Evening star., 1923-09-11

In order that funds will be available
at once for urgent uses in the devas-
tated zone, the Red Cross executive
committee authorized Ambassador
Woods at Toxic to draw upon the
organization for S100o,Oo0, which he
will turn over to the Japanese I'M
perial Relief bureau. The ambassador
cabled yesterday that the money was
needed Immediately for medical relief.
All local arrangements today were
centering on the world premier per-
forinance of "Scaramouche" at the
Belasco Theater Saturday night. The
entire force of the local Red Cross
committee was throwing every effort
to the task of preparing for the eli
max of the local campaign.
box for President.
According to present plans one box
will be rendered to the Presidential
party, another to Ambassador Hani
hara Of Japan anu one to the French
embassy, because of the historical
significance of the photoplay. On
each of these boxes the national COL
brs of the two foreign nations will
be hung.
Baroness Lemaire de warzee dHer-
maille wife of the charge d'affaires
of the Belgian embassy, as chairman
of the entertainment subcommittee
of the disaster relief committee of
charge of assignment 3f seats and
boxes to the various diplomatic mis-
sions in the city. A list of the guests
will be announced within the next
few days.
Mrs. Theodore w. Richards, secre-
tary of the local Red Cross chapter.
issued a call today to all auxiliary
organizations affiliated during the
war and at present connected with
the Red Cross, appealing to them to
obtain blocks of seats at the Belasco
on Saturday night, when the photo
time anywhere, so that the members
will be represented in a body. Mr..
Richards announced also that ap-
proximately thirty workers would be
active in the distribution of seats.
Brisk Sale at Theater.
Meanwhile the box office at the
Belasco is reporting a brisk advance
1t is expected that every seat in the
house will be sold out twenty-four
hours before the presentation date.
Rex ingram, the producer, will occupy
one box, and it is hoped that Alice
Terry, his wife, will accompany him,
although definite word as to the
latter possibility is not forthcoming.
The Washington division, in which
the District of Columbia is included
with ten states, ranging from Con-
necticut to Virginia and Indiana, is
the first of the country's divisions to
pass its quota. The mark set for this
territory was $4,000, 900, and contribu-
tions already are $4,000 above this
figure,
The states of the southern division
have reported as follows; Florida,
Ss,296.70; Georgia, $685. 80; Louisiana,
S11,927.S5: Mississippi, -S9,001.s2; North
Carolina. S21,969,95: South Carolina,
$10,s30.71; Tennessee, $10,277o4: Flor
ida has raised it's state quota of
$1,000. and Raleigh, Durham, Green's
boro and Charlotte. N. G.. together
with Mississippi, have doubled their
quotas.
Pittsburgh at 100000.
The totals OF cities in the Wash
ington division follow:
Pittsburgh, $160.O0o; Washington,
Pa, $4,000; York. Pa, $4,000;
stroudsburg, Pa, ss,s0o; Indianapolis.
Bend, Ind, $1,000; Atlantic City, s5,-
N. T., $4,000; Troy. N. Y, $1,000:
Westchester: n Y. $4,000 schenee:
tady, N. X $4,000; $4,000 Louisvilie. s21; goo
Dayton. $4,000; Wheeling, w. Va,
$500, and Norfolk, $500.
The Red Cross emphasized in a
statement that every cent of the
money now being collected will be
utilized for actual relief" Chairman
John Barton Payne, in making this
statement. added that the American
Red Cross is sending no personnel
since the funds will be administered
by volunteer committee of substan-
tial business men,"
The largest single check received
by the national organisation yester-
day was one for 100000 from the
New York county chapter.