COLLECTION FOR RED CROSS NEARS $2,000

With only two more days of active canvassing left, the grand total of the University Red Cross campaign was brought to $1,994.25 last night by subscriptions amounting to $361.75 for the day. The poor showing of yesterday's collection, however, is to a certain extent due to the fact that no report was received from Team 2 in time for publication. Nevertheless, the University is responding very poorly. Every student in the University will be approached before tomorrow night by a member of the Red Cross Committee in the dormitory canvass. If there are students who, because of living outside of Cambridge or for any other reason, have not yet been asked to subscribe, they are requested to leave contributions at the CRIMSON Building.

In the national campaign reports from Washington show that more than half of the $100,000,000 quota of the Red Cross drive was subscribed in the first two days of the campaign. With several states to be heard from, $52,150,396 had been received.

Italy Voices Appreciation.

To show Italy's appreciation of the relief measures of the Red Cross in that country King Victor Emmanuel has sent the following telegram to Robert P. Perkins '84, head of the Red Cross Commission in Italy:

"The humanitarian work carried on among us by the American Red Cross and so worthily directed by you has earned the acclaim of the entire Italian nation. In succoring the wounded at our front and in mitigating the sufferings of citizens driven from their homes by the enemy's invasion the American Red Cross has earned everlasting gratitude and has strengthened still more the solid basis of the trusting and cordial friendship between the two countries.

"It gives me pleasure to express to you these sincere sentiments of the Italian army and people and of myself. I send you also my cordial greetings."