New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-09
WOMEN TO TRAIL
$4,000 "CIVERS"
Committee of 1000 Forms
Here to Help Belgians
and Unemployed.

The women Of New York will now
take hold of the work of collecting
money for the Belgisns. A committee
of one thousand has been orgnlzed to
make a systematic hunt for the dollars
which have hitherto escaped conscrlp-
ton by the other war relief commit
tees. It will collect funds for the
Belgian Relief Fund. the Committee Of
Mercy and the Vacation War Relief
Committee, of which Miss Anne Nor
gan is chairman.
The prominent officials of the new
committee are men, although il was
stated yesterday at the headquarters,
- Broad Street, that most OF the
workers would be women. Alfred
Wagstaff is chairman. Frederick T..
Frellnghuysen, secretary, and Richard
Yelling, treasurer. The list Of patrons
includes Cardinal Farley. Mrs. John
Jacob Aston. Otto Kahn, Mrs. Douglas
Robinson. Mrs. VI. Orme Wilson. Nor
timer L. Schff, and the Rev. Ernest
VI. Stires.
A ten days campaign will be con-
Quoted from April - TO "a. The start
will be on Monday night, with ban
quet at the Hotel Plaza. After that
every day at o'clock there will be a
tea at the hotel, at which prominent
speakers will address the workers, and
each committee will tell the story OF
its days accomplishments.
The committee is organized under
captains, each in command OF ten
workers. Each worker is expected 10
secure contributions from ten persons
A list of $4,000 potential givers has
been prepared. ,.,,
The money collected Will be divided
between the Belgians and the unem-
ployed in this country. The immediate
occasion for the organization OF the
committee was the information which
came 20 several prominent citizens
that unless more funds were raised
AZ once the shops for the relief of un-
EMPLOYED would be discontinued. Five
thousand dollars has already been
raised. and substantial payments made
10 the needy organizations.
Miss Anna Bancroft Coushaine and
Mrs Clara A. White are the two cam
raion directors Others who are pa
irons or captains OF committees are:
John q Agar Miss Elisabeth Mar
george Grey Barnard bury
william Henry Bar Percy Maciayc
num. John Emery Mclean
Mr. William Han NJ. Re-, q rerera
ford Beers. M"nies
Gordon Knox Bell George Middleton.
Mrs Charles :. ". Barclay Parsons
Brown. Ur. Edward L. Par
T. Leslie cotton. fridge.
NIrs 4 Walpolo Mrs A. Moore Rich
Draigio. ard.
Mrs John r. proNel Tho Rev. Samuel
Mrs James b. Eustis. Schuimdu.
Mrs Birncy Fellowes Ms. r. Van Nors,
Harry Harkn'ss Se"ell
Flagler. Mortimer l. Schin
The Roy. Or. Percy pr. Alfred Stillmsn.
Stckney Grant Mrs William Cum
Gerald Hun Gray. minss story.
Norman iIapgooi. MIS-. Lindsey Tappin.
Mrs Philip Hiss Mrs. 9. g Winston.
Mrs John Henry The Right Rev. John
Hammond ". Hamilton
Dr. Charles Hitch Mrs Earriette John
cock ston Wood.
Harry - Horins tr Mr.. VI. Dr. den
Ms "a lasier brewer.
ZONES Mr. j. =. Armer
~. II Van Rcnsse- Miss Zelia 7 McCord
laer Kennedy. Miss \ Marguerite \.
Mis- Fola Ia Fol- Can.
iet,e Or Frances ". Nor.
u,r.fqror NJ I La roll
yelle Miss Evelyn VI. Den
Mrs Frances q. niSon
Lloyd Mrs sidney pllen1of
The Hon. Pierre Mrs Algenon Alfre,
Mali. Lgso---