New-York tribune., 1914-11-24
CLOTHING NEEDED
FOR BELGIAN AID
Relief Committee Issues
Appeal for Blankets
and Wraps.
FUNDS FOR WAR
SUFFERERS INCREASE
Contributions from All Over
Country Continue to
Assist Work.

The Belgian Relief Committee issued
special and urgent appeal for
blankets and warm clothing for the
destitute in Belgium yesterday. The
list of articles requested includes
shawls emitted or made Of warm
woollen material, large enough TO
cover the head and shoulders), woollen
blouses, skirts, boots. shoes and stock
ings, knitted scarfs and muiTlers,
simple. warm dresses for children and
knitted hoods with long ends to throw
around the neck and shoulders
Clothing will not be received at the
Office Of the committee at 10 Bridge
ST., but should be sent to the Bush
Terminal, in Brooklyn. No secondhand
clothing VIII be accepted.
The Belgian Relief Fund amounted
to S530.033 II. Among the contributors
we're: Trenton Belgian Relief Fund,
$4,000; Rochester Fund, Sl,94410; lee
ture by 5. Eiseman. S469; citizens Of
Madison, Wis, $3.50; ]. +. Thomas
$50; citizens Of Cortland, y. Y,
1898 30; employees OF Northern Iron
Company, S165 30; providence Jour
nal" Sl9f; Edna II. Barges, 500, and
G. b. GlessneI, 500.
The Dollar Belgian Fund. Of which
Henry Clews is treasurer. amounted to
$4,000. Mrs. Robert S. Evans, Of Bos-
ton. gave $500; readers Of "The New
Mexican" Santa Fe, S694; readers Of
"The Duluth Herald" $77; Miss May
White, 500; Miss Elvine Richard
800; George c. Smith, 800; K
Kemble, of Albany, 500; Mrs. +. Ell
lott Lewis, of Ridgefield, Conn. $50
The American Ambulance Hospital
Fund amounted 10 Sl7S,O57 %. The
Cleveland committee sent $500. Charles
Decring $3.50, and Miss c. Purdy, from
concert, S255.
The fund for the relief Of French
women and children amounted TO S3l,-
1874 81. Mrs. Winchester Bennett sent
1,0O7, collected from the citizens OF
New Haven.
The Red Cross Relief Fund amounted
TO $36l,l5O 80. Among the contributors
were:
Century Opera Company benefit .............. S6O5
Proceed, Of concert given By Mss Henrietta ...
Christ church. swansea. Mas. 100
Proceeds o. concert a. The Greeu1rler. White
sulphur Sprngs. ". ......-........... 93
Shakespeare club. Of Daila-. Tex. ..--...... 20
The Prirce Of Wales fundAamounted
TO S75,379 Is. There was an anony-
nous gift of $500 and Sl08 from "The
Pawtucket Evening Times
The surgical dressings branch of the
Vacation War Relief Committee sent
its second shipment Of bandages and
y.1 rt..
Touraine Yesterday. The supplies
were consigned to Nine. Emanuel Jou
bert, of st. Briac. where large numbers
cf wounded soldiers are being cared
for More volunteers are needed AZ
the workrComs Of the committee. Al
West 3Sth ST. Miss Anne Morgan is
treasurer Of the committee. and Mrs.
Mary Hatch Willard chairman.
The Committee of Mercy received
1854 So from a charity ball held in
Newark. Ohio, and $50 from Mr.. Will
lam b. Nichols, OF Brooklyn, for the
general fund
Amorg those who have contributed
10 the Vacation War relief work are
Mrs. James Speyer, $50; Mrs W. Emer-
son. 500; Somerset Hills Wa Relief
Committee. 500: Miss Mary Ogden,
$50; Mrs. John Sanford, 500; Mrs. c.
n. Bliss, $50; collection from Amherst
Williams football game, S5s; Miss c.
r. Dyer, $50; Mrs W. Emerson. $50;
anonymous, S52 10; Mrs. Collins,
S207 46; Mrs. Charles VI. Pratt. $50;
Miss Grace Bigelow, $3.50; Mrs. C.
Holmes, 500, and Mrs. George n
Allen, $50
Dormitorics at New York University
were ransdcked yesterday in the inter
ests of the Belgian refugees in Eng
land. The students will continue the
work of collecting clothing and money
to-day and tomorrow at the college on
University Heights and at the School
Of Commerce on Washington Square
where Dean Joseph French Johnson
was the first TO start the relief work
Professor Finley Foster is chairman
of the facnlfu com IN n ffnn nf The cnllnnn