National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-23
TIE IRISH RELIEF FUND.
Organization of the Executive Committee
A Remittance to Dublin.

Remittance to Dublin.
A called meeting Of the executive commit
tee for the Irish Relief Fund of Washington
was held In the ladies' parloriof the Arlington
Hotel yesterday at o'clock
On motion, Mr.. w. w. Corcoran was APP
pointed chairman and Mr.. James r. O'Beirne
secretary. Mr.. George w. Riggs was elected
treasurer. A subcommittee of three, con-
sistlng Of Major NJ. +. Urell Mossrs. James
Raglan aud d. Shanahan, were appointed, with
power to select collectors, reporting their
names to Mr.. George W. Riggs, to be APP
pointed by him, with written authority to
solicit aud receive subscriptions.
With regard to the prompt application OF
the funds collected and further to be received,
Mr.. Riggs thought that tho Mansion House
committee, of Dublin, would be the best chan.
mel through which the money collected should
be applied, on account of its recent organiza.
ton, comprehending the representatives of all
parties in Ireland, as was claimed, and the
Lord Mayor of the city.
Mr.. Shanahan Endorsed these Views and OH
his motion II was unanimously resolved that
Mr. George W. Riggs be authorized to send at
once by cable, through the New York house
of Messrs Riggs & Co, to London, a dispatch
romitting $500 (S2, 500 as the first installment
of the Washington relief fund for the suffer-
ing poor in Ireland. Mr. Riggs said he would
do this at once, the suffering people needed It.
Mr.. James McDevitt, treasurer Of the gen.
eral committee, reported that he had in hand
:i2S, which he would turn over to MIR. Riggs,
the duly.appointed treasurer Tor the whole
fund to be raised.
On motion, MeSsrs. James A. McDevitt and
John L. Keogh were added to the committee
to designate collectors to be authoritatively
appointed by Mr.. George W. Rigs.
Mr. Riggs announced that he would give
public notice to the press when called
upon that lie would receive funds contrib.
uted, and that only those authorized by him
on nomination by the subcommittee would
be considered as proper parties to solicit and
receive funds under the auspices of the Irish
| Relief Fund Executive Committee, of which
Mr.. w. w. Corcoran is chairman.
| On motion, the treasurer was requested 10
give the press list of the subscriptions re-
ceived.
| Mr.. /. d. Powers offered resolution, which
was unanimously adopted covering vote Of
thanks to Mr. A. NJ, Clapp, of The NATIONAL
REPUBLICAN, and the papers which have ad
vocated the work of the committee and the
cause in which it is engaged.
Full disposition having been made fol-
the other business details dcvolving upon
| the committee, an adjournment subject
| to the call of the chair was carried. Messr5
Riggs & Co. contributed yesterday $3.50 and Sii
Edward Thornton, British Minister, 800, hay
| ing previously sent forward another large
amount Those authorized to solicit subscrp
tions will hold the written authority Of Mr.
George w. Riggs, treasurer, and they alont
will be regarded as the duly authorized collec
tors for the movement initiated as above, and
no funds should DO paid to any ono else pre-
tending to collect. A notice to this effect by
Mr.. James A. McDevitt, as treasurer for the
committee heretofore existing. which organ
lied the mass meeting, was authorized by Mr.
Riggs. 1t is expected that the fund to b.
raised will not fall much short of $4,000. AL
donations not given to the collectors will b
sent by check or in funds to George w. Riggs
treasurar