The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-09-25
HELP FOR THE COAST surrEnERs.
Proceedings of the Meeting Held for
Organized Assistance.

Quite u plumber appointment gentle
men and Indies met ut the Court house
yesterday In response to- n, call that
in to-days HERALD. The
was organized and Judge Bur
ford was elected chairman, and Mr.
Harry ii. Stevens, secretary.
DIR. Hughes moved that commit
tee be appointed to express sympathy
with the sufferers of lndlanola and to
take prompt measures for their imme-
diate relief.
Rev. Dr. Smith offered resolution
that two ladies and two gentlemen be
appointed in each ward to solicit con
tributions from the citizens Of the city
and country.
Mr. Lane offered an amendment
that nm extra committee Of ten be APP
pointed to solicit contributions from
the citizens living In the county. The
amendment was accepted, and the res
olution adopted.
Upon motion of DR.. Smith, Judge
Burford was made chairman of all the
committees.
After quite u lengthy debate rs to the
safest and quickest way of getting the
supplies distributed to the best advan-
tage, DR.. Hughes offered the following
resolution, which was adopted;
Resolved, That all the contributions
intended for the lndanola sufferers be
sent to d. G. Proctor ID. G. Beaumont
aud William II. Woodward, citizens
of IndiNnola, with directions that they
be distributed by them to the best adj
vantage.
General Cabell was requested to con-
fer with the different railroad and eX-
press companies with reference to
transportation.
Judge Buriord gracefully resigned
the position of Chairman of all the
committees in favor of General Cabell.
The following is list of the com
mittees:
First Ward-Mrs. Henry Ervay,
Mrs. Scripture, G, w. Thompson aud
Henry Boil.
Second Ward-Mrs DIR. Johnson,
Miss Mary Jeiiries, w. G.. Clark and
A. ~ Obenchniu
Third Ward--Miss ID. Ewell, Mrs.
John NJ. Stemmons, w. G. Sterrett
and A. II. Shepherd.
Fourth Ward-Mrs. G. M. Swnk,
ldrs. S. j. Adams, &. X. Merwether
and John Aiken.
County Committee-Dr James E.
Scott, b. p. Jet, Henry Snodgrass, j.
G.. Dent, A. M. Cochran, Walter Ca
ruth, u. Il, Coombs, John Nj. Crockett,
w. III. Hord, James Il. Barkley.
The following report of the Commit
tee on Resolutions was adopted:
DALLAS, September "a, 1915.
To the Mayor and Common Council of the
CITY OF lndianola.
AT II mass meeting composed of ladies
and gentlemen citizens of the city and
county of Dallas, the undersigned were
appointed u committee on their behalf
to draft resolutions expressive of their
deep sorrow aud sincere sympathy felt
on hearing of the heart-rendng ordeal
through which your city has 50 recent
ly passed, and the loss of life and
property by the cruel storm, and TO AS
sure you Of their willingness TO afford
you substantial aid,
Resolved, That the whole commu.
nifty Of the city and county
of Dallas have heard with re-
greet of the awful calamity that
has overtaken their sister city,
and recommend that appropriate relief
committees be appointed to aid in re-
lieving the wants of her people.
Resolved, That the ruin of the homes
by the cruel strom, aggravated by the
death OF so many of its Inhabitants,
has claims upon us and we beg to as
sure them that immediate efforts will
be made to forward all the help gener-
GUS sympathy can bestow.
Resolved, That 1t is the desire of this
meeting that the Chair appoint COM
mittee of ten to solicit contributions
from the country.
Resolved, That u committee of two
ladies and gentlemen be appointed
in each ward OF the city, to procure
supplies and money.
Resolved, That the Mayor be re-
quested TO confer with the agents Of
transportation lines leading from BAL
las to lndianola and procure tree
transportation for freight and passage
for such of the inhabitants as may de-
sire to move to this portion of the
country, and for the transportation of
such supplies as may becontributed for
their relief.
Resolved, That the Mayor be re-
quested to recommend and the City
Council to appropriate such sums of
money out of the City Treasury rs they
may deem proper for tue relief of the
sufferers.
Resolved, That the Mayor be re-
quested to telegraph the Mayor of st.
Louis and such other Northwestern
cities as he may deem proper, asking
their material aid.
II. Il, HUGHES.
h. Q. MoLURE,
A. y. SMITH.
On motion, all the papers of the city
were requested to publish the proceed
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