The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-13
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100000
COAL
Japanese Relief Drive May Go
lover Top" With Efforts
Planned for Today.

Completion Of it's self-imposed
$4,000 contribution to the Japa-
nese relief fund may mark to-
days efforts Of those conducting
the relief fund campaign.
With nearly $4,000 collected
when early morning receipts were
partially tabulatcd and number
Of large donations under collec-
ton by organizations unreported,
the prediction was made that the
hundred thousand mark might be
passed within the next twenty
four hours.
rs Cents Per Capita.
III every man and woman in the
city will. within the next twenty
four hours, contribute rs cents to
the fund, Washington's contribution
will have climbed close to the guar.
ter million mark;o said Victor 3.
Deyber, chairman of the relief fund
committee.
twenty-five cents is really u
small amount to ask in a general
contribution for a cause Of this
kind. 1t is the small contributions
made by thousands Of persons
which roll up the big totals
Several plans were discussed to-
day. for aiding the collection of the
fund. Among them it was pro-
posed that Secretary Of the Navy
DENLY be asked to arrange for a
concert by the Marine Band on the
Eclipse Saturday afternoon, when
barrels would be used as receptacles
for free offering by the audience.
The national relief fund passed
the 100000 mark, according to
Red Cross national headquarters,
$6,185,367 being credited to the gen
eral fund. Among the outstanding
contributions received yesterday was
one of $4,000 transmitted by the
Radio Corporation of America. EN-
ployes OF the company have been
asked by the management to con-
tribute one days pay to the fund.
All of the corporations employees in
Washington, it is understood, have
agreed to the company's proposal.
OCdTdI1OucHc BOXES OOiU.
Information that the boxes for the
premiere production of "Scara-
mouche" at the Belasco Theater
Saturday night have been taken,
when the entire receipts Of the house
will be contributed to the fund, in
dicates, 1t is said, that the house
will be sold out by tomorrow night.
Boxes occupied by embassy parties,
it Is said, will be decorated tomor-
row with the flags Of the various
countries represented. The Belasco
performance closes the local fund
campaign. Contributions will con-
tinue to be received, however, by
national Red Cross headquarters
until a sum sufficient to finance the
American aid extended Japan has
been raised.
Japanese citizens in Washington,
1t Is understood, are planning to at
tend the production en- masse. A
bloc of seats, it Is said, was taken
over for the party last night. the
French colony will also be generously
represented
General collections may be ar
| ranged for to be taken up In all
OF the larger stores of the city sat
urday morning. The plan to organ
lie an eleventh hour small contrl-
button drive along such lines was
| discussed last night by fund workers.
1t Is believed the returns would run
well into the thousands of dollars.
Hundreds Of tourists will be visit
ing Washington over the week END.
1t is pointed out, and an effort VIII
be made to secure contributions from
them as the National Capital FUND
reflects a national donation. Co
opera ton of the hotels, 1t Is under
stood will be asked in this connec-
ton.
A check for $500 as the contribu-
ton Of the Georgetown University
school of foreign service toward the
Japanese relief fund was forwarded
yesterday to the American Red Cross
through Thomas H. Sealy, assistant
dean.
Aside from the humanitarian ap-
peal that prompted the gift, the con-
tributiOn is directly in line with the
aim and purpose of the school il.
doing it's share toward perpetuating
friendly relations between the United
States and other countries.
Three of last years graduates or
the foreign service school were in
Japan at the time of the disaster,
Healy said, and a fourth had sailed
for the United States just week
previous. Two of the former stu
dents, Martin Scott and Paul Bart
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