Evening star., 1894-01-02
TO CANVASS THE CITY.
The Committee of Fifty Announced by
Chairman Tracey.

Chairman Tracey.
Chairman Tracey Of the central relief
committee today announced the appoint
ment of the committee of fifty to canvass
for money and supplies The announce
ment was made in the form of a letter to
be sent to those appointed on the commit
tee. as follows:
Dear Sir:
mittee, held on the 9th of December, 1893,
the chairman of that committee was in
stfucted 10 appoint committee of fifty
persons to canvass systematically for SUBJ
scrlptions, both of money and supplies es-
pecially among the business men of the
city" and to further carry out the pur-
poses expressed in the following resolution:
RESOLVED, That committee of fifty per-
sons De appointed to canvass Systematical-
~ Tor subscriptions both of money and sup
plies, especially among the business men of
the city; that this committee shall be in
structed to enlarge its membership IL such
action be found necessary sufficiently to
permit the appointment from its number
OF suDcommittees of three members Qnclud-
ing In eacn case at least one LADY, from
each or the districts into which ii may be
round eXpedient to divide the city. The
duty OF these subcommittees shall be to
solicit contributions, other than money in
their respective districts, requesting for
instance, every coal dealer, to donate coal
ana deliver the same, every baker to donate
pread tickets, every person dealing in such
commodities to donate bed clothes and 9TH
er clothlng, every grocer to donate meats
ana provisions, such as flour, camel fruit
&C. ana every flour dealer and commission
merchant TO donate flour, meal, potat toes
or other vegetables; that in appointing the
other members of this canvassing commit
Tee OF nifty persons care be taken to pro-
vide for special canvassing of the different
professions and occupations by members OF
those professions respectively, or by per-
ank fh1
peal with greatest effectiveness; that spe-
cial and immediate efforts be made to se-
cure money contributions from corpora
tions, including banks, and from secret or
carnations, such as Masons, Odd Fellows,
hnlghts OF Pythias, Grand Army of the Re
pubic, Elks. typographical Union, and 9TH
er labor organizations, by appropriations
from their respective treasures.
In accordance with such action Of the
centrai committee. the following commit
Tee OF nfty ladies' and gentlemen, of whom
you are one, has been appointed:
George Truesdell, chairman, 10Th ST. and
Columbia road
Jacob j. Appich. 325 Mo- ave. NV
DR.. John w. Bayne 116 I'd ST. se
a. l.. Biscoe, S13 21st st. NV.
Mrs. e. e. Briggs. s. c. ave. near sts.e.
Mrs. j. Wesley Bovee, 14O4 H st. NV.
Alexander T. Britton, The Arlington.
Isaac L. Blout, 10 7th st. NV
James g. Berret, 1717 St NV.
Collins d. Crusor. 1421 Hopkins st.
William E. Clark, 301 E st. NV
Charles H. Cragin. 3117 Dumbarton ave.
r. j. Collins. 46S z ST s.w
Charles E. Church, 3O6 11th st sw
j. j. Darlington. 903 18th St NV
Mrs. Charles G. Dulin. 1887 X st. NV.
W. c. Dodge, ll6 B st. ne.
Edward F. Droop 726 18th st. NV.
John Joy Edison. 1874 18th street n. W.
Henry Franc, 1856 5th street H. W.
Charles II. Fickling. 1918 3lst street.
Jacob Frech, 5l4 l. street n e.
FL. p. Goodwin, 400 A street s. e.
Charles Graf, 400 Sd street n. W.
Frank Hatton, 2O2O Hillyer place n. W.
j. E. Herrell, 926 Pennsylvania ave- s. e.
T.. j. Hannah, 6e3 9Th street n. w.
A. F. Hillyer, 1852 9Th street W.
Geo. f. Harbin, 223 Sth street s. e.
Bishop John +. hurst 1701 Mass. ave- NV
Miss Sophia Little, Washington Heights.
Rev. DR.. Alex. Mackay Smith, IBIS 10th.
Mrs. II. B. F. Macfarland, 1916 + st. NV.
+. l.. Moore, 1910 3lst street.
Charles NJ. Matthews, 14U3 both street.
Miss Alice l.. Riggs. 1917 / street n. w.
William A. Richards. 81 N street S. e.
1sadore Saks. 1916 X street n. w.
DR.. G. G. Stone Brightwood.
Mrs. VIM. NJ. Springer, 43 B st. Sc.
w. j. Stephenson. 313 11th St s.w.
Rev. DR.. Byron Sunderland. 32S st. NV.
Mrs. A. NJ. Shadd. Freedman's Hospital
X. III. Sylvester 422 5th st. NV.
Mrs. NJ. f. Tucker. Alb ST. Sc.
Rev. j. Hanson Taylor 1453 Pierce place
NV.
John waldman. 71s 5th st. NV.
NJ 1. Weller 4OS c st. Sc.
Louis d. Wine. 1717 Q St NV
Duncan s. Walker, 2o2 A St s.e.
The committee will meet in the red par
lor" at the Ebbitt House on Wednesday
evening. January 3. at pm. Your attend
ance at that meeting is earnestly requested.
If unable to attend. please communicate
your acceptance of this appointment to the
chairman of the committee of fifty.
Yours, respectfully, JOHN TRACEY,
Chairman Central Relief Committee.