New-York tribune., 1916-07-03
Collections in Diocese Are
Ordered for Next
Sunday.
OTHER WAR AID
FUNDS INCREASED
Americans Asked to Rebuild
Villages in East
Prussia.

Appeals for relief for the Irish and
East Prussians stand out among those
OF tho week. Miss Helen Keller over
her own signature has sent out an
appeal for soldiers blinded by war.
Cardinal Farley has ordered that
collection be taken at every service
throughout his diocese In the interest
of the Irish next Sunday. His state
ment says:
"The unfortunate and tragic events
that have recently occurred in Ireland
have brought about, with other conse-
qucnces, a condition OF unspeakable
want and distress.
"Tho punishment which England
meted out so mercilessly by execution,
imprisonment and deportation to hum
dreds, if not thousands. Of fathers,
husbands and sons has fallen with ex-
treme severity and diio misery on
countless women and children, 79any Of
them aged, Of unhappy Erin. Christian
charity imposes on US all. irrespective
of race, but especially those of irish
blood. the urgent duty of extending
timely and substantial relief to the
innocent victims of Ireland'5 latest
afliction."
Towns on American Plan.
The appeal in behalf Of the East
Prussians Is a movement for the re-
building Of certain villages there on
the American plan The towns con-
cerned are Ragnit, Goldap and Allen
burg IL is planned that streets,
houses and even street names shall be
wholly American. Officials Of the fund
declare in the appeal that these places,
fought over twice, show greater devas-
tation and distress than anywhere else
in the world. Part Of the appeal is a
play upon the pride Of the American.
who is sure 70 visit these regions OF
Europe after the war. The committee
thinks that each will wish TO tael
that he had share in rebuilding tne
country and finding homes for those
who lost all they had.
There were 2,225,000 peaceful farm
ers, merchants, laborers and fishermen
in the district. Now there are 100000
persons without homes and 100000
homes without furniture. The names
Of donors of houses will be inscribed
on plates attached TO the homes. HUI
bert ellis, 80 Union Square, Is treas
urer.
Thousands of letters and postals are
coming 70 the Belgian Soldiers Tobac-
co Fund, 1910 Flatiron Building, every
week expressing thanks for relief al
ready received tobacco,
Under the plan of this fund 81 a
month will supply one Belgian soldier
with all the tobacco he needs. Total
receipts 10 date are S29 ,496.42.
Miss Anne Morgan, chairman of the
Vacation War Relief Committee, re-
ports Si.l59.98 received during the last
week, making q total Of S273,4S4.46.
Supplies for Hospitals.
The American Fund for French
Wounded. of which Mrs. Ethelbert
Nevin is chairman, East Thirty
seventh Street, shipped l24 cases of
hospital supplies and clothing to small
hospitals in South and Southwestern
France last week. During the same pc
riod it received S46843.
Armenian and Syrian Relief is hav-
ing a large appeal in this country.
Charles 5. Crane, 70 Fifth Avenue, an
nounces a total of S794,635.55 for that
purpose. The last week brought in an
especially large amount from all parts
of the United States. Cleveland con
tributed $4,000; Cincinnati gave S3,50O;
Scranton, Penn, 5000; Sewiekley
Penn, $500; Utica, y. Y, 5000; Phila-
delpha, $500; J. c. Hayes, S522; {.
". Campbell $500; Buffalo, $500; Kan
sas City. Mo-, Sl,500; Boston, $4,000;
W. F., Philadelphia, $1,000, and Mrs.
Hugo Richards, $1,000.
For the Committee Of Mercy, August
Belmont. treasurer, reports total Of
Sf137.9Ol.43 The contributions for
The week lust ended were S4,l77.l8. OF
this amount Sl,l5l.08 was in amounts
less than SO. The Folerton & War
field Company, the Williams Hardware
Company and Mrs. Lucis Cable Castle
headed the weeks list with 500 each.
Reconstruction League.
Contributions amounting TO s2,415.2o
have been acknowledged by the Inter
national Reconstruction League during
the last week. +. Ambrose Clark gave
81 O0O. Mrs. K. T. Auchmuty $3.50 and
Miss Miriam Hills 5000.
Mrs. Alfred W. Coats. vice president
of the British American War Relief
Fund. acknowledges 5000 from Mrs. j.
p. Morgan, $50 from Mrs. William p.
Ronbright, $50 from Miss Emily Red
mond and S5414 from other sources.
The Polish Victims Relief Fund, 33
West Forty-second Street, was in
creased last week to 1899 ,67714.
None of the relief societies has had
the success of the American Jewish
Relief Committee. Up TO the evening
of June 80 il had received a total OF
S4.369. 1890 in cash and pledges.
Serbian relief contributions have now
reached S2S3, ,803.80, as announced and
acknowledged by F. Hastings, execu-
tive secretary, at 20 Fifth Avenue. Tho
French Relief Fund, Mrs. Whitney
Warren. treasurer, Is East Forty-sey-
enth Street. is S193, ,S90.33.
Belgian relief money IS still pouring
in. making total Of ,lOS,7S3.61.
Contributions sent 10 J. p. Morgan &
Co. % Wall Street, for the Cardinal
MERCER Fund during the last week
we're: Literary Digest" S353.l5; Pub
lie Interests League, s35; James How
ell. Sl5. and Women's Club, Hacken-
sack, SO.
DOCTORS AND PATIENT
ROLL FROM AMBULANCE