The Detroit times., 1914-11-10
PLAN CONCERT
SERIES TO GET
RED CROSS FUND
Local Organization Will Launch
Active Campaign to Afford
Relief for War-Suiferers
INCREASE MEMBERSHIP
OF DETROIT SOCIETY
Will Maintain Permanent Head
quarters and Information Bu-
reau in Pontchartrain

Arrangements for two concerts, the
proceeds OF which are TO 60 towards
helping the war sufferers In Belgium
and northern France, were discussed
by committee OF the Detroit branch
OF the American Red Cross society, In
the Hotel Pontchartrain convention
hall, Tuesday morning. Mrs. Trumsu
III. Newberry presided at the meeting,
able direction the scope of the meet.
ing widened TO include tentative
plan for increasing the membership
as well as the financial resources OF
the American Red Cross society In
Michigan.
The Hotel Pontchartrain will De
made the headquarters for the Red
Cross work. A large Red Cross nag
now hangs over the sidewalk In front
of the hotel entrance. Miss Marjorie
Metcalf will have charge of Red
Cross information bureau which will
be installed In the green room on the
second floor of the hotel. Money
donations and membership subscrip-
tions will be received there.
II has been decided to give the flrst
concert In the Jefferson-ave. Presby-
terian church, Dec. 8. and the second
In the First Unitarian church, Dec.
10. Gustin Wright, the celebrated
organist, a native OF Detroit, who re-
Gently came to his parents home In
this city, from France, will take an
active part In the campaign to raise
funds for the war sufferers, and will
have charge of the programs. He
will be assisted by wellknown De-
troit talent, including Mrs. May Leg
gett APPEL, Miss Hilda Bradagee. Mrs.
Bessie Booth Dodge and Mrs. Meta
Goebel Owen, William LAWN, Fritz
Goebel. and Mrs. Helen Burr Brand.
Mr.. Wright was able to carry to the
members OF the committee vivid
message from the war sufferers IN
the stricken countries The military
hospitals, he said, are over-crowded
and there Is lack OF bandages and
medicines.
The one ticket will be sold for the
two concerts. the price being three
dollars per ticket.
Mrs. Newberry said the two con-
certs would be followed by others and
that every effort would be made to
raise funds for the European suffer
ers. particularly the refugees from
Belgian and northern France. Mean
while, an earnest campaign will be
carried on to increase the strength of
the Detroit branch OF the American
Red Cross society and branches will
be established throughout Michigan.
II possible.
The following committees will have
charge OF the work.
Executive--Mrs Truman Fl. New
berry, chairman: Mrs. Sidney T. NIL
ler,. Mrs. Philip H. Mcmillan, Mrs. r..
Med Campau, and Mrs. Edward Sum-
ner, Jr.
Finance-Emory w. Clark, chair
man: Sidney T. Miller, Truman II.
Newberry. and Ralph Dyar.
Music-Gustin Wright, chairman:
Mrs. Estelle Barbour Stillman, and
Mrs. Frederick M. Alger.
Press-Mrs. e. d. Stair, chairman,
and Mrs. James T. Shaw.
Tickets-Mrs. J. Brooks Nichols,
Mrs. Gertrude Boyer
Stearns, Miss Helene Wright, and
Miss Marjorie Mellish.
Several churches affiliated with the
local branch OF the American Red
Cross society In the plan to raise
money by giving concerts were r pre-
sented In the meeting, Tuesday morn.
Ing.