The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-31
CUBAN RELIEF FUND
Now Amounts to the Sum of Six Hundred
and Thirty-T Three Dollars and Eighty Cents

Up to O'Clock Saturday night the sub
scriptions for the Cuban relief FUND
amounted to 1858. so. This sum has been
mostly volunteered contribution and 1t
speaks we'll for the generosity of our mer-
chants and citizens that such respectable
showing should be made in SO brlef
neriod. That Portland would do her
share towards aiding the suffering PEG
pie of Cuba has never been ooupt III
which the philanthropio citizens are re :
snondiue to the call for aid is, to say
the least very creditable to the people
of Portland.
The secretary of the Cuban relief COM
mittee of Portland received very courte-
ous letter from Chairman stephen II.
Barton of the Central Cuban Relief
committees of New York, in which Mr.
Barton states that the response to the ap-
neal of the Secretary of State for help
Tor the suffering Cubans is very general
all over the country and the writer ex-
dressed hope that Portland would be
able to make good showing in the good
work. -,
II ia the desire of the committee that a
large amount of summer clothing for
women and children, which is much need
cd at this time, should be sent from Port.
land. In every ones attic may be found
a large quantity of suoh clothing which
will answer every purpose and which
the women of this city will doubtless be
glad to supply.
husbands and fathers by the cruel war
which has devastated this fair island,
are indeed the greatest sufferers and
hundreds of them are actually suffering
for want of proper clothing which they
have not the means of supplying. Their
homes and all their property has been de-
stroyed. Their natural protectors are
dead or in the armies of the insurgents
or the Spaniards without the means of
helping the helpless ones, and unless the
people Of the United States send them aid
these innocent ones must necessarily
suffer. 1t is to be hoped that the women
of this city will come forward with a
supply of summer clothing for women
and children and allow the committee
to send to Havana a liberal supply of
these goods. If any one can contribute
such clothing d notice sent to the secre-
tarv of the Portland Cuban relief COM
mittee at 81 Exchange street, will receive
nrompt attention and at the proper time
. team will be sent for it. Then when a
large amount Is on hand the ladies of this
CITY will be asked to assemble and look
ths contributed articles over and see that
Gley ttfo phChCN Az PAoPSA S1~~Fof -P
ment. -
The money contributed by the Port
land people will be expended right here
in Portland for such goods ms may be
needed in Cuba and everything will be
purchased at or below cost. The Maine
Steamship company has kindly agreed. to
carry all goods purchased for the suffer
ing Cubans to New York free of cost
and from. New York the goods will be
forwarded to Havana by the goyernment
agents, The President of the United
States has appointed government agent
flo proceed to Cuba to aid Consul General
lee in the distribution of supplies and
every part of the island will be reached.
Saturday afternoon the relief commit
tee held a meeting in the board OF trade
rooms and appointed committee Tor
the purchase of goods and to attend 70
their shipment to New York. The COM
Inittee consists of l.. A. Goudy, Cyrus
Thompson and Joseph Fl. Short, and as
soon as enough money is secured to make
il possible this committee will commence
the purchase of supplies and the ship
ments from Portland will begin. The
need of supplies in Cuba is urgent and
1t is hoped that the supplies contributed
by Portland may be among the first to
reach the starving Cubans. 1t is intend
ed to make shipments of supplies from
Portland at intervals during the succeed
ing weeks so that they may continue to
arrive in Cuba as long as there is need
of them.
The following list will show the amount
of the contributions during the past week