Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-06-03
The Opening

AAAN ~ NNAAANks
AT 4 O'Clock His Honor, Mayor @. W.
Ssabriqht, mounted the stage of the ball,
and calling the meeting to order, requested
Rev. DR.. Mcclure, Of the United Presby-
terrain church, 10 lead in prayer. DR.. Nc
Clure responded in most earnest and fit
ting manner, the audience rising to it's feet
during the prayer.
Mayor Seabright then addressed the
meeting He said
81 suppose there are very few here to-
day who have ever been called upon to at
END a meeting Of this kind, and fewer
still have taken part in such a meeting
upon Sunday. / hope you will never be
called upon TO meet together again for
such purpose as now devOlveS
upon u.s. Yesterday, when the tel
| egram came to Mr.. Belleville, we
/ held short conference together and agreed
take immediate action, aud although
/ the time was short, we had an excellent
/ meeting last night, and laid the fOunda
ton for to-day's work. We all know, IL
81 general way, az least, the extent of the
Pennsylvania disaster and the pressing
need for aid. Homes, a few days sgO the
happy abcdes Of families, are now in ruins
OF blotted entirely out, and their occupants
are dead or in the most sbect want Th'
suffering is great; hundreds are without
| shelter. and thousands without food. 1t il
not an occasion for mere sympathy, but fO
/ real substantial work. All will be giveI
\ "a chance TO contribute to the cause
/ The Mayor then suggested that a sub
I scription be taken up at this meeting, and
that committees be appointed to make {
thorough canvass Of the city. He also an
nounced that the Pennsylvania railroad
company would transport all provisions
etc, free of cost.
When the Mayor. concluded Col O'Brier
suggested that, If ward committees were
20 be appointed, a subscription had bette
not be taken mp IN the meeting H,
thought the committees would be entirely
adequate to do the work, and do it well
The Mayor said he had only thrown on
the suggestion, with the view Of prOvOk
ing q discussion of the matter.
A discussion followed upon the matter
in which Messrs. W b. Simpson, P
Kennedy, George Adams, Augustus Pol
lack and others took part. Mr.. P0llaeh
made an eloquent and fOrcible plea 70
immediate action. he pictured the wide
/ spread devastation in the Pennsylvania
mountains. and said the situation Their
appealed to the charity and generosity o
the American people. The utmost energy
should be used, and he begged that sub
scription might be taken up At once.
Finally the meeting agreed 10 do this
and the work WAS at once commenced, th
/ Mayor, upon motion, designating Messrs
I Robert White, @. K. Tracy, s. NJ. Bru
baker, Treasurer ". B. Simpson, and 9th
ers 70 make a canvass of the hall.
While this work was gotten under way
I Mr.. W. J. ". Cowden suggested that
committee of two from each ward of the
city. be appointed by the meeting to solicit
subscriptions during to-day, and hereafter
This was approved, and as the Mayor call
out the wards, names Of oOmmitteemer
were suggested as follows:
The Committees
First ward-W. A. Wilson and L. G
Stifel.
Second ward-Hugh Sterling and c. A
I WingUter.
Third ward-COl Robert White and W
Is. Simpson.
Fourth ward-James P McAdams ant
John Bodley
Fifth ward-H. F. Behrens and DR.. T
To- Edwards
sixth ward-Frank Cruise and John @
Miller.
Seventh ward-W. J. W. Cowden and
I NJ. Marsh.
Eighth wards. L. Brice and @. D.
Thompson.
It was determined BY the meeting, sflel
some discussion, that these gentleman
should have charge OF the work Of collect