Show f RELIEF FOR THE BOERS President Boosevelt Forwards HU fnols Contributions to U S Consul Chicago April GA certified check for fW drawn to tho order of President Roosevelt was forwarded to the President on March 28th by tho committee of cltl zcno which Gov Yatcs appointed In December De-cember last to raise funds for the relief of Boer women and children sufferers In th < < s concentration camps of South Africa Inasmuch as tho committee was without ratlafactory means of forwarding the money Pre Idont Koosevclt was requested lo accept tho fund and have It forwarded through such channels as ho might deem best to be disbursed for the relief of tho sufferers for whom It was Intended t A letter from Ecrretary Hay under dato of April 3rd has been received by Peter ion Vllsslngen secretary of the Illinois committee rcknowledging tho receipt of the check h i y President Roosevelt and mting that as directed by the President the money has been forwarded to thc United Slates consul at Capetown that Ming In the Presidents opinion the most expeditious way 0 transmitting It to Its awmatlon The consular of nee nt Cape town Secretary Hay states has been di rected to t distribute tho funds In the man ncr Intended President Koosevclt and tho Secretary IOC Suue having so readily compiled with JM readiy compled wih bk Jrt rcqucal Mr Van Vllsslnccii an flounced today that It wag now tho pur 1tt ISU 3 Poee i of tho committee to undertake the l lection of a much larger sum and thut throu 2 BYttematie effort would ho made throujho1 the Slato to collect checks and drafts rlr S1 each Payable to the order of Theodore Roosevelt Theso cheea anll drafts Mr Van VllsalnBcn rtatei wi 0 forwarded to the President bis Tom handg time to time as they accumulate on |