Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-07-16
FIFTH edition
The Aid for John,tovn

ehargc OF the Wilmington con,r G'v lal
ior the YOUNGSTOWN sufferers h.l5 'ag s,
meeting tals forenoon, at 10 o'Inaatu'al
the Mayors Office, Mayor H. ,,gen, In
presiding. There were nraso,t 't'u3lea
the Mayor, Messrs. Belts r. po S,sllt
Lawton and TODD. i'oo'l'oH,
Mayor Harrington, on tchatt ot j.,
subcommittee, which visited Hon. ue
en- Friday, consisting Of L,m.g @,''V ~
Roointon and Mr.. Lawton. mn%' NJ,
report, stating that the can n,j, H'e'oll
Wilmington On Thursday la,, ant ltN
70 CIesson Springs, whrIc they ,em, "eu.
all night and went to Johustovn n" ' ~
day morning. vi ft'
When they reached Tie ,rwn ~.
called upon all promineni person, ,,4V
certain the drift of sentiment IN VIZ ~
TO placing the contributions. Tbrv Ss.1a
That the people OF Johust0wn IeateJ Va'.
this money should he plpeI wri va
local Johnstown Cominss.uu ia '.
ence to placing 10 with The st,tef ~
Emission. The committee ,hsn W4,
upon the State Commission ,.n,. ufi
| ut Johnstown by Judge CummIn w
they were informed that n ropl,,enra II
been held at Cresson Springs and tt,,s
had been decided that the cou,rit,,,.In
outside OF the State cuutrihutlnn .bau,
| go to the Ieople through the .loLn,,o-
| Comm sion. The Commissioner A.,
shut doxp upon the plan Of Swing pTn
misciuus relief as there were NAM III,
had Imposed upon the colnmis,Ior. WY
As u sample OF some OF those wlm .,,,
unworthy of help. a woman was inssr"
ed who WAS awarded pair tine lace sirs,
but she contemptuously threw them ,,i,
and wouldn't have any II she roula,,,
get buttoned CATERS. This drclsl n Io.
l ever, does not apply to the cascs nj via.
ows and orphans. As a result a, m,
conference of the two commission, !.
was agreed that no fund raised direct n,
Johnstown should be spent until N,
State bad exhausted its appropriaor,
The Johnst0wn commission was sati,sA
with this arrangement Under the.p III,
cuInstances the committee having ,lan
In cash with them gave 300 of II Ia "
mcmillan, chairman OF the Johnston
commission, and . check for $4,000 man,
The committee saw the great work Il,
good done by the Red Gross Soci4tv
under the charge OF Miss BsrtoD AMI
gave 500 to that society, and teu Calling
on Miss IIinckley. In charge Of ,Ss
Jobnstown branch OF the Children's AM
Society Of Philadelphia, and seeing til,
noble work that was done for the chill.
| drcn born since the food, aud fer til,
destitute mothers, gave that society
5000, thereby exhausting the 81, 600 cih
the committee took with them, Tia
committee then called upon Mrs. Joseph
Morgan, Jr,, we'll known by many 10 tlil
city. Mrs. Morgan has been deyotins
her whole time and energy tothe sudereii
since the food. Her house has been flla
with unfortunates.
The Wilmington committee hal a'reaiy
given Mrs. Morgan $500, which had bsea
very Judiclously spent. Mrs. MOrgaa
stated that fall and winter would be CON.
ing on soon, when there would be much
suffering, and winter clothing would b,
needed. The committee recommend
that $500 be donated for that purpose,
The report OF the committee was alOy.
ed, aud the donation Of $500 to be sy.al
by Mrs. Morgan was made.
Letters from T. 8. Donney to Mr. Law
ton referred Mrs. and two Miss MOOfes d
the attention Of the committee, also
Mrs. Harris, all in very destitute conl'
ton.
They were coon to visit this cr
Joseph Dixon, years old called The b1J
hero of Johnstown was 30 recommend
ed to the committee. Joseph lsi hlj
father, and his mother was crippled, AID
he proposes to support his lllileg bas
I
mother by keeping a periodical rTh
General Hastings had given hlm a a4u's
In which to keep his store Sld be VA
doing a good business. ID.
The committee then made q dohoAo
of $50 to Mrs. Moor, $50 to her dAlgl
tiers, $50 to Mrs. Ilsrris and ~ 'OlsI
"Joe" Dixon, the latter amount TO
sent to Mrs. Morgan LOT him noe "a
ance of the amount was ordered
be sent to Mr.. Mcmillan, Chairman
the Jolnstown committee.
II was stated by the committee ta
the Johnstown people praisei the lli
q cious Investment Of the Wilmington 60
. tributions, and said they did more 70
than any money sent to Jubnstown
was also stated that the first moleY Il
reached JohDstown after the IDOL
donations, came from Wilmington.
A vote OF thanks was rendered To-
committee by all present, including
porters, for the faithful discharge Of u
duties. The com mitteo Is entlt cd to
y thanks of the community alao iJf
manner in which they exercised the II
imposed upon them.
subcommittee Of three twice Wis
Johnstown but at their own eSpe
p Not q. cent OF the nearly sl2 900 paid
the hands of Mr.. Robinson as treas
was expended even for postage sta
that was given for relief. Livery
went to the sufferers.
II. G. Robinson, treasurer, VIII
lish q report of tue receipts and expo
lures as soon as he can get 1t ready
/, The committee adjourned sne-die