Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-29

ed out that while Il number OF persons
IN Washington had made generous in
dividuaI gifts the people had not re-
spondcd promptly in the Natona
Capital they have in many other
places, to contribute at once a big vol
ume of relief.
1t was decided to close the head
quarters in the Cripps building De
Cember 20. and the hope was expressed
that by that time Washington Will
have upheld it's reputation for gen
Will Ship Clothing.
Another committee was authorized to
take charge for immediate shipment
OF the thirty large cases of clothing
that have been collected and assorted
by the committee of women at the
headquarters.
Young women's schools and acad-
"mles of Washington are taking an IN
terest in the relief work. and several
have offered to arrange entertainments
foC the food fund. The executive com
mittee yesterday considered number
authorized several.
on of these is to be given Friday
evening in the chapel of Washington
college. Sd and T streets northeast 1t
is 10 consist of tableaux or picture
poses. representing many of the mas
rsrpIece pictures. This affair has been
arranged under the direction of Mrs.
F. Menefee. wife OF the president of
Washing ton College. The young ladies
have been drilled by Miss Lucy Feagin.
teacher of expression. and Harry Pat
terson Hopkins. director of music.
livery young woman in the school is to
take part.
The school children have taken an in
Jerest in the barrel campaign. Many of
them have taken the small barrels in
which TO collect dimes, each barrelful
being sufficient TO purchase a barrel of
nour one little girl in two hours col
lected 81 yesterday afternoon. Each
child is thus shown how il is provid-
ing food to keep some little Belgian
hoy or girl from starving.
Wage Successful Campaign.
The Chevy Chase Camp Fire Girls
have reported that they are very sue
cessful in their collection of clothing
Tor children, and that they have had
number OF pledges of canned milk,
matted milk. etc, as food supplies for
the babies. The 'Tahesha" Camp Fire
Girls of Central High School started
to work with the same object last
evening. and have promised to make
garments for children.
Money collections at the headquarters
yesterday amounted to S60.11. This
brings the total collections of the Dis
trict committee to more than $500
Individual contributions to the cen
trail relief committee from Washing
tonians have amounted to more than
10000.
come all day to Emmanuel Havenith
the Belgian minister, executive chair
man of the central relief committee
from the thirty-five states where or
ganized collections are being MADE 1oi
the Belgians, and in twenty-seVen OF
which there are general state commit
tees. In many of these the governors
are serving as chairman OF the state
organization. Nearly every one OF these
states is planning to send one or NOR.
ship cargoes to the starving BeiSlans
supplementary List.
In addition to the contributions to
the Belgian relief fund as officially
acknowledged in The Star last Sunday.
this supplementary list has been fur
nished by the Belgian minister, r.
Havenith. as executive chairman OF
the central committee.
Among the largest, contributors
throughout the country have been the
committee of Philadelphia Cthird con-
tributionb. 81 900; Belgian Fraternity,
CoIumt1S. ohio, $465.50: committee OF
Bostol Sfrst contribution, $4,000:
committee of Kansas City tfrst con
iributiony. $3.50; committee of Phila
.elphia Fourth contribution). $1,000;
New orleans committee Fourth con-
,rjbution). S200; Mrs. X. W. Straw
bridge. Philadelphia, $500: Cardinal
Gibbons. 1851: committee OF ihiladel-
phia thfth contribution). $4,000; com
1nittee OF Boston Csecond contribution).
$4,000: Richmond Va, committee (first
contribution). s5l1: New Orleans com
,nittee Itifth contribution), $500;
Franco Belgian committee, Pittsburgh
,first contribution. $1,000: Mrs. Mary
Hearn Grenns, Ridgefield. Conn. $500;
tion). $40; wcnan's dollar fund New
York. $1,000; Mrs. A. L. Morton, New
York. $500; Senator du Pont. 500: JOIN
Lee estate, Sharon, Pa. $3.50; Detroit
y u. Thompson. Duluth. Mimi, 500
Mrs. Ruth Spaldiug, Chicago, $500
Anonymous, $500: Anonymous. 500;
American Window Glass Company
Pittsburgh, $3.50; Richmond. Va, com.
mite. (second contribution). s960S7
Grand Lodge, A. T. a y. 500; Anony.
nous by II. ". $1,000; Seattle commit
tee Chrst contribution). 81 ,3O4S0; At
ianta. Ga. committee first contribution
sos; san Francisco committee FIRST con.
tributionb. $1,000; Miss Josephine Cobb
81. Louis, Mo, 5000; New Orlean:
committee 6sixth contribution), 5000
New Orleans committee (seventh con
tribution), 5000; Belgian-Franco Relic
Society, Nincennes, Ind. $500. Mrs
Harriet w. Staff, Charlottesville, Va
500; A. kinssbury. Pittsburgh. Pa
vile. KY, 800; D. D. Walker. Mrs
Martha W. Patterson and ]. T. Walker
all of st. Louis, 500 each: Anonymous
Chicago. $3.50: Kansas City committe
Fourth contribution). $1,000; St. Loui
committee (frst contribution). $3.50
Atlanta committee (second contribu
tion), 500; Mrs. A C. Manson, Lynch
burg, Va, collection, $500; Fred Z
Shoaff, Fort Wayne. Ind, collection
1915; Randolph Macon Woman's Col
lege. S160; Cleveland committee (firs
contribution). s1.025: Anonymous s10O
n. w. Dickinson, st. Joseph, Mich
800; Mrs. George Gaulbert. Louisville
Ky, 800: Rev. II. V. Van Walleghen
Client. Mimi, $500; f. Rosenthal, Savan
nah. Ga, s123.75; Anonymous. Boston
$3.50: Mrs. II. w. Plat, charlottesville
Va, collection, $3.50: Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas F. Baynes, Wilmington. Del
$3.50; Nine. Slifer tAtlanta Allianc
Francaise). $3.50; John X. Van DerliI
Minneapolis. 800: Mgr. Ryan, Altor
ILL.,. 800: ID. NJ. Bates, Lewiston. Me
800; William T. Wilgus. New York