New-York tribune., 1915-03-24
.$25,S5S,Ol7 SPENT
in BELGIAN RELIEF
Commission Report Shows
Sufferers Themselves
Gave Millions.

Official figures from London, trans
mltted TO the New York Office OF the
Commission for Relief in Belgium.
show that S25,s5s,0 ,0l723 had been spent
IN Belgian relief work up to March 8.
There are three sources in Belgium
itself from which funds are raised"
according to statement by the COM
mission. THE first is the receipts from
the provisioning department; the sec
ond, contributions by local charitable
organizations; they'd, percentage Of
contributions imposed on the COM
munes to guarantee economy in work
ing the CGitcens."
From these a monthly revenue OF
/ from S970,C00 to S1,36l 900 has been
/ derived, leaving from 81 900 10 ST.
| 900 that has been raised from the
/ fourth source-"the charity Of the
world" A fund OF sl0,O00,000 con
/ tributed by the Belgians themselves
/ in the beginning OF organized relief
work has been Of great assistance TO
the commission. II is estimated that
| 100000 of the population of 100000
are entirely destitute. The number and
/ their poverty will increase, IL is feared.
About 100000 of Belgium's popula-
tion are Lrder seventeen, according 10
the estimates of the Belgian Relief
Fund. The majority of these children
are homeless and living from hand TO
mouth Since the war began 10000
! Belgian babies have been born.
. From j. Ingenbleck, secretary TO
/ King Albert of Belgium, the president
of the Belgian Relief Fund has received
! an acknowledgment of the receipt OF
the funds report and thanks for Amer
lean kindress.
} The art loan exhibit for the benefit
of the Secours-National will open to-
/ day at the Altman house, Fifth Avenue
and Fftieth Street.
/ Preliminary meetings TO arouse en-
thusiasm in the campaign which will
! end on "Shekel Day" April 4, have
/ been arranged by the Federation OF
American Zionists. Saturday evening
/ there will he meetings at the Young
! Mems Hebrew Association, on East
l Ninety-secOnd Street, and az the Young
/ Women's Hebrew Association, on West
! 10th Street. Next Wednesday evening
/ there will be meetings at the New
( Era Club, 274 East Broadway, and at
/ University Settlement. mass meet
/ ing will be held in Cooper Union
/ April 1.
i THE Ckildren's Revolution" which
was presented March 4 at the century
Theatre for the benefit of the La
fayette Fund. will be repeated April )
at the Park Theatre ir the same cause.
The sqme children will participate.
3 Gifts 10 the Belgian Relief Fund
yesterday amounted TO Sl,l68.66, bring
ing the total up to 1886. 1866. l.. Bruce
gave 5000. The fund OF the American
Jewish Relief Committee is now s5I9,
996 3d. of which $6,72S.67 was acknowl-
edged yesterday In memory of Mrs.
Frederick jacob, $500 was received
from Mrs. |. W. Hellman, jr., Mrs. Paul
Baerwald and Mrs. Benry S. Glazier.
Mrs. Whitney Warren, treasurer of the
Secours- National, received cOntrlbu-
tions bringing the total fund up to
S63.169.i2. l.. Barnet gave 5000. The
American Women's War Relief Fund
acknowledged the receipt. of 1854. II,
II. Coombs, of Cincinnati, gave 800
Gifts bringing the fund up to s1l4,'
s32.9S were acknowledged by the
Prince If Wales National Relief Fund
Thomas Michel, OF Glen Jean, w. Va.
s,nt 800.
Materials are needed for maxim,
clothing for Belgian babies, accordin.
to letter received by the American
Committee for Relief Of Babes of Bel
gium. The letter was from the Rev
DR.. Watson, chairman Of the relief com
mittee of the American Clearing Hous
in Paris. The American Committee 70
Relief of Babes in Belgium yesterda
received Sl36, Of which Sl25 was give
nv Mrs Robert II Fowler