New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-05
French Government Takes
Chateau, but She Pays
the Bills.
AMBULANCE CORPS
FROM LONG ISLAND
Steamer Agamemnon Sails with
Valuable Cargo of Food
for Belgians.

nosplIdl IN ner french chateau. Mrs
Depew's estate, near Compiegne, ha.
been accepted by the French govern
ment for hospital purposes, but the en-
tire expense of equipping and main
tanning the hospital is borne by Mrs
Depew. An ambulance corps of young
men from the Long Island set is being
organized 20 work in connection with
the hospital. John B. Van Scnaick, OF
Huntington, is in charge of the corps
which will sail on December y.
One million pounds of rice for the
Belgians were shipped yesterday on
/ the Agamemnon, of the Rockefeller
/ Foundation. The cargo was valued at
| SlOo,OOO, and consisted of the rice, SO, ;
/ 600 pounds of condensed milk and cof-
/ fee, beans, salt, lard and -four. Louis
/ de Sadeleer, Minister Of State Of Bel
| GUM; Lionel Hagenaers and the Rev.
/ .. A. Nys were on hand at the Bush
| Terminal to supervise the departure OF
| the ship, which is bound for Rotter-
/ dam.
The Belgian Relief Fund yesterday
amounted to S597, 250 co.
The Polish National Relief Fund, or
ganized by Nine. Marcella Sembrich
last week, made its first announcement
of contributions yesterday. The fund
amounts to Sl,602 10. Among the con-
tributors were Mrs. Marcella Stengel
Sembrich, $500; John W. rockingham,
$3.50; in Memoriam," T. F. K, 5000;
Dr. and Mrs. Boleslow Lapowski, 500;
Miss L. Parker, 500; Andrew c. Ia
briskie, $50; Benjamin Stern, $50.
Ethel Barrymore has been added to
| the list of stars who will take part IN
the Belgian benefit at the Strand Thea
ire Tuesday. Miss Barrymore will pre-
sent scene from Captain Jinks."
| More than $11 900 worth of tickets have
been sold already. Mrs. August Bel
mont is arranging the affair, which
will be followed by the dansant on
the roof.
A junior war relief corps 10 assist
the Red Cross in the collection OF
money was organized at the Harlem
Evening School for Women, in the
Wadleigh High School building, Thurs
day evening. 1t is hoped 10 send a
hospital ship fully equipped by the
public school pupils of this city.
The fund for the relief of French
women and children yesterday amount
ed to S4O,971 Sc.
The Red Cross Fund amounted to
1898, 431 o.. Among the contributors
were the Presbyterian Church on Uni
versity Place, New York, S347 SO; pro-
ceeds of song recital by Miss Elinor Cas-
tie, S155 16: through THE Independent
S11497; New York atsZeitung,
s109 90; Astoria, Steinway and Hunters
Point Red Cross, sl06 rs; Red Cross
committee, Caldwell, y. j., 500; Grace
Church, Port Huron, Mich, $50; pro-
ceeds of vaudeville entertainment at
Bound Brook, n. j., s53 rs, and several
circles of the Order Of the Kings
Daughters and Sons, $50 80.
The Committee of Mercy will receive
the total receipts of the opening OF
Castle House on Thursday. Mr.. and
/ Mrs. Vernon Castle will give exhibit
ton dances. Tickets are SO. A benefit
concert for the Committee of Mercy
will be held on Wednesda evening at
Aeolian Hall. Herbert Fryer, the plan
list, and Robert Maitland, barytone, will
furnish the programme. The proceeds
from this concert will be used for the
/ British relief work of the committee.
The fund amounted last night 70 $751;
s32. Among the contributors were
Mrs. William F. Draper, of Washing
/ ton, who gave 5000. Salem Academy
and College, Winston-Salem, y. c.,
gave $3.50 and Z. f. Chase, Of New
/ York, $50.
The Prince of Wales fund amounted
/ 70 S6045 20.
Workers are needed TO cut and roll
f bandages at the Salvation Army head
quarters, in West 14th st. The Saliva
ton Army has promised 100000 ban
dages, and the old linen is at hand.
/ but the workers are few. Any women
who have a few hours 70 spare are
urged to drop in and help. Every
/ Wednesday is to be school day 2t the
/ bandage factory. Commander Eva
Booth has offered fine Blue Cross flag
J &c the school which turns out the most
bandages during the season. Next
/ Wednesday a number Of Columbia and
Barnard College students will assist at
I the bandage bee.
The steamship Batiscan sailed from
Philadelphia yesterday with 1884, 900
bushels Of wheat for the Belgians, I'M
der the direction of the American Com
mission for Relief in Belgium. In ac-
cordance with the advice cabled a few
DAYS ago by Ambassador James w.
| Gerard, in Berlin, the Batiscan was pro-
vided with a statement Of her cargo
and it's purpose from the Collector of
/ the Port of Philadelphia, which was in
dorsed by the American State and
/ Treasury departments, the German Am
/ bassador and the German Consul at
/ Philadelphia These papers secure the
relief shi from interference on the
way to Rotterdam.
/ A committee of Americans will sail
to-day on the Lusitania to attend TO the
distribution of the food supplies of the
commission in Belgium. They are
Charles Jenkinson, DR.. Percy II. Will
Jams, of Columbia University; c. b.
/ Gibson, of the Mechanics Institute,
Rochester; Frank Fleming. OF Washing
ton, and Alexander Mackenzie, OF New
York. II. c. Chssseaud, Of Brooklyn,
/ has already sailed.
II. c. Hoover, chairman of the Ameri-
can commission in London. informed
Linden Bates, of the New York com
mission, yesterday that il is not true
that the Germans are leyying taxes on
food sent into Germany by Americans.
Mr.. Bates said that Mr.. Hoover had in
yestigated the report himself and as
sured him that 1t was unfounded.
/ A ball for the benefit of the Italian
; Uospital and the American Red Cross
was given last night at the Waldorf
Astoria, with Mrs. Charles Vincent Pa
/ terno as hostess. Many prominent
Italians and theatrical people attended.
/ Mrs. Walter Pulitzer and Mrs. Ella
/ Wheeler Wilcox appeared in new
dances.
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