At the family banquet, December 29, 1912, the guests contributed $7.05 to the prisoners in Russia and to the Aurora Society.

The money was divided as follows: $3.55 for the prisoners, and $3.50 for the Aurora Society. The money for the prisoners was sent to J. Ramanauskas, secretary of the aid society for political prisoners in Russia; and the other money was sent to Dr. J. Sliupas, Scranton, Pennsylvania, secretary of the Aurora Society, to help Lithuanian students.