National Republican., 1878-09-24
TIE RELIEF COMMISSION.
Proceedings Of the Executive Committee
Blankets and Funds sent South.

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The executive committee Of the Nationa
Yellow Fever Relief Commission met at foul
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Present-Governo,
Shepherd (iu the chair, Messrs. MITCHELL Solo
nous, Warner, and DIR. Woodwork. Mr.. Dick
son being absent, Mr.. Phil. Julien acted n,
secretary.
dispatch from Mayor Burlington, Of Her.
nando, Miss, dated the 23d. instant, was read
stating: "We need money have had twenty.
seven cases Of yellow fever to date; eight new
cases In the last twenty four hours. Physicians
now declare tho fever epidemic; have hitherto
refused aid"
On motion of Mr.. solnmous, 1900 was appro.
priatcd for the relief Of fernando, to be ex.
pressed to-day.
AID FROM BROOKLYN.
The following was read
BROOKLYN. n Y. Sent. 23
NGtioaai Yc!lor Fslrr Rei,ct tomnitee U'a!hingt0a
Letter Of Surgeon General received We send
money to.day-sl go to Memphis 800 10 Port Glib.
:on SO to GtonadH and e So each g Holly Springs
The subscriptions SO far received from the
churches reported below, among the cash con.
tributions, were read. DR.. Woodworth read a
price list for blankets received from New York,
and a number Of samples of blankets were ex-
lmincd by the committee. DR.. Woodworth was
authorized to purchase 200 blankets, to bo sent
to Memphis
1t was agreed to hold the meetings of the
committee hereafter at 1915 p. IN.
CASH CONTRIBUTIONS.
The following contributions have been re.
ccived by Lewis J. Davis, treasurer, since the
last report: Metropolitan Presbyterian Sunday.
school, by J. Il. Zimmerman, $7.S5; Dunbar.
ton Street Georgetown Sunday. school, by J. r
Mitchell, sis; penny contributions from
Street Baptist Church, by y. Richards, s.; of.
fiee of the Commissioner of Customs, SIS; office
of the coast survey, 80; New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church, SlS5.52; Christ Church
Nayy-Iard. S26,l3; Shiloh Baptist Church
$3.50; Bethany Mission Chapel, S1.3l Pres.
byterian Church, Ralstou, Va, SO; Prcsby.
tcriau Church, Falls Church, Va, Sl216; en-,
plOyees Of the Alexandria aud fredericksburg
Railroad, sl0l.50; James Eveeth, Winder'.
building employees, 1850; T. J. Adj, brewer
:l5. Total. Si4i.57.
DONATIONS
| Of clothing have been received from Mrs. Gen.
ernl Whittlescy, Mrs. Williamson, "a Lady,
and Mrs. d. W. ZantZingcr.
MEETING OF COLORED MINISTERS.
In compliance with u request, coming from
the National Yellow Fever Commission
through one Of the subcommittee, to the col.
| Ored ministers Of this city aad vicinity
movement of their people to aid In
the relief Of the yellow fever sufferers IN
the South, the following ministers met at the
| Nineteenth Street Baptist Church yesterday
morning to consider the request: Rev. W. J
Walker, pastor Shiloh Baptist Church Rev +
J. Grimkc, pastor Fifteenth Street Presbyte.
rian Church; Rev. J. T. Bouldcn pastor Nine.
teenth Street Baptist Church; Rev. Z. W. S
| Peck pastor Asbury NJ Z. Church, and Rev. A.
| BOuldimg, Of the Baptist Church.
After due consideration. the ministers came
to the following conclusion: That the request
was one worthy Of general charitable response
from the whole people and that, while, In ad.
| ditiOn IN the collections they hal lifted iu
| their churches for the yellow fever sufferers
they were willing to do all in their power and
by their influence to meet the request Of the
commission, yet, owing to the small rcprcscn,
| tatOn Of the ministers present, they could not
| adopt any plan nor assume the obligation for O
| general movement.