The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-13
BRUNSWICK'S RELIEF FUND
A Mass Meeting Expresses Thanks
TO the Country.

mittee of Five Appointed to Call
Upon the Relief Committee.
Brunswick, Ga, Dec. 12-There was a
mass meeting of citizens tonight at the
city hall. The hall was filled with spec
tators. In opening the meeting M J..
Egan nominated DR.. A A. Rowland as
chairman, who declined for several rea-
sons.
Hon. Harry F. Dunwody nominated w
+. Penniman, who declined.
Mr.. Dunwody then nominated J. f.
Tyler, who took the chair.
w j. Way was nominated for secretary
and accepted.
Mr. Dunwody then submitted the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Whereas It has pleased an all wise PrOvi-
dence to visit this city during the last few
months with terrible infectious disease, the
prevalence OF which caused great number OF
our citizens to leave the city during its pres
ence; and
such disease from our midst the citizens OF
shis city have returned into their homes, ever
mindful OF the kind treatment received at the
hands of those who relieved them in their
hour OF peril. Be IT, therefore,
Resolved, That the citizens OF Brunswick,
in mass meeting embed, beg to express to
each and every individual person, city and
town, in all parts OF this great country their
heartfelt thanks for the kind treatment &C
corded TO refugees of this city during their
forced absence from home and as well for the
generous donations of money, pl DIVISIONS and
clothing sent to alleviate the suffering OF the
sick and OF the city. Be it further
Resolved, That although feeling deeply CRATE
full to all persons who aided Brunswick in her
hour OF deep distress, we cannot possibly fall
TO notice the untiring work of that noble
hearted gentleman, Mr.. Harry L. Sches-
singer, OF Atlanta, Ca, for his untiring eff
forts TO succor US in the midst of our afflic-
tion. We therefore take this method OF pub
holy expressing to him our sincere apprecia-
tion of the many and substantial acts of kind
ness he did for our welfare Be it further
Resolved, That we express our grateful &C
Acknowledgement to the press of these United
States for their sympathy and aid expressed
and done In our behalf, and more especially
TO those two great daily papers, the Atlanta
Constitution and SAVANNAH MOhNlNG NEWS,
for the generous donations collected by them,
of which we we're the recipients. Also to the
Atlanta Journal and New York World for
their great work in our behalf. Be It further
Resolved, That copies of these resolutions
be furnished by the secretary of this meeting
to the Brunswick Times and Advertiser, and
TO the correspondents OF each OF the great
daily newspapers represented in this city,
and request them to publish the same as the
expression of a grateful people.
The resolutions were passed by q rising
and unanimous vote amid applause.
MIR. Egan then arose and said in sub
stance that there was matter to be
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and said he referred to the criticisms
that were being made here and elsewhere
against the Brunswick relief committee.
Whether these criticisms were just or
unjust he knew not, but that 1t was to
the interest of every citizen to Bruins
wick to inquire into the charges that
were made. Therefore he called upon
those in the meeting to assert their
nights and request the relief committee
to publish statement to the citizens of
the outside world of the disbursements
of the money sent to them. Either do
this or hide their heads under their coats
and stink off like ours and towards and
confess they had not the moral courage
to ask for their dues. He therefore Of
fered as a resolution that a committee
of Ave be appointed to call upon the re-
lief committee for a statement.
BEACH OFFERS SUBSTITUTE.
Jacob L. Beach offered as an amend
ment, and stated in substance: That the
committee be authorized to demand, not
request a statement, as several requests
had been made and were not needed
further, that five be appointed on the
committee, and the chairman appoint
them from the citizens assembled, or any
citizens, and that the chairman make up
the committee from gentlemen that were
fearless and had the courage to demand
the rights of the people; those whom
no one could caiole, hatter or
palaver over to their side. Let
them go there, and look up matters
without fear or favor, whether right or
wrong. For himself he desired to purge
himself of casting any reflections on the
ministers or physicians or the relief COM
mittee, and, to be more explicit, he de-
sired to say that he desired the work of
Mayor Lamb, Treasurer Dart and c. p
Goodyear investigated He would saw
al MaUOr I a hn
tonight, because Mayor Lamb was out of
the city, but that he had notified Col
Dart of his intentions before he left
Brunswick, and Col Goodyear was now
in Brunswick. He said he had the
disposition and the facts to
back him, and further when the time
came he would pay his respects to the
MORNING News correspondent, then pres
emit, who acted in his reports to the out
side world for the relief committee
Chairman Tyler then named the com
mittee on Investigations as follows: r.
r. Hopkins, Jacob l.. Beach. Fred N.
Oertling, w. A Way and M. j. Egan.
MR.. SHANNON OFFERS RESOLUTIONS.
A. c. Shannon then introduced the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Whereas, during the recent "commissary''
epidemic In this city there q most unfor-
tunate wrangle between the relief committee
and one of our citizens Mr.. M. j. Egan re-
RarOlDR an drJlCle punished In the savannah
Press, charging one of the canvassers OF the
committee with bartering food for virtue"
which charge was said to have been inVesti-
ated by said committee, and decision was
rendered, declaring the charges unfounded
and that thereafter they began system of
prosecutions, unjust, arbitrary and intolera-
bile, which continued until forced by public
opinion to desist; and
Whereas, Upon this, the first opportunity
OF passing on the merits of the issue raised
between said M. j. Egan and the relief com
mittee, presenting itself we do hereby ex-
press, after an investigation, as our most de-
hberate conviction that the use OF the word
virtue by Mr.. Egan was an unfortunate mis-
take, but the intent OF said article was truth
fully and in the main correct, and indorsed
by majority of the citizens We do hereby
further express as oar most deliberate
convictions that the intermeddling
of the relief committee was unnecessary and
harmful in its effect that their opposition to
II was far fetched illogical and untenable:
that viewed from a standpoint OF fairness
and justice. the only issue involved was one
TO be settled by individuals between accused
and accuser and without the interposition OF
such biased tribunal, and we do further say
that in our opinion the time of the relief com
mittee might have been far more prohtablv
employed than in posing as the imaginary de-
tenders OF those who needed no defence, and
therefore interfering in private dispute.
we further say tnat we unhestatingly con-
denim their action in this matter. We take
pleasure in saying that during the last four