New-York tribune., 1914-11-17
Members of Ballet Re-
hearsing at Her Home for
"Pandora's Box"
$3,927 FOOTBALL
GIFT TO RED CROSS
Money for Medical Supplies
Asked-Belgian Committee
Opens New Branch.


the home OF &:s5 Anne Morgan, 2l9
Madison ay The rosy hours" will
dance there to-day and the "playmates"
tomorrow. These are groups in the
ballet of one hundred young girls who
will appear in "Pandoras Box" the
paut0mimo that is TO be given at the
tth Regiment ArmOry on December i
and for The benefit of the war suf-
terers
The nine solo characters have daily
rehearsals under the direction of Miss
Mary Goddard Kellogg, and the vari-
Gus groups that will form the back
ground rehearse two or three times a
week.
Charles c. Curran, Y. A., is painting
g series Of colored sketches of the
dancers, and they will be on exhibition
On November 10 and 20 in some gal
lery to be decided upon later.
Miss Morgan SAID yesterday that the
vacation committee, of which she is
treasurer, was making a special plea
20 women through the country 20 send
linen and cotton cloth TO the vacation
headquarters, at 80 West 38th st. The
war relief committee has opened loft
at Al West 38th st., where every day
women meet to make bandages and
congresses.
Mrs. Mary Hatch willard, chairman
OF the surgical committee that has this
work in charge. announced last week
that tea would be served every after
noon TO tempt men friends of the wom-
en- who volunteered for duty 10 drop
i'm and watch the women at the work Of
rolling and sterlizing baudages. The
yesterday.
Football has just given the Red
Cross $3,927 ~. That sum was realized
Saturday in the collection between the
halves Of the Yale-Princeton game, at
Princeton. The nat was passed among
the fans, and they gave generously.
The money was forwarded yesterday to
the headquarters Of the Red Cross IN
Washington.
Contributions amounting to S2,3s3 81
were received yesterday by the New
York State Board Of the Red Cross,
Jacob H. Schif, treasurer. Among the
larger gifts were S727 25 from the
Westchester County Chapter Of the
Red Cross; SG05 56 from the Brooklyn
Chapter; 1865 from the Ever Ready
Girls Club, Of Madison, y. j.; SAP 20
from an entertainment held by the
Glen Ridge, y. j. public schools, and
500 from the Women's Fortnightly
Club. at Riverdale, y. Y. The total
contributions 20 date are now S34I,-
333 30.
Angsthetics are needed above every
thing else on the battlehclds, 1t rs
said. A. NJ Kelly. secretary Of the
British War Relief Association, has
Just received letter from Or. II. Mac
donald Peggs. who is IN France iuves-
tigating conditions for the association,
describing how great IS this need.
The woman's section Of the Ameri-
can Commission for Relief IN Belgium.
of which Mrs. Llndon w Bates rs
chairman, the other members being
Miss Anne T. Morgan, Miss Maude
Wetmore, Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt,
Miss Mary Parsons, Mrs. Edward x.
Hewitt and Mrs August Belmont, Is
working hard to get what is most
needed by the nou-combatants- food.
The committee yesterday reiterated its
appeal for gifts Of -perishable food
20 be shipped 20 Belgium.
The work Of the Belgian Relief Fund
has grown so great that 10 has been
necessary TO open an uptown branch. at
2S1 Fifth av. Il IS iu charge of Pierre
Mali, consul genera, for Belgium;
Johnston de- Forest, l.. !. Garcey and
A. Wright. The committee % assisted
hv a woman's auxiliary, OF which Mrs
Johnston De Forest is chairman. Mem
hers Of the auxiliary will be a. the
branch every day from 9 o'clock until
$3.50. ready 20 receive gifts Of money
clothing. materials for sewing aud knit
ting and foodstufis, provided they are
not pcrlshablc
The Rev. J.. !. Stillcman. president Of
the Belgian Relief Bureau and the
Belgian Relief Committee. issues "a
statement jiscouraging attempts 20
bring homeless Belgians or t0 provld"
permanent homes here for those who
have been brought.
Contributions 10 tho Belgian Relief
Fund now total S475.l9l 90, Of which
SI,169 20 was contributed yesterday.
Gifts Of 500 and over were:
Relief fund of Cortland, y. T."
S406 25: the fifth contribution of The
Providence Journal" S1,210Si; ladies'
of the city of Roanoke. S4f0 02, the
Somerset Hills War Relief Committee
$500; the Acorn Guild, Sl60; the guests
of the Edgemere. S145 IS; Mrs c. 5.
Brooks. 500, ". A. r, 500; Mary B..
Adams. 500: Mrs. T.. S. Sullivan, 500;
John Bushnell, 500; Robert NcAdams,
500. Frank C. Alden, 500. War Re
lief Fund Of Duluth, Sl98 50, S0mer-
set Hills War Relief Committee, $40;
George a. Lyon. 500; Alex Klein, 500;
a Friend" 500, and "Thc Christian
Advocate 500.
August Belmont, treasurer OF the
Committee Of Mercy yesterday ac-
knowIedeed contributions amounting
TO S66l %. headed by q gift Of $50
from +. Ambrose Clark.
The contributions 70 the fund for the
American Ambulance Hospital in Paris
now total S15j.673 6S. Yesterdays re-
ceipts amounted 70 S2,l56. Among the
givers were the Cleveland committee,
which sent $500; Mrs. Joseph T. Tow
er, 5000; Alice z. SturgIs, 500; Mrs.
S. W. Lambert, 500, and "345," 500.
The fund for the relief Of the women
and children Of France now amounts TO
S3011j. Fifty-dve dollars was received
Yesterday. The treasurer for this fund
is Mrs Whitney Warren, Is East Attn
st.
Henry Clews, treasurer of the Dollar
Christmas Fund announces Jaat the
receipts now exceed $4,000, Of when
the greater part has been received IN
small sums. Saturdays subscription
list totalled S51s, and yesterday $3.50.
Gifts included the collection OF 500
from readers Of THE New Mexican
Santa Fe, y. ". The Mayor Of Or
lando, Fla, L. F. Sperry, sent S11, re-
ceiyed from sympathetic citizens, and
he suggests that all Mayors might open
funds for the stricken people. Charles
II. Osgood. of Norwich. Conn, and W..
G. Low, Of New York, each sent sloo-
The sale of many boxes for the gaia
performance by Anna PavIowa and her
comDanv At the Metropolitan Opera
House on November % for the benefit
of the Red Cross was announced by