The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-05
RELIEF MEETING.
President Harrison make an ippcai
and fLcre IL a Liberai Hcsponsc.

President Harrison Nakc- an sDpcdi
and GLere IL a Liberai EcsD0nsc.
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. June f.-Ihe
meeting for the relief of the JohnstoWn
sufferers at Willard Hall this after
noon brought together many prominent
public officials. army aud navy officers
and citizens. and resulted in generous
contributions and donations Of money,
provisions, and clothing.
President Harrison presided. ana
made brief but elegant and impressive
speech, that touched the sensibililies cf
all who heard him. and dlcited from
his audierce frequent applause. His
arrival in the hall was the occasion of
loud applause.
District Commissioner Douglass call
ed the meeting to order. and introdac-
ing the President to the audience. iu-
yited him to preside over their delib-
erations.
President Harrison, in taking the
chair. spoke as follows:
"Everyoue.here to-day is distressing
ly conscious of the circumstances
which have convened this meeting.
II would be impossible TO state more
impressiyely than the newspapers have
already done. the distressing incidents
attending the calamity which has fallen
upon the city Of JOhnstown and the
Ieigbboring hamlets. and upon large
section of Pennsy ylvania, situated upon
the Susquebanna river. The grim
pencil of Dore would be inadequate TO
portray the horrors of this visitation.
In such meetings. as we have
here in the national capitol.
and other like gathering that are TAX
ing place in all the cities of this LAID,
we have the only rays Of hope and
light IN the general gloom. When such
a calamitous visitation falls upon any
section of our country, we can do 10
more than to put about
The DARK PICTURE
the golden border Of Love and Charity.
Applause it is in such fires as these
tha. the brotherhood of man is
welded. And where is sympathy
and help more appropriate than
here in the national capital; | am 2lld
to say that early this morning, from a
city not long ago visited with p-stl-
lence. not long ago itself appealing 10
the charitable people of The whole land
for relief-the Guy of Jacksonville,
Fia.-there came the ebb Of that tide
of charity which flowed towards il in
the time of its need. in a telegram from
the Sanitary Relief Association, author
iking me 10 draw upon them for
80 900 for the relief of the Pennsy Iva
MIA sufferers. lApplause. But this Is
NJ tine for speech. While talk, m u,
and women, and childien are suffering
for the relief which We plan TO give.
One word or two Of practical suggos
ton, and | will place this meeting IN
your hands, To give effect 10 your i'm
patient benevOlence. | have dispatch
from the Governor Of Pennsy lyania ad-
yising me that communication has just
been opened with WilliamspOrt. on .
branch Of the Susquehauna riyer, and /
that the losses IN that section have been /
that thousands Of people /
there aro homeless. and that there is /
immediate call for food TO relie,e their T.
necessities. He advises me that any
supplies of food that can be hastily 4
here should be sent rid liarrli- /
burg To Williamsport, where they will /
DO distributed. | suggest, therefore.
mat committee be constituted, having J.