Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-31

ington, which left hare Friday night,
reached Cincinnati yesterday morning
early Miss Mabel Boardman and her
corps Of workers sized up the Cincinnati
situation in a hurry and decided not to
send the supplies to Dayton until after a
conference with Secretary Garrison.
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood and the Sec
rotary called on Miss Boardman and adj
vised her that there are thousands OF
people in the flooded districts who need
the supplies. It Is probable they will be
distributed where they are most needed
from Cincinnati as a central point. Maj.
Charles Lynch, at the hea{ of the Red
Cross medical work and a passenger on
the Washington train, was sent to Hamil-
Cross men.
Today's Contributors.
Contributors at I'LL + street today,
as far as they would leave their names,
were: Mrs. Backer. the Mems Shop,
Boy Scouts, No 239; Y. NJ. C. A, A. NJ.
Robey, M. e. Mullan, E. S. Branch, c.
s. Elder, Roy P. Davis, Mrs. and Miss
Hughes, Miss Gilston, Capt James Bren-
nan. Mrs. Will, Mrs: E: G. Barnard,
aa ss f poiiee Hrscinet Ne ep"1'f so7
street northeast. Mrs. S. L. Nye, Boy
Scouts. Berwyn, Md. 229 Massa-
chusetts avenue northeast. F. C.
Ohm Ohm Boy Scouts Tro9g. IL l1s1
No. IS; Mr.. Gardiner. Mrs Fox.
Mrs. E. w. Johnson, 800 H street north
west; Mr.. Lynch, John L. Newbold, Mr.
Halsey, MIR. Robinson. A. ]. Poyer. Mrs.
Hughes, Mrs. Smith, Mr.. Menke, L.
Hanson, H. B. Bird. Mrs. N. Iberia, Miss
L. B. Swift, Mr.. Fox, Mrs. Charles NJ.
Pidgeon, E. Reznek, A. C. Quisenberry,
Robert g. N. Petzold. Brentanos' en-
ployes. Boy Scouts, Kensington. Md. Miss
PECK ny Mrs Scott, 2as 10th S St Street ct
northeast: DR.. E T. Allen, Ber-
Berich's. shoes; NJ. Blumberg, E.
S. Martin. Mrs. Wheaton, Miss Hoyt,
Mrs. George T. Keen. A: g. Hardaway,
Palmer. Mrs. J. J. Macdonald. Mrs Susan
b. Latimer, Mrs. S. Pierce, Miss Law
renee. Mrs. christopher Mead, Mrs. ]. G.
Greenawalt. Mrs. J. c. Price, August Am
Troop 20: w. e. Vaughn. Mrs. Talbert,
Mrs. Addison. Miss Marston. Miss Tuthill,
Mrs. Hughes. Mrs. NJ Owen, Mrs. Rose
Through Needlework Guild.
Through Miss Dodson's branch Needle
work Guild Of America:
Mrs. William B. Hoover, Miss G. Cassin
the Misses Dodson, Mrs. William c.
LOCKER, Mrs. e. K. Fox. Mrs. w. M. Da-
Wis. Mrs. r. Janney Brown, Mrs. w. C.
Gwynn, Mrs M. A. Marceron, Miss Maize
Mitchell. Mrs. S. J. Radcliffe Miss Taylor
and Mrs Henry Janney Nichols.
Boxes of clothing and supplies were re-
ceived anonymously from Pond Creek,
Md, Richmond, Va, Colonial Beach, Md,
and Philadelphia.
Chase's Benefit Nets $1,000. so.
A performance for the benefit OF the
flood sufferers was held at Chase's
Theater last night, at which s1,O02 10 in
cash was realized. This money will he
sent by P. B. Chase who donated the
use OF his theater for the occasion. to
Gov. Cox Of Ohio today. There was not
a penny OF expense as the artists on the
program. the Office, house. orchestra and
stage stats contributed their services.
There were ten numbers on the bill
three Of them acts that had appeared at
Chase's last week and four that will APP
pear this week. The Marine Band opened
with three selections, then came Corelli
and Gillette, tumbling and talking; the
Stanleys, in shadowgraphs: Mozart duo.
songs; Burr and Hope, songs: Autumn
Hail, woman violinist; Miss Flora Will
son. daughter of the former Secretary of
Agriculture, who sang "Still Vie Die
Nacht," the aria from Traviata, and
Bonnie Sweet Bessie, the Maid of Dun
dee" Then came the prison scene from
Joan of Arc with Amelia Bingham as
the French martyr; and then Flanagan
and Edwards, songs and dances, the
Marine Band closing the performance.
The theater was crowded to its capacity.
Plan Relief for Children.
Arrangements will be made at a. meet
ing to be held tonight of the Women's
Democratic Study Club at the Raleigh
Hotel for q series of entertainments to
raise children's relief fund for the bene-
fit of sufferers from the flood. The first
entertainment probably will be a ball, to
take place about the middle of April. The
public is invited to attend the discussion
to be held at the Raleigh Hotel tonight.
The Calvary Baptist Sunday school