New Britain herald., 1915-11-27
FUND FOR SERBIA
 IS STARTED HERE
Miss Hart Will Receive Contribu-
 tionS for Stricken Country

letter was received in New Brit ain in this mornings mail from Miss Hastings, secretary of the Serbian Agricultural Relief committee If America, emphasizing the terrible need of Serbia and stating that, the committee will send such funds as are at it's command on a ship which will sail for Serbia early in Decet2- Der.
 Many readers of the Herald VIII have noticed the appeal for aid to the Serbians which was published in Hartford followed by long list or names of Hartford's foremost citizens who are interested in this particular branch of relief work.
 A few women of New Britain whose sympathies have been. deeply stirred by the pitiful condition of the orphan children of Serbia, have been endeav- bring to raise little fund to help toward their special needs. up to date s7SOO has been donated toward this fund and it is hoped that this may be largely increased within the next few days. The money which has already been received will be sent especially to aid the children of Serbia, but it deemed advisable now to send all money which may be received hereafter, to the committee to use at it's discretion, unless the do- nation is marked flor the Serbian Children"
 There as so many desperate needs that it seems hopeless to try to enu- merate them, but one item will come with terrible force to many people who have endured physical suffering themselves-there hasn't been money enough to furnish the chloroform needed for the amputations and oper- ations which have had to be per- formed, and unspeakable suffering has been the result May not some relief be sent to these suffering Ser
 bians directly from the prosperous city of New Britain.
 The little fund which has been re- ferred to is in the hands of Miss Es- telle M. Hart of 154 West Main street, who is in close touch with the work of the general committee in Now l charge of any money for this cause. Checks may be made out to Miss Hart or to "The Serbian Agricultural Relief committee, and will be prompt ly forwarded by her.
 Miss Hastings, in her letter of this morning, writes, "Four of the large war relief committees here are in conference together. as to ways of es- foh c in To iSci n composed entirely of Americans, to distribute relief to Serbian sufferers. Their plans are not ready for publica- tion as yet, but this much may be said, that two ships are scheduled to sail for Serbia early in December, one of which will take our shipment, and the other Mrs. Harriet Boyd Hawes, the famous archaeologist, who will go to Greece, where she has lived for many years and knows every one of importance, to distribute these SUD- plies among the Serbian refugees in Macedonia. She will go for us, prop erly ly equipped with means for dis that she should meet with any diff ficulty in Macedonia
 It may interest those citizens who would like to contribute to this fund to know the names O1 a few of those constituting the committee. President Elliot heads list as honorary president. Then follow among the names, Prof. Pupin, Hon Consul General of Ser bia; William H. Welch; president of board of directors, Rockefeller Inst; w. J. Mayo, M D.. Rochester Minn. Samuel T. Dutton, r.. L. D.; Walter B. James, president New York Academy of Medicines; Rt Rev. Chauncey B. Brewster: bishop of Connecticut: Charles Seribner; Bishop Lawrence of Massachusetts, and many others equally we'll known.
 No contributions are to small to be ff,l