The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-13
TEN DAY CAMPAIGN
FOR BELGIAN FUND
Relief committee Holds "ln-
spiration" Dinner 10 Dis
cuSS Plans.
OTHER RELIEF EFFORTS

Plans for ten days whirlwind cam
oaisn 10 raise additional funds Tor ;he
peleian American Relief and rnemploy-
ment Fund were discussed at an inspira-
zion dinner held in tho Hotel Plaza last
nigh, and attended by more than 800
active or,crs. Among the speakers in
.,oduced by Richard yelling. treasurer
AZ ,he fund we're the Rev. Or. II. Pc
,.ira M.udcs. !. n, Larson. Dr. Albert A.
s,ovden. Alfred q. Wagstaff. chairman
o the fund the Rev DR.. John Wesley
Nil. Martin W. Littleton. Carl Davis
Robinson. William II. Hamilton. Anna
Bancroft Coushaine. Percy Mackaye.
NJ and Mrs Bour<e Cochran and Capt.
Alfred dupont of the Belgian army.
Announcement was made yesterday OF
various dances. teas and lectures which
xnl be held In the near future to secure
money The first tea for the campaign
workers will he held tomorrow at
p NJ Al the Plaza. Under the auspices
NJ the Paul Jones Club. the Special Re-
Ilef Society for Convaloscont Soldiers
Abroad and the Unemployed at Home
sul give a dance in the Della Robba
room oil the Hotel Vanderbilt ON Friday
evening. April IL. Among the pa
,rcnesses are Mrs. William Alexander,
Mrs John Jacob Astor and Mrs. Stewart
parney. while Alfonso de Navarro will
he chairman of the floor committee
I The first dane, OF the English Club
Gill be held at Keen's in West Forty
fourth street tonight at II 80 o'clock.
The club is composed Of English actors
and actresses. For the benefit of the
British American War Relief Fund John
Cowper Powys, English critic and lee
,urer, will speak next Friday at i. NJ.
Il the home OF Mrs. Charles II. Alex
mder. West Fifty-eighth street, on
"Johu Keats" and "Masetield."
Alexander J. Hemphill. treasurer OF
the commi Ssion for relief In Belgium. an
nounced Yesterday that the commission
prepared TO receive cash payments at
its offices II Broadway. ami will trans
mi, the money to any Belgian or Bel
sian institutian at the exchange rate.
k0ver 1000 such payments have been
made,
Many fresh appeals emphasizing the
necessity for added funds for use abroad
have been received. The American Am
buance Hospital in Paris has asked for
Twelve volunteer nurses Immediately.
Contributions should be sent to j. =.
Ncrsan 4 Co. The total contributions
have reached the sum OF s3s5.5i6.S4
Among yesterdays contributors were
Miss Marie Van Worst. 5000; Mrs Robert
Bacon, $40. and J. G. Thaw. 500.
The American Jewish Relief Commit
,ss announces that all persons desiring
70 send money abroad through the me-
dun Of the committee should call Il.
the office. SO William street.
The Vacation War Relief COMMITTEES
In It's last report states that the receipts
have grown TO the sum OF s7S.ls3.2..
The Servian Agricultural Relief Commit
tee announced that sl.03l was received
Yesterday from Mrs. Charles
Stewart Smith Of this city. Mrs. Whit
ney Warren, on behalf of the Secours
National Fund for the relief OF dest..
tute women and children in France. re-
ceived sii making the total OF the re-
ctip,s s65 $500.
The Belgian Relief Funds booth at
the Woman's Industrial Exposition at
the Grand Central Palace was we'll pat
ronized yesterday.
Auar relief clearing house for France
leaders in relief work In this country
for the purpose of facilitating the opera
tons Of the various organizations. Ar
rangements have been made with the
French Government Tor the free trans
po,'ation In France Of all relief ship
nsnts and with the French Line for the
.rse ocean carriage OF certain articles.
Among the officers of the clearing
touS are Joseph n. Cho4te. \. Barton
Hepburn, t. mas W. Lamont Henry
". Taft and Cornelius Vanderbilt. The
organLdtion has headquarters at Is
Bad street
With Yesterday contributions the
Persian War Relief Fund now amounts
r. s94427ll
For The benefit OF the American Women
German Descent Society Mrs. George
Rupert Of ) West Elghty-siAth street
vi give charity euchre AT the Hotel
Majestic 'his evening.