The Washington times., 1922-09-02
STAT MORE GIVE
To FRYE EFUND;
TOTAL. IS $500
Citizens Of RiverdaIe and Gen.
ter Market Men Each Con-
tribute $50.

Washington is living up to its
reputation for generosity in respond.
ing to the fund being raised
through popular subscriptions for
the stricken family of Samuel Frye.
murdered Seat Pleasant grocer's
clerk. o.
Day by day during the last week
the total Of contributions has risen.
Yesterday q highwater mark was
reached when s52 was raised.
Today's record. however, eclipses
any since the fund was opened, con.
tributions totaling s141 having been
received up to noon. The total
amount now deposited at the Com
.mercial National Bank to the credit
Of the Mrs. Samuel Frye fund is
$500.
Today's record was made possible
through two contributions of $50.
one raised at Center Market, the
other in Riverdale: and by an indi.
vidual contribution Of SIS.
The contribution from Riverdale,
delivered through A., Gordon, pro.
prietor of the Atlantic Hardware
Company. 20l4 Fourteenth street
northwest, was raised under the
leadership of Mrs. j. U. Crown and
Mrs. j. w. Gum. A brief note &C.
companying the contribution says
The town Of Riverdale. in which
the late Samuel Frye, murdered by
robber a few weeks ago, worked
for many years as an ennploye OF
the Fleischmann Yeast Company
has expressed the high esteem II
entertained for the slain man by
subscribing a total Of $50 for the
relief Of his destitute family"
List Of Contributors.
The residents Of Riverdale contrib
uting to the fund and the amount
given bv each follows:
The Riverdale Park Company, IS
"A Friend IS, Mrs. Mccarthy, 81
hell 81, Mrs. II. L. Smith ST.. Mrs
Mrs o. Mulligan 81, Mrs. j. w. Gum
man Is cents, Miss L. Tighe 25 cents
Mrs Steinmeyer so cents, Mrs, M
Kaufman SIS, Miss Marie Felter 81
81, Mrs. Berkeley SO cents, Mrs. Sil
verman. 81. Mrs. J. Arowsmith 81
MRS Little 81, Mrs. ]. Cans 81, Mrs
c. Crossman 81. Mrs. Weed 81, Mrs
]. u. Crown 81. Mrs. w. Gray 81
Mrs. Brice Bowie 81, Mrs. L. Lohman,
/ 81, Mrs. II. C McKnew 81, Mrs. j. B
Waters 81. Mrs. L. L. Shipley 81
Mrs. w. Brody 25 cents, Mrs. .. C
FULLER 81. Mrs. Grosh so cents, Allan
Knight 81, "A Friend" 25 cen. 8, Mrs
Chapdelaine so cents, Mrs. Fred
Held SO cents. Mrs. John Risdon 5(
cents, Mrs. Thurston 20 cents. a..
Spare Widows Feelings.
The contribution from Center Mar
ket was raised in the truest spiri,
Of kindliness. The names OF none
of the contributors was recorded, &c
as to avoid making Mrs. Frye feel
obligated to the donors. A petition
setting forth the condition Of the
unfortunate family was circulated
| through the market, the contribu
tions coming from employees. farm
ers, and owners and proprietors oi
stands. The $50 collected was turn
ed over to c. w. Kitchen, superln
tendent of the market for subinis
sion to the fund. -,
The contribution of William Bar
mum, of 1929 Q street northwest
EQUALS the largest single contribu
/ tions 30 far made to the fund, Ills
check amounting to SIS. :.
The generosity OF washington
firefighters, which always results IL
contributions to local disaster and
accident funds, is exemplified In Q
contribution of 81 received today
from No. ~ Engine Company mem
hers. In this case, also, none oi
the donors permitted their name,