New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-11
LYNDON BATES, JR.,
EULOCIzED in DEATH
"Gave His Life TO Human
ity," Ambassador Page
Says of Victim.
FARRAR, GRlEVlNG,
TO SING FOR RELIEF
American Girls Receive Thanks
for Aid Sent to Little Ref
ugeeS in France.

Ambassador Page cabled his sympa-
thy yesterday TO Linden W. Bates,
vice chairman Of the Commission for
Relief in Belgium, and Mrs. Bates in
their bereavement through the prob
able death of their son, Lindon Bates,
jr, who went down with the Lusitania
after going below TO assist children.
81 am informed" the message read.
chat your son was travelling in the
service Of the Commission for Relief in
Belgium. His life was lost in the ser
vice of humanity. May add my sym
pathy?"
A high tribute 10 Mr.. Bates was also
received by his parents from the di-
rectors OF the commission abroad. IL
read:
I'VE. the directors OF the commission
in Europe, tender you our deepest
sympathy We have today confirmed
by telegraph from all our directors
the following resolution: Lindon
Bates, jr., at the inception of this com
mission, volunteered his great ability
Der Of our executive body. He has
labored unremittinGly and with su-
preme devotion 10 this self-.mposed
task Of saving the people of Belgium,
and he has given his life in this ser
vice. Herbert Hoover, John White,
Oscar Crosby. Albert Connect, Willard
Hunsiker, Edgar Richard, Willard
Shaler and Charles Young.
Farrar, Grieving, Will Sing.
Geraldine Farrar, who is expected
to appear in the benefit performance
Of Carmen" at the Metropolitan Opera
House Thursday night, has been al
most Frustrated by the Lusitanie dis
aster, in which a number Of her close
friends lost their lives.
Rehearsals are being held at her
home in West Seventy-fourh street,
and she declares she will appear in
the title role on the evening OF the
performance. Only Miss Farrar's in
tense interest in the destitute mid
inettes," or sewing girls of Paris, who
are TO benefit by the reopcning OF
the opera season, had kept her from
giving way 70 her grief and abandon
ing the performance.
Among the patronesses nre Mrs.
William X. Vanderbilt, Mrs. Ogden
Mills, Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, Mrs.
Theodore Roosevelt, ir.; Mrs. George
Eustis, Mrs. j. Borden Hartman, Mrs.
Philip LydiG. Mrs. Payne Whitney,
Mrs. Leonard Wood, Mrs. Whitney,
Warren. Miss Elsie dc Wolfe, Mrs.
James Duke, Mrs. Frederick EGev, Mrs
James Speyer. Mrs. Bradley Martin,
jr.; Mrs. Douglas Robinson, Nine.
de Riano, Mrs. Vincent Aston. Mrs.
Elsie French Vanderbilt, Mrs. ".
Bourke Cochran and others.
Contributions received yesterday NJ
the Offices OF the Lafayette Fund
amounted 10 1886. bringing the total
up to $G4,412.GG.
Thanks American Girls.
The Central Committee for he relief
of Jews suffering through the war is
distributing self-taXation stamps, 20 be
affixed 20 letters in the manner Of the
Red Cross stamps At Christmas.
Stamps may be obtained from Harry
Fischel, treasurer, 80 Park Row
Gladys HollinRsworth. OF the Ameri-
can Girls Aid. Pier o.. North River,
has received the following letter of APP
probation for gifts sent TO Mrs. Shurt-
left in Paris:
The trunk. with It's nice suit and
lovely baby things, was most welcome.
In it was box of candy and toys for
invalid children. wish that the donor
could know about the little French girl
TO whom the teapot and candy are go
ing. She is twelve years old and in a
hospital; as soon as she is better she
will be taken to the country. The
other TOYS and candy went 70 n moor
little refugee who had been through
the most awful experiences"
August Belmont. treasurer of the
Committee of Mercy. acknowledged yes
terday contributions of S3.026.60 to the
fund for the relief of non-combatants
This amount brings the total up to
$3.50. 1886. and it will be be put into
the general Belgian. Serbian, Polish,
French and Children Of Americas
funds.