The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-15

AT yesterdays meeting OF tne execu-
tive committee of the Soldiers Relief
association there was quite a discus
sion over one feature of the Wilkes
Barre asociation's work The chap
lain Of the Ninth reiment of that city
collects after each pay day as much
of the soldiers pay as they desire to
have sent home. The money thus col
lected is forwarded in one draft to
the secretary of the relief association
at Wilkes Barre, together with list
showing what amount should be credit
ed to each soldier The secretary then
distributes the money among the fami-
lies according to the chaplains list.
1t was the sense of yesterdays meet
ing that such a feature If adopted by
the Scranton association would lessen
the number of relief applications, and,
further. would be in line with one of
the primary objects of the organiza-
tion-to help the soldier or his family
in any way possible. On motion, the
secretary was directed to correspond
with Chaplain Stahl of the Thirteenth
with a view of having the plan adopt
ed. Its Importance is shown in the
fact that the last draft received at
Wilkes Barre from the Ninth's chap
lain was for about $4,000.
MIR. MAY PRESIDED.
Vice president w. A. May presided
over the meeting. The other members
of the executive committee present
were: Conrad Schroeder, Hon. John
r. Farr, Colonel E. H. Ripple, Henry
Belin, jr., ]. B. Dimmick, II. J. Con-
ger, of Honesdale, Thomas II. Dale
and D. B. Atherton, secretary.
Approval was given the following
financial statement of the secretary:
Cash received and paid to c. G.
Boland treasurer ................ ST. 261 O4
Paid vouchers for relief. 1913 90
| Paid vouchers for relief. 200
Paid vouchers for printing. II 90
| Paid general expenses 80. 33 10
| orders for relef.......,.... 127 90
- 4s6 12
| Unpaid subscriptions ............... sos so
Total assets .......................s1 AZ
| Total subscriptions to date.........$19 957 "a
| Monthly subscriptions .............. 65 90
A friend, per month, if needed. 100 90
| According to the record of relief cases
about 60 families have been or are be-
ing aided out of the fund. OF the 40
needy families reported by Chaplain
| Stahl, who gained his information
| from the soldiers themselves, 10 have
already been helped by the association,
Q were added to the beneficiary list,
IS were found to be not in need and s
reside out of the city and have not
been investigated.
RESIDE OUTSIDE CITY.
As eight of the families reported by
Chaplain Stahl reside outside the city
as do five families already brought to
the relief committees notice, thirteen
in ALL the secretary was directed to
ask the Delaware, Lackawanna and
| Western and Delaware and Hudson
companies to furnish the relief agent
| with pass over their respective lines.
The finance committee reported ad-
Versely on a suggestion made at a pre-
vious meeting, that arrangements be
made for advancing money to soldiers
who should give orders for their pay
as security The committee did not
consider the plan feasible, nor safe
even though it might be attempted
1t was reported by the finance COM
mittee that the conditions of the past
few weeks had not been favorable to
the procuring of new subscriptions
Nor did the committee think the ap-
preaching few weeks would offer any
Improvement. The committee, how.
ever, expressed it's willingness to so.
licit if the executive committee so de-
cided, but mo action" was recommend
ed in view of the balances of cash anc
subscriptions due as shown by the sec
retary's financial statement
The finance committee was finally
instructed to defer subscription worl
for the present. Secretary Anterior
was requested to issue call for an,