New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-25
HELP AMERICANS .
ABROAD, IS PLEA
Herbert Hoover Says Mi
nor Employees Need Aid,
Not transportation.
RELIEF FUNDS HERE
SHOW STEADY GAIN
Well Known Persons Devise
Plans to Benefit Refugees
and Victims of War.

Herbert Hoover. treasurer OF the
American committee which was organ
lied in August to help Americans in
Europe, has asked that contributions
be sent to England for the temporary
relief Of Americans resident in that
country. The following letter from Mr..
Hoover was made public yesterday by
II. II. Webb, mining engineer, who
returned on the Mauritania.
There are something like 100000
Americans resident in England and on
the Continent. The great majority OF
these folk are officials, professional
people and mercantile people in
large way, and even in the dis To-
cation of affairs can look out for
large number of Americans in minor
employment, particularly in minor pro
LESSONS and in connection with the
American export trade, who have been
thrown out Of employment. If We send
them home they will simply add TO the
UNEMPLOYED in America. Many of them
can contribute something to their own
support, and if helped over this time
will be able to paddle their own canoes
upon the resumption of business
at does seem to me that the watch
word of every American should be MY
own people first.
Contributions for this purpose should
be made payable to the treasurer or the
American committee in London, or to
the New York Trust Company, 20 Broad
ST., for account of the American com
mittee.
Miss Anne Morgan, Miss Elizabeth
Marbury and Miss Elsie de Wolfe have
organized a war relief committee 10
collect money and supplies for the re
lief of refugees and for the mainten-
snce of convalescent homes in houses
owned by themselves in France, which
they offered 70 the French government
when the war broke out. Orders Tor
garments which the donors cannot
make themselves may be given to the
Vacation War Relief Committee, which
gives employment 20 New York girls
who have lost their positions on &C.
count of the war. All donations and
inquiries should be sent to Mrs. Walter
Farwell. secretary, $40 Fifth av
The Belgian relief fund yesterday
reached a total of S209,659 70.
The American Red Cross fund
reached total of $2S2,943.
Mrs. Whitney Warren's fund for the
relief of French women and children
amounted TO S22,535 81.
The fund of the American Ambulance
Hospital. in Paris. passed the 100000
mark. but il is estimated that 100000
will be needed TO carry on the work.
The exact amount of the contributions
to date is SOL 968 81.
A haIiv will he Given on No
vember II at the Waldorf Astoria by
the New York Southern Society. Will
lam G.. McAdoo is honorary chairman
of the committee.
Miss Mabel Boardman, of the Amer1-
can Red Cross, announced yesterday
that the operetta, "The Romany Maid,
which was given in Rye recently for
the relief fund, will be repeated on No
vember 6 at the Bltmore. Mrs. White
law Reid, Mrs. Oliver Hartman, Mrs.
Montgomery Hare and Mrs. William VI.
Lesher are among the patronesses.
Miss Joan Sawyer and Nigel Barrie
will give a "calico ball" on November
- at the Persian Garden for the bene-
fit of the Committee Of Mercy.
The Women's Club of the New York
Association FOR the Blind will give a
benefit concert on Tuesday at the
Lighthouse, III East seth ST. The pro
ceeds will be given to the Red Cross.
The Empire State Society announced
yesterday that it had given up its an
nual banquet, and asked all members
to contribute the amount of their sub
scriptions TO the Red Cross or some
other relief fund.
A benefit performance of "The Spur"
will be given tomorrow afternoon at
the Cort Theatre. The proceeds are to
20 to the Belgian relief fund. Among
the patronesses are Mrs. Herbert L.
Satterlee, Mrs. William Jay Schieffelin,
Mrs. Willard D. Straight, Mrs. Henry
Seligman, Mrs. Benjamin Nicoll, Mrs.
0. II. Hartman and Mrs. James Doug
las.
A recital for the benefit Of the Prince
Of Wales fund was given yesterday at
the British Imperial Club by Randall
Hargreaves.