Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-04
THE RELIEF WORK.
The Committee of Canvassers Or
ganizes for Work.
The CITY TO BE DISTRACTED.
Every One to Be Asked to Give in
Money or Supplies
THE MEETING LAST NIGHT,

The committee Of fifty appointed by the
chairman Of the central relief committee to
canvass the city systematically for SUBJ
scriptions both Of money and supplies, to
be applied to the relief Of the poor, assem-
bled last night in the red parlor Of the Eb-
bitt House. in response to Chairman
Tracey's call. and took steps to at once ac-
complish the purpose for which the COM
mittee was created. An executive commit
tee Of seven persons was provided for to
district the city and appoint subcommit-
tees to carry out the canvass. This execu-
tive committee expects to do its preliminary
work tonight. SO that the members Of the
subcommittee may be notified and go forth
on their mission at once. The members Of
the committee present last night were Geo.
Truesdell, Jacob ]. Appich Mrs. J. Wesley
Bovee. r. ]. Collins, Edward F. Droop, John
Joy Edison, Henry Franc, H. P. Goodwin.
Chas. Gran, A. F. Hillyer. Mrs. H. B. F.
Mcfarland, DIR. c. G. Stone, DIR. Byron
Sunderland, Mrs. A. NJ. Shadd, Rev. j. An
derson Taylor and Gen. Duncan 8. Walker.
Col. Tracey, chairman of the central relief
committee. and Messrs. Wilkins and Noyes
of that committee were also present. 1t was
announced that 1. l.. Blout, Mrs. Chas. G.
Dulin, e. j. Hannah, Mrs. VIM. M. Springer
and Louis d. Wine, who were not present,
had accepted service on the committee.
Col. Tracey called the committee to order.
explained the purposes for which 1t was APP
pointed, said that the central relief COM
mittee deemed 1t important to provide a
larger and more powerful agency than it
self and one that would come in closer
touch with the neighborhoods and the COM
munity. he welcomed them TO the discharge
of their duty of love, and called to the chair
Mr.. George Truesdell, who had been named
as chairman of the committee.
Mr.. Truesdell In the Chair.
Mr.. Truesdell. upon taking the chair, said
that he had accepted the craftsmanship with
considerable reluctance, but it was his in
tention to give to the committee his time
and his best energies. He spoke of the gen.
erosity with which the people of Washing
ton had always responded to the call of
distress both at home and elsewhere, and he
felt sure that they were only waiting now
to be called upon by this committee.
Mr.. H. P. Goodwin was elected secretary
upon the nomination Of DIR. Stone of Bright
wood. and Mr.. John E. Herrell was chosen
treasurer on Mr.. Edson's nomination.
Rev. DR.. Sunderland briefly addressed the
committee. making suggestions regarding
the work to be done and the division of the
city.
An Executive Committee.
After some discussion as to the necessity
of districting the city and enlarging the
membership Of the committee so as to pro-
vide subcommittee for each district. the
following resolutions offered by Mr.. Edison
were adopted:
Resolved, That an executive committee
of seven persons be appointed by the chair
man. of which the president, secretary and
treasurer of this committee shall be ex-of-
ficio members, which committee shall have
power to subdivide the District Of Columbia
into suitable subdistricts: to enlarge this
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committees and special canvassers provided
for in the resolution Of the central commit
tee.
THAT during the intervals between the
meetings of this committee the executive
committee shall possess and exercise all its
functions, and that full reports OF all it's
proceedings shall be made to this commit
tee"
Money as Well as Supplies.
question arose as to whether the sub
committees provided for in the resolution
were to canvass for money contributions
as we'll as supplies. Col. Tracey and Mr..
wilkins of the central committee explained
the resolution OF that committee creating
the committee of fifty and 1t was finally
decided that the subcommittee were au-
thorized to secure contributions both of
money and supplies Col. Tracey said that
the design of the central committee was to
make the committee of fifty a confederation
of neighborhood effort. The work of relief,
he said. had already been begun and yes
terday about fifty cases had been attended
to. An inquiry having been made as to the
manner of expanding the relief funds Mr..
Truesdell suggested that the subcommittee
might render good service while engaged
in canvassing by reporting cases of desti-
tuition that might come to their notice and
Col Tracey remarked that the central re-
lief committee would undoubtedly use the
agency of this larger committee to carry
out the work of relief
A resolution thanking the proprietors of
the Ebbitt House for the use of the parlor
was adopted and the committee then adj
journed subject to the call of the executive
committee.