The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-07
GIFTS FOR BELGIANS
MAKE LARGEST FUND
Total Now S349,438.71-Other
Relief Movements Gain
Strength.
CHRISTMAS PLAN APPEAL

The plight OF the suffering Belgians
has appealed to the hearts OF Americans
and money for their relief Is pouring In
a steady stream into the Belgian Relief
Fund The sum OF sl7,o2o.7o was re-
ceived yesterday. Increasing tho fund To
ss4e. Ash. II Il now the largest OF the
war funds.
Yesterdays contributions included 81
900. Bank OF Hawaii. Limited, Honolulu !;
1000 each from the estate OF 5. s.. j.
" Harding and Charles w. darkness;
$500 each from Anonymous. G. X. Web
ster and Mrs. John ! Waterbury.
Tho Brooklyn branch OF tho Belgian Re
lief Fund was opened yesterday at $50
Montague street, Brooklyn. Tho rent OF
this Office like that OF the uptown Man
haitian office, 2sl FIFTH avenue. Is con
tributed by friend. The main office
OF the fund is at 10 Bridge street
Christmas Fund Growing.
The Dollar Christmas Fund received
donations OF $500 yesterday, bringing tho
total to S,lo4. 1t rs the special object
OF this fund. OF which Henry Clews Is the
treasurer. 90 see that no Belgian refugee
at Christmas is without food or shelter.
To this end the Christmas Fund is
working with a much older organization
the Shilling Fund OF Iondon--which has
collected more than 100000 Authorized
collecting lists may be obtained from
Percy Builcn. 66 Broadway. honorary sec
rotary of the fund.
without widespread and liberal sup
port" writes Mr.. Clews in an appeal.
there will he n sad and lonely Christmas
for thousands and thousands OF unhappy
Belgians'
Contributions amounting TO Si.7osls
we're received by Jacob II. Schirr, treasurer
Of the New York state board Of the
American Red Cross. Tho total con-
iribut.ons 10 date are s332.507b5.
The American Ambulance Hospital fund
was enriched yesterday by contributions
~ t2.632. including 81 900 from Mrs. T.
X. Lothrop and $500 from Mrs william
q. We'd. The funds total is sl37, 6Oss6.
Mrs. Whitney Warren, Is East Forty
seventh street, acknowledged the receipt
~ si2ll TO the French relief fund. now
amounting TO s?5.32S2s. Yesterdays
largest subscribers we're Arof yTuous.
sears. 5000. Mrs Robert Russell and
Anonymous. 800 each.
The Prince OF Wdles's National Relief
Fund. American branch, r. NJ stuart
Wortiey, rs Broad street, treasurer re
ceived s767. making a total Of s57, 3405j
New Mercy Gifts s2,aO7.
The Committee Of Mercy fund, August
belmont treasurer. received t2.3G7. in
Guiding donations OF 81, 900 from Anony-
nous and 500 each from David VI Kelvy
Tltusvllle, Pa. Mrs. Jacob II Schif. 9s5
fffth avenue: Anton -. Hodeupyl. ~
Val street Mrs. Pierpont Morgan, High
land Falls Mrs. Charles Monsou Ray
mond, Norwalk. Conn Miss \. r. Smith
Murray I'm Hotel. and Morton J. Gordon.
Memphis. Tenn. The total of the fund is
Sl7si7.
The vacation war relief fund an
nounced the recent Of t46Sos.
II was announced by tho central com
mittee for the relief Of Jews suffering
through the war that the treasurer. Harry
Ftschsl World Building, has received To
date $4,000 From this fund S. 200 has
been sent TO Palestine and $4,000 to Aus
tria-
Louis Sherry will On TUESDAY. Decem-
her . give tho ueo ~ MS entire house ~
the Committee of Mercy including tho
gross receipts Ht luncheon, dinner and
supper IN MS restaurant He will have
orchcstras IN three bathrooms. where there
will he continuous dancing for which n
charge viii be made Full details will be
announced later.