The evening world. Newspaper, March 28, 1913, Page 16

‘es HOW THE RED CROSS SPENT TITANIC FUND OF ABOUT $161,000, There Were 492 Survivors and Relatives of Victims Aided Financially. In the midst of contemplation of the Present appalling disaster by floods in the interior of the continent, those at- tending the meeting of the New York Couty chapter American Red Cross in Assembly Hall, No. 106 East Twenty- second street yesterday afternoon, Ile tened to tales of how relief was given to survivors and relatives of victims of the greatest modern disaster of the sea =the sinking of the Titanic last April. Besides the final reports on the New York Red Cross Titanic relief work given by W. Frank Persons and Frank Hf. Mann, @ brief report on contribu- tions in the city for the assistance of flood sufferers in the West was made vy Robert W. de Forest, chairman of the Red Cross chapter. Mr, Persons said that the Red Cross fund for the Titanic relief in the city totaled approximately $161,600. With this eum 492 survivors and relatives of vic- time were aided. In 181 cases in which there was no death loss, $37,626 was expended; in 63 cases in which the husbands and fathers were lost with the Titanic $130,433 was expended. For other death losses $25,000 was expended. Expenses of administration and a small amount held in reserve for sufferers from the disaster, bring the total to approximately $161,600. Among instances of relief work cited by Mr. Persons was that of the widow of @ promising murai painter who Der- fished in the White Star Mner, and her three children. The husband left ¢ life ineurance policy of $10,000, This ineur- ance the widow considered in the nature of @n endowment for the education of her children and the Red Cross pro- ‘vided $3,500 for the support of the family. Another case cited was that of an oll prospector’s young widow and her three daughters. The husband left $1,800 insurance, The eldest daughter had been stricken by infantile paralysis and was virtually helpless, The second daughter suffered tuberculosis of the hip joint and the third was threat- ened with tuberculosis of the throat. ‘The Red Croas aided the mother to study nursing and ect aside a fund of 5,000 for the family. Instances of how the Red Cross as- sisted widows of victims to earn & livelihood and helped reunite separated families were related by Mr. Persone. Mr. Mann, who was sent to Halifax as the representative of the Red Cross, told how he alded in identifying the bodies of victims taken to Halifax and of sending information to relatives and friends in this city. He replied to letters and telegrams of anxious friends from New York and elsewhere, concerning the victime. Mr. Mann etated that he identified a child in the morgue at Hall- tax thrown & picture srinted i The/KING ALFONSO FALLS OFF World several weeks price 40 @e 4-1 BONY WHILE PLAYING POLO. | santer. Gets Up Without Help and Lights Chairman de Forest at the close of the meeting announced that contritu- a Cigarette, Althouga He Is Severely Bruised. tions of money only will be received by | MADRID, March %.-King Alfonso the Red Cross for the relief of flood sufferers, at the offlce of Jacob If. Schiff, treasurer of the American Red | Cross Society at No, 52 Wiltam street, and by the office of the American Red|of Spain while playing polo Tuesday | fell somewhat heavily from his pony. No bone was broken, but it wae feared | that the King might have been tn juted internally. Cross Society at No, 105 East Twenty- | ‘The accident ooourred just as the second atrect. Pennsylvania sf gamé began. The King cantered across the field to reach his position. While doing #0 his pony fell and His Majesty | was caught with one leg under the animal. He was able to extricate him- self without help and immediately lighted a cigarette. He suffered, how- ever, from some severo bruises, The King insisted on presiding over the Cabinet Council later against the Friends of F President Greatly Alarmed, PHILADPLPHTA, March %%—James Motrea, former President of the Penn- syivania Ratiroad, has been critically 11 at his home in Haverford for some time. This illness caused him to resign the presidency of the Pennsyivania Rail- row), It took a sudden turn for the worse yeserday and his family and/advice of his physician, Count Ro- numerous friends are greatly alarmed.| manones, the Premicr, afterward in- The doctors in a formal statement say: | formed the press that there was no need for anxiety as to the King’s con-| dition. “For the past week or ten days the Mines of Mr. James McCrea has been progressing satisfactorily, There was a sudden change for the worse yester- day, which causes grave anxiety on the —_—————— BLONDES AND BRUNETTES. (From the Philadelphia Bulletin.) part of Mr. MoCrea’s friends and former arsoclat is, who writes scientific | prose an delicious ae Joseph | the first man to prove that | to be mht than dark—thi Havelock ——_——_——- Cent jart O14 Age Fund. WASHINGTON, March 28.—The first | contribution toward @ fund for the pay- ment of pensions to the aged has been perior to dark folk. 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