Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-02-08
PRICE ONE CENT
RELIEF COMMITTEE.
TO HELP THE POOR AND NEEDY
An Organized Relief Committee 60 Helm
Those Who Are In Need.


An Organized Relief Committee Co Helm
Those Who Are In Need.
This winter has become one of great
severity and hardship. We are inform
Ell that during the past fortnight our
oystermen have had only one DAYS work
on the bars and since Jan. lst, there has
not been 1--we days work for those of our
people who get their living from catch
ing oysters.
Ihe result is necessarily great deal
OF suffering for the necessities Of life.
ana numerous appeals for help are be-
ing made 70 the churches and TO indi-
Nluuais. Two years ago when similar
state of affairs existed here. our people
organized relief committees and through
their aid very effective work was done
IN searching out those most in need OF
help and in distributing money, food.
clothing and fuel.
The only way to prevent imposition
uy the unworthy, to reach the needy
who are too proud TO ask aims, and Ia
apply To the best advantage the efforts
and contributions of the charitable is 10
organize such relief or charity work.
OF course there are in every community
some who prefer TO be their own almon.
ers; but in such an emergency as this
especially individual giving cannot be
effective and such efforts and resources
are often wasted.
Yesterday a number of our citizens
held meeting aud organized relief COM
mlttee, committee ON finance, to re-
ceive money and materials; commit
tee TO investigate applications for relief;
and committee to make distribution
TO those In need. \ resolution was
aHonfod annacffntr fI,a -. =. A..
city and the Chaplain of the Naval
Academy to assist the committees bv
furnishing lists of those who mei in need
and 10y asking contributions from the
members of their respective churches.
SO that the work of relief may be syste-
matte and the efforts of the community
united in helping those who are now
suffering for want of food, fuel ana
clothing
by an examination of the list Of com
mittees given below it will be seen that
members of the different religious de-
nominations have enlisted in this work
of relief. We trust our people will re-
spond literally TO the appeal of the COM
mittee. An Office has been opened mt
the City Assembly Rooms.
The following officers were elected -
Judge James Revell, president; Ex-
Judge ID. II. Magruder, vice president: !:
Efihu ). Riley, Esq, secretary; George
Forbes, assistant secretary: Samuel
Jones, treasurer.
Committees were appointed as fol-
lows Finance Committee:-E EX-.Judge
ID. r. Magruder, j. Writ Randall, Esq,
Rev. ii. ii. Royce, Chaplain U. 5. n.
| A.: Rev. w. s. Southgate, ID. d.; Mrs.
j. Z. Cresap, Mrs. Sturdy.
Investigating Committee:-Re W.
l.. Mcdowell, DIR. 5. ID. Kennedy, City
Police Force, A. w. Martin, in Chief,
Mrs. Robt. Moss, Mrs. II. q. Elliott,
Miss Mamie $. Brady, Miss Bessie
Tate, Mrs. William +. Williams, Mrs.
Daniel Medford.
Distributing Committee:--Re John
Edwards, Mr.. William Il. Childs, Mr..
r. Vinton Clayton, Mrs. s. ID. Kennedy,
Mrs. Eugene Worthington, Mrs. George
| A. Culver, Miss Annie CAN'T, Mrs. Ed
ward NJ. L'Engle.
Special attention is called to the fol-
lowing resolution which was adopted :
| Resolred THAT the citizens of An
napoiis are specially requested to refer
all cases Of want TO this organization,
in order that they may investigate be-
fore relief is given.
Contributions of food, money, cloth
| ing, etc, should be made to the Finance
Committee, or 10 Samuel Jones, [of
Franklin ~ Co.. Treasurer.
Rev. John Edwards, chairman, has
called meeting of the distributing com.
mittee for tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock at the Assembly Rooms. Soup
commenced to he served this afternoon
at O'Clock in the room adjoining the
engine house.