The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-02
THE STRICKEN SOUTH /
Rock Island to the Rescue.
Liberal Response--oysr $500 Collect
ed at the Meeting. ~


called the meeting to order. and explained
its objects, after which DR.. Q. Truesdale
was made permanent chairman. He made
o stirring appeal in behalf Of the sufferers,
and urged the importance OF prompt action.
he said, no one has any conception Of the
sufferings of those in the scourge district,
1t was beyond description. The silent
click fthe telegraph, spoke more eloquently
than he could of the terrible sufferings Of
the stricken people Of the south. Hs
closed with an eloquent appeal for helr.
At the conclusion of the Doctors remarks
Harry Abel, of THE ARGUS and Walter
johnson. of the Union were elected secre-
taries.
The chairman then announced that me-
tions were In order,
Mr.. j. M. Buford suggested that it
would be we'll to hear from some Of our
prominent men, who might have some
plan Of relief to offer.
Mr.. 2. L, Gable being loudly called for.
made a few remarks which were pat and
well received, He said, action not words
was what was wanted. The meeting had
assembled to devise means ofreiief and the
quickest way to accomplish that object is to
do the business, at once. He was ready to
act and hoped business would not be un
necessarily delayed
DR.. P. Gregg was the next speaker, and
said, My first regret is the absence of
those, or most of those who called the
meeting, / am here With mingled feelings
of sorrow and JOY. Sorrow because of the
dreadful havoc the scourge has wrought,
and joy to see the liberal responses all over
the north in aid Of the pestilepce stricken
people of the south. 1t is creditable to
the north to see this generous response, it
reminds me of the cry that came from
famine stricken Ireland years ago, that
cry of Three grains of oorH ere die.
mother.
II the cry which came then was SO
freely responded to, then how much more
promptly should We now respond to the
present call l fought against the south.
l have seen her soldiers lying dead aud
wounded around me, many of you, fellow
citizens, have seen the same We tried to
destroy them then, let US try to save them
now. This beautiful sentence called forth
applause.
Capt, Robinson, spoke briefly of the i'm
portance Of acting promptly. People were
diving by hundreds, and thousands, no one
could portray the actual suffering in those
pestilence stricken districts, Those in the
stricken communities who could helE
others had left, so that aid must comt
from other sources What we must do i,
to organize, and the question is how can We
best do so. He concluded by moving tina
committee of two from each ward b;
named by the chairman to select an ex
ecutive committee to receive subscriptions
Mr.. P. L. Gable moved that the cashiers
of the banks be added to the COMMITTEES
selected, to act as disbursing committee
and to receive all funds collected and tht
motion as amended was carried.
The chair named John L. Bean, Jacol
Wollenhaupt, James Kelly, W. s. Parsons
II. Huber, Chas. Hansgen, A. c. Dart
Porter Skinner, G. Beck, Z. Ell. Anawalt
B. d. Buford aud w. Denkman. as thu
cOmm ittee to select the regular committee
bet they did not appear TO be present.
DR.. Gregg thought this was an uncer
tain way to select a eon nittee and suggest
ed that the chair call for names amonG
those present.
Mr.. Murdoch said, j. NJ. Buford ant
myself will act for the First ward" Be
fore other responses were made, however
Mr. p. L. Cable moved reconsideration
of the resolution, which after some debate
was pat and carried.
Mr.. P. L. Cable now moved that ,ht
chair be authorized to select hereafter
committee of two from each ward, on,
gentleman and enc lady. who should so
Iicit subscriptions and act in connection
with the cashiers of the bank, who wer,
to receive oil moneys and disburse tn,
same, in such manner, and for such dis
tricts as, in their judgment, seemed best
Carried.
A motion was then made to appoint
committee to solicit subscriptions from
: those assembled. Carried.
The chair named John George, j. V
Mahoney, E. H. Anawalt, David Halves
DR.. j. w. Stark. J. R. Johnston, j, NJ
Buford.
In less than twenty minutes the com
mittee reported the following subscription
the result being received with applause:
l. CaDle...-........ ..................... $260,U
G. Lynde. -.......... 49, - - no
DI SoDiS''-' ZoU
| Robinson. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $50
| lsaaC Negus.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 25O
wilson $1,000 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 900
Inoe MuIdock ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100
Carse q OhlWeller. ............. 1910
VIM Jackson. ........................... 1915
reynolds Recommendation. ........ 100
| nsn 49,. .-...--........-....... ia
Jonn george. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 30
Ea.h ..:............. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10
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