The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-03

TuE yellow FEVER CoNAITTRE.-The
Executive Committee appointed by the
citizens to procure aid for the sufferers
from the yellow fever scourge now raging
in the South met at Wicsel Hall Inst even
ing, Mayor Sweeney in the chair.
On motion, tho date OF the proposed
concert and literary entertainment, here,
tofore fixed for the 10th inst, was changed
to the 18th, the Opera House being en-
gagged for the first named day.
Mr.. John Waterhouse, jr, was made a
member OF the Committee from the Sixth
Ward, in place OF Mr.. S. X. Wallace, who
is unable to serve. ~ ,tJ
The Ward members OF the Committee
made reports OF their action looking'to to the
organization Of District Committees or
can nyassers, to receive subscriptions and
sell tickets for the concert.
The First Ward is divided, into sections
commencing at 9th street and extending
from the river to the hill, and the ladies
named are appointed to the several dis
tricts.
From 9th to sth streets: Miss Jennie
Mcdonald, Miss Kate Wise. I'll
From Sth to 7th streets: Miss Annie NJ.
Hughes, Mrs. @. J. Rawling.
From 7th to 9th streets: Miss Mollie
Phillips, Miss Ida Ivison. ~
From 9th to 9th streets: Miss Rose NJ.
Sweeney, Miss Fannie NJ. Sweeney.
From 9Th to 18th streets: Miss Jessie
Hastings, Miss Annie Duval
From 4th street to city line: Miss Bell
Fon, Miss Jennie Riddle. il.t
The members from the Third Ward re-
ported that the ladies' OF their ward arc to
meet them at Weisel Hall to-day at =
o'clock p. n, when, the ward will be dis
tricted' and subcommittee 'named and
published. s1L,B .
The members from the Fourth Ward re-
ported tl,at their ward is districted BY, the
streets running north and south IRON ioth
street to the creek, and between the river @
and the creek on the east, and that the
following gentlemen arc appointed 20 form
suitable committees and canvass the dis
tricts: h'
From tho 1ivcrto Market street:L VIM
B. Simpson.
James Bodley, Jr., John Flading. .----
From Eotf to Jacob streets: l. +. Han
son. = ~ tit-f ~,
From Jacob to Wood streets: G. w.
Kennedy. Fi-i-l.l ~ t3Ea
The Eighth Ward reported the appoint
ment of Mrs. Leander Mix, Miss sydney
Oue, Mrs, Jos. .SeybOld, Mrs. Chris, Hage-
dorm, Mrs. David Smith, Mr.. Lorenz Ray,
Mr.. Fl. O. Ulrich, Mr.. Robt. @, Carson,
md Mr., Edward Steele, who are requested
TO meet at the residence of Squire Mix al
Or. ". to-day to district the ward and per
feet the necessary lrrangements,N
For the Cd, 5th, 9th and 9Th, Wards the
sub committee will be appointed In the
course ofto-day and their names will bt
published tomorrow. a....,.
Its expressly understood that the sub
committee are authorized to receive sub
scriptions OF money as well Us to sci
tickets for the proposed concert and lite
rary entertainment, and will inform per
sons who desire to donate provisions
groceries, &C., that such articles will b.
received Ut the store OF NJ. Reilly, Esq
The Treasurer, d. Davenport, Esqs wa
authorized to receive any sums OF none.
donated BY citizens, churches or societies
and il was reported thatthe following sum
had been paid to him, viz; Mrs, Mar.
Woods, $50 Chris. SiebEe, S27 IS.
Hugh Sterling, Esq, Chairman OF tn
Printing Committee, was added 10 the ES
) ecutive Committee. |
/ The committee adjourned to meet 6
Weisel Hall ON "Wednesday at z r, NJ, whe
!, nil the members are expected to be presen
/ TnEo. KoBER, Sec'y.
!. The Committees on Printing and Mus
Q will meet at Welsel Hall this evening at
O'clock,