The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-16

Oar People Organizing 20 send Food
and Clothing 10 the Sufferers
by thc Floods I'm West
ern Rivers.


A meeting Of citizens, called by Mr.. G.
L. Wmgo, president Of the Commercial
Club, was held at the Club-rooms last night,
and was organized with Mayor w. C. Car
rington as chairman, :. III. Halves as trea-
surer, and u. L. Cottrell rs secretary.
Mr.. Il. h. Kelley, OF the Chesapeake and
Ohio railway, by invitation, explained the
situation in the flooded districts, and made
q touching appeal for help for the afflicted
people, whose greatest need Is cooked food
and bedding.
A letter from Judge L. p. McKibben
gave further details OF suffering, and pic
tured the urgency OF the situation.
A collection was taken up and about
$3.50 raised. One party gave ten pair OF
blankets; another gave q bag OF coffee.
Major Myers offered the following reso-
tion, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the city papers Of Satur-
day and Sunday be requested to ask the
various religious denominations to attend
their places Of worship prepared to sub
scribe immediately and literally to the
fund for the relief OF the sufferers by the
floods on the Ohio river, and that those In
charge OF congregations be requested TO
make appeals to that end; the funds TO be
Immediately placed in the hands OF s. ii.
Hawes, treasurer.
A committee OF four were appointed %
purchase supplies, as follows Messrs. j.
II. Capers. b. 5. Fitch, &. III. Simpson, and
s. II. Hawes.
The following committees were ap.
pointed TO solicit contributions: IN Messrs.
B. NJ. Quarles, John B. Purcell, George l..
Thaxton; (2) William Lally, C. ii. Harvey,
John N. Higgins; t3) A. L. Bargamin,
William Cans, w. l.. White; (4) D. l., Cot
trell, w. III. Weisiger, K. ID. Taylor; (5)
John II. Gresham, w. L. Fleming, A. Op-
peuheimer.
Mr.. Andrew Pizzini, Jr., is chairman OF
the Broad-street committee OF collection.
The following is the committees ap-
peal:
The committee appointed at the meeting
OF citizens held at the rooms of the Com
mercial Club appeal to the people Of Rich
mOnd and vicinity 10 make immediate con-
tributions towards the relief of the Ohio
river sufferers, and urge upon all the
necessity for immediate action. Commit
tees will personally wait on citizens, as far
as practicable, soliciting contributions.
The articles most acceptable are -four. su-
gar, coffee, bacon, canned meats and vege-
tables. crackers, &C., &c. Blankets and
bedding are also very much needed.
Contributions may be left or delivered
as follows: Blankets and bedding with
George p. Stacy. Preston Belyin, Harwood
Il Son. Habliston & Brother; groceries
and provisions with Christian Il White, j.
NJ. Blair, John NJ. Higgins, Mccarthy &
Haynes, George w. Taylor, George w.
Latimer. John II. Gresham, Andrew Piz-
zini, l.. Fitzgerald, Philip ONeill, Patrick
McGovern, Priddy e. Taylor.
Packages should be marked or tagged
"Ohio-River Relief Committee"
Contributions OF money may be handed
to any member OF the committee or mailed
to 5. III. Hawes, treasurer.
JAMES ii. CAPERs,
CHARLES ii. SIMPSON,
B. 5. FITCH,
Executive Committee.
5. II. HdlreS, Treasurer Relief Committee.
A meeting Of the Tobacco Association
was held yesterday for the purpose OF
taking some action with view to sending
relief 10 the suffering from the flood along
the Ohio riyer-the president Of. NJ. Boy
kin. Esq.,) in the chair.
On motion of General Peyton Wise a
committee OF nine was appointed to solicit
contributions, consisting Of General Pey-
ton Wise, 5. A. Ellison, w. Miles Cary, o.
7. Gregory, W. a. Bragg. Alexander CAM
eron, |. n. Boyd. John Booker, and j. b.
Pace.
The committee went to work at once and
secured some five or six hundred dollars.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
pany have kindly offered to transport free
Of charge whatever the citizens may desire
to forward, and for this purpose will send
out car to be attached to the fast express
leaving Richmond at 4:30 T.. NJ. to-day,
and will receive at their depot and for
ward anything that may be delivered to
them.