Evening star., 1913-04-02
RED CROSS FUND
OVER 100000
Contributions Through That
Medium for Relief of
Flood Sufferers.
TOTAL RECEIPTS BY STAR
NEAR THE $1,000 MARK
Secretary Garrison and Other War
Department Officials Report on
Conditions to President.

chief OF STAN, ana all the menipeiS VI
the federal relief expedition to Ohio, ex-
cept Maj. Rhoades Of the medical de-
partment returned to Washington TINS
morning and reported their operations TO
the President. Maj. Rhoades is in charge
of the sanitary rehabilitation of Dayton,
and may not return here for a week or
two.
Surgeon General Blue OF the United
States public health service and Assist
ant Surgeon General Rucker also re-
turned.
Total receipts of the Red Cross for the
relief of flood sufferers reached $4,000
today.
Catlettsburg Needs Help.
The Star today received telegram
from J. ]. Montague. mayor or Caucus
burg, Ky, saying that that town is paoiy
in need of help because of the nooos
there. following those in Ohio, and ask
ing that contributions be sent to him 10
aid the people of the section from whlcn
he wires.
The telegram is as follows:
..yyiu Won please publish the following:
Ohio food places us in desperate need OF
nelp. fuUllC plcdoC So@A0
j. J. Montague, mayor.
When this telegram was called 10 the
attention of the Red Cross authorities
at the War Department today it was
stated there that Mayor Montague, ac-
cording to telegrams received by the Red
Cross offices, had also appealed to the
mayors of Boston and New York, ana to
the Kentucky delegation in Congress, for
aid and that the result would probably
be that much more money than was neeo-
ed would be sent to Catlettsbqrg
One Thousand Dollars Forwarded.
The Red Cross today telegraphed to Mr.
Montague 81 coo in cash for his immediate
needs. and after conference with Sena-
tor James of Kentucky and others he was
informed that the War Department is in
position to furnish him at once with ra-
tons and other supplies needed. The sit
uation at Catlettsburg was called 20 the
attention of the War Department. ana Of
ficials there will give what heip is neeoeo.
Armed with some forty-odd telegrams
from Catlettsburg. Senator james OF hen,
lucky appealed personally. to the Red
Cross and War Department officials for
relief from the devastation wrought by
the flood in that city and section. The
dispatches stated that 5000 persons We're
homeless there. and many Of them In dire
distress for want of food and clothing.
Senator Jones of Washington today an
nounced that a carload of apples and
potatoes had been shipped from North
Yakima, WASH. to the flood sufferers OF
every day for thirty days would be ship
ned from that Washington city to the
Hooded districts. They will go by fast
freight.
Washington's Contributions.
Howard S. Reside treasurer of the
Washington chapter Of the Red Cross.
said today that Washingtonians have SO
far contributed in cash through his office
the sum of 1868 for the benefit of the
flood sufferers.
The Stars fund is approaching the elev-
en-thousand-dollar mark. The following
contributions have been received by The
Star:
Previously acknowledged. $1O,02S. 40.
Miss Alice II. Honeyman. 50: Henry ID.
of the Office of the recorder of deeds, S2S:
Mckinley Council. No. 992. National
Union, $25; F. c t., 81; Frank A. Speare
SO; G. E. s., 81; Herman E. Blau. s.;
L. c., So: Leopold Luchs' 80; r. Z. d.
So: cash, 80 cents.
Dennis fenton. 81; Harry N. Vindall.
So: additional from employees Of National
Geological Park, 10 cents; Frank Coburn,
So; Emil West, So; Ladies' Club Of the
Washington Saengerbund. $40; Louis A.
Shepard, So: Keller Memorial Church.
1875; DR.. Richard Kingsman, SO; Miss
Mariette Little, 50; Sarah A. Parker. 81;
e. H, 80 cents: John NJ. Croft, s.; M. s.,
So: Presbyterian Church of Hyattsville,
Md. $13.17; Miss Margaret Troeger, So.
Peoples S. d. A. Church, $40: addi-
tional from Hyattsville Public School, s.;
B. B., 81: Jolly Twenty-four. SO; Cal
vary Baptist Church Sunday school, 500;
N. L., TH~> D. d.
Company, s25: c. s. R., 50. cents: Frank
Thornberg. 81; Edw. Goucher, 81; c. S.
Bundy, $25; Samuel Herrick, SO; Jean
III. Noxon, 81; D. j. DUNCAN, $25; Mrs.
Barbara Hadermann, 50.
Stars Receipts Today.
In addition to the above, the following
contributions have been received today
by The Star from the officers and en-
ployes of the United States courthouse:
w. b. Robson, IS; James Tanner, $5;
W. C. Taylor. 81; L. v. Mccullough, 81;
r. e. Britain. 81; A. E. Wright, 81; A.
O. Heron, 81: p. L. Waters, 81: N. H. B.,
81; B. H., 81; Katherine E. Watkins, 81 !;
F. NJ. Maher, 81; J. v. A. Holmes, 81; NJ
A. Tolson, 81; H. J. Zatten. 81; Nina
Maynard. 81; Ella v. Cooley, 81: Virginia
Taylor Tally, 81; Gladys M. Livingstone,
81; Rosamund K. Hunt, 81.
Bertha ]. Sharswood, 81: K. N Flattur,
81. F. B. Mclaughlin, 81; c. J. Anderson,
81: A. r. Wedderspcon, 81: M. J. Griffith,
81: G. Wilson. 81; Jane w. Bangs, 81; NJ.
Harvey. 81: A. j. Farley, 55 cents: Lydia
Gardiner 81; NJ. E. Greer. 81; J. E. Tur-
ner, 80 cents.
Clarence R. Wilson. s.; John Louis
South. 81: James A. Cobb, 81; William Gill
christ. 81; l. D. Porter. 81; A. 8. Hecht,
81. Edward E. Eisenton, 30 cents; Thomas
r Crook. 81; w. A. Wilkerson, 81; c. r.
Sherwood, jr., 81; w. H. Conn, 81; " E.
Williams, 81; s. B. Callahan. 81; M 8.
faI%s'' H' L. taylor. a. 81: J. R. Hawkins, 81: w.
r. Palmer, 81: w. ]. Roberts. 81; I. M.
White. 81; Emily Elliott, 81: Miss L. H.
wilson, 81: Philip Shorewood. 81. and
Auick Palmer, SIS. Total, $7O.55.
Also in addition to the above the fol-
lowing contributions were received by
The Star through the Washington Loan
and Trust Company:
cash S. 80 cents: Ellis Spear, SO; /. c.
r.. 81: Lettie NJ. Hillyard, so cents Mary
M Childs. IS: A. II. Howell, 81: Dorothy
Holmes Branson, s.; Sympathy $40: H.
d Mirick. SO; Arthur Tate, 81; Archie A.
Ragan. 81; E. Field. 81: Cash, 81: Carrie
M. Birdsall, So; Joseph w. Cheyney, 81;
John B. Larner. S25: C. Fl. B.. % cents;
cash, 81: B. T., 81: j. c. H., 80 cents: F.
c. W. 80 cents: F. III. r., 81: A. b. D.,
81; Andrew Parker. s.; MIS- J. n. Barry,
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