New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-16
Widow of British Captain
Devotes Her Life to
Relief of Suffering.
LANES ]. HILL SENDS
$4,000 TO JEWISH FUND
Renefit al Punch and Judy Thea
tire for Hospital % Enlists
Help of so Women. a

Although she had always been
woman Of England's leisure Class M'''
p Valentine Webster. widow OF Cap
mi, Webster. Of the British army VINO
died tragically a year ago WORKS a"
dav and far into the evening al III
Vulnerable exacting tasks connected
with her duties as honorary secretary
Of the B. =. B. Permanent Blind keiN
War Fund for Soldiers and Sailors As
o,o of the first assistants in executive
work 81 the fund, she has charge OF
MANY Office details. receives and inter
views many callers at the fund head-
opartres. 500 Fifth Avenue. and taxes
mar, in the organization work IN o'ns'
cities
Mrs Webster came 10 America SIX
weeks ago TO promote American re'ei
work for the thousands Of English
French and Belgian soldiers. who nave
lost their sight in the war Her nus
hand who was well known int
limited States as a sportsman, died OF
pneumonia. after being on duty seven
,oen hours a day for six months. tram
ING british soldiers for duty on inc
French front.
1000 To BE Present.
Mrs Webster will speak at the meet
ING at Sherrv's next Tuesday AT when
NJ Julcs Rois will be the guest. Ihree
thousand persons have been invited 10
be present. ~ r,,d for
tho Relief OF Jewish War Sufferers con
tinued TO be noted IN the week Ius'
ended. James J. Hill. sent so,o0O; JeI-
ferson Sehgman, $500; Edward r. l..
Lotto 500. and several others amounts
ranging from $50 TO SIS were received
Cormittees in the various cities re
norted collections ranging from SloO 10
$1,000. 5000 49,
Henri D. Woods sent $1,000 to the
American Ambulance Hospital in Paris
through ]. ?. Morgan & Co. A checn
.or $500 came from Mrs. Whitelaw
Reid and one for 81 800 from Fred
erick Winsor. Two hundred dollars is
credited to Anonymous and 500 to
each of the following: Francis l..
Stetsou. Rufus c. Mather. Arthur
Winslow. Or. Gorham Bacon, NSRton
c. Rrainard and Miss Lucy H. yE4an
Mrs. Amorv Csrhart contributed s40O
and Mrs. Henry Brookman sent sl,scV
for three beds.
The British-American War Relief
Fund was enriched by contributions
of 5000 each from William ). Gray &
Co. and George A. Kessler. Mrs. Ruth
crfurd Stuyvessnt sent 500
Tho benefit 20 be given at the Punch
and Judy Theatre tomorrow afternoon
10, Military Hospital %, at Bourges.
France. has enlisted the services o.
half a hundred busy women. Mrs:
Mary Hatch willard. international
chairman Of the Surgical Dressing
Committee. will tell Of her recent e1-
periences in the war zone. Mrs. Osslp
Gabrilouitch will sing. John Powell
the pianist. and Miguel Llobet, the
Spanish guitarist, are also on the pro-
cramme.
s27e.O96 for Polish Relief.
The Polish Victims Relief Fund was
increased during the week 20 s279,-
0es.72 by contributions ranging from
SIC 20 1920
Contributions amounting 10 So
1925 were received by the New \ ork
State Board Of the American Red
Cross for the European war relief
fund. Six thousand dollars came from
an anonymous giver.
The Vacation War Relief Commit
tees fund totals 1888, 461.6l. an in
crease in the week OF S4,13S.75.
The American Fund for French
Wounded added s4.0917 20 its general
fund. John H. Patterson, OF Dayton,
Ohio. sent $500.
The Serbian Relief Committee. whose
fund now totals s260.272.04. received
in the last week $500 from Walter
Jennings and numerous donations
rar ging from so TO 5000.
The British War Relief Association
Fund increased s476 in the week
Contributions received Yesterday by
the LAFAYETTE Fund brought the fund
total up TO Sl35,05l.1e.
The Secours National Fund for the
Relief of Destitute Women and Chill
dfen in France has collected NfO'-
5l733.