The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-21

York a British cruiser was sighted patrol
ling the waters for German vessels.
on August 8. when the captain sent out
word that he didn't know when the France
would sail, together with the announce
ment that passengers would be kept on
board for so a day each. some Americans
got together and formed a committee FOR
the relief OF any who might be In need
of help. Harry A. Wheeler. the Chicago
banker who rejected nomination to the
Federal Reserve Board, was made its
chairman. The other members were
Judge Norman s. Dixie OF Brooklyn. Rob-
ert Redfield OF Chicago, Judge George A.
CARPENTER of Chicago and Henry Bloch.
$4,000 Raised at Concert.
dozen women. some with children.
who were found in the steerage although
they very palpably belonged In the frst
cabin, were rescued by this committee.
on Wednesday night a concert was heid
under the management OF the committee
and 81, 600 subscribed TO be sent back for
the aid Of stranded Americans In Paris.
Edna Aug and Alice Dewey, both Broad
way actresses contributed OF their tall
ents to the concert.
Every one insisted that conditions
among Americans in Ere zee are much
worse than have generally been supposed
here That was the reason for the con-
cert on Wednesday night. An that. too.
was the reason why most OF the passen-
gers thought that enough could not be
done to urge our Government to hasten
aid 20 these people.
Justice Dugro of the New York Supreme
Court and Mrs. Dugro we're among those
who travelled from Paris to Havre by
cattle car Judge Dixie was another. 1t
was expected that French Ambassado dor
Jusserand would cross by the France. but
he did not.
President Wilson's sister. Mrs. A. w.
Howes of Philadelphia, was on the
, France with her daughter and niece. Mrs.
\. II. Cothren and Josephine 3 years old.
Mrs. Howes didn't have to travel TO Havre
by cattle car. She managed to save an
automobile out OF the universal excite
ment and in this she and her party mo-
tored to the coast They ware stopped
every few miles by French soldiers and
made TO show their passports.
Portraits OF Passengers.
Among the Storage passengers the re-
lo' committee found a portrait painter.
( Cha -ies Levy. who had been working In
/, Paris and was caught, like many others.
without much cash. They brought Mr..
Levy up to the saloon quarters and there
he painted n portrait OF the Presidents
grandnlece. Josephine Cothren. He made
such success OF IL that others sat for
their portraits. AM before the France
reached New York the artist had painted
nine portraits. which at least were highly
satisfactory to their subjects
There were three New York State Sem
ators ahoard-Frawley, Murtha and
Foley-who had thought for a while that
they might miss the primary election fun.
/ Senator Frawley had been very much i'm
pressed with the ease and nonchalance
with which the French soldiers marched
off TO the front.
He described the scenes In Paris as the
most remarkable he had ever known
women giving up their sons and husbands
without "A tear. lie said that the conduct
OF the American Embassy at Paris under
great strain vas splenhid. and In fact all
the passenger had higS words OF praise
for that one ur ght spot In Paris.