The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1884-02-14
COSTRIBUTING WITH GENEROUS
IMPULSE.

CONTRIBUTING WITH GENEROUS
IMPULSE.
| On Monday afternoon Mayor
Brehm received The following
telegram:
GALL1poL1s, O.. Feb. II, Isl
G. ". BreIm, Mayor of Logan, o.
Twenty thousand people in this
valley are homeless and have
nothing 10 eat. Send us help at
once if You possibly can.
JOHN l.. VANCE.
Prompt action was taken. The
town was aroused and a meeting
called for Z o'clock at the City
Building. The room was crowd
ed with earnest men.
On motion Of J. NJ. Floyd. May
or Brehm w appointed Chair
man, and on motion of DR.. Little,
j. NJ. Floyd was appointed Sec
retary.
The Chairman announced the
object of the meeting to be to
organize for the relief of the peo
pie of Gallipolis who ask our aid.
On motion of c. Z. Bowen, the
following committees were ap-
pointed TO canvass the city and
| C ,llect contributions:
lst War.l--Dr Jas Little, J NJ
Floyd, Ed Jourgensmier.
I'd ard--Geo Hartman, jeff
Cline.
81 Ward-SheriG' Mccarthy &
the Rochesters.
4th Ward-Mart Hartman.
1t is proper to state that the
genilamen named above were
volunteers. offering their wagons
and their services.
On motion Of Jacob Weaver.
the following committee was ap-
pointed 10 assist in he collection
and care of the contributions:
1st Wari-Barneg Str. elk.
ID Ward-L Eieinsmi'h.
3d Mar,l-Jacob Weaver.
4th WarI--Ed Hal.
Mr.. A. Wilson suggested that
the soliciting committee advise
t people ( hat further contribu-
linns may |,e needed He said
iii,i i'ras;.ien: Greene would send
I, car sf provisions ;sswn Tuesday
:n'.raln@.
On motion Of G +. Bowen, The
following committee WAS ap
Y.,inied to procure boxes, wrap
ping paper. &c., and attend to the
parking:
Isl M..ui-W c. i.3oH.n.
2d Ward-Robt Eanalta, G L
Bowen. L.Green.
Sd Warl-Si,efi!f Mccarthy 4
deputies HambIin l. Mcfarland.
4ih WarI-Chas Rose and n
D Mncre.
The gentlemen on he above
committee volunteered.
On motion Of Lewis Green, Il
committee of ladies was appoint
ed TO assist in packing and pre-
pairing the provisions for ship
ment, viz:
1>t Ward-Mrs D Little, Mrs.
j NJ Floyd, Miss Mary Little.
2l Ward-Mrs Lewis Green.
Mrs DR. Pnllen, Mrs G g Tennv
and Mrs. DR.. Mansfield
Sd Ward-Mrs L T Mccarthy.
Mrs John Rochester.
4lh Ward-Mrs jos Hafter, Mrs
u ID Moore.
The Secretary WAS instructed
to notify the co nmittee.
Besides the ladies named on
the com mittee, a number of 9th
ers volunteered in the work, viz:
Miss Nell Work, Miss Ida Shot
well, Miss Naoma Jones, Mrs j
W Strentz, Mrs Chas McLain,
Mrs Patterson. Mrs Rose, Mrs
Shotwell, Mrs Isinminger, Mrs
Oliver Wright, Mrs Cowell, Mrs
Upton.
On motiou OF Lewis Green, the
following committee was appoint
ed to 60 with the contribution TO
Gallipolis, inquire into the stu
alton and express to our sister
city the sympathy of the citizens
of Logan.
Committee-Sheriff Mccarthy,
Auditor Bowen, DIR DeSteiguer,
DR. Jas Little, A Fl Brooke and
John Thress.
On motion of Lloyd Myers, the
followingcommittee was appoint
ed to solicit cash collections:
1st Ward-Wm, Waner, Jacob
B Bsltin.
I'd Wafd-Lloyd Myers, John
Donovan:
Sd Ward-Robert Work, Chris
Jourgensmier.
4th Ward-Phil Rochester and
Frank kessler.
On motion of Ed Hall, the
committee on collection of pro-
visions was authorized to accept |
cash contributions. and that the
names of all contributors be ta-
ken.
The meeting adjourned un-
til Z o'clock, Tuesday evening.