New-York tribune., 1914-10-11
WORKING ON PLANS
FOR RELIEF BAZAAR
Mrs. GIynn Heads Com
mittee-Many Women
Give Aid for Work.
FARM AND COTTON
TO BE REPRESENTED
Gifts Continue for Red Cross,
Belgian and Societies Help.
ing Sufferers.


Mrs. Martin II. Glynn, wife Of Gov
ern0r Glynn. is chairman OF the COM
mittee for the Red Cross bazaar and
universal market, which is to be held
at the Grand Central Palace, October
90 to 81
At the meeting Of the committee held
yesterday al the Colony Club the fol-
lowing officers were chosen: Mrs. Nell
son II. Henry, chairman; Mrs. Howard
Mansfield, secretary, and Mrs. Arthur
NJ. Dodge, treasurer. Mrs. John Purroy
Mitchell and Mrs. George Etheridge will
be in charge Of the the dsnsant, and
Mrs. Dudley Field Malone and Mrs.
George Gordon Battle of the stalls Of
farmers produce which will be sent in
from the country estates Of the COM
mittee members.
A cotton gown designed by Miss Cal
lie, daughter Of Senator Hoke Smith,
was presented TO the committee yester-
day for sale. Miss Genevieye Clark
and Miss Lucy Burleson, the cotton
queens" OF Washington, also will con
tribute cotton gowns to be sold
One hundred women prominent IN so
eiety will take part in the bazaar. The
committee includes Mrs. Charles $.
Whitman, Mrs. Henry F. Dmock. Mrs.
Frederick Ferris Thompson. Mrs. Flor
ence NJ. Stowell Mrs. Seth Low, Mrs
John Purroy Mitchell, Mrs. Kate Doug
las Wiggin, Mrs. Charles Rowland Rus
sell, Mrs. Francis Mcneil Bacon, Mrs.
Montgomery Hare, Mrs. W. Fellowes
Morgan, Mrs. Dudley Field Malone
Mrs. W. J. Schieffelin, Miss Gertrude
Robinson Smith. Miss Eleanor Adee,
Mrs. George Gordon Battle. Miss
Spence, Mrs. Howard II. Henry, Miss
Elizabeth II. Marbury and Mrs. Will
lam Church Osborn.
Boissevain & Co., of "a Broad St,
announced yesterday that they would
receive contributions for the relief of
Belgian refugees in Holland. A cable
message from Amsterdam told of work
done by the committee in Holland.
Mayor Mitchell yesterday added his in
dorsement to the work of the Commit
tee of Mercy. The committee has re-
ceived another anonymous contribution
Of $1,000
Yesterday s5,llS was added to the
Belgian Relief Fund. bringing the total
up to s129,527.
Among the contributors were:
snIa
Road Cadets. s52: +. Allen. $50: Mrs.
r. Perry. $50; Mrs. John H. Chlids, $500
Mrs S. w Bovine. $500; r.. f. Whitney.
$3.50: s II. McVitty. $500: Mrs. Charles
$50: e. VI. Van Wrinkle, 500: Edward
Coulter. 267. F. Nerlinden. sl75. and Nine
Lalla Vsndervelde. ss45.
Mrs. Archer II. Huntington contrib
uted 5000 10 the French relief fund
bringing the total up 10 SlI.7S6 81
Among other contributors were Walter
Jennings. $500; william G. De Witt
800; John p. c. Alden, $50, and the
Free Synagogue, $50.
The fund for the American Ambu
lance Hospital reached the total Of
$7l ,428 90 yesterday. The contributors
included Mrs. Henry W. Munroe. 500;
Carlos de Huedis. $50: Mrs. George
William Douglas, $50; Elms E. Seldom
Henry c. Swords, $50
The lryington branch OF the Ameri-
can Red Cross cleared $500 by its
moving picture show. Westcheste'
County has already given more than
s2l 900.
Contributions amounting TO s3,765 9s
were received yesterday by Jacob II
Schif, treasurer of the New York State
Al, IL co.
the European war relief fund. Total
contributions to date, s229,572 %.
The Wall Street employees relief
committee made the following state
ment yesterday relative to the work
it has accomplished:
"Since starting our work we have
placed sixty men and women, but have
applications from six hundred.
"We have helped many needy cases
paid rent for married men with fam
lilies about to Ne dispossessed. mad,
loans 10 those in distress, paid doc
tors bills, clothed children and aideC
men on bankers and brokers pension
lists.
I'VE earnestly urge that all employ
ers needing experienced cashiers, book
keepers, stenographers or telegraph
operators apply to US"
Helen F. Draper. secretary of th'
New York County Chapter OF the Re,
Cross, said last night:
Because Of the multiplicity Of com
mittees formed to collect funds TO
foreign relief there seems TO be s0m'
confusion in the public mind in regart
to ne distribution of funds contrib
uted to the American Red Cross Th'
society will use all undesigr ated fund
contributed to it for European. relic
to care for sick and will give that ai'
to all nations impartialls. II will no
solicit relief for nOn-combatants.
at will. however. act as Intern edi
ery in transmitting to organization
best qualified TO administer non-com
bstant relief"