The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-22
CONNECTS WILLING TO
KNIT FOR WAR RELIEF
Woman Finds Sing Sing Prison.
erS Ready to Help in Aid
ing Sufferers.

n any person will supply the yarn and
the HUitting needles he can start q regu-
! lar knitting bee at Sing Sing prison.
Mrs. Ernest Smelling OF the Polish Re-
lief Committee visited the prison vester-
day and saw Warden Thomas Mott os-
borne. She happened to mention tho re-
lief work
The Warden called several hundred mon
10 the chapel and addressed them. Hc
had picked out the men from the knitting
shops FOR the most part, with some Of
| 'he leaders from other shops. Every man
| IN tho room ~ once volunteered 20 do
some extra wo-k--an hour or more q
day on The machines They guaranteed
that ~ enough yern and needles were sent
10 Sc. every man 70 work after o'clock
and before . O'Clock when the Hight f.
good
Tie Polish Relief Committee reported
contributions at their headquarters, 49,
Fifth avenue. yesterday, which bring
their fund up 10 Si6.S5l37
The Belgian Relief Fund. 10 Bridge
street, reported contributions OF 81
OOs.9s. making a grand total TO date of
Ssb7.392.2i.
The Committee OF Mercy. zoo Fifth
avenue, received s2Ol.20. making the fund
SIOl,7bS2 The committee also re-
ported receiving n carload OF -four from
the Flint. Mich. Chamber OF Com
merce. The flour will be forwarded to
Rotterdam on q steamship sailing on
February / or q
TIE Prince Of Wales Relief Fund re-
cctyed $3.50. making the total sos. 763 So.
The American Jewish Relief Committee.
through Felix NJ WarburR. SO William
street. acknowledged the receipt OF S.
y3l.77. making the total fund $500, os7.3e.
The womens Section OF the Commits
sion for Relief in Belgium announced a
gilt of $4,000 worth OF condensed milk
from Pasadena. Cal The girls of the
New York State Custodial Asylum sent
a large quantity OF new clothine. There
were cash contributions OF SS!5.63
The women's section also announced
the receipt OF a cable message reporting
that the relief ship Canine. which was
In trouble In the north Atlantic. was
being towcd by the British steamship
Kanawha with the Lady Laurier and tho
Androscoggin standing by. The Canine
was making four knots an hour.
The Commission for RELIEF reported
that during Christmas week ;here we're
2.I63 tons of wheit sent into Belgium
2,996 tons OF -four. 1.I26 tons of rice.
800 tons OF peas and beans. 81 tons OF
salt. 743 tons Of potatoes and 74b tons
of other food stun.
Contributions amounting 10 S77o.s3
were received by Jacob II. Schiff, treas.
urer of the Nav York State Board of the
American Red Cross. Total contributions
to date s44369
Mr.. Scnif also received SCI for the
Italian Earthquake Relief Fund. Total
contributions 10 date 81 265.
The Academy of Medicine decided at
meeting last night TO appoint a COM
m!ttee 10 receive donations for the relief
OF physicians and their families in Bel
GUM.
Every seat In the old chapel OF Hunter
College has been sold for the performance
on Monday evening OF "Prunella" for the
beneft of the Red Cross and home chart
ties performance will be given on
Monday afternoon to accommodate those
who could not get seats for the evening.
Because n great number OF German
ships are not sailing. many sailors are
out of work and suffering Contributions
OF money and clothing for these seamen
will he received by the Rev. MACMILLAN
Pinkert. German missionary at the Sea-
mems Church Institute at 200 East Forty
Second street. .
Hospital in Paris received yesterday ST.
29247. The fund now totals S310.s62.15.