New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-26
GIRLS ASK GIFTS
FOR WAR VICTIMS
American Aid Workers
Want Boy Scouts to
Help Collect Clothing.
NELSON LEAGUE TO
HOLD BENEFIT DANCE
Friends Deny Lady Paget Said
She Regretted British We're
Allied to Serbia.

The American Girls Aid. following
an appeal from those in charge of the
work Of caring for French women and
children victims of the war. yesterday
issued statement asking boys and
girls 20 help the Aid to collect cloth
ing and the other necessities TO carry
on its relief work.
"The Aid feels" Miss Marie Louise
Provencher. the secretary, said, that
il would be TO the credit OF every
American child 20 say after this ter
rible war. that he or she had had a
share in helping to relieve the want
and suferings of the little brothers
and sisters of France
"The boys could help by collecting
clothing from friends and the girls
by forming sewing circles The bags
sent by US TO the sufferers will bear
the name OF the boy a girl who made
the gift and the little ones on the
other side will write an acknowledge
ment. We would greatly appreciate
cooperation on the part Of the Boy
Scouts. will be glad to furnish any
information desired any day at the
Aids office, Room 1908, 80 Broad
Street"
The Serbian Agricultural Relief
Committee acknowledged the receipt
of an anonymous gift of $1,000. Mrs.
James s. Watson gave the organizs-
tion 5000, and Miss G. L. Frothing-
ton contributed 500. Other gifts re-
ceived bring the total fund up to
sl54,l76.ll. Miss F. Hastings, the
secretary, also expressed the com
mittee's thanks TO the men who be-
fore sending the committee a collection
of suits, had the clothing sent to
tailor to be put in perfect order.
!. Medvcdieff, formerly tenor Of the
Imperial Conservatory OF st. Peters
burg, and Madame Medvedief, formerly
dramatic soprano Of the Kief Opera
House, will be heard at the concert
to be given by the New York Chap
ter of Hadassah for the benefit of the
Palestine Emergency Fund, at the
Hotel Majestic on Sunday evening, De
cember s. Tickets can be mad from
Mrs. R. H. Hartog,nsis, ! West l05th
Street.
Under the auspices OF the Nelson
Lodge, Order Sons of st. George,
| bazaar, concert and Iance for the
benefit of the Prince. Of Wales Fund,
| organized 70 help war sufferers, will be
held tonight at the Amsterdam Opera
House, 800 West Forty-fourth Street.
The lodge has sent more than $1,000
for the fund, and with a programme
that includes the Scottish Pipe and
Drum Band, and many prominent stage
folk. as well as the dainty and use
full things made by the ladies for the
bazaar, the officers expect 10 raise
several thousand dollars in addition,
Friends Of Lady Paget, the English
noblewoman who is being held by Ger
mans and Bulgarians in conquered
Serbian territory, are aroused over the
report that, while applying for ad-
mission TO the Bulgarian Red Cross
she expressed regret that England was
allied TO serbia. lney hdEe PiN'nHS"
upon Francis Hartman Markoe, VINO
was associated with Lady Paget in her
hospital work in Serbia this year, to
issue a denial in her behalf
ITO those who like myself have had
the good fortune to work under her
in Serbia writes Mr.. Markoe, "as
we'll as those who know of her de-
votion to the Serbian wounded through
out this and former wars, such a state
ment needs no denial, being on its
face too obviously absurd
Since his return TO this country Mr..
Markoe has associated himself with the
work of the Serbian Agricultural Re.
lief Committee. He is chairman oil
the committee that is to conduct
charity ball for the benefit OF the
Serbian War sufferers, at the Hotel
/ Biltmore, December 10.