The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-15
PHYSICIANS TO AID
BELGIAN CONFRERES
Doctors Of Many Cities Organize
to Send Boxes Of Food
and Clothing.
RELIEF FUNDS INCREASE

A national movement on the part OF
phvs!cians. surgeons and pharmacists TO
relieve the needy members OF their pro-
fessions in Belgium has been started
with the backing OF some OF the most
eminent practitioners in the country
They will raise money to ship boxes nlled
with food. clothes and medicines throuGh
the Belgian Relief Commission. pr.
Franklin Martin of chicago and Or Frank
+. Simpson OF pittsburg called yesterday
on I.indon W Bates, chairman OF the
commission, and arranged the details.
Some ii those who have Identified
themselves with the movement are Or.
Charles H. Mayo Of Rochester. MINI.
Dr.. William l.. Rodman, president OF the
American Medical Association; pr. j. NJ
Finney, president OF the American Col
lege Of Surgeons; Or, George H. simmons.
editor Of the journal OF the American
Medical dissertation. Or. Thomas l.. Sted-
man, editor of the Medical Record, and
Or. T.. w Taylor. editor OF the Boston
Medical and Surgical Journal
DR.. simpson, who is treasurer Of the
new ORGANIZATION, requests that funds b'
sent TO him in Pittsburg or in care OF tn.
editors of the journal Of the American
Medical association New York or to the
Boston Medical aud surgical Journal,
The organization was inspired by the
action of noted surgeons Of England, who
are already sending packages OF medical
material to Belgium,
The latest organization to join in Bel
gian relief work is the National Council
OF Jewish Women, which has notified Mrs
l.ndon W. Bates chairman of the
wOmen's section of the relief cumm.s-
sion, that the local branches VIII collect
food and give all the help in their power
Contributions amounting 10 Sl,333.5l
were received yesterday by Jacob ii.
Schih, treasurer OF the New York State
Board of thu American Red Cross, making
the ,o;al contributions TO date s4O2. 263.72
The fund for the relief Of the women and
children OF France (SecOurs Nationally
subscriptions 10 which should be sent to
Mrs whitney Warren, IL East Forty
seventh street. amounts to S49,4O47l, OF
which $50 was received yesterday, The
Belgian Relief Fund received s6.Sl7.39,
OF which $4,000 was contributed by the
Trenton branch. making a total of $500,
GO7S9. The Prince of Wales National
Relief Fund received s5SS.Sj, making a
total OF SH3,i33.9N. The Dollar Christmas
Fund for Homeless Bcgians received
32,S7s, making = Total Of S34,739, The
Committee of Mercy received S7475,
making total Of S6o43Ol0.
a benefit performance under the
auspices of IN, NV York Committee OF
the S,cours National VIII he held this
afternoon az the Shuhert Theatre 10
raise funds for the relief of French
sufferers u ne war The programme
will include william Favcrsham and Miss
Phyllis Ncilson-Terry in a scene from
"Romco and juliet ana Mrs Virginia
Brooks and Leslie Faber in THE Con-
slant OYER
T.. 'lcNaudcr Powell a newspaper cor
respondent who saw some OF the ngh; .
ing IN Belgium from Brussels to Ant.
wrrp, during which time he was with
the Belgian army and who later was
with the German army for "A time, win
lecture on Fighting in Flanders" at Car
nogic Han on December l6. Part of
the proceeds will go to Belgian relief