The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-30
$4,000 FOR BELGIANS|
GIVEN BY T. F. RYAN
Financier's Gift and Other Con-
tributiOns Swell Fund
to 1915, 997.
RED CROSS TOTAL S293,627

Thomas Fortune Ryan contributed slo.-
$4,000 yesterday to the Belgian Relief
Fund. This. with an anonymous contri-
button of $4,000. an initiated contribution
of $4,000 and another OF $1,000. with a
long list ranging from 10 cents up to $500,
brought the total for t3e day to s23.23s.9i.
making the full amount collected TO date
s246,9o763.
Contributions acknowledged yesterday
by Jacob II. Schiff for the New York
State Board of the American Red Cross
aggregated s2,55i0S, making II total to
date of, s293.62793. OF this amount
t7g6.3O was collected last Sunday at the
religious service conducted By the New
York Commercial Terccntcnary commits
sion and S575.7i came from the Cathedral
OF st. John the Divine.
Tho Stddts-ZeitunD has forwarded to
Mr.. Schin sl,3i2, as the proceeds OF
Robinson's travelogues at Carnegie Hall
on Monday and Tuesday. II was an
nounced that additional contributions OF
$4,000 each had been received at the
national headquarters of the American
Red Cross from Mrs. Redheld Proctor and
Miss Emily Dutton Proctor.
Contributions for the maintenance Of
the American Ambulance Hospital In
Paris amounted to 1895. bringing the total
to date up to sl0S.i36.6i.
Mrs. Whitney Warren announced con-
tributlons OF sS255 yes terday to the
French Relief Fund making a total OF
.S229O42S.
The ladies' committee of the st.
George Society will send supplies to Lon
don tomorrow by the Minnehaha This
shipment consists Of 800 hospital shirts,
.220 mufflers, 60 pillow cases, l.2Si pairs
OF socks. 1870 pairs Of gloves. 80 pairs
OF wristlets, 900 woollen undershirts. 800
4. 4 afVNH
Sir Johnston Forbes Robertson. the Eng
fish actor, Is selling his autographed
photograph for 81 and turning the pro-
ceeds over to the Prince Of Wales's ma
tonal relief fund. Any one desiring
copy should apply to Neville @. liigham
honorary secretary. 3s Wall street
\ number OF prominent actors and
actresses will take part in "A matinee
performance to be given at the Lyceum
Theatre on November l3 for the benefit OF
the British War Relief Association There
will be number OF sketches and scenes
from popular plays. Among those VINO
will take part are Olive Wyndham, Janet
Beecher Douglas Fairbanks, Patricia COL
hinge, William Faversham. David Bispham.
Andrew Mack. Brntr ce Herford, Villa
Holt Wakefield. Julie opp, Eugene Cowles
and Sallr Fisher.
The benefit performance for the fund
OF the Committee of Mercy which was to
have been given at the Park Theatre on
November 2 has been postponed until Mo-
ve-nber \. The change Of date has neces-
STATED n change In the list OF those who
will appear Lonely Haskell VIII have
charge Of the entertainment and the fol-
lowing artists have promised TO take part:
Holbrook Blinn. Olga Petrova. Kitty Cor
don. Joan Sawyer. Elizabeth Murray. Lad
die Clim, Emma Carus. Ray and Hazel
Cox, Irving Berlin. Harry Fox and fansci
Dolly, Martin Brown and Roszika Dolly
and Carter DE Haven.
Contributions to the Committee of Mercy
yesterday amounted to $l,274.56. In add
ton to the Park Theatre benefit the Com
inittea of Mercy Is cooperating with the
Belgian relief committee in arranging
benefit performance TO be given at the
strand Theatre on the afternoon OF No
yember %. Mrs. August Belmont In chair
man OF the committee OF arrangements.
Mrs. Martin H. Glynn, wife Of the Gov
ernor. will pour tea this afternoon at the
Red Cross bazaar at tho Liberty Theatre.
There will be dancing Mrs. Arson Stokes,
Mrs Oliver II. Bridgman, Mrs. Nelson II.
Burr, Mrs George X. Dyer. Mrs. Dudley
Field Malone. Mrs George Gordon Battle
and Mrs. stephen H. L. Pell will be pat
ronessos
Tonight will be cotton night" South
ern melodies and dances will be offered
by Al Browns Social Entertainment Club.
n
leen Howard and Louis Kredler of the
Century opera Company will grace THE
EVENING SUN Cotton Corner tomorrow
night.
The Rev. Jonathan G. Day has Installed
several sewing machines In Labor Temple,
Fourteenth street and Second avenue.
which are to be used in making garments
for the Red Cross. Materials are being
supplied by the women's organizations Of
number OF churches and the sewing Is
being done by men who have heretofore
been out of work.
1t was announced yesterday that $4,000
has been sent by the American Red Cross
TO the International Red Cross committee
at Geneva. Switzerland. to be used in de-
fraying the expenses OF the prisoners bu-
reau. which was organized to transmit
information concerning wounded prisoners
to their families and vice versa. The bu-
reau also transmits funds to prisoners.