Evening star., 1915-03-28
COMMENTS ON LETTER
OF MRS. JOHN A. LOGAN
Cash Collected in Washington Totals
$5.000-Shipments of Food
and Clothing.

for their noble efforts"
This letter was in response to the re-
port sent him by Mrs. Logan, covering
the work of her committee. showing
that S5,O0O.25 had been collected in the
National Capital
Mrs. Logan, also received letters from
Lindon w. Bates, vice chairman OF the
rellet commission. with headquarters
in New York, acknowledging receipt
OF recent shipments of food and cloth
ing. Mr.. Bates also sent q handsomely
engraved certificate in appreciation of
Washington's generous contributions.
He said: IF all communities that We
are in touch with responded SO lib
orally and nobly as you and your To-
calitv have responded, we would IN
decd have very little difficulty in OBJ
tanning food and clothing in quaint
ties sufficient to adequately supply the
Belgian requirements.
Minister Havenith's Letter.
Minister Havenith, in his letter, say 8:
Il have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter containing
4 full and interesting report on the
activities of the District of Columbia
Belgian relief committee. OF which you
are the able chairman and the lead
ing spirit, with your daughter, Mrs.
Mary Logan Tucker.
1T is with the greatest interest that
l have read the report. and 1t is real
pleasure for me to extend to you and
to the devoted members OF the COM
mittee. especially Mrs. Tucker, DR..
j John Wise and Capt. Dorm, my most
heartfelt thanks for their noble ef-
forts to secure money, foodstuHs ana
clothing for my unhappy and destitute
countrymen. l beg you to be kind
enough to forward the expression or
my deepest gratitude to the above
mentioned members of the committee.
II wish to add how fully ] appreciate
your efforts as ] know quite well the
hard task you had to overcome in or
ganizng the relief work in the District
of Columbia. / realize that the results
obtained were greatly due to your per-
sonal influence and to your good Will in
undertaking this charitable and ardu-
Gus work.
Il will mention your report to my
government in an official way: l will
add the names of the officials and gen
erous contributors mentioned by you.
as well as the figures concerning
money. foodstuffs and clothing sent TO
ths Belgians.'
Mrs. Logan's Report.
Mrs. Logan. in her report to Minister
Havenith. says:
You will probably remember that
about the middle of October. 1914. at
the Belgian legation. 1 was elected
chairman of the District of Columbia
relief committee. After some days of
hesitation and many forebodingS as to
my ability TO undertake 50 great re-
sppnsibili,y. and failing TO induce any
man .in Washington to take up the
work. reluctantly entered upon the
duties.
1T was with much difficulty that I
WAS able to secure a suitable place in
L., 1.,,t
finally secured 425 I1th street northwest.
through the generosity of Mrs. AleNan-
der p. Morse. Valley Farm, Ridge road.
Md. who kindly rendered US the sra-
tuitouS use of this building that had
not been occupied for some time. 1t
much Ia Dor 10 get the building
i'll Il condition for occupation. but once
the headquarters were established the
and generous people of the
District of Columbia and city of Wash
ing ton began to respond to my appeal.
The coal dealers donated the coal for the
heating of the building.
MY daughter. Mrs Mary Logan
Tucker, took charge November L. Miss
Alice Card was appointed temporary
treasurer but. ma wing other engagements.
was in Il short time succeeded by Medical
Director Or. John c. Wise. United States
Navy, retired, who has been ou: faith
full and most efficient volunteer treasurer.
capt. +. j. Dorm of the United States
retary These officials worked nces
sanity from O'Clock in the morning
until 6 o'clock in the evening at the
arduous duties imposed upon them.
Many Earnest Workers.
Mrs. Tucker was soon Joined by man:
earnest and conscientious ladies, who
worked under her direction faithfully at
this building until the .1st of December,
1914. collecting clothing. food aud money
with which to buy food. 1t would have
been an expensive experiment but for
these volunteers. who. aided by others,
performed the prodigious !aborS OF sort
ing. repairing and packing the clothing
and keeping the records. rcceptug to
every one for everything which was
brought to these headquarters.
II take this opportunity 10 thank
the press for its generous support OF
the collections what they should be to
properlr represent the National Cap
ita.l.
We we're obliged to remove the
to more comfortable off,
ces. Which were rendered by Mr.. FL
bridge Jordan, president OF the Real
Estate Trust Company. in the splendid
building located on The northeast cor
Her of II and 14th streets. which were
opened with Il tea the 18th of January.
and those interested in the relief work
for Belgium seemed to begin with re-
mewed energy their arduous lahors.
Mrs. Tucker organized what was
known as the Endless Chain of Work
erS." which proved q great success in
Chat SO many persons became members
and contributed new garments in
great quantities.
Shipments of Food and Clothing.
Before leaving the first headquar-
To-. Shj Si 70,
Of food and clothing, including many
boxes and packages from the Belgian
legation. which we had collected up to
December IL The last of January We
made a third shipment. The 18th of
March we made "A fourth shipment.
I'VE have collected. altogether. s5.-
OuO25: paid in cash to Belgian leGa-
ton. $50; expended for food $4,000
Total committee expenses to date,
$3.50.
eve have shipped. in addition to the
food purchased. H. boxes of clothing
and small quantities Of food which
were donated. We have on baud
s5cS.25. which We shall expend for
food that is recommended by the New
York committee.
I'VE have not discontinued our efforts
for the colluection of food, or money
with which to buy it. but shall not at
present. receive clothing. because of
the notice from the commission for re-
lief in Belgium that it is inconvenient
at the present time to transport cloth
ing. as they require all the facilities
which they control for the shipment of
food of which there is a serious and
growing shortage"
Contributions Continue.
Small contributions OF money AMI
clothing still continue to be received
by the District of Columbia Belgian