The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-07
APAIR OF GOLDTHIMBLES
AN OLD LADY's GIFT TO THE NEW
RAILROAD ENTERPRISE.

An Omen That Means the Success OF
the Movement-The Fund Now $780,
ooo-An Appeal to be Issued to
Every Citizen to Help Make Up the
Remaining S2o,ooo-AMeeting Next
Monday.
The fund for the Savannah, Americas
and Montgomery road is growing, and has
now reached $50, 900, just three-ffJhs of the
amount required, and If the ninety-four
aosenting members Of the enlarged COM
mittee show as much zeal for the enter
prise as was shown yesterday afternoon by
the twenty members who were present at
the meeting at the board Of trade rooms,
the remaining $4,000 will not be difficult
to secure.
One of the pleasing incidents Of the meet
ing yesterday was the presentation of 'the
widows mite, which s. L. Lazaron. ESQ.
IN turning over 10 President Weed, ex-
planned was the gift Of an old lady of 10,
who said she had no money to contribute,
but she thought every citizen who had the
good of Savannah at heart should give
something.
A PAIR OF GOLD TEIMBLEs.
She therefore sent tho committee q pair
OF gold thimbles, which could be disposed of
as the committee saw proper. The name Of
the lady was withheld.
There was something touching in the cpl
sode, and Col William Garrard, in an ear
nest speech advocating renewed action on
the part of the committees said the Incl
dent ought not to be lost on the community.
The precious keepsakes were accepted with
thanks, and it has been suggested that they
ought to be sold to the highest bidder and
returned to the enthusiastic doaor.
The meeting was one of the most earnest
yet held, and some of those present IN
creased their subscriptions before the meet
ing adjourned. Oae gentleman doubled his
subscription.
At the opening Of the meeting,
over which Mr.. Joseph D. Weed
presided, and of which Mr.. Isaac G.
Haas was secretary, S. L. Lazaron, Esq,
submitted the names of ia prominent
citizens which his special committee had
appointed on the enlarged committee The
report was adopted, aud the committee
was given vote of thanks for its work.
TO ISSUE AN APPEAL.
Col. William Garrard moved that a com
mittee of five be appointed. which should
include Chairman Weed, for the purpose of
issuing an address to the people of Savan-
nah which should lie mailed to every
citizen, showing the importance of the road
to Savannah, and appealing to them to aid
the fund, which was carried unanimously,
and William Garrard, John Flannery, H.
Myers and J. p Williams we're appointed.
On Col. Garrard's motion it was decided
to publish daily, after Monday the list of
subscribers to the fund in the MORNING
NEWS and tine EUening Times.
Quite number Of resolutions and amend
ments were offered by various gentlemen
present, and after a full discussion by
Messrs. Flannery Williams, Garrard, Lag
aron, r. D. Guerard S. Guckenheimer, III.
Myers, II. C. Davis, Isaac G. Haas and
Chairman Weed, a resolution by Col. Gar
rard was substituted and adopted, instruct
ing Secretary Haas to notify all members
of the committee to meet at the board of
trade rooms next Monday afternoon at 4:3O
o'clock.
TO MAKE THOROUGH CANVASS.
The chair was instructed to appoint at
that meeting from among those present
committee to thoroughly canvass the city,
and that in the meantime the canvassing
committees should continue their canvass
and report in detail at the next MONDAYS
meeting the full result of their work.
On motion of Mr.. w. D. Krenson. those
present were added to the canvassing COM
mittee.
Messrs Joseph Hull and Gazaway Hart
ridge were appointed a special committee to
solicit subscriptions from LAWYERS and
physicians and Mr.. Hull, in accepting the
trust, gave the meeting to understand that
he intended to 60 to work with will and
see that the lawyers and doctors had a
chance 10 help along the fund.