New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-16
Relief Goes to Hebrews
in Russia, Austria and
Holy Land.
BRYCE APPEALS FOR
BEGGARED FRENCH
Mayor Mitchell To Be Seen in
Moving Pictures Tonight
for Mercy Fund.


by the American Jewish Relief Com
mittee for immediate transmission,
$4,000 to Russia, $4,000 to Galicia
and $4,000 to Palestine.
The Central Jewish Relief Commit
tee, which has affiliated with the Amer
lean committee, gave $4,000.
Organizations which have money or
ideas for the Jewish relief work are in
vited TO send delegates TO a meeting on
December p al the Hebrew Sheltering
and immigrant Aid Society of Amer
lea, 229 East Broadway.
A special commit tee TO arrange for
the distribution of relief in Palestine
has been appointed. Their problem is
/ 10 discover whether il is better to send
supplies from America or Italy. The
committee consists of Felix NJ. War
burg, Oscar Straus and (. W. Lowin-
Epstein.
Jacob H. Schif gave $4,000 yester-
day for the Jewish relief fund. Total
contributions amounted TO S20i,oS6.
Other contributors were:
Max K4skel 500. Ms S. W Gl.1sr. 500:
she.mer. 81 200. Tempe LmanuE4. $500. Rosel-
ooia. Of Ptsgursl $40 81 Samue. NJ S.aa-er
500; Jew sh Won % o. Eas,on. Penn. SO 10:
= As!e, 500. " s,eienhe m. 800 Jacques 5.
Halle. 800. Hebrew Tabe.!.ae.e. SIS: 5 l. Loiz-
man. 500, Il . q sen. 500. sam Lev IN.
500. $ IA s Nom, 500. ,L.d~g Ury-
l. K-enert. 500. Jews Of Rochester. $1,000
The public is warned against So
licitors for this fund who are not
equipped with credentials signed by
Felix NJ. Warburg, treasurer. and coun-
tersigned by the local committee.
yiscount Bryce Begs Aid.
Aid for France as well as for Bel
GUM is asked Of the people of America
by Viscount Bryce, former British Am
bassador 20 the United States, in a
letter received yesterday by the Com
mittee of Mercy, forwarded to it by
Miss Mabel Boardman. of the American
Red Cross. The letter says:
Communications have reached me
as to the frightful state of distress,
beggary and. indeed, ruin which pre-
walls over Northern France wherever
the German armies have been. The
condition of the people is altogether
deplorable.
81 have been asked TO see what could
be done TO obtain American relief for
these people. and naturally turn to you
10 know whether you can suggest names
of rich and charitable persons in the
United States who would be likely 10
extend help 10 the sufferers in these re-
glOns. The distress in Belgium is, Of
course, also severe, but do not know
how much can be done while the Ger
man armies are actually occupying its
territory"
Mayor Mitchell. as a motion picture
actor, can be seen at the New York
Theatre tomorrow evening in pictures
which we're taken some time ago. show
ing the Mayor, Mrs. J. Borden Harri-
man, Miss Gladys Hollingsworth and
Norman Hapgood receiving contribu-
tons for the Committee OF Mercy Fund.
Half the proceeds of the evenings per-
Torrance will be given TO the relief
fund. The programme includes the six
reel photo play Damon and Pythias."
Will Sell Grapefruit.
The Committee Of Mercy received
$4,000 from the Little Belgian Shop on
Fifth av. It's entire fund is now S64,-
6C7 80.
The Red Cross Fund amounted to
S403, 746 10.
Among the contributors were:
Ms and the Misses Brewer ...............sso $500 %
iiiyerdae. spuytea Duyvi and Kinssbridsa
Rochester Chapter RED Cross .............. isi 81
Through John Wanamsker ....-.-...-....- 81 0S
St AIMS Church. Inc Bronr ~, % 10
Presbyterian sunday School. WlnnebaRc,
MINI. ......''...' '.''--''---.'.-- oV W
Red Cross grapefruit, sent by the
Women's Club of Homestead, Fla, will
be sold at public auction on Friday by
Brown e. Seccomb, at 204 Franklin st.
The Belgian Relief Committee also an
rounces a car Of grapefruit from the
same club. This carload will be sold by
James X. Newbold for the Belgian
fund.
The Belgian fund amounted to $685.
s43 70. Among the contributors were:
MIS-. william s Moor. Cor nilL FOR Belgian
babel,. $1,000: eu,e.9s q vested ~ u.
sil-s 8, N r NJ $500 AhG IN y B Ioid .25o
500: Robert J =. schwarzenbach. iioo: r $
ka,iord ,loo. Marion ? w. Be-. So: y
S Mels.ela ' sIDd I SIS %. '' ''
'0 PARK pace Congregational Church. Psstucke,.
ssa 20. cttiz rs Of Port Marion, Penn. sac %
Miss G Thompson. 500: Mr. ard Ms 5 "
ny French Relief Fund amounted to sl2.s73 Il.
A doll r4rle resulted IL fZ0j.
The American Ambulance Hospital
Fund received $3.50 from Mrs. Elisa
beth Mills Reid, 81, 100 from Mrs. Helen
c. Juilliard and S1,100 from an anony-
nous giver for ambulances.
Austria Sends Thanks.
The following statement issued yes
terday from the Austro-Hungarian
consulate:
"The stro-Hungarian government
and Prime Ministers Count Sturgkh
and Count Tisza have directed the
Austro- Hungarian consulate 10 convey
their sincerest thanks TO all those who
have sent contributions toward the
Austrian and Hungarian Red Cross or
other funds for the relief Of sufferers
affected by the war
The Dollar Christmas Fund for
Homeless Belgians amounted to 35,332.
A dance will be held for the benefit
of the British-American Relief Fund
this evening at the home of J. B.
Thomas. 1876 East 18th st. The patron
esses are Mrs. Eugene Reynal, Mrs.
Howard Cushing, Mrs. W. X. Vanderbilt,
ir. Mrs. A. s. Alexander, Mrs. Bourke
Cochran. Mrs. Ralph Sanger and Mrs.
Philip Liyermore.
The Black Cross Society, whose motto
is "Let Us Knit for Our Own Bread
line" will hold a home relief meeting
AT the Hotel Aston this evening. Miss
Florence Guernsey, Mrs. William Grant
Brown and other prominent clubwomen
will speak.