Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-30
FOR COMPANYA BOYS
Plan is to Forward Provisions to
Camp Alger Tomorrow
Night.
MORE CONTRIBUTIONS CONE IN.

Many Individual Remembrnces Also to
be Included in the shIpment-Desire
that Everything he Sent In as Soon
as POssible-The List OF Contributors
to Date. ,-
1t is now expected that the ship
ment of provisions to Company A will
be forwarded to Camp Alger at Falls
Church. Va. tomorrow night. With this
end in view the committee. Capt. H.
A. j. Mcdonald. Lieut. S. r. Wright
and Don b. Shaw, will he in readiness
TO receive all contributions tomorrow
morning at the old post office room, in
Mitchell Il Lynde building. 1t is
greatly desired, therefore, that all who
have things to offer communicate with
the committee tomorrow. Cash con-
tributions may also be left with any
of the committee or at.the ARGUS office
during the day. Xxx,
There are to be several individual
donations which will he properly des-
ignated and included in the shipment.
Everything, however, that it is in
tended should be included must be in
the possession of the committee to-
morrow.
In regard to the supplies to be sent
to Company A by the Daughters of
the American Revolution, all those
who were not present at the meeting
saturday, who desire to send any
contribution, or any of the outside
citizens desiring to contribute, are re-
quested to send supplies to McCabe's
or Mrs. j. NJ. Buford's residence
Wednesday morning. Towels. soap.
money, canned fruit, etc, are desired
Towels should be brought laundried
The Rock Island mannerchor con-
tributed $1l to the fund Saturday
night, and this evening, will give a
dance at Turner hall, when the pro-
ceeds will go to the same end.
The List to Date.
The list of contributions to date is
appended: a1'.
$50 pounds of ham and bacon :. j. s. Gilmore
| $50 pounds meats. $3.50. Hammond Packing Co
go pounds meats..........St.C Clair Packing Go
| 3 barrels OF crackers. National Cracker Co
| 5 barrels of rolled oats. Henry Darts Sons
Flour and meal Joseph Schaab
| barrel OF ginger snaps. ..... ..............
| Operators Telephone Exchange
| Barrel of -four and 80 pounds of crackers.
| ....................Ge George w, Aster& Co
100 pounds OF bacon. ....!...............,.
.......... Tri-City Packing s. Provision Co
| Provisions, $40. -. THE ARGUS
Coffee. dried apples, prunes George Scherrer
10 bushels of potatoes. Young McCombs
Two cases OF corn = T. Shields
One box OF lemons. ........G. a. Mcdonald
| Two cases OF assorted canned goods.
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. HsL. Whcclan
Two eases OF assorted canned goods.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT William Ehcf
| ne box of coffee Conrad Schneider
| Canned goods. Charles Hsnscen
| One case of assorted canned goods. TO-.
| One bushel of potatoes rice and 81 ..a.
.........-.. ..-.......-... MIS-. A. Hamilton
Cash Sl..,..................... Miss L. Freeman
}aSn ~. Miss X Heulla
Cash Fl ''..............Mi Miss l.. Hill
| cash 81. DIR j. X. HOllOwbuSt
Cash 81 80. ........... Miss Josephine T. Phillip.
4 SiSll ~ cenls. ID SlmOns
Cash n So. j. w. Caldwell
| 15ox OF Tea .-.....-..,--..,..L T. WeSl
| Can OF COnee ...... John SOuder.
| Three cases of canned goods L. C>Pfot
Three cases OF canned goods go. HesS BRO,
| Tea. coffee. wheat flake. etc. nal p. Hart
| Potatoes. -four and rice. Fred Brunswig ~
Sasl q Eu Nance
1 CaSh Sl.-.-.-- A H. Lit
Ten eases of ginger and carbonated water
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. CarSe x Ohlweilei