The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-14
MRS. BELMONT PLANS
WAR AID BY SPUGS
She and Others Of the Society
Will Use Dues for Women
Sufferers.
THOUSANDS IN DAYS GIFTS

Three birds with one stone--that is the
campaign tho Spugs are planning for this
year. They are going 10 make garments
and furnish supplies for the European
hospitals and war refugees. while giving
employment to unemployed women who
have lost their places because OF war
conditions and the wives and daughters
OF reservists, at the same time trying to
place as many of these women In perma-
nent positions as they may
Every day must De Christmas this
year." said Mrs Augut Belmont presi-
dent OF tho Society for the Prevention
of Useless Giving. yesterday. "All spug
dues vii, be used this year to nelp en-
ploy the unemployed. Bigh; Spugs, at
10 cents each, Will give employment for
one day The real meaning Of Christ
mas is to give generously, unselhshly and
thoughtfully."
Miss Anne Morgan is treasurer or the
Spugs and her headquarters Is at as West
Thirty-ninth street.
$4,000 Credited to "H."
The American Ambulance Hospital
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day. the days contributors being s4,44i.
OF which $4,000 was credited to an H
account and presented through Mrs.
Brandegee. J. r. Morgan q co. are
handling this fund.
The Belgian Relief Fund is getting
close to the 100000 mark. S9.3l3.l9 be-
ing sent In yesterday. The total Is now
s457,259.s7. r. s. Brewster and Mrs.
Caroline X. Mason each gave $1,000 and
IL. w. r. gave to the Brooklyn mead
quarters $4,000 as a second contribution
But in spite of these contributions the
/ fund has been nearly depleted at this
time, as a great deal of cash has been
sent to Minister Van Dyke and two ship
! loads OF food have been purchased. The
steamer Agamomnon, placed at Tie ais
posal of the committee by the Rookie
| Teller Foundation. l. being rapidly loaded.
| She will sail the day before Thanksgiving
with $500, 900 worth OF provisions.
The committee is urgently appealing 20
tho public for money for more food sup
Plies. which are bought at the lowest pos
sible prices. Four or five steamer loads
are needed Immediately.
The Red Cross total is now 3il,o79.13,
| Of which S496.26 was received yesterday
| by Jacob III. Schiff. treasurer OF the state
fund. Besides the cash quantity OF
knitted and crocheted garments were re-
Ceived.
Mr.. Jerome's Description.
| Just how the Belgians are suffering is
| told In letter received by Henry Clews,
| managing the Dollar Christmas Fund. II
was written by Jerome X. Jerome, the
author and part of 1t follows.
| Il have seen these poor people and
| thank you for the work you are doing.
| They have fed. crying and sobbing, from
| their homes three or -four days before
with a pitlful little bundle of such things
as they could snatch ut as they ran
| from room to room: a few cheap rinkets
| that had seemed TO them such treasures
| in one an absurd. gaudy clock; II had
| been a wedding present--raroly anything
| of much use.
.'They have the clothes they fastened
on with trembling hands while listening
for the dreaded clatter OF uhlan hoots
upon the village street. They reach H.
In England with the look OF hunted ami
mails. And then as one goes about them
irving to comfort them, life comes PACK
and they begin to cry.
The young women and the children
they may find now roads to build aEain
But II is the old men and women that are
the saddest to look upon. They seem &c
be always looking back. All one can DC
for them IL to whisper that the children
are safe. that the little ruined home shal
be built up again by the children tha'
We are going to see to that
More for Princes Fund.