New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-01
American Red Cross Ships
Clothes and Supplies to
Balkan Sufferers.
JEWISH RELIEF FUND
GROWING RAPIDLY
Committee of Mercy, Working
with Allied Organizations, Re-
ports Total of S430,702.

Food supplies worth more than Sal,
900 were sent this week by the Ameri-
can Red Cross for the relief OF the
Serbs. The supplies and large guam
tity OF clothing were shipped on the
Frixos, bound for Preus, where the
United States Consul will take care o.
the distribution.
The New York State Board Of the
Red Cross announced yesterday that it
had received contributions amounting
to sl,557.O5 during the week for the
European War Relief Fund. Total con-
tributions 20 date amount 10 s611,-
1890.
Mrs. August Belmont, treasurer o.
the Committee Of Mercy, yesterday re-
ported total Of contributions received,
including funds raised in cooperation
with allied committees, OF $3.50, ZOE. 20.
The Armenian Fund, working in coop
Grafton with the Committee Of Mercy,
has raised thus far $l7O337.41. Many
contributions were received by the Ar
menian Fund from churches and r.
ligious organizations throughout the
country.
The American Jewish Relief Commit
tee yesterday received contribution
Of $4,000 collected among Jews Of
Rochester Y. Y. That city has pledged
itself to raise $4,000 toward the 3d.,
100000 fund that the committee hopes
10 raise The following letter was re-
ceived at the committees headquarters,
Kuhn, Loeb & Co.'S, from a six-year-
old girl:
81 am only six years old, and have a
sister four years old. and we saved up
in our bank one dollar, and father tod
US there is lot of children in Russia
that have nothing to eat, so would you
please except my dollar and send IL TO
them. I'm only sorry can't send any
more. Leah and Miriam Farbstein.'
Up to last night the American jew
ish Relief Committee had received
S77f .O5S.44 in cash and S2l0,8s6.25 in
pledges, making total of 1891 ,944.69.
Among the larger contributions were
the following:
W. A. CLARK. $1,000; r. Fulton Cutting. 500,
Paul d Craysth 500: TIE n Hymont & Sheyeli
Company. 500. Max solomon. 500; Adolph b
Beudheim $3.50. Julius L0Hcnthal x o.. sl90
sutro Bros a Co $3.50 Harry Bendhern. $3.50
julius LoSentnal 800; Congregation Beth Israel.
100. Fliss silgerstcin S2JO. Leopold Stern. Sl50o
I'D n
r. Biumenthal < Co. $500. " A. Feman. 500
Mount Siuai oonsclsiion. Slso; SnaFif' amer
800: Martin PGhes.. 500: jose l. La'sJ
COMPANY. 500 Samuel 4. iieI5os; 500; ScnTs.'
5000. Richard Lmburg $500. A. Alexander. $50
lille j. seiudlor 800: Fritz Achei'. $3.50: 5 ;
Stsssr $40 wm, ,oo A f9m%un ,,5or $500 500
a r. st.rne. 500: Edward A. ke.os 500; : 4.
ieir. 500: H. r. Wcrheime', $50 J. H. Ion
From Jullu, Loeb 500: Alexander Z. Hor lIsr.
800: Oscar Herman q CO. 300 ~ flt te55
Me-. v soG%ps9 Ssge' s.ris5, palss Commtse
x95O. Mr and Mrs T. Van Raalte. $500. \. "
Guin1bsrg 500: Oklahoma committee, $40 5o Loul'
3 Brush, $3.50 Adoph Leyisohn. 81 600 > =
Ro-enst4m 81 600. Martin Beck. $1,000. -. Jo-
..ph Committee $3.50 50: Elias Kempner 500
Contributions of more than $4,000
were reported yesterday by the Ma
tional Allied Relief Committee. with
Headquarters at 200 Fifth Avenue. The
Serbian Relief Committee now has n
total Of sIS7.127.57 az its record Of con-
,ributions to date. The three largest
contributions received yesterday by the
committee were from the Phlladelphlt
committee, $1,000; the Women's Cana
dian Club of Ottawa. $500. ana the
Madison. Wis, Allies Relief Fund, 500.
The British American War Relief Fund
vesterdav reported contributions OF
more than 5000.