New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-21
QUEEN CUTS MENU
FOR RELIEF CAUSE
Lady Briggs Cites Royal
Actions in Urging Con-
tributiOns Here.
IRON RING TO AID
GERMAN FUND PLAN
Jewish Suffering in War Zone
Barred to. Public-Cardinal
Farley Helps Belgians.

war relief rally under the auspices
of the Tmss1hl Order OF the Daughters
OF the Britfsh Empire was held yester-
day afternoon at the Ritz-Csrlton.
Mrs. J. Elliot Langstaff, president OF
the order, described the many branches
Of relief work which are being carried
on BY the British women In the United
States and Canada. Other addresses
were made by Lady Briggs, Frederick
Warde and DIR. Charles Eaton. Lady
Briggs urged the women to make
financial sacrifices for the relief fund.
Queen Mary has ordered the royal
menu cut down TO three courses, soup,
meat and fruit" she said. "If the
Queen feels this necessity how much
more should we. surrounded by the
Injuries of a city untouched by war,
give lavishly TO help the starving of
Europe"
Among the guests OF honor were
Lady Spring Rice, Mrs. Gustav Strom-
pense a corps of six nurses, four
orderies and surgeon 10 the British
military hospital; Mrs. Frederick W.
Whitridge, Mrs. Carl Won Pustau, Mrs.
Frederick Woodcock, Lady Bennett,
Lady Purdon Clark, Mrs. James r.
Robb, Mrs. William D. Mitchell and
Mrs George Quirk.
Twenty thousand loyal Germans are
about 70 become members Of the Order
of the Iron Ring. The movement start
ed yesterday al 87th ST. and Second
av., where Henrietta Mielke gave the
iron ring of the fstherland to those
who brought their old gold and Jewels
to be sold for the German relief fund
The ring has an iron Maltese cross
and German inscription, which trans
lated reads: "My gold for this iron
give l in time OF need TO show my
loyalty TO the fatherland." The trink-
cts will be sold at auction at the fair
which is to be given in December by
the German relief fund. The rings are
distributed under the auspices Of the
German Historical Society, OF which
Hermann Y. Letkemann is president.
The American Jewish Society has
called a meeting for SUNDAY at the
Temple Emanuel. Fifth az. and Add ST.,
to make plans for the collecting of
funds for the relief of the European
Jews, who are said 10 suffer more than
other people from the war. The ap-
peal sent out by Jacob H. Schif, Cyrus
/. Sulzbergcr, Judge Mayer, julius
Rosenwald and Julian Mack is, in part,
as follows:
There 4, probably no parallel in hiatory 10
the present condition OF the Jews While all
mankind Is directly or indirectly involved In
the consequences. the burden 81 suffering and
Of dcstitution rests with especial weight upon
our brethren in Eastern Europe. The embat-
tas Truttr inc hgE ~ a
ton within the Jewish settlement in Russia,
and the Jews Of Galicia and East Prussia
dwell in the very heart or the war zone.
Fully one-nalf the Jews OF the world live In
the regions where active hostiltios are IN
progress. The Jews OF the Palestine, who
have largely depended upon European assist
snce. have been literally cut or from their
sources OF supply.
Cardinel Farley yesterday sent 81 $50
TO the Belgian Relief Fund, which was
contributed BIZ himself and his do
cesar consultors, as follows:
His Eminence John Cardinal Farley. $500;
Mgr. Joseph = Mooney. $3.50; the Right Rev.
Thomas Cusacli. 500; Mgr. Michael J. La
velle slo0; Mgr. James r. Flood. $3.50; the
Right Rev. John Edwards, 800; Mgr. James
IL Mclean $50.
The Duke and Duchess Of Connsught
and Princess Patricia each gave $3.50 20
the fund being collected by Nine. Lalla
Vandervelde in Canada. The central
Belgian Fund yesterday reached total
of 1852, 424. Among the contributors
were:
Joseph Gansau. $50: Mrs. Emery. 500; Mrs
A Murray Young $50; :. " f., $50 Bureau
de Secours Beige. Woonsocket. II. l.. 500;
Weed We d. 500: John fi' A. MtKim,' 500: Mr ana
MS Il. r. BlacEer, so; chandler Robbins.
500; James 6. Parrish. so; T. N; IIawi9;y.
Mr.. Won Russum, $3.50; Mrs Mary Harris
Peason so; L. ". *. in memory Of
mother. so; Mrs. John De Koren, so; Ellen
II. wadhams, 500; Ms. ?. \. WEIGH, so;
L. z. Ellis. 800. r. II. Williams. SEQ; D.
Erelinghuysen. 500.
The American Ambulance Hospital in
Paris received the following contrbu-
tons yesterday, bringing the total of
this fund up TO ss7 ,075 06:
Collected by 9TH. Providence Journal"
81 ,1ls; Rosamond 4. Auchlncloss, 800; First
Presbyterian Church. Seneca Falls, see;
George T. Stodder, 500; Gertrude l. Hoyti
Slo0, 8. Pemberton Hutchins, $50.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt gave 5000
and Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Satterlee
500 10 the fund for the Relief OF
French Women and Children which is
being collected by Mrs. Whitney War
rem, Is East 47th ST. The fund now
amounts to $20,6sl 81. Among the
other contributors were the Church of
the Holy Cross, Troy, n. Y, $50; Mrs.
Peter Gibson, 500; the r. j. Caldwell
Company. 500, snd George Won L.
Meyer, $50.
The British Imperial Club, 1913 East
S0th ST., made the following report OF
its activities yesterday:
Five cases Of medical supplies have
been sent through the Cunsrd Steam
ship Company to Lieutenant Colonel
George T. Beatson, X. c. B., head OF
St. Andrews Ambulance Association;
case OF blankets for the troops is on
the way to Mrs. Benjamin Guinness, a
case of shirts ana socks is going to the
Queen Mary Needlework Guild for
wounded soldiers, and two cases OF
children's clothing to Mrs. y. 5. Wood,
Of Worsley, Lancashire, who has 500
Belgian children in her care.
A song recital for the benefit OF the
relief work will be given on Saturday
afternoon Mt the club.
Among the contributors to the fund,
which now amounts to 81 ,579 80, are:
Mrs. r. II. Green, 500; Mrs. j. J. Aston,
$50; Miss B. Sorchan, 500; John
Davidson, 500, and the Misses Fraser,
500. .oo-
were received yesterday by Jacob H.
Schiff, treasurer of the New York State
board, briging the total to S27l,445 %.