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The Meeting at Lee Hall.
SUFFERERS BY THE FLOOD.

SUFFERERS BY THE FLOOD.
A large number of the citizens of Charles
town, including many ladies, met at Lee Hall
Yesterday morning to consider the best means
to aid the sufferers by the terrible flood on the
Shenandoah.
On motion of Andrew Hunter, Esq, Mr..
JOHN w. McCURDY was called to the
Chair and Mr.. W. c. SHEEREE appointed
Secretary.
Andrew Hunter Esq, in speech explained
the object Of the meeting, detailing his person.
al observations of the great suffering OF the
people of Harpers Ferry.
He was followed by Jno. W. KeDndy, Esq,
W no gave details of the great distress, reading
long list of actual sufferers made by him on
the scene from interviews with great many
of them in person.
DR.. Simmons and Andrew E. Kennedy
made several valuable suggestions as to the
mode of relief, which were embodied by An
drew Hunter Esq, the following resolutions: :
Resolred, That the Chair appoint a commit
tee of ten persons-one half to be ladies-to
solicit contributions, either in clothing, money
or proriSiORS as may he needed, to relieve the
sufferers from the late food in the Shenandoah
river, at and above Harper's Ferry, in the coun-
ty of Jefferson, and that said Committee be
authorized and requested to take such meas
ures as they may deem expedient, in seeing to
the proper application of said contributions
Resolred, further that the President of this
meeting and DR.. J. V. Simmons, be added to
the committee and that the President be the
chairman of the male part Of said committee,
and DR.. j. Y. Simmons be chairman of the
female portion Of it.
Resolved, that the said committee have
power to appoint sub committees.
The following persons were appointed by
the Chair
Male CommUee.-John w. McCurdy,
Chairman, John F. Brown, j. W. Kennedy,
David Cockrell, n. S. White, and c. II. Nc
Knight.
Female CommiRee.-Dr. ]. V. Simmons,
Chairman, Mrs Samuel Howell, Mrs. Jas. Law
Hoofi, Mrs. w. J. Hawks, Mrs T. C.. Green,
and Mrs. Benz. Tomlinson.
sUB-cOMMITTEEs.
KoJieiocR.-Geo. II. Turner, Jno. W.
Walraven, Col Preston Chew, Vim. Rissler,
and Logan Osburn.
Mathematics. w. Eichelberser, Jno. W.
baugh, aud Jno. II. Strider.
Brown's Sh0p.-Wm. Burr, Jno. S. Moore,
Port. Wiltshire, Bayliss Trussell, and DR..
Burkhart.
JEddleray.-Jno. W. Grantham, Col. Bay
Tor, Jno. NJ. Nicely, and S. l.. Minghini.
Leetopn.-M. Helm, Isaac Strider, HON.
sher & Drawbaugh, aud DR.. Logic.
DgBi{ds DepOt,-Capt. Melvin, Thos
Link Vim. B. Daniels, Craven Trussell, and
Jno. NJ. Engle
Summit Poim-HiIleary, Wilson & john
son, Jno A. Thompson, Joseph Morrow, and
Thomas Lock.
Nippon -Timberlake & Co., Dan'l. Hefe-
bower, Jacob Buckley, Colin C. Porter, Lewis
Kemp, and VIM. CrisSwell.
Resolred That sub committees report such
collections in money, clothing and provisions
as may be collected by them, to the Charles
town committee at the earliest possible mo-
ment.
The contributions made on application of
! the ladies' will be returned to the ladies' COM
mittee.
We hope that orr people will respond at
once in money, clothes and provisions, to give
the necessary aid to orr destitute friends at
| Iarper's Ferry and along the river within our
county. Let our hearts and purses be open
! ell without stint Can we not raise $500 in
money alone? The distress is great and we
beg our people not to be behind when such
deserving call is made upon them for charity.
JOHN w. McCURDY, Chairman.
J. Ed. DUKE, Sec'y.
CALL by THE LADIES COMMITTEE.
WE, a committee of ladies', appointed by
/ Il ~ - E Al. ,n,l
most earnestly to the ladies in the country to
unite with us at once, in our efforts thus to
render assistance. Contributions of money,
food clothing, &c, should be sent to either Of
the ladies Of this committee, who will see to
their proper distribution;
Mrs B ToMIISsOS,
Mrs w. j. HAWKS,
Mrs JAS. LAW. HooFF,
Mrs 5. HOWELL,
Mrs. T. C. GREEN