The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-10-11
AID TO CHICAGO.
Meeting at the Court House.

The Citizens Meeting which was an
nounced yesterday morning to be held
for the purpose of sending aid to the
sufferers by the great fire in Chicago,
was called to order by Mayor LETTERS at
the Court House few minutes alter
ten o'clock. Doctor r. II. Cummins
was chosen Chairman Of the meeting,
and l.. A. Hagans of the IntelHgencsr
and O. S. Long OF the REGISTER were
named as Secretaries.
The attendance was small, owing to
the fact that the time set for the meet
ing was in the heart OF the business
hours of the day, aud J. H. Pendleton
Eco, moved that when the meeting adj
iourn it adjourn to assemble again al
seven o'clock in the evening.
On motion by Mr.. Pendleton the
Chairman was authorized to appoint 8
committee of three to draft resolution:
and prepare business for the evening
meeting. 1t was also ordered that post
ers announcing the evening meeting be
printed and circulated, and on motion
by G. L. Cranmer, Esq, the business
committee was requested to designate
three persons in each ward to solicit
contributions.
Remarks were made by Rev. Cross
the effect that there would probably
be need for assistance to the sufferers il
Chicago during many days to come, snc
that although their immediate wants
might be supplied by the bounty of thel'
neighbors, supplies sent a week hence
would, doubtless, be needed.
The Chairman appointed, as the com
mittee provided for by Mr.. Pendleton'
motion, J. II. Pendleton, Esq, Rev. DR.
Westwood and G. L. Cranmer, Esq.
after which the meeting adjourned unit
seven o'clock in the evening.
EVENING MEETING.
The meeting was called to order a
night, by the President, DR.. Cum
Minis and 7 St J, Clarkson was elected
Secretary.
The committee on Resolutions re
ported as follows:
| WHEREAS, The recent fire in Chicago
has laid waste large portion Of thai
city, thereby causing great loss Of prop
erty and very much suffering among the
many thousands, who so suddenly, have
been rendered homeless:
AND WHEREAS, A strong demand is
thereby made upon our practical sym
pathy-Therefore be it by the citizens
Of Wheeling, in public meeting assem-
bic.
Resolvsd, That we do heartily endorse
the action of our City Council in voting
an appropriation of five thousand dol
lars ($5OO0. 00) for the relief Of our suf
fering fellow citizens Of Chicago.
| Resolred, That all our citizens b
earnestly requested to contribute per
sonally to the fund now being raised
throug hout the country, in the above
named behalf
RcsoLred, That the following named
gentlemen be appointed a committee t,
solicit and receive such contributions
in their respective wards. as our PEG
pie may be willing to make.
First Ward-Thos Sweenv, \. J
Pannell, Henry X. List.
Second Ward-Dr. 7. III. Logan
Dan. c. List, c. E. Stifel.
Third Ward-Crispin Oglebay, J. st
!. Clarkson. DR.. w. J. Bates.
Fourth Ward-E. C. LETTERS, J. +
Bier, Henry B. Miller.
Fifth Ward-Hon. C. D. Hubbard
Andrew Wilson, Benno Hammer.
Sixth Ward-Wm. II. Harrison
VIM. Clohan, Nicholas Reister.
Seventh Ward-E. J. Stone, A. G
Robinson, Jos. A. Campbell.
Eighth Ward-Augustus Wiedebush
DR.. R. w. Hazlett, Stephen Water
house.
Re,olved, That all contributions o
whatever kind, collected by the com
mittee, be handed over to the chairman
of this meeting, to be by him forwarded
TO the proper authorities in the city o
Chicago.
On motion of J. G. Smith the com
mittees were directed to proceed at once
to collect money and donations Of goods
Mr.. w. C. Brockunier moved that s
subscription list be opened at once t(
receive subscriptions from persons ir
the meeting. Adopted.
The meeting then proceeded to take
subscriptions. Some $4,000 were sub
scribed.
The various ward committees arc
earnestly requested to 60 to work this
morning and raise all the money they
can, that it may be forwarded by DR.
Cummins to-day.
Color GUARD.-The entire caste OIL