New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-29
New York S Fund Grows to 100000 from
Second Day Contributions by
Firms and individuals.
RED CROSS GATHERS $I50000
MAYORS Committee Meets in City Hall and Appoints
Executives to Plan and Encourage All Kinds
of Enterprises That viii Result in
Swelling Great Iota.

New YORK. responded even more gen
orouslv Yesterday to the appeal for ala
than on Thursday. The Red Cross
society. through the Mayors Office
the Office of the treasurer. jacob IL.
schin. AZ No. - William street. and
the uptown branch Of the society. at
Fourth avenue and 22d street. received
contributions totallins close TO $1,000"
YESTERDAY.
Other agencies which had lent their
aid in raising funds TO alleviate the
suffering of the flood victims were the
recipients Of nearly $4,000 more.
bringing the whole amount raised in
this city Yesterday near TO S2co""
Approximately Slooooo was raised
THURSDAY. making New Yorks total
contributions 100000 in two days.
Besides the money received. there
we're countless contributions Of food
clothing and other accessories needed
in the flood-dcvastatcd districts.
Several members Of the committee
Of hundred citizens appointed by
Mavor Gavnor mot 40 tho city Han
YESTERDAY afternoon for the first time.
/, was voted that an executive com
mittcc Doe appointed 10 receive funds
and tho following were named:
Robert W. dc Forest. John Claflin.
William <. Hawk. Henry r. Townc'
otto r. Barnard. cleveland II. Dodge.
Thomas VI. Mulrcy Alfred T. White,
Frederick -. Pratt, Henry Z. Dawson,
Frank L. Polk. Felix VI. Warburg' Al
bort r. Davis. William Bcrri James
Il. Maybon. Herman Riddcr. Lee Shu
bert. Ralph Peters. William \. Brady.
Edward r. Cragin. Seth Low. Il. y. G.
smith. Daniel Frohman. T.. L. En-
langcr Gatti-Casazza and L. T. Albee.
A. G. Vanderbilt Gives $4,000
Al the Red Cross Offices at No. -
William street yesterday "A check for
$1,000 was received from Alfred q.
Vanderbilt and another check for $50"
was sent with an accompanying letter.
signed with only the initials y. u. r.
Cardinal Farley tclographcd 5000 10
Archbishop Henry Moellcr. Of Cincln-
natl and ordered all churches in the
Diocese II Now York TO devote their
offerings tomorrow 20 the food relief
fund,
The Merchants Association an
nounccd that $50 049 had been poured
into its Golfers To swell the relief fund.
" the Pacific Bank 5000 was left to
he forwarded 10 Ohio. and on Tho
Produce Exchange more than 5000
was contributed Cor relief purposes.
The Italian chamber of Commerce re-
ceivcd an additional 5000 to the fund
IL had already raised.
Responses were received ycstcrday
hy the Chamber of Commerce and Inc
Merchants Association TO the tele-
grams They forwarded 10 Governor Cox
on Wednesday. thanking the iustitu-
lions for their assistance. Tho Rod
Cross scnt Governor Cox 500
oDn Yesterday for immediate use. ard
The Citizens Committee. headed by
Alton T.. Parker. forwarded money 10
the West in 500 lots AS fast as the
received IL from contributors. No fig
urcs giving tho amour, forwarded were
given out. but it was sand that the com
mittcc believed 500 sent forward low
meant more than several hundred dol
lars later.
Acknowledged by Governor Cox.
Henry l.. Dohcrty " Co. bankers.
who wired $1,000 to Governor Cox. re-
ceived an acknowledgment of the
money YESTERDAY II was said in the
telegram that the situation in Ohio was
not improved and tho loss would
amount to hundreds Of millions.
Tho amount raised 10y the ohio So
ciety. the headquarters Of which are at
the Waldorf-Astoria, was said ycster-
day 10 bc $500 The money was sent at
once 10 the flooded districts of the state
10 he used for immediate relief
4 representative Of Cohan & Harris
presented an offer from May Irwin 10
Mayor Gaynor Yesterday TO have her
company give benefit performance for
the relief fund on Sunday night. The
Mayor said he did not know whether or
not he was authorized 20 permit per-
Torrance on Sunday. but that he would
consult his legal advisers. Many offers
Of service from prominent theatrical
people were received Yesterday for the
benefit performance 10 be presented by
William Morris next Tuesday after
noon a the New York Theatre.
The LOYAL order OF Moose announced
that So, 200 would be contributed 10
the Red Cross fund. nvc-cent tax
being levied on each Of the five hundred
thousand members of the institution.
The publishers and employees Of The
Iron Age" contributed 500 yesterday,
and announcement was made of an
auction sale Of fruit To be held at Pier
20, North River. at 10 O'Clock on Mon
day morning, under the auspices OF the
Fruit and Produce Trades, the proceeds
10 be used in relief work. s-e-
The twelve men who constituted the
iury sitting before Justice Dugro in
tho Supreme Court announced ycster-
day that they would contribute their