New-York tribune., 1914-11-26
RED CROSS CALLS
ON COLLEGES
Urgent Appeal to Students
for Medical Supplies
and Equipment.
WOMEN ASKED TO
MAKE GARMENTS
Danger OF North Sea Closing
Given as One Reason for
Rushing Supplies.

What will your college do to help p"
This is the appeal sent by the Red
Cross yesterday 10 every American col
lege or university, asking for help for
the war sufferers in Europe.
THE students OF womcn's colleges
can make hospital garments. Directions
for these will be sent from the Amer
lean Red Cross. Washington, d. c., II
desired. Shipments should be made TO
the American Red Cross, care Bush
Terminal Company, 39th st. and Second
av, Brooklyn.
"All contributions or funds should
be sent to the American Red Cross.
Washington. ID. c., or 10 the local Red
Cross treasurer. Jacob II. Schir, 1870
East 22d ST.. New York City. The dom
ors may designate, il they wish, the
country for which they wish their con-
tributions used"
TIE Mavor OF Pau, France. Alfred de
Laftence, has sent his thanks TO the
American Red Cross through DR.. Rey-
mold VI. Kirby-5mith, in charge of the
hospital unit established there
Contributions received by the Red
Cross for war relief now total S36S,
l2l IL, Of which 81 l69 90 was received
Yesterday. Among the larger gifts
were S554 2S, through the "Staats lei
tung," $l1l 32 from the First Presby-
tcrian Church, Pottsvile, Penn, 1892 GO
through The Independent" SIP 30
from a benefit al Spring Valley, n. Y.
and 500 from Mrs. Francis Lynde
Stetson.
The United New York and Sandy
Hook Pilots Benevolent Association
yesterday sent the Red Cross Society
receipted bill for $97 56 for plotting
the ship Red Cross out of this harbor
last September. The Red Cross Off
cials say that even the stevedores who
handle hospital supplies being sent to
Europe refuses to accept pay for their
services.
The Charity Organization Society
committee on the prevention of tuber-
culosis announces that it is trying TO
dispose Of three million Red Cross
seals, and hopes 20 do so before Christ
mas. The headquarters for this sale
are IN the arcade Of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Building.
Lindon ". Bates, vice-chsirman of
the American Commission for Relief in
Belgium, made public dispatch from
II. {. Hoover. of the London commits
sion, urging that food supplies be for
warded as promptly as possible. The
North Sea, he SAYS. is becoming more
and more heavily mined. and shipment
to Belgium will be increasingly diff
Ecult
John Y. Storck, OF the firm OF b.
Gunthel. importers Of glassware, with
factor at Val ST. Lambert, called at
the Office Of the commission yesterday
TO say that nc feared the 5000 en-
pI q "a inc
lie was anxious 10 send. IN the form of
food, the $4,000 he said the firm owed
the workers. but the commission could
not undertake this.
The Belgian Relief Fund amounts
now 10 S5i2.932 80, of which S7,561 il
was contributed yesterday. The largest
gift was that Of Edward S. Hardness.
S2.50O There will be a THANKSGIVING
benefit performance and cabaret dance
for the fund at the Bitmore to-mor-
row night.
The fund for the relief Of the women
and children OF France has reached the
sum Of $780, 56. Mrs. Whitney War
rem. Of rs Fast 17th ST., treasurer. re-
ceived Sl9J yesterdav. Contributions
10 the American Ambulance Hospital
amounted TO S2,027, bringing the total
20 $lS3,243
The Committee OF Mercy Fund
reached the $4,000 mark. They have
Just received carload Of flour from
the Flint, Mich Chamber Of Com
merce, to be sent by the first steam
ship sent ont under the joint auspices
of the Rockefeller Foundation. the Bel
gian Relief Committee and the Com
mittee of Mercy. The Dollar Christ
mas Fund FOR Homeless Belgians now
totals SiG.137. The British War Relief
Association sent five cases of clothing
and medical supplies 20 Europe on Sat
urdaV.