The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-02-25
SUCCESS ASSURED HERE
Red Cross Officials Set $4,000 as
City's Quota.

Spontaneous and generous re-
Spouse on the part of all Indianapolis
today assured success OF relief
measures for sufferers of the Sulli-
van mine disaster Friday.
The American Red Cross fund
grew steadily and officials set $50. 900
as the indianapolis quota. The open
ing seat sale for the theatrical bene-
fit performance at English's Friday
Afternoon was greater than the most
optimistic 81 the members of the In
dianapolis Theater Managers Asso-
citation had hoped for, and the sup
ply OF 10000 tickets for the benefit
dance at Tomlinson Hall Saturday
night has been exhausted.
More Tickets
Joseph l.. Hogue. city controller,
placed rush order for the printing
Of 5000 additional tickets for the
dance as firemen, policemen and 9TH
er city employees who had sold their
quotas anxiously waited for more.
Among the contributors to the
Red Cross fund was little Eleanor
Harter. s, of TIT West Drive, Wood
ruff Place. Miss Agnes Cruise
opened the envelope with solemn
formality end gave the child a re-
ceipt for the 26 cents it contained.
Tickets for benefit performance at
English's Friday were placed on sale
today at the Circle, Murat, Keith's g,
Palace, Lyric, Apollo, Colonial. Ohio
and English's.
Preceding The performance pro-
grams. candy and flowers will be sold
by girls from the Rose Marie" and
Music Box Revue" companies.
The towers will be donated by
Bertermann Brothers Company and
A. Wiegand Sons Company. The
candy will be given by c. w. Craig
and the Geiger Candy Company.
To Educate Children
Money raised through the efforts
Of the city administration and its
employees win be used for support
and education OF children OF the
fifty-one victims of the disaster.
Mayor Shank and Mrs. Shank re-
turned from Sullivan last night
Mayor Shank deposited $4,000 which
he took with him in a Sullivan bank
to be used under direction of Fred
Bays for tho purpose specified.
I'VE found the children are in
great need" Mrs. Shank said.
Measures for immediate relief of
physical needs have been taken.
Provision for future care and ed
ucation must be made. That is
what Mayor Shank decided to do
with funds raised through city agen-
cies. We found one case where
there were nine children in a mort
gagged home and the father dead in
the explosion. That is a fair exam
pie of the Sullivan situation.
sullivan is very grateful to In
dianapolis for its promptness. Indi.
annapolis was first in the field, and
all Sullivan appreciates the quick
response of the capital city to it's
needs.
Great Show Planned
Members of the Theatrical Man
ayers Association are convinced
that the Friday benefit at English's
win be the greatest vaudeville enter
tainment ever staged here.
Contributions received by the Red
Cross here, made by the Legislature
| and the city administration and 9TH
en- sources. To-Day passed the $4,000
-mtrk.
Carl H. Wallerich. president of
the Indianapolis Auto Trade Associa-
ton, announced that opportunity
will be given those attending the
opening night OF the automobile show
Monday night to contribute to the
fund. About 10000 tickets for the
opening night have been sold. he
said
Sale OF the Relief Fund Ball tick
cts. 10 Sc given by the city admin
istratIon att I'omlinson Hall next