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[[preprinted]] The War Relief Clearing House For France and Her Allies [[line]] HONORARY PRESIDENT HON. JOSEPH H. CHOATE, FORMER AMBASSADOR TO GREAT BRITAIN HONORARY VICE-PRESIDENTS HON. ROBERT BACON, FORMER AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE, FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE HON. MYRON T. HERRICK, FORMER AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE MR. WILLIAM F. MCCOMBS [[LINE]] WAREHOUSES, 133 CHARLTON STREET, NEW YORK EXECUTIVE OFFICES, 40 WALL STREET, NEW YORK TEL. 6006 JOHN CABLE ADDRESS "WARELIEF" OFFICERS [[line]] PRESIDENT MR. A. BARTON HEPBURN, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Chase National Bank. VICE-PRESIDENTS MR. S.R. BERTRON. of Bertron, Griscom & Co., Bankers MR. FRED I. KENT, Vice President, Banker's Trust Co. MR. W.T.P. HOLLINGSWORTH, President, R.U.V. Company. MR LLOYD WARREN, Architect MR. W. FORBES MORGAN,of Morgan, Livermore & Co., Brokers MR R.L. BACON, of Kissel, Kinnicutt & Co., Bankers. TREASURER MR. THOMAS W. LAMONT, of J.P. Morgan & Co. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MR. HORACE E. ANDREWS, President, New York State Railways Company. MR. CHARLES R. BANGS, of American Telephone and Telegraph Company. MR. EDMUND L. BAYLIES, of Carter, Ledyard & Milburn, MR. C. A. COFFIN, Chairman, Board of Directors of the General Electric Company. MR WILLIAM GREENOUGH, of Patterson, Eagle, Greenough & Day MR. RALPH J. PRESTON, MR. FRANCIS LOUIS SLADE, MR. HENRY W. TAFT, of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. MR. CORNELIUS VANDERBILT, MR. WHITNEY WARREN SECRETARY OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MR. WALBRIDGE S. TAFT, of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, CHAIRMAN OF FINANCE COMMITTEE MR. HORACE E. ANDREWS, President, New York State Railways Company. CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS MR. E.C. BACON, of J.P. Morgan & Co. CHAIRMAN OF TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MR. B.D. CALDWELL, President, Wells Fargo and Company, Express. CHAIRMAN OF PURCHASING COMMITTEE MR. FREDERICK A. JUILLIARD, A.D. Juilliard & Co. CHAIRMAN OF AUDITING COMMITTEE, MR. JAMES MARWICK Executive Secretary MR. CLYDE A. PRATT. Assistant Secretary MR. YALE W. BURTCH. [[/preprinted]] July 20, 1917 Mr. Eugene Glaenzer, 705 Fifth Avenue, New York City. Dear Sir:- I regret to be obliged to inform you of the sinking on July 9th of the SS. Kansan. On this boat was your case [[underlined]] E.G.5, [[/underlined]] our receiving number 9275 and our forwarding number R-3369. Yours very truly, [[signature]] YM Burtch [[/signature]] Assistant Secretary YWB:Z ^[[write: R/Raid [[line]] dont write [[bracketed]] Mr CB Alexander Mrs [SJ?] Tyler [[bracketed]] compare a check[[guess at phrase on right side]] EVS