Evening star., 1927-05-13
FLOOD AID FUND
GOES OVER GOAL
Total of S11,064,849 Is Do
mated by Misunderstanding
ton Gives $118,275.

The national fund contributed TO
the American Red Cross for the relief
of the Mississippi Valley flood suffer
ers totaIed $tf064 S49.S7 today more
fhan 81 600 600 more than the hgufe
cot as fl4e minimum natlonal quota.
paa cross officials. however, empha-
e,;za9 the need for still additional con.
frihutions and stated that practlcai
,tsa nv5sts for every cent contributed
for. reIief work in the flooded area.
THE fund raised through the DIS
s,;c+ r.,anter of the Red Cross CON
finued to mount, reaching $l1S,2t5.oZ
Of noon today. and is expected 10 De
materially swelled tonight through
the benefit performance when VIII ne
held nj Polls Theatcr, through the CO.
operation of managers, stage hands
and musicians of the local theaters.
There are still some good seats lett.
The curtain will rise promptly at S:l5
O'Clock.
Senator to Speak.
Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi
will deliver a brief address. The en-
tertainlncnt Will he frightened by
Charleston and Black Bottom dancing
contest. open to all. with a prize of
Judged bv the applause of the audi
ence. Entrants are requested to re-
mort al the theater at 5 o'clock this
afternoon when an orchestra VIII af-
ford music for a tryout.
Artists appearing in the benefit, all
OF whom have donated their services,
win include:
VIII Mahoney, Vincent Lopez and
orchestra. lTackett and Delmar revue.
National Players. in tabloid version of
"Laff That OFF,; Marvin and Ford,
George Lyons, George Washington
University Glee Club. w. B. Groh and
piano hounds, Keno and Green;' the
Dormondes, Fluerette Joeffrie, Fro
zini, William Grant and Ruth Adair.
Three Migrants, Irwin B. Hamp,
Racine and Ray, Kennedy and Cortez,
Janet Bodwill, Nash and Mcintyre,
the Carbauhs, Meyer Davis Orches-
ira and Bishop and Rafferty,.
Masters OF ceremonies will be Will
Mahoney, Leonard Hall, Kathryn Civ
ney, John b. Daniels and Harold Phil
lips.
Cooperating with the artists and
managers and the unions Of the mu-
sicians and stage hands are; National
Delivery Association, Inc; Merchants
Transfer and Storage Co, Yellow Tax
icab Co, Black and White Taxicab
Co, Red Top Taxicab Co, Washing
ton Boys Band. z. F. Droop & Sons,
Jordan Piano Co., Washington news
papers and the Washington Printing
Co.
Contributions received by the local
chapter Of the Red Cross included an
additional check for $1,686.02, repre-
senting contributions from employees
in the War Department. The Shrine
of the Sacred Heart contributed $500
and the Kiwanis Club rendered a
check for 500. A card party given
yesterday afternoon by the Welcome
Club in Hecht's auditorium realized
$2S.75 for the relief fund.
Among the contributions received
by The Star, which aggregate
$13.702.72, was one of S137.T0 from
the Brookland Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation.
Donations to Red Cross.
Contributions received by the Dis
trict Chapter OF the Red Cross fol
low:
Treasury Department (addi-
tlonaD ............... .$545.90
Department Of Commerce. 49,. 10000
A Friend. 5000
National Savings and Trust Co. 11.25
Mrs. Annie B. Macessy. y.%...... LOO
Tuesday Evening Sewing Circle. 500
French Congregation. .. 1900
d. D. Collins. 1000
Miss Fl. H. Arnold. ....... 500
Perpetual Building Associa-
tion--Mrs. Marget FELTON,, So;
cash collection, 1853. 1859
tionaD ...................... 225.oO
Friendship Branch Of the Red
Cross ..................... 24s.71
Red Cross unit, Church Of Our
Father .................... 42.00
Mrs. G. G. Hill. .............. 500
Lillian F. Balloch. 500
Anna M. Swope. .............. 500
Eugene Arnst, Hurley, n. T.. 500
Madeline Permut. t... 200
The Farmers and Merchants
National Bank. nk......... 5000
library Of Congress ...... 1859
Collections at Woodley Apt.... 500
In Memory 500
Mary J.. Sanborn ........-.. zoo
"A Friend 100
R. Z. Holden ................ 1000
Shrine of the Sacred Heart -. 803 90
Smithsonian Institute ....... 10000
Mrs. Francis Griffith Newlands 5000
Mrs. Louise Little ............ 10000
James L. Heffron ............ 1000
Aatherlne RI. Burton ..ss.sss. 300
A. d. Brown .............. 500
w. 7. Leake ................ 500
q. II. Heitmuller ........... 500
j. NJ. Henning ............ 500
George +. Emmons ........... 500
Roland Linger ............... 200
no name 200
No name ................... 200
III. A. Wadsworth ............ 20.00
Frank j. Wagener .......s 200
$. E. Cooke ..............s... 1000
Alfred Heitmuller, jr. .....,.. 500
Elizabeth Daniels ........... 500
Harvey T. Townsend .....,.. 500
li. A. Farnum ...........s... 500
Harris Hastings ..........s 200
AIRS. A. J. Mclaughlin ,.,.... 1000
W. T.. Parks .........s..... 100
Hanson Kirk ........... 500
a. E. Finlayson ........... 200
Mary T. Spalding ............ 800
t1iiner Reincehi ............ 800
1eggY D0rSett ........-... 500