nauhn-
Money for the flood sufferers was sp-
propr1ated from the treasury of the Sun
shine Society at its regular meeting i'm
the Raleigh last night, and a special col
lection was also taken. Jefferson II. Mill
sap of the Carnegie Institution. explained
the good work the society could do among
the rich as among the poor, and asserted
that wealthy persons unable to get ont OF
doors welcomed "A little sunshine just as
much as did the poor.
Alexandria Church Adds to Fund.
collection amounting the ss0I6 Was
taken up at the organ recital held at the
Second Presbyterian Church in AleNan-
dria last night. the money being turned
over to The Star today to be added to ne
fund for the relief of flood sufferers ia
Ohio and the middle west.
The recital was the climax Of the ceie-
monies attending the opening of West
minister Hall. and was attended by an
audience that taxed the capacity of the
church. Harry Patterson Hopkins was at
the organ. being assisted by the quar- e
choir of the church. composed OF Mrs
Theodore ii. Crommer. Mrs. Cora b. Jan
ney. Alfred Goodfellow and A l.. DuNali-
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows Tor
the District OF Columbia met In special
session at Odd Fellows Hall, eth street
northwest. last evening. to consider plans
for sending relief to afflicted Odd Fellows
and their families i'm the flooded districts
of Ohio and Indiana After some dis
cussion, the Grand Lodge voted an APP
propriation Of 500 from its own treas
ury and asked for contributions from the
many Odd Fellow lodges and affiliated
bodies in the District. With the Grand
Lodge appropriation and amounts re-
ceived from subordinate lodges and in
dividuals up to last evening, $500 Was
raised. A telegram was at once sent 10
f. c. Goodrich, Grand Master OF odd
Fellows of Ohio, at Troy, Ohio, in the
flooded district. but thus far no reply
has been received. Today it was de-
II. Lyman, at Columbus, and await word
from him.
The Grand Lodge also appointed a spe-
cial committee, headed by Grand Master
Masters Fowler, Gate and Dugan and
Grand Treasurer Yoakley, to take up the
matter with the subordinate lodges OF
Odd Fellows in the District
"Movie" Operators Raise 81 $50.
Moving picture operators OF the Dis
trict rallied to the assistance of the food
sufferers yesterday and today. At a
meeting called yesterday by President
Herbst of the Moving Picture Exhibitors
Association of the District, 81 100 vas
subscribed, and contribution boxes have
been put up in all moving picture thea
ters in the city for the collection OF adj
ditional funds. Fulton Brylawski. secre-
tary of the association is in general
charge of the collection of the money.
The money subscribed at the meeting
yesterday Is to be sent from the asso-
citation to the District branch of the Rel
Cross. The question of benefit perform
ances was left to the Judgment of the in
dividual moving picture exhibitors. y.
c. JOY, treasurer of the association. has
taken charge Of the funds.
A special account has been opened for
the daily collections from the boxes pat
in the moving picture theaters. and dali,
$50 day is being collected In this way.
Signs have been placed over the, boxes
calling the public to help the cause
Benefit Performance at Chase's.
For the benefit performance for the
flood sufferers to be given at Chase's
Theater tomorrow night a number of
extra attractions, in addition to the vol
unteers from the regular performance ~
the theater this week and last week.
have been added to swell the fund a.
much as possible. All of the gross re-
ceipts will go to the flood sufferers, the
use of the theater and the services OF
the office and house STATS and OF tile
orchestra having been donated.
The Marine Band under the leader
ship of Lieut. Santelmann, will head the
of the Navy Daniels. The full band will
appear and will play an ambitious pro-
gram of popular musical numbers. MISS
Flora Wilson, the dramatic soprano
daughter of former Secretary of Agricui-
ture Wilson, will also appear.
The others who will take part in the
program are Miss Amelia Bingham ana
company. in Joan of Arc; Miss Autumn
Hall. the violin virtuoso; the Mozart
duo in an operate Offering: William Burr
and Daphne Hope, the London society
entertainers i'm "A Lady, Lover and "A
Lamp: Ed Flanagan and Nicely I'D
wards in loft and On Corelli and Gill
lette as 1.-The Odd Pair" the Stanieys 1T
.Silhouette Fun in Shadowland' and
Bertish. Other attractions will be added
this afternoon