The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-25
GERMAN RED CROSS
FUND GROWS FAST
Many Contributions Reported
for Relief Of War Suf-
fcrcrs i'm Europe.
SIX SHIPS ARE CHARTERED

DR. Bernhard Dcrnburs. former Ger
man Minister OF the Colonies. announced
yesterday that the total Of contribution.
to the work OF the German Rel Cross
thus far received by the New York dele
gates OF the Central Association Of the
German Red Cross Societies amounts to
3576.67ll1.
This amount" he said. docs not in
clude the very considerable sums s-nt
through other channels or collected by
other German societies. The German re-
lief fund in New York. for instance, alone
has collected more than 100000.
"It Is impossible to state how much
has been contributed in this manner. but
1t is safe to say that in the aggregate
at least twice as much as the amount
stated above has been given by people
OF every nationality and creed for the
alienation 81 the sun, ring caused by the
war in Germany, though OF course the
largest part came from German Ameri-
can sources
Jaoob II. Schit, treasurer OF the State
branch of tho American Red Cross. an
nounced the receipt yesterday OF S2.4'i63
additional TO the European war relief
fund. making total of s366.62J.32. j.
Horace Harding gave $1,000. He also
announced that the Red Cross had re-
ceivcd an interesting letter from Mrs.
Gerard, wife Of the American Ambassador
TO Berlin.
Proud Of work BEING Done.
In her letter she says
Il have Just seen Count Tallyrand who
returned to-day from Gleiwitz. where our
nurses and doctors are. He is most en-
thusiastic over all they have done.
He says that the surgeons have made
name for themselves already IN Silesia
and that they want three more sent, II II
10 possible believe only the badly
har 4, q
volumes for the way they are looked
upon here. | cannot tell you how proud
and happy feel"
letter also was received from pr.
Edward W Ryan who has charge Of the
Red Cross Hospital in Belgrade. Servia,
telling Of the work being done there. The
American Minister in Bucharest also ca
bled the state Department expressing
the thanks of the Scrvian Government for
the Red cross aid that has been received
The Belgian relief fund announced the
receipt Of s5,3226a more Yesterday. MAX
ing a total Of $53j. 356.ll. Tho Dollar
Christmas fund. Of which Henry Clews is
treasurer. received $3.50 more yesterday
making a total of $l5,il2 The Committee
of Mercy received check for $500 from
United states Senator Elhu' Root The
total Of the fund IL now si2,1sl. The
committee appropriated from It's fund
81 600 for the relief of unemployed women
in this city and also 81 1000 to buy shoes
for women and children in France.
BY an arrangement made on tnstruc-
lions from the London Belgian Relief
Committee. all ships carrying food an
supplies from the United States to Bel
gium will he decksd out hereafter with
special flags and insignia 10 insure their
safety and prompt docking in English
and Dutch ports. The American Com
mission. II broadway. announced yes
terday the charter!ng Of six steamships
to be despatched between now and De-
cemher 10 as American relief ships.
Tho steamship Orne sails to-day from
Philadelphia carrying a Christmas cargo
collected in that city. The steamship
Batisan. with capacity of 5000 tons.
IL due there about November - and has
been chartered for the same purpose In
addition the following steamships have
been chartered Ferrona. Hannah. Mus
kinonge and John Hardie.
Collected 100000 In Hour.
On the first news of tine famine in
Belgium the Chamber of Commerce of
San Francisco collected in one hour $780,
GOO for tho purchase of food supplies.
People in other places in California are
trying to raise fund OF s2j0,ooo,
In Kansas politicians of note. with
wealthy persons of prominence. are
scriptions EN-Gov Stubbs has pointed
out that Kansas can afford to give per
centage of its wheat profits.
The first and only authentic motion pic
lures taken ON the blttlehelds in Belgium
were shown here yesterday before Miss
Anne Morgan and her associates on the
Vacation Committee, at rs West Thirty
ninth street About $50 women guests
were present.
Thomas r Iloyne. general manager o!
tho Popular Motion Picture Company
which has the Eastern rights for the films
has promised to show them as one of the
attractions of "Pandora's Box" in the
Seventh Regiment Armory on December
and 3 Nahan FRANKIE will conduct ths
orchestra
A. H. White & 60. of ?s rark place
are contributing their services as selling
agents for "A carload of potatoes shipped
TO the Belgian Consul by the Rev Nelc,
bart of Scottsyille y. Y. There is n,
need of potatoes in Belgium. so they ar,
being sold for tho benefit of the Belgian
relief fund. They are packed in 10l
pound bags suitable for family use anc
the prize is $3.50 4 bag delivered
More than saoo was realized last night
at a bridge party in the Hotel Martiniqu'
chapter Of the Imperial order of tn,
Daughters Of the British Empire Tn.
money will he used To buy surgical ant
hospital supplies, which will be sent t,
queen Mary Of England. with the sun
plies VIII be sent three graduate nurse.
whose expenses will he paid by the char
ter
Contributions To tho Fund for the Re
lief of the Women and Children Of Franc.
Yesterday were Ss755, total s3a226.56
Tho fund for the American Ambula ne,
Hospital in Paris was increased durin.
the day by s3,l5925 and now totals $751;,
216 aS.