The sun., 1916-10-29
THE KITCHENER
MEMORIAL FUND
An American Committee Is
Formed in New York Headed
by Joseph II. Choate.

Al the request Of the council ~ Queen
Fund committee in England. which Is
headed bv the Duke. OF Norfolk. Devon
shire and Portland end the Lords Rose
berry, Cromer, Derby. I.ansdowne, Des-
borough, Beresford and Grenfell, an
American committee OF the fund has
been organized In New York. under the
honorary presidency OF Joseph H. Choate,
former Ambassador to Great Britain.
The American committee o, the fund
will receive subscriptions from men OF
British birth or origin residing In the
United states m from American ad-
mirers OF Lord Kitchener who are in
sympathy with the cause for which he
la3ored and died. At a meeting AZ the
Bankers club +. Cunltre-Owen. who has
accepted the duties Of chairman on the
invitation OF the English council OF the
fund. said
"When the war overlook England il
found her unprepared. Her army, for
the mos part OF paper, was In "A state
Of complete Reorganization, while the
War Department was In a state OF chaos.
HIS countrymen, led by their King
turned TO Kitchener and demanded that
he should assume control Of the military
defences OF the empire. To the amaze
ment OF England's allies and 10 the dis
may OF her foes, he evolved out of "A
nucleus OF barcly $4,000 men an army
OF over 5,ooo coo trained men, armed
them and equipped them and then sent
them forth TO fight for the empire.
That Is why we are seeking 10 honor
his memory.
Tho memorial Is to tax tha particu-
lar form which would have appealed
most strongly to Kitchener himself.
namely, the establishment OF a fund Ia
provide for disabled officers and men.
1t is intended that the income OF the
rum shall be devoted in perpetuity 10
providing for officers and men OF the
royal army and navy. In institutions en-
lowed tor the purpose. or in their own
homes, who have hcen disabled, and
whose ~pccuniary circumstances preclude
them from obtaining such attention and
comforts as they need. Nearly two mill
ion dollars have already been collected
for the purpose In England. In the space
or a few weeks, and a large home for
disabled officers is already In process of
equipment. )
AT the request OF the council Of the
Kitchener Memorial Fund In England
We have undertaken to form a commit
ee here. Joseph II. Choate has con.
scnted to assume the honorary presi.
dency OF tho American committee. we
have asked George T. Wilson, the vice
president and founder Of the Pilgrims
Society OF America, to act as v~ice-chair.
man. william Curtis Demorest will act
as treasurer, and j. T. Morgan & Co
have agreed to become the repositories
u,hila Dprtar CIuAA Gkon,1, ,.xtt -.
secretary.
''On the completion of tho formation
OF this committee i cabled your names
To Queen Alexandra, the president OF the
entire fund, and l have received from
0nl. Sir Charles Davidson. equerry of
her Majesty, a despatch dated from
Sandringham to the following effect:
queen Alexandra much gratihed al
80 representative n committee having
been formed for American Kitchener
Memorial Fund"
Tho committee Is composed OF Joseph
II. Choate, F. Cunliffe-Owen, George e
Wilson. William Curtis Demorest, Porter
Clyde %Sh0nnon, James NJ. Beck, William
Allen Butler, Nicholas Murray Butler
Paul ID. Cravath, T.. r. Darrell, Chauncey
M. Depew, the Rev, Charles A. Eaton
d. D., Nchard II. Ewart, Samuel w
Fairchild. II. T. s, Green. n. Y. Hebden
A. Barton Hepburn. w. II. Macintyre
Clarence II. Mackay, the Rev. William
II. Manning. ID. D.. William Fellowes
Morgan. Thomas Il. Neelands. Eugenius
II O~uterbridge, Alton b, Parker. Charles
IL. Sabin. c. +. Shallcross. William
Sloane, Sir Herbert Tree. Cornelius Van,
derbilt. George Gray Ward. the Rev
John Williams and the Hon. X. N. stuar,
wortley.