The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-21

The formal appeal of the committee
organized to aid Thirteenth regiment
soldiers and their families was issued
yesterday. 1t is as follows:
a CAN to All Patriotic Citizens: The
like devotion to our country, which has
sent her brave soldiers into the field and
has called our historic and ever success
full navy into action in the cause Of hut
manity, has prompted our citizens at
home to organize relief in patriotic SYM
pathy and such help as can not be REM
dcrcd by our government. We must not
allow one of our brave soldiers or sailors
to suffer for lack of anything we can
furnish. We must cheer HIS heart and
nerve his arm.
Providence has sent the cry of those
in whom lie has planted the hope of lib
erty such as has blessed this land so
long, to our doors, and we nave answered
high heavens demands. This Is the
logic of the war we are engaged in and
we can all respond ard pay the grateful
debt we owe the oppressed for what we
enjoy.
Our young men have accepted, regard
less of creed, politics or seif-interCst, the
issue which the cruelty and defiance of
six centuries fling in the face Of freedom
and humanity today. All historic bless
ings and every patriotic impulse make IL
a privilege to sustain these who have
responded to our cOuntry's call.
The Soldiers Relief association Is the
spontaneous expression of our people IN
this vicinity in this emergency. The OBJ
jeCts of the association are to supply ne
Cessitics and luXuries to the sick and
wounded, to care for the dependent ones
at home to keep our defenders in touch
with home interests and influences and
.Iy In, Ntrfth htY
tating and promoting correspondence, to
second the efforts of the Red Cross So
cicty, to bring to Gods acre the sacred
remains of the fallen herO-in a word, to
find opt the need of every patriotic son
Of America who is battling for us and
mitigate the evils of war.
ONLY THE OPPORTUNITY.
1t needs only the opportunity for a
generous response from all our citizens
Individuals, old and young, societies,
leagues, clubs, churches, all civic and re-
lgiOus associations are requested to
make common cause for this emergency
and make it possible for this orGaniza-
tion to express in acts at once your
sympathy ana bCrevOlcnCe.
At u meeting Of the Scranton board OF
trade, held Monday, May 1G 1885, the fol-
lowing executive committee OF the Sol
diors Relief association was appointed to
wit: w. \. May. Alfred Hand. {. r.
Manville, Thomas II. Dale, G. G.. Bolanl,
John K. Farr, Conrad Schroeder, Luther
Keller and ID. Il. Athcrton.
All subscriptions and contributions,
large and small, should be made directly
to, or through others ana sent to y. b.
AthertOn, secretary, at the rooms of the
board Of trade. lie will keep an accurate
record of all donations and pass them to
the treasurer and make acknowledgements
n N nl1l,l 10 i, ,,,;1I
work in harmony with the National as
sociation organized in Philadelphia. APP
| proved by the president ana his cabinet.
| The public will be made acquainted from
| time to time with our work. Let us all
| come speedily to the rescue.
BY order of the committee Of the asao-
| citation.
Alfred Hand, President
! D. r. Athcrton. Secretary.
Scranton, Pa, May 20, 1895.
The committee yesterday opened
! communication by letter with ex-Cap
tain w. D. Il. Ainey, Of Montrose, anC
Homer Greene, of Honesdale,, asking
/ them to secure an expression Of Opin
! ion from the citizens of those towns
! relative to cooperating with tn,
! Scranton committee for the benefit o
| the Susquehanna and Wayne count,
! soldiers with the Thirteenth. Mont
rose has already subscribed about 81,
600 for Company G soldiers and thei
| families.
ROSTER OF THIRTEENTH.
Colonel Coursen has been requested
! by letter to furnish the committee will
copy of the Thirteenths roster to
gethcr with particulars showing wha
members Of the regiment are marie,
or single, their home addresses, tn
persons dependent upon them, etc, etc
letter has also been sent to JOhl
c. Converse, Of Philadelphia presiden
of the National Relief commission ex
| pressing a desire that the Scranton or
! ganiZatiOn be attached to the NatiOna
body. This will not involve a use o
local funds by the latter but it is be
lieved that an alliance with it vii
facilitate communication with tn
front as well as make easier trans
! pOrtation of wounded and sick mel
and supplies.
The Scranton committee viii NEE
! next Thursday, by which time mucl
Of the detailed work will be decide
! upon.