New-York tribune., 1915-11-21
WARM RESPONSE
FOR WAR RELIEF
lord Dundreary' To Be
Played for the Benefit of
Men Blinded in Battle.
MERCY COMMITTEE
REPORTS S366,553
Polish Fund Has $685. ,450, Ar
menian S14,4l0, Lafayette
SSS,O56, Secours S112,703.

A benefit performance Of Lord Dun
dreary" has been arranged by the Com
mittee for Men Blinded in Battle, OF
which Joseph H. Choate is president, to
be given at the Booth Theatre on
Tuesday evening, November 80. L. H.
Sothern will play the title role, made
famous by his father. The proceeds
will be forwarded TO Miss Winifred
Holt, in France, 70 help carry on the
work among the soldiers who have been
blinded.
Gifts 70 the Dollar Christmas Fund
for destitute Belgians have exceeded
$4,000 during the last three weeks
Henry Clews, the treasurer OF the tuho'
has acknowledged a gift OF $500 from
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Coolidge during the
last week. DR.. McFaul. Bishop oil
Trenton; J. NJ. Forbes, J. II. Kennedy,
Otto Kahn, Eleanor X. jenkins ana
Sarah G.. Silsbee each sent 500.
The National Allied Relief Commit
tee. at 200 Fifth Avenue, has acknowl-
edged during the last week gifts OF
500 or more from the following; MIS-.
George E. Selsbee, Anonymous and
+. C. F., each $1,000; Edwin NJ. Bulk
lev. $500; r. C. Leffingwell, Mrs. Amos
p. Tapley, Mrs. II. S. Russell, Mrs D.
Templeman Coolidge and Clarence b.
Houghton, each $500; Mrs. Cornelius
Newton Bliss and Lizzie v. Bliss, each
$500; Henry X. McHarg, Henrietta r.
Strombcrg, and Joseph B. Warner, each
$3.50 and Mr.. and Mrs. J. Murray
Forbes, 5000.
Gifts Of 800 were received from
Mrs. William Butterworth. John Camp
hell Harris, John l.. Belcher. Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Hogg, Miss Annie Il. kim-
hall. Helen Phelps itokes, Allison
Dodd. Frank R. Chambers, Mrs. Jeher-
son Hogan, Mrs. Willard Salisbury, tne
Misses Kimball, Mrs. Charles II. Dali
ton. Mr.. and Mrs. Francis II. Johnson
Abiel ]. Abbot, George 7. Gardner,
II. c. Underwood, George A. PEABODY
and Mrs. r. T. Paine, I'd.
Contributions S366,553.22.
August Belmont, treasurer OF the
Committee Of Mercy, at zoe Fifth ave
nue., reported yesterday that contripu,
tions received, including funds raised
in cooperation with allied committees,
totalled 1866 .b53.22. Gifts of $500 from
p + REYNOLDS and of 500 from W. W.
Fssick and Mrs. Daniel 5. Lamont were
acknowledged. 49,, /. -.
Armenian Committee, IN cooperation
with the Committee Of Mercy, totals
a10b7. Charles r. Crane, the treas
urer, of 10 Fifth Avenue, has acknowi..
edged the following contributions OF
sl0O or more during the week:
Armenian Relief Fund william a.
Bowen). sl,4O5.7s; Mrs. Arthur d.
Wheeler. $1,000; Mrs. William IL.
Crocker, $3.50; Miss Jennie I. Hobert,
$3.50; Armenian Relief Fund (Charies
G. Ross, 5000; William H., Crosby
5000; Congregational Church, $3.50;
Centre Congregational Church (Louis
A, Whitney,, Sl66; First Presbyterian
Church. SlO9.47; Mrs. David cross
Mrs, Bieecker Van Wagenen, Sarah I.
Hall. Robert L. Scott, the Misses camp
and the Church of the Covenant each
contributed 800. ,s c.i.
The American Polish Relief Commit
tee of New York announced yesteraaay y a
tba. its total funds were Sl0S,9972o::
The Polish Day collection, exclusive OF
outstanding checks, amounted TO sl6,-
06s1e Among recent contributors TO
the general fund were Mrs. Walter
Robert Parker. who gave sou, ana
james Byrne, who made gift oil sloo'
Polish Relief Fund s16S,i5o.3i.
The Polish Victims Relief Fund, at
the Aeolian Building, reported yester-
day additional contributions OF So
S69.11, which brought the total to $780,
450.3I' Among the sums received dur