New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-22
AMERICAN MONEY
CLOTHED BELGIANS
Rockefeller Foundation
Tells How $4,000 Was
Spent on Refugees.
CARDINAL MERCER
PICTURE OF GRIEF
Editor Who Sailed on Relief
Ship Describes Woes of
Stricken Country.

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The Rockefeller Foundation, in re-
port made public yesterday, shows that
Belgium relief work cost the organiza-
tion $4,000, with which il supplied to
the needy 241,O33 articles of clothing.
The report shows that after the ap-
pointment of Charles Jenkinson as
special representative 10 investigate
conditions of the Belgian refugee
camps in Holland, he found that while
the Dutch government had provided
shelter and food for the refugees,
there was a lack of warm clothing,
which resulted in many cases of expos
ure and infant mortality.
ldleness was big problem, Mr..
Jenkinson found, and when clothing
began to arrive at Rotterdam, Mr.
Jenkinson put a large force of men
and women refugees to work sorting
and packing the garments. Up TO
Washington's Birthday l2,476 cases had
been sorted and packed. The cases con-
tanned 1,386,572 articles Of clothing, Of
which 9l4,222 were sent to the desti-
tute in Belgium and AZ, 1850 to Belgian
refugees in Holland.
James W. Bennett, news editor of
"The Roanoke (Va) Times" who acted
as purser on the first relief ship sent
by the Commission for Relief in Bel
GUM, after an automobile trip through
that country, wrote TO the commission
describing conditions as he found them
early in February.
81 shall never forget Cardinal Mer-
cier in Malines. There never shall
be blotted from my memory the picture
Of that tall, spare figure, "a tear on his
cheek, a courageous, noble man, un-
conquered by misfortune yet crushed
by a sense of overwhelming grief. At
Louvain, standing out against the pitt
full condition of the place once so i'm
posing, M0nsignor De Becker, OF the
American College, made brave but
fearful figure, who, when asked about
conditions, said: Unless we get more
supplies we must surely die
Mrs. Whitney Warren, Of rs East
Forty-seventh Street. announced yes
terday that she had received Sl2.12 for
the Secours National Fund for the Re-
lief of Destitute Children in France,
making the total of the fund ST. SOB. is.
The organization yesterday received
cable message from W. T. 3. HOllings-
worth, who is in Paris, urging the need
of supplies for mothers and their
babies born in captivity. Contributions
should be sent to Mrs. Warren.
Mr.. and Mrs. George l.. austin, Of
1880 Ocean Avenue. Brooklyn, who, at
the beginning of the war began tae
collection of pipes for soldiers, will IN
a few days ship 1000 pipes to Europe,
representing everything from the hum
Bile corncob to the proudest meer-
schaum, each with the name Of the
donor in the bowl.
The Persian War Relief Fund,
through +. NJ. Buckley, of Spencer
Trask & Co. 43 Exchange Place, yes
terday acknowledged receipt Of $4,000
in contributions, making the total up
to date $25,5537t.
August Belmont, treasurer Of the
Committee of Mercy, organized 10 aid
women and children of all countries
made destitute b. the war, yesterday
acknowledged the following contribu
tons: General Fund, S227; Polish
Fund, s25; Servian Fund Sl6O. Total
collected to date, $143.492.48.
The War Relief Clearing House, Of
Is Broad Street. has issued an appeal
for funds to supply artificial limbs TO
soldiers wounded early IN the war.
The American Jewish Relief Commit
tee received the following contribu-
tions from April Is to 10, inclusive:
Central Committee of the organization,
$4,000; collections from sisterhoods OF
Cincinnati, S910.42; Louisville, KY
Committee. $500; Temple Emanuel. of
Borough Park, $89l75; Passover Re-
lief Committee of New York, $500;
Rabbi J. H. Landau, New Mexico. $278:
Pittsburgh Community. $275; Tree Of
Life Congregation, 5000, and several
smaller gifts, making total Of So
312.16, which makes the amount col
lected 20 date $685., 1896.
The British Isles Association will
give a concert and reception az the
Parkway Assembly, Fifty-hrst Street
and Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn, Tue day
night, TO raise funds for the purchase
OF an ambulance.
Contributions amounting 20 $6O5.SO
we're received yesterday by Jacob II.
Schif, treasurer of the New York
State Board of the American Red
Cross for the European War Relief
Fund. The total contributions to date
are $3.50, S53.04. The contributors were
the Westchester County Chapter. Red
Cross, s494SO. and the Brooklyn Bowl
ing Green Club, Sill.
Moncure Robinson. who has just re-
turned to New York from the European
battle fields. has published an account
of some Of his experiences there in the
form Of letters from the front. The
booklet. Letters from Europe During
the War" will be sold for the benefit
of the British War Relief Fund, to
help sailors in the British navy.