The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-14
SACRIFICES SHOWN
IN WAR RELIEF MITES
Contributions to Funds Reveal
Many Instances Of Self
Denial.
G. b. SHAW SETS EXAMPLE

George Bernard shaw. who Is COM
ing TO this country to plead the cause
OF Belgium, has sent his check for
$3.50 to the American Commission for
Relief in Belgium. al - Broadway II
cannot dcccntly call on the world to
contribute to your funds without set
ting IN example myself writes Mr.
Shaw in hts letter received yesterday
Many instances OF sclf-denial are IN
yesterdays reports OF relief contributions,
Four study clubs OF Johnston, y. y
send the commission 500 obtained by
emitting bauqucis The Belgian Relief
Fund received S-j from ..gni tudonts
OF the Now YORK University Law
school. Three ,ttlr boys In pennsyl-
vania saved $ - hr doing without iunch,
Oh deserts Der.als Of "a Sunday school
class N DE Land. m. total So lttl"
New York brother and sister send -
eavcd from sacrificed toys. Two sweet
hearts of Seattle. wash sond 80, which
would otherwise have gone for Christ
mas presents TO each other.
The Belgian Relief Fund Yesterday
received It's largest contribution OF U.s.
OOo from the American Red Cross M
Washington n. g. this bringing the
funds total for the day 10 }3',s62.io;
grand total, SS33,J43.14
The women's section Of the American
Commission announced that the citizens
of Roanoke Va, in addition to carsoIhs
the Virginia. which has just sailed nave
pledged $500 a month for SIX months
Five women OF Chattanooga. Tenn. SEM
sl25 for condensed milk.
Mrs Percy Hamilton stewart OF PLAIN
field. y j., has put thirty unemployed
women 10 work sewing garments In the
garage OF her estate. Hundreds or gar
ments have already been shipped 10 the
war area by Mrs, stewart
Urgent appeals for Russian Poles IN
VV.rsav. were rcolved by the American
Polish Relief Committee, AS1 Fltth ave-
rue. treasurer, the Guarantee Trust Conn
many Money can sin be cablcd MI
and Arrs H. II Fagler contributed $1,000
whitney Warren. now in France, makes
another urgent appeal for contributions
TO the Secours National Fund, 10 East
Forty -sdyeuth street
The Committee of Mercy August BEL
mont. treasurer. 200 Fifth avenue yes
tcrday received 1856 % the total now
being tl0O.SA2.Sl
,rbe fourth slip OF tho Lafayette Fund,
W, Rochalubeau. sails Monday for Hayre
with $500 soldiers KITS
Tho American Jewish Relief Committee.
Felix NJ Warburg, treasurer, 80 william
street has "A total to date Of $3lll65.3s.
Tho committee wishes Ia warn an con-
t,ibutors not to recognize solicitors Tor
this fund who have not proper croden-
tinls Tho Office has moved from 1906
second avenue to IA Second avenue.
Contributions amounting TO S?lS226
were received by Jacob II, Schih, treas
urer OF the New York State Board Of
the American Rcd Cross Total contrl'
buttons to date have been S43S,39j,ji,
Ambassador Jusserand has just trans
mitted to the Red Cross a copy of a cable
he has received from NJ. Delcasse, the
French Minister Of Foreign Affairs, in
which he says:
please thank officially the generous
donors of the supplies announced In your
letter Of December 10. They constitute
on the part OF the American Red Cross a
new t.st.Eogy ~ ~" evmr"thv hv which
the Government ~ greatly touched -
THIS acknowledgment refers to the ship
msnt made BY the American Hod Cross or