Evening star., 1941-07-06
Organizations Here
Raise S626,254
For War Relief
300 Groups in Nation
Collect $36,7le,273
In 21-Month Period

A total of S626 625415 for relief of
European war victims was collected
by 13 organizations here during the
first 81 months of the war, accord
ing to their reports made public by
the State Department yesterday.
The reports showed S504,63271 Of
the total receipts listed locally was
spent for actual relief purposes
through the month of May, with
overhead expenses amounting to
S6,09194, and an aggregate balance
OF Sl15,52950 on hand May 81.
In the Nation as a whole, more
than 300 organizations authorized to
solicit funds for relief in belligerent
countries or to help refugees from
countries at war reported total re-
ceipts of s36,7162735O through May,
with actual relief expenditures of
S25 5,53l ,05985, overhead expenses of
S3,701 802.30, and May 81 balance
of S7,508,25914
Fund for Polish Relief.
Two New York organizations ap-
pealing for contributions in the
name of Ignace Jan PadereWski.
famed Polish musician statesman
who was buried temporarily in Arl-
ington National Cemetery yesterday,
reported collections of more than
S150,000.
The Paderewski Fund for Polish
Relief listed receipts of Sl37,518.52.
with S85,000 spent for actual relief,
S40,04424 for overhead costs, and a
balance of s12,47428 on hand.
Collections of s16,15853, with ac-
tual relief expenditures of $500.
overhead expenses of s1,36l SO and
a May 81 balance of S6,29717, were
reported by the Paderewski Testi-
monial Fund Inc
All private organizations soliciting
funds for war relief are required
by the Neutrality Act to register
with the State Department and
file monthly reports. The American
Red Cross report separately through
the War Department.
Groups File Reports.
Among the reports made public
at the State Department yesterday
were those of the following organi-
cations registered locally. with the
countries in which they are author
lied to diSburse funds, their receipts
through May, actual relief expendi-
lures, overhead expenses and
balance on hand May 81, listed in
that order:
American Association of Uni
versity Women - France. Great
Britain and Canada; s25923.98;
sl741l,50; s64O66; s7,S7202.
American Committee for British
Catholic Relief-Great Britain: ST.
753.70; s5,728.l6; Sl49637; s529.17.
Observation-Disclosures Society of
Washington Germany: s227 90;
s62.23; s37.71; s12715.
Bishops Committee for Polish
Rellef-Poland, England. France,
Italy and Hungary: 1895 5,463.81;
S346,324.31; s62.73; s4e,O76.77.
The Catholic Student War Relief
OF Pax Romana-France. Germany
and Great Britain: s2,39754; So
081,63; s23991; $1,000.
Committee for Relief in Allied
Countries-France, Great Britain,
Poland, Norway, Belgium, Luxem-
bourg and the Netherlands: s4,-
52303; s2,50000; S1,805.60; s2l7.43.
Relief for Greece.
Gamma Phi Beta International
Sorority-Great Britain: s2,091.93.
none, S17760, S1,91433.
The Order Of Ahepa-Greece:
s13o,23769, s92,e11.S4, none, s37,-
1885.
Parcels for Belgian Prisoners
Germany: sl8,56O96, s4,763.63, none,
s13,79733.
Relief for French Refugees in
England-France and Great Brit
ain: s25,826.37, S23 3,O53.6s, sl,266 SO,
Sl,505.71. (This organization also
has sent contributions in kind
valued at S6,68470)
st. Andrews (Scottish) Society of
Washington - Scotland; s2,586.18,
s831.31, S36063, S1.394.24.
Saints Constantine and Helen
Greek Orthodox Church-Greece:
s6,645.43, S5,0O000, none, s1,645.43.
Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerman. Be-
thesda, Md.-Great Britain and
Greece: $4,016.44, s3,964.42, s3.95,
s4S.07.