New-York tribune., 1914-11-16

Women's organizations everywhere
are invited by Miss Anne !. Morgan TO
cooperate with the Woman's Section
Of the Commission for Relief in Bel
gium in sending food 10 the country
where population of over six mill
ions is facing starvation" Miss Nor
gan is treasurer of this woman's sec
ton. which has just been formed. The
chairman is Mrs. Lindon ". Bates, and
the other members are Mrs. William
X. Vanderbilt. Miss Maude Wetmore.
Miss Mary Parsons. Mrs. Edward R.
Hewitt and Mrs. August Belmont. The
Headquarters are at l Madison av.
Organizations representing over six
thousand women have already offered
cooperation. though the call was sent
out only three days ago. What the
section asks chiefly is food, though
money will be most welcome. Non
perishable food cured or salted meats
or fish. wheat. canned goods -includ-
ing milk -four, rice, dried peas and
beans. coffee and cereals. inclosed in
strong packages and shipped collect"
10 the Woman's Section, Commission
for Relief in Belgium. Bush Terminal,
New York City, will be transported
overseas at once.
Never in civilized history" Miss
Morgan says in her call, "has a whole
nation faced famine. Extraordinary
measures are imperative. We ask
American women to resolve that this
people, which represents the highest
achievements Of the race, shall not
perish from the earth.
Our womans work is carried on by
volunteer service entirely. the Offices
at 1 Madison sv. are donated and ex-
penses are kept at a minimum"
Arrangements are nearly completed
for the benefit performance which will
be given the afternoon of December g
at the Strand Theatre for the Belgian
Relief Fund. A number OF players
have agreed 10 give their aid. includ-
ing Mrs Patrick Campbell, Nine. Ma
zimova. Mrs. So. Smith, Miss Margaret
hnglin, Blanche Bates, Ruth Chat
terton, Rose Coghlan, Jane Cowl,
Marie Doro, Mile. Dorzat, Edith
Wynne Matthison, Julie Opp, Annie
Russell. Mary Shaw, Marie Tenn
pest, Phyllis Terry, William H. Crane,
Henry Z. Dixey, John Drew, william
Gillette. William Faversham, Thomas
jefferson, Robert Mantell Henry Mil
Ter, Eben Plympton, Joseph Weber and
Francis Wilson. They will appear in
their best known parts, the whole pre-
senting a review of the American stage.
The Committee of Mercy is cooper
0 ating, with Mrs. August Belmont as
chairman OF arrangements. Boxes are
being sold at 500 to $500. Single
seats are So and $40. Tickets can be
= bought at the Belgian Relief Commit
2 tee rooms, PSI Fifth av.
The German, Austrian and Hun
earian War Relief Fund, of which Her
: man Rdder is president, will hold a
= fair and bazaar at the fist Regiment
, Armory, beginning December .. The
| proceeds will be used to help the
: widows and orphans of German, Aus
, tran and Hungarian soldiers. Al
= phonse G. Koeble, president OF the
German-American State Alliance, is
chairman of the bazaar.
Governor Glynn, Mayor Mitchell, the
German and Austrian ambassadors and
ex-German Colonial Secretary Dernberg
will take part in the opening exercises.
There will be l25 booths, decorated
with flowers in red, white and blue
The floor will be divided into streets
which will be named after American
heroes Of German, Austrian and Hun
garian descent, such as Generals Steu-
ben, DeKalb, Herkimer, Pastorius
Schurz and Sigel Mrs. Herman Rid
der is president OF the ladies' commit
tee Of the bazaar
The third anniversary OF the Naca
tion Savings Fund, which has growr
from forty-three 20 twenty thousand
depositors, will be observed this morn
ing b. the opening at the headquarters
at 3S West 39th ST., Of a surgical lof
in connection with the other relic
work done by the committee. In thi
loft the women who come to help ever!
day will fold bandages and compresse
and prepare other surgical supplies
Doors will be open from 10 o'clock til