New-York tribune., 1914-11-28
WAR RELIEF Aid
TAKES GIRLS FIELD
Hunter Students FOregO
Athletic Ambitions to
Help Red Cross.
$1,000 BAZAAR OF
COLLEGE OPENS
Sales and Entertainments Are
Planned to Increase Funds
for European Sufferers.

The girls Of Hunter College nave
sacrificed the athletic field which has
been their dearest ambition for many
wears TO give large amount to the
Red Cross. The $4,000 bazaar which
opened AT the college yesterday was
planned long ago 10 raise funds for an
/ athletic field. but this fall the girls
voted to give their bazaar for the war
sufferers. Tic affair opened last
night with an address by Cranston
/ Rrenton. head Of the Red Cross relief
work. There was a lively programme OF
college girl dramatics and vaudeville
stunts. as we'll as fifty booths, where
/ fond mammas could buy Christmas
presents for te whole family. The ba-
zaar will be continued this afternoon
and evening.
The patronesses were Mrs. s j. kra-
mer. president of the Hunter College
Alumnae: Miss Annie +. Hickinbottom,
dean of the college; Mrs. l.. d. Hall,
Mrs Edgar Dawson. Mrs. James kier-
nan, Mrs. Edward S. Burgess. Mrs.
Adolph Busse. Mrs. c. F. Kayser. Mrs.
G. VI. Whicher, Mrs. Henry ]. Fleck
and Mrs. r. b. Earle.
The committee of college girls con-
sisted of Pearl V. Tickell. Charlotte B.
Buckley. Florence Hammer, Rose Men
dell. Gertrude Hackes and r. Mildred
Freund.
The girls Of Wells College sent s1l0
Yesterday to the Vacation War Relief
Committee. which is giving employment.
to girls who have lost their positions
because Of the war. Other contribu-
tions amounted to Sll,952 %. Mrs.
Frank Allen gave 81 900 for field sup
plies. and Miss Elsie de Wolf $3.50 Tor
hospital supplies.
Daniel Chester French has given a
statue Of Abraham Lincoln TO the art
exhibition and sale at Mrs. Harry Payne
Whitney's studio. in Macdougal Alley,
December 8 TO 10. Other interesting
contributions are 4 Sorella, Portrait OF
Spanish Girl" Robert Henri; Prince
Paul Troubetskoy. Lady Constance
Dancing" Gutzon Borglum. bronze
statuette of Ruskin; John Alexander,
Alice" Miss Janet Scudder, Little
Lady of the Sea-" and Mrs. Harry Payne
Whitney, head of a Spanish peasant.
The proceeds will go TO the Committee
Of Mercy.
Miss Catherine Merritt. who is in this
country to organize branches Of the
Queen Mary Needlework Guild, viii
speak of her work this afternoon at
the Ritz Carlton Hotel. The affair is
under the auspices Of the British War
Relief Association. OF los East 3Oth ST.
The Red Cross Relief Fund amounted
10 1865. 752 81 yesterday. Among the
contributors were citizens of Chatta-
nooga. Tenn, Sl7,240; the Presbyterian
Church. of Summit. y. j., Sll5, and
Lewis L. Delafield. 800.
ri u D-1. - Oh Id
600 Yesterday to buy condensed milk
for the babies of Belgium. The fund
reached a total of S550,45S &c. Among
the contributors were citizens of Raj
eich, Sl,492 SO; dance held at Fayette-
vile. \. c.. s2l0 30: providence Jour
nal" sl6S IS; John Elten Wayland,
500: Anna c. Stephens, 500; Thomas
c. stephens. 500: Mary ". Dodd, 500;
s. F. Shattuck, 500, J. o. C., 500;
Herkimer Business Mems Association,
S1-1. Wallace's Farmer" Sl37 so; FL
mira "Star-Gazette," Sis 70; Jay d.
Foster. 800; Jones Dairy Farm, 500;
Frank Drummond. 800; Mrs. J. J.
Walker. S75: Susar c. Hyuso7, 500,
and citizens Of Poughkeepsie, 1850.
The woman's section Of the American
Commission for Relief in Belgium,
Madison av., received $4,000 from the
women Of Wallace. Idaho. as well as
800 cases of condensed milk and half
a carload Of clothing. The Mount Leb
anon Shakers gave s25. II was an
rounced that the Daughters Of the
American Revolution had voted TO CO.
operate with the committee and that
the president general would ask the
members all over the country 70 as
eist.
As part of an effort TO raise $1,000
600 a German charity bazaar viii be
held from December TO 20 al the list
Regiment Armory. Mayor Mitchell and
Ex-Governor Dix are expected 20 be
present on the opening day. President
Wilson has also been invited.
A German and Austro- Hungarian
beneft dance will be given tomorrow
evening at Terrace Garden. The affair
is under the auspices of the Petoeti
Sick and Benevolent Society.
The Dollar Christmas Fund for
HoG Belgians ;.no~nted 20 Sll,-
no A weeks campaign cond acted by
"Thc Hattiesburg News" brought 1872,
and Ross Weir, of Caldwell, y. j., gave
$50
The North Carolina Committee of
Mercy sent 81 500 to August Belmont,
.
There was an anonymous contribution
of $500. and 500 each from J. c. Thaw
and }. NJ. Cunningham, of Las Vegas,
y. NJ. The entire fund IS now S45'268.
The Cleveland committee of the
American Ambulance Hospital Fund
sent $500 to j. P. Morgan & Co. yes
terday. .angenb.erg Bros. & &c, Co. sent sent
of this fund is now $ls4,O56 90.
Arthur Pinero, author Of The Sec
,nJ Mrs Tanqueray." is contributing
his share for the benefit cf the Com
mittee of Mercy in this cointry. lie
released by cable the royalties OF
the play for the benefit production to
be given for the destitute women and
children's fund of the committee, un-
der the direction of Mrs. Norman Hap
good at Wallack's theatre on Sunday
night. December 6. Marie empest,
Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Edith Wynne
Watthison. Kenneth Douglas and others
will appear in the cast