New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-19
One Organization Asks
Only for Service, How
ever, Not Gifts.
Professionalism
TO GIVE A MATINEE
Red Cross Sends Two Hospital
Units Via Greece to Servia
Tomorrow.

The British War Relief Association,
Inc, wishes TO make il known that IL
is asking for gifts 6 clothing for
wounded and destitute soldiers alone.
The same applies to gifts of money,
which will be spent for material and
medical necessaries. The notice is
made because of another organization,
using almost the same name, which is
soliciting clothing for soldiers and
sailors on active service.
At the headquarters, los East 30th
St, il was said that tickets worth $4,000
were sold for the recent matinee per-
Torrance at the Lyceum.
The surgical dressings committee Of
the Vacation War Relief again sent
out call for workers and solicitations
for scraps of cotton or linen. Not a
single subscription has been asked for,
RS il is mo money, but service
campaign of relief.
Old sheets, towels, pillow cases, ia
blecloths, blankets and underclothes
received are sterilized by machines
which have been loaned. and are pre-
pared by workers who drop in and
spend as much time each day as they
can in helping in the work OF preparing
the materials received for bsndages.
Miss Anne Morgan, one of the organ
izers, has arranged for the distribu
ton OF the boxes of dressings in the
war zone.
Substitute for Card Playing.
Mrs. Willard has interested friends
to substitute folding" parties for
bridge gatherings. She plans to have
hostesses place piles of cotton and
linen squares on their bridge tables in
stead of cards. Mrs. Willard suggests
that the card players be reminded OF
how much more useful and interesting
it is to prepare these squares and rolls
of linen for wounded soldiers than
card playing.
The Dollar Christmas Fund yester-
day totalled $1,000. Yesterdays re-
ceipts of s757 included 1928 from read
ers of 1.-THE Evening Courier" of
Waterloo, Iowa, and third instalment
from 1.-The Herald" of Duluth, MINI.
One hundred dollars was received from
James p. Chalmers. Sir Johnston
Forbes-Robertson telegrsphed 500
from Kansas City. His message to
Henry Clews, the treasurer, said:
"Your Dollar Christmas Fund makes a
strong appeal TO me. ! shall be glad
to give a benefit for the fund on Christ
mas Day at the Cort Theatre, San
Francisco"
Distressing accounts Of misery and
hardship suffered by the women and
children in Poland have resulted in the
Polish National Relief War Fund being
organized. and help is asked from the
American public. Like Belgium" the
appeal states, POLAND is an innocent
victim of this terrific clash of arms"
The Polish National Relief Fund was
formed under the auspices Of the Po-
lish -American women of New York.
Nine. Marcella Sembrich is honorary
president. Mrs. Thomas F. Kraiesski
is president and Miss L. Krajewski, of
265 Central Park West, is treasurer.
Nearly $4,000 for Jews.
The total contribution of the Cen
trail Committee for the Relief Of the
Jews yesterday was sl9,463 80.
The Belgian Relief Fund now amounts
to s4sO,O4s Is. Contributions yester-
day totslled s7,247 SO, from the follow
ing: Miss Edith Scoville, 500; Harry
Sachs and Mrs. Spencer llsley, $500
each; "The Providence Journal" sew
enth contribution, S305; Warrenton
and Fauquier County, Va, s273 81;
John Reynolds Brown, J. P. Cooper and
"The General Public" of Petersburg,
Va, $500 each; citizens of Meadville,