The record-union., 1898-07-10
OLD GLORY CARNIVAL FUNDS
WHAT DISPOSITION SHALL BE
MADE OF THEM?
Strong Sentiment That Most of the
Money Should be Held for
Emergencies.

oiid oil the OUTSIDE, as 10 lHe PiOPNA
disposition to be made of the proceeds
OF the recent Old Glory Carnival at
Oak Park Mrs Horace Ball, Treas
urer of the carnival, yesterday pre-
pared a statement showing exactly
what the net proceeds amount TO, and
they figure up the very handsome sum
of S1,194.96, as follows:
From sale of tickets ................ $i9l 40
From booths and donations .....; IoO6 40
Rebate on fares allowed by the
Electric Railway Company 5000. IA lo
Iotal receipts -...,'-$l'3io ~ ~
Bills paid and expenses ........... 100 "a
Net amount realized d.S1,7 1874 95
While this money was contributed
by the public for what is generally
known as Red Cross work, the feeling
prevails that at least the greater pro-
portion of it should be reserved for
possible future emergencies affecting
Sacramento volunteers and those who
may be dependent on them
There is a question as to what pro-
portion of this money should be sent
to the State Society of the Red Cross,
or rather as to just what claim the
society has on the money. The by
laws of that body provide that GER
tain percentage-the lions share-of the
funds of subordinate societies shall be
sent to headquarters for general pur-
poses, but do the proceeds of the re-
cent carnival strictly belong to the Red
Cross fund?
1t is true the carnival was under
stood to have been given under the
auspices of the Red Cross Society, and
it was gotten up and carried to
splendid success largely by ladies con-
nected with that organization, but not
exclusively so. Some 300 women, old
and young, gave their time and talents
to the good work and it was not strict
ly a Red Cross Society affair. Many
of those who labored hard and earn
eStly for the success of the carnival do
not like the idea of having all, or
nearly all of this money thrown into
the common fund, and to pass entirely
beyond local control
Sacramento has done nobly for the
Red Cross Society Hundreds on hun
dreds of dollars have been sent TO the
general officers Of that organization.
The people of the city and county nave
thus far done their full duty in this re-
spect, and will do more as the weeks
and months-and years, if necessary
roll by. They have also done consid-
cradle LOT the SdcI dHltHlp SOIdiCAo, pNN
very little money has been raised for
them in comparison with what has peen
sent away for Red Cross work. and
there is a very strong feeling among
the people who so literally patronized
the carnival that most of the money
they contributed through that medium
should be held back for the proverbial
rainy day"
q that is noted
for its fakes and wild schemes, started
for the purpose of advertising itself
and its proprietor. voiced the idea that
the national Red Cross organization
should purchase and equip hospital
ship The chimerical proposition has,
strange to say, struck even some OF
our own Red Cross workers as good
thing and few have been heard to
remark that the proceeds of the car
nival would greatly help along the hos
pital ship proposition
1t is sufficient to say, on this score,
that the Government is able and will
ing to provide all the hospital facili-
ties. either on land or sea, that our
armies or navies may require. 1t would
take "a mint of money" to buy and
equip a suitable floating hospital and
even then it would not equal those
the Government has already in service
The hospital ship idea may be dis
missed at once.
So far as the California troops are
concerned they have not yet tasted
the first bitter draught Of war. A few
hundred dollars have been contributed
by Sacramentans for the comfort of the
local volunteers who went to the front,
but what is TO be done for them should
the war be prolonged and many of them
should fall victims to the bullets OF the
enemy or TO sickness in distant foreign
lands?
What is to become Of the widows
and orphans who may yet be thrown
on the charity of the community, If
some provision be not made for their
support?
For a couple of months past the peo-
pie have been contributing quite hber-
ally to everything proposed for the
welfare and comfort of the troops in
camp and at the front, but after the
first burst of enthusiasm ii can rea-
sonably be anticipated that there VIII
be a falling off in receipts. hence 1t
would be we'll to begin now and save
UP money for our own soldiers or their
families on whom extreme distress may
Yet be visited through the vicissitudes
of war.
There will probably be a meeting OF
the Red Cross Society in a few days tc
take action in regard to the carnival
fund, and it would be well for all hav-