The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-03-10
MANY MORE FAMILIES WERE AS
SISTED LAST NIGHT.
INTEREST ON THE INCREASE.
MR.. c. E. TtTMAN DONATES A HUNDRED
BUSHELS oFsPoTAToBs.
FUND RAISING ARRANGEMENTS
The schoppe Orchestra viii Join the
Vaudeville Club in tine Minstrel Pro
duotionThe Grant and Lithu-
anian Bands in Line to
Give Aid.

There was big rush last night at the re-
lief station established for the relief of the
worthy poor Of the borough and the stock of
staple goods the committee has in hand has
been pulled down considerably There is. how
ever, pretty good supply of potatoes, flour,
coffee and sugar still on hand, but care will
have to be exercised in its distribution until
such time as the general committee can meet,
and balance accounts, to see what money is
on hand for the purchase of more goods. 1t
is also probable that the committee will order
the suspension Of relief in the form of shoes
and clothing for the present The general
committee will hold meeting tonight, at
eight o'clock, in the Council chamber.
Miss Matte Price, the superintendent of
the flower mission connected with the Y. w.
G. T, u. was an interested spectator at the
relief station last night On leaving Miss
Price stated that it was evident that the work
of relief had by no means attained compile
ton
The Volunteers Of America will tonight
try to swell the relief fund by giving in its
armory in Wilkinson's hall an entertainment
entitled, international Misses Deader.
Roberts, Hopkins, Bartle, Connolly, Hepton,
Niswenter, Parry, Fogle, Mowrey and
Sneddon have volunteered to take part.
Lieuts Haslam and Toner will be the leaders
and Miss Hasser the organist
The committee on entertainments ap-
pointed by the general committee met at the
Hotel Franey last night and formulated plans
by which it is hoped that the relief fund will
be considerably swelled Entertainments
will be arranged for each of the three nights
for which Mr.. Ferguson has rendered the free
use of his theatre. At the meeting last night
Manager Durkin, of the Vaudeville Club. and
Mr.. Shipp, of the Grant Band, were in at
tendance and gave the committee much en-.
enlargement in the form of volunteered SER
vice. 1t was also stated that the Lithuanian
Band was also at the disposal of the com
mittee.
1t was agreed that the first entertainment
shall be minstrel performance to be given
by the Vaudeville Club and the Schoppe
orchestra, through its leader, Mr. John
SchOppe, has volunteered to take part in the
performance The Lithuanian band will
give street parade and concert before the
performance. Tickets will be sold in ad-
vance at the uniform rate Of 25 cents, with
privilege o purchasers of securing reserved
seats upon payment of ten cents extra. Due
announcement will be made of the sale
opening.
After the committee arlanges the details
for the minstrel performance it will proceed
to arrange for a concert in which the Grant
band Cleary orchestra, several choirs and
glee clubs and other talent will be introduced
and when the arrangements for this under
taking are complete the committee will then
perfect their plans for the third entertain
ment, in which the juvenile talent Of The
town will be called into play and the Gram
and Lithuanian bands will take part.
| Ladies who will volunteer to help arrange
the entertainment to be given by the littl,
folks as well as choir and glee club leaders
are respectfully invited to forward theil
names to the committee as soon as possible
in order that there may be as little delay as
possible in arranging programs and per
fecting other details
This afternoon Mr.. c. E. Titman made a
generous donation to the relief fund by send.
ing to the relief station on East Centre street
100 bushels Of potatoes, so that there will be
no famine in the near future for the want ol
that kind of relief