New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-21
Gets $4,000 Sent to Al d
Million War Widows
and Orphans.
APPEAL MADE FOR
FRENCH WOUNDED
$4,000 Contributed to the
American Fund in
Past Week.

A wireless message was received
Yesterday from Berlin acknowledging
the receipt OF $4,000 sent by the
American Relief Committee for the aid
of 100000 war widows and orphans
in Germany. The message read:
"Ovcrjoyed at the additional gener-
Gus donation just received. We beg OF
you to accept our most heartfelt thanks
for YOUR assistance in our work OF
love-"
Charles G.. Dawes, treasurer OF the
Chicago branch of the American Relief
Committee, forwarded last week to the
New York headquarters an additional
check for $4,000, making a total of
$1,000 raised in Chicago.
The American Red Cross shipped
last week to the Russian Red Cross
BASS pairs of rubber gloves, $50 rubber
sheets and 100 air cushions; to the
British Red Cross large conslgn-
ment of hospital supplies, valued at
approximately 81 900, and to the Serb
ian Hospitals Fund 1000 suits of pa
jamas and 500 pairs Of hospital slip
pers.
An appeal has been received in let
ter from Mrs. Lathrop, of the American
Fund for French Wounded, for rubber
goods, especially hot water bottles.
rubber pillows. surgeons gloves and
rubber sheeting in squares. All such
supplies delivered at the Bush Termi-
nal will be forwarded to the French
wounded without charge.
Miss Elizabeth Scarborough, secre-
tary Of the American Fund for French
Wounded, will sail this week for Paris
to inspect the new headquarters Of
the committee, given TO the organiza-
ton by Miss Anne Morgan, treasurer
of the fund.
The New York State Board OF the
American Red Cross received last week
from the Brooklyn chapter $4,000, max
ing a total received from all sources
of $751; 1916.
The National Surgical Dressing Com
mittee has sent out an appeal for
subscriptions for the purchase Of ma
terial for surgical dressings for home
war relief in the New York State Hos
pital units. The Vacation War Relief
Committee acknowledges the receipt
last week of s5,344.33. including gifts
Of 500 from Miss Marian Hague,
s3s3s5 from Mrs. A. J. Moulton and
s12424 from Mrs. Herbert Wadsworth
Contributions to the Armenian Fund
last week totalled s16,717.62, including
gift Of $4,000 from Arthur Curtiss
James. The New England Committee
also sent $4,000.
August Belmont, treasurer Of the
Committee of Mercy, of 200 Fifth
Avenue, announced total Of $3.50
72065 received to date by that fund
OF this. s2,210 was received last week.
The Polish Victims Relief Fund. of
33 West Forty-second Street, acknowl-
edged contributions last week amount
ing to sl,380.74. a part of which was
sent for the relief of destitute pro-
fessors, scholars. and scientists. who
are refugees in France or Switzerland.
Henry X. McHarg cave $3.50 to the
Polish Fund. Mr.. McHarg also gave
$3.50 to the Serbian Relief Committee.
Mrs. Whitney Warren, of the
"Secours National" wrote last week
to the local Office: 1.-TWO million or
phans In France will require clothing
for the coming winter, warm cloth
ing, underwear, shoes and stockings.
AS the provinces are liberated-name-
ly, the enemy driven out-a great eff
fort will have to be made"