New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-05
new WAR RELIEF
BODY ORGANIZED
Henry w. Taft Heads N. Y.
State Branch of Com
mittee of Mercy.
DR.. q. q. RAMBAUD
GOING TO THE FRONT
Steady Growth of Relief Funds
$4,000 Sent to The Hague
and $4,000 to Paris.

The New York State branch OF the
Committee Of Mercy was organized
yesterday, with Henry W. Taft as pres
ident and John Purroy Mitchell, Miss
Katharine B. Davis, James A. O'Gor-
man. Mrs. J. Borden Hartman, Oscar
B. Straus and George McAneny vice.
presidents. The executive committee
consists Of Miss Davis, Joseph NJ.
Price, William J. Schiefelin, Vincent
Astor, Ogden Mills. Mrs. V. Everit
Macy, Frederick H. Allen, Frank Crown
inshield, John Moffat, George W.
Wickersham and William Hamilton.
The Committee of Mercy fund
amounted last night to s14,527. Among
the contributors were Allison V. Armour,
$500; John L. Dsversux, $500; Mrs.
Louis Gertrade, 500, and ST. Thomas's
Parish, Washington, SIPS.
Kitty Gordon, Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon
Castle. Joan Sawyer, Emma Carus and
many other prominent stage folk have
volunteered their services for the Com
mittee of Mercy benefit, which is TO
take place at the Park Theatre on Sun
Gay.
In addition to the large gifts Of Mrs
Harry Payne Whitney, the American
Ambulance Hospital in Paris yesterday
received s7,607 20. Among the con-
tributors were George A. Gardner, So
600; Miss +. S. Bacon. $1,000; Mrs
Helen B. Emmons, $1,000; Mrs. !. P
Morgan, $500; A. Lawrence Lowell
$500; Nurses fund, $500.
The fund for the relief Of French
women and children reached total OF
s23,935 2S yesterday. Gordon Abbot,
contributed $3.50, Marie Louise Fon-
tame, Sl00. Lloyd Phoenix 500 and
II. II. Cadman $50.
The total receipts OF the Belgian Re.
lief Fund are now s296,395 43. Among
the contributors were n. T., $1,000;
Mrs. S. II. McVitty, $1,000; L. A. Ault
! $1,000; l.. b. Ault, 500; II. Walton
S632 Of; Belgian Relief Fund OF Ban.
gor, Me-, s5ll; NJ. A. B., $500; the La
dies of the Arcola Country Club, $3.50;
I. T. Gaf, 800; J. S. Lockwood, 500;
Mary VI. Sherman, 500; Otto NJ. Ed.
litz, 500; +. Y. Lansing, 500; Mrs. (
R. Campbell, 800; Mrs. G. Dewitt
500; Miss VI. c. Burnham, 800; VI
Van Rensselaer,, 800; Frank W. Ste
vens, 500; Acosta Nichols, 800; c. r
Mllmine, 500; Canton u. Smith, 800;
collection by Miss E. S. Birtlett, 500;
Clarence II. Kelsey, 500, and j. S
Murphy, 500.
/ DR.. George G. Ranbaud, Of the New
York Pasteur Institute, will head g
| surgical party on the battlefield, un.
der the direction of the French gov.
eminent, and Nine. Rambaud, who i:
known on the operate stage as Nine
Gerville-Reache, will accompany hel
husband. A prominent woman surgeon
is 70 be with the rarity also, it wa.
said. The party viii sail on Decem
Der or II. Several physicians viii
accompany DR.. Rambaud, and a larg,
quantity Of anti-tetanus serum will b,
taken with them. DIS advices from tn,
French government. indicate q scarcity
of the serum in France. An automo
/ bile ambulance will he taken also.
Richard Harding Dsvis will preside
! at the opening of an exhibition of wa
! photographs and engravines of the
scenes Of the war, which mas been ar
ranged by the Museum Of French Art
! The exhibition will oren AT the Serb
ner Building. Fifth av. and 45th ST., on
Saturday. The photographs have been
loaned by the newspapers and press
associations Of the city, and the pro-
ceeds will be used for the relief of