Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-09-27
Meeting at the Memphis rheAier Last
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bit earnett mesiins Of prominent cit zens at
L'e Memphis Theater last night, 10 take soti n
for the feuef OF the SavRn nah aud RfC nswick
sufferer. among the number present were
NJ yor X C.Wtll smson. AldeTf n II, q. Dent
and a, n. Browni uoupcilnnen A. y, Norris n,
y }. Kelly, John Ge9Gvan, Richard D ugher-
ty and 1homss Beas ley; and President Ben
EtSemeRn and Secretary John y. Too OF the
Memphis cotton xchange. While the meet
Ing was not large In the number OF persons
present. yet its action was prompt and gen
eTons, and we hope this will be followed by
daily and liberal charity on the part OF our
psoIle.
Alderman Dent, on behalf OF the city coun-
ell, called the meeting to order and moved
thai Mayor h. ~ williamson take the chair.
Mayor Williamson said this was not prop.
eT time for much to be said. II there ever
Providence It was at this time He there fore
asked that Rev. pt. Landrum of up prayer.
Dr.. Landrcm tner, upon made q prayer,
thanking God for sparing us from the great
VINO are suite & with the scourge, and asked
thai they be deliver-d from their afttictions,
ana that the people OF Memphis aio them in
On motion OF John Donovau, Mr.. John :.
ToOf as selected aS secretary OF The meeting,
which proceeded to permanent organlEa-
tiops
Mr.. Brown presented the following resolu-
tiOn, which vas adopted:
Resolved, That the mayor OF the city shall
act AS president, and the presidents or the
chamber OF CONNER. e snd cotton exchange
act as vIce-presidents, who shall con- tiLuJe an
executt Ve committee, which committee sb all
have charge or and direct all disbursements
OF this association, and ali other matters sp-
pertaining thereto; and the style OF this body
shall be hnown as the Relief and Aid associ-
alton of Memphis.
Mr.. Bea ley presented the following, which
was adopted;
Res0lved That the suffsrlngs Of our fellow
ci izeos in savannah and Brunswick, Geor-
gia, from that dread disease, yellow fever, re
QuiIes at our hands immediate action by ma
a
liorstipg their distress; and we cunvey to
them our heartfelt sympathies in this theil
hour of tribulatIon.
Reso'ued, That the chair appoint a commit
tee ia the city, whose duly It Ehs be to i'm
medlately Proc ed 70 collect subscriptions for
the aid o the sufferers at Savannah and
Brunswick, and pay the prOceeds each day 10
the uessurer Of the ssOeiatiDD, taxing his
receipt therefor, aud furnish the names of all
subscribers and the amou {.
At the suggestion Of Mayor williamson the
officers elect we're empowered to select q
treasurer.
Mrs j. Camp said they should act imme-
dIstely, and proceed to take up 8 subscrip-
tiOn. he Therefore moved to take up a SuD
Msyor Wili stnson said the Officers had se
lecled as tTeas urer Mr. F, 8. Davis.
Mr.. Donovan novel that the Memphis
newspape S be requested TO publish daily tho
u n4mes . ( subscribers 10 the Savannah and
brunswick relief fund.
SUBSCRIPTIONS.
The following amounts of money were sub
cribed by the members OF the meeting: y. j.
hem, $50; Rice, st,x & Co, 500; John W.
Graham, $40, IohU w. Cochran $50; p. j..
. edy, IS; +. B Fuller, Of FTiars Point, Miss,
s.; Minor Meriweiher, SIS; James speed SIS;
A. r. Droescher, 81; PsnOia Oil Company S5V
Hon Casey Young, SIS; Jones, Brown & 90,
$50; Cnar.ss q. FIshe =, SIS: c. w. Metcalf, $40;
Jonn :. TOoI, $40; Union Printers OF Mem
p is, $50; W. W. Goodwin, $40; r. W. Brown,
$40; b P. Andea SEP, $40; robert 6 bson, Si
John IA. Rourke, $40; Hill & Michel, 500.
AN EE QUENT APPEAL.
By request, hev. DR.. Laudrum made an ap-
peal % the meeting in behalf OF the suffering
peopl' OF savannah. HIS remarks were
tOu hing and beautiful as he spoke of the
z eat suffering OF Savannah and the relations
between that ci y and Memphis-Rike in
being cotton ports, alike in being southern
cities, aid alike in being liable to yellow
fever. We sd our scOurge in 1873, and sa-
vAunRh is having Ders now, and her prospect
Ity will be deisytd by this scourge. Savannah
fat for as in 1873, an not 10 mere words but
MAJ or and now mayor or Savannah, sent
many contributions from the people OF that
city 10 Memphis, and he received therefrom
one thousand one hundred and forty-nine
dollars q d twenty seven cents; from Mr.
Geor=e L. Pope, p e>ident of ne relief asso-
citation, and IrOm Mr.. Muntord, now 8 resi-.
dent OF Memphis, fVe hundred dol
lars. He slso received one thousand
dollars from DIR. Tucker, chancellor
in ali ne received two thousand Z hun
dred and fort, mine dollars ana twenty seven
c, ms nom Georgia, ard he u1d not know how
much more was sent from Savannah and
Geo gIa through other persons. TINS was rub
st anita al !, AID not a mere wor1s. He spoke
OF the fearful condition OF the people OF
B-unswick, Geo gia, and made an eloquent
appeal, irrespective OF our ouJy u ! q IldRte
the C aim VI these people, but for humanity
anG philanthropy. He mad seen Savannah
Ia her pride anO In her gloom. He had seen
her 81 the close of the war, wnen surrounded
by hostile army, End having within her
hmI S twenty Thousand starving women and
chi drens But aid came 10 them from an un.
eX pected source The merchants Of Philadel-
phia, New YORK and Boston sent carlo ads OF
provi /. ms tn rs sn0 relieved the hui ger of
the sun=rirg people. We're the People of
N -mphis, IN ey who have passed through tbs
scourse, to refuse 20 n. lp the sunerins people
of the beautiful city of savannah, and Bruins
wick, who are our NJ ig ghbors and kinsnen?
colonel DOuovap moved that tie thanks OF
the meeting Oe rendered The Memphis heater
aud gas company Tor the fIee use OF the
builotng and supply OF light.
Mr.. Hamilton stalled That the outherl ex-
press woul1 carry ali moneys and other donR-
ions free uf charge.
The committee was authorized to nd all
donst!oLs oI money and other articles to the
mayor Of Savannah ana the mayor of Bum
WICK, divid ng II between these cities as They
ON motion, Rev. DIR LaDdrum was added to
the executive committee
Ma or Will mson said that even ia this
small meeting the sum ofsevFn hundred and
eighty en- uOliRrs had betn donated This
Was only an evidence o. what the people in.
tended TO do. de believed that every man
woman and child OF -emphis would cou-
tribute rom twenty-five cents up TO twenty
five collars
dge T W Brown made an urgent appeal
In beh-f OF the IeOple OF Savannah and
Brunswick, and said he hoped every one
" u use his iDdiv dual effort to secure
money for the afnicted residents OF these
cities 81 ey suoOIu act by the golden rule
and not Oh y do to them ~ you would have
them 90 unto you, but do unto them rs they
have done unto you.
Hon. casey Young said he could hardly say
anything additional to whst mad already
been expressed, Every telegram from ia.