The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-22
AIDS THOUSANDS
OF NEEDY BELGIANS
Rockefeller Foundations War
Relief Commission Reports
on It's Work.
FINDS JOBS FOR MANY

The Rockefeller Foundation made
public last night part OF the report
Of It's War Relief Commission, which
has been distributing clothing among
the Belgian refugees in Holland and
finding employment for them. Charles
Jenkinson, the commissions special rep
resentative in Holland. found that the
Dutch Government could provide food
and shelter. but was unable to do more
He found an imperative need for cloth
ing and for employment to allay the
discomfort OF the refugees.
Acting upon these findings the foun-
dation's War Relief Commission under
took to distribute the clothing contri-
buted from all parts OF the world and
to give employment to the women
through the organization OF sewing
ella sses. the products to be distributed
among the Belgians In Holland. The
foundation contribu ed $500 to finance
these two activities.
BY agreement with the Commission for
Relief in Belgium Mr. Jenknson took
charge of the classification and distri-
button OF all contributed clothing, and
the refugees were employed in these
activities so that they might he self
supporting. or this work the report says
UP to and including February 20, 49,
i76 cases had been sorted and packed in
two warehouses and sent to various parts
of Belgium and Holland. These cases
contained 1.3S6.572 articles OF clothing
Of which 91i222 went to the destitute
In Belgium and 472,3j0 to Belgian refu-
gees In Holland. In addition at that
time about 5000 cases remained to he
unpacked or were en- route to Rotterdam
"One can get an idea OF the content g
Of the cases already distributed when II
| Is said that up TO February 30 there had
been delivered TO the Comite National
de Secours ct Authorization In Brussels
2il,03i articles of clothing for men. in
Guiding 1879 overcodts, 3i.9l3 coats
and jackets and 1880 trousers.
For women there had been delivered
1924. l65 articles, including 66.S23 cloaks
| i2,ll0 Jackets and coats and 1877
shoes, and for children 2S0.775 articles
| 250.2S3 of which were suits Some
| 10000 miscellaneous articles. both cloth.
ing and household goods. were also
sent into Belgium.
The parcels ~ clothing Distribute
! through Holland included l33.sef
articles for men. li3.ii9 for women and
| 1884 for children.
Mrs. Whitney Warren ~ iS Eas
! Forty-seventh street received YESTERDAY
! the following cablcgram from ". r. r
| Hollingsworth. who went to France re
Gently TO investigate conditions amonl
! the non-combatants.
81 have witnessed tho return -
French civil prisoners. arriving at tn,
rate of about 1000 each day. in a desti
! tute condition Hundreds Of babies ar.
born In captivity and their only .!othiul
l. improvised from the mothers sole,
and tattered ralment. Great need Z,
! babies outfits. outer and under clothin.
FOR women and children and shoes OF al
/ kinds. TIL" return OF 1901 600 more ciyI
/ prisoners expected"
The following contributions verc ac
/ knowledged yesterday by the yariou,
war relief organizations:
; American Red Cross, sso5.so; total
siS0.s5SOi
Committee OF Mercy, sass: total
| slt3.4924S
Secours National Fund, slelc, total
f7l.5O315.