, 1879-05-11
NOTRE DAME.

The Movement to Raise Funds to Rebuild
the College.
4 meeting OF representative citizens was held at
the Grand Pacific Hotel last evening for tho pur-
pose OF aiding in the restoration OF the buildings
Of Notre Dame College, recently destroyed by
fire.
Thomas Hoyne formally called the gentlemen to
ORDER and Mayor Harrison was called to preside,
and AID. DAILY was chosen as Secretary.
His Honor stated that the meeting was called to
MD the College, and said Chicago should show her
sympathy with all losers by fire.
THE REV. FATHER CoRBY
made statement Of the losses OF the College. He
expressed his gratitude to the gentlemen for thelr
interest in the matter and also spoke OF tho fire
and its dessruotiyeuess. The affection was taken
as blow from God, and the Fathers OF the Col
lege were resigned 10 it.
Thomas Hoyne said he had known OF the College
from its earliest days, when Chicago was vllage
her here greatly. The founder of the ipstl-
in the educational history or the country,
and lived to-day in green old age The speaker
aeain, and re-endowcd. He suggested that a COM
mittee be appointed to take the lnntter in hand,
and :hat some gentleman come here from Notre
Dame and devote his time to the collection Of the
S. s. Hayes said he was in full sympathy With
the institution, and he spoke particularly of ne
hey. fAlucF SuElu. M0Olus ME ohaos 44fAl@0 liz
early French missionaries In his zeal: In 1871
Chicago had received help from Sotre Dame, and
the people, irrespective Of religious belief, should
help 1t. ......
moved that the Chair appoint committee OF five
or seven whose duty it should ne to take the mat
ter in hand and devise ways and means to aid the
College. ..o =.
contribute to au institution where his children had
been educated, anu he would upprove OF the action
isht DC y Psassa ts ;afi,a to take horta
bic as well Us IN educational institution, where or
plans Ind been tsained up:;'>andd'raade e
ess eom,ea horou tue ground
appealing to the public, and that history OF tne M
College and AT account of what it had done for
the Northwest should es g pnbilshed' o.t;a
Gates that would be good at the College for the
education of their children;
how closely Notrc Dame was allied to Chicago, and
whit deep interest tho people OF this city felt IN
NJ J. j Healy suggested that it might be we'll
to have another meeting. '''.' -"
Thomas Hoyne offered
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS.
which we1c adopted. with the understanding that
the Committee should have power to appoint sub
committees: ..
as fs; rsst sa s 1ssssE ssE sssss ss
ty Of Notre Dame in the recent oss Which LheJ hnve
mel u me h or t t!' a 1 e. rio nnhsic
cessity which demands tho speedy restoration q The
accommodations necessary to continue Lie saiuaole
Pesattd, That In order that the people OF Chicago
may be appealed aud collections made to forward
tt. work thut the Mayor select his convenience 4
committee Of saYGn including some representative OF
the institution, to act the agents Of this meeting
The Mayor announced the following gentlemen
as the Committee: Messrs. Hoyne, Hayes. Colyin,
Torrance, Onahan,, Cllarlea Hcnroti1, Bonhcld,
and the Rev. Christopher Kelly =,
The meeting then adjourned subject TO the cali
Of the Committee, ana it was announced that the
latter would meet to- morrow evening ut the Grand
Pacific HOTEL when 1t desires that the friends nj
Notrc Dame be present