The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-29
SYMPHONY SOCIETY
RELIEF FUND S2,245
Red Cross Receives Proceeds Of
Two Concerts in Day, To-
falling 1868.
APPEAL MADE FOR CLOTHES

Jacob II. SchIN. treasurer ~ the New
York State board OF the American Red
Cross, announced last night that the total
contributions for the day we're s4.36s.7s.
bringing the total to date up to s29l, O73s5.
The large amounts contributed yesterday
were s2.245 raised last week at two con.
certs given by the symphony Society OF
New York and s1.36775 contributed
through Or. Bernhard Dernburg
The Belgian relief fund received &c.
so5.sS yesterday. bringing its total to
s223.7676s
Treasurer August Belmont OF the Com
mittee Of Mercy reported that contribu-
tons yesterday amounted 20 {l.46943.
making total receipts of s9769.04
The fund for the maintenance OF the
American Ambulance Hospital in Paris
now amounts to sl07,74l.6i. of which
s2,ie350 was received yesterday. J. +,
Morgan & Co. are acting as treasurer of
this fund.
The Vacation Committee war relief fund
reported receipts OF Sl,72O, making its
total 1886.
The French relief fund, OF which Mrs.
Whitney Warren Is In charge. received
an additional $40 yesterday. bringing it
to s22,s2l.73
George Conan has added 500 TO the
European actors war relief fund, ard
other checks have been received from
Milton Sllls and Mrs. W. II. Pancoast
OF Philadelphia.
New York business man has thought
OF n novel way of increasing the Belgian
Christmas barrel mite box. Each time
one OF his guests at home takes a drink
he has to put dime in the barrel: II he
takes a cigar he has to put in II nickel
II 49,. fg.s
OF articles needed by Belgian and other
refugee women and children. The list
includes wJollen blouses. warm skirts
boots and shoes, stockings, cotton che
misses, untrimmed knitted muters or
scarfs but above everything shawls, knit
ted. woven or made OF warm woollen ma
terial Sweaters are not wanted only
Young girls will wear coats some will
wear petticoats which will be useful for
children also simple. warm dresses and
knitted hoods, with long ends to throw
around the neck or with short cRpes "a
cover shoulders. Presents of yarn and
long knitting needles would be welcome
Secretary McAdoo will be at the Liberty
Theatre next Saturday afternoon b auc-
ton of his own bale OF cotton In THE
EVENING SUNS cotton corner, which will
no part OF the Red Cross bizaar. Mona
McAdoo and the Misses Burleson, daugh'
ters OF the Postmaster-G General. will walt
behind the cotton counter on friudy
This afternoon Douglas Fairbanks and
Patricia Collinge and Mrs. Fairbanks
will he nj tho corner
Miss Eleanor Satterlee, granddaughter
Of the late J. +. Morgan, bought pair oi
gray doves at the bazaar yesterday. 50
the only animal left Ia the rooster pre-
scented by Mrs. Martin II, Glynn. This
evening will be army and navy night
and an informal reception Will be giver
10 officers who attend.
new offlce Of the Red Cross has beer
opened at 6s1 Fifth avenue. where sur
gical supplies are given out and patterns
for making dresses for European children
are sold. The old offices were too small
ENGLEwooD, n. j., oct. 2s.-The Engle-
wood Comedy Club Is preparing two shows
for the benefit Of the Red Cross fund
Fifty Englewood women will act az
patronesses.