The record-union., 1898-05-25
PEOPLE RESPONDING FREELY
CONTRIBUTIONS TO SANITARY
COMMISSION.
Additional Collections Announced
Xesterday-To-Day's General
g.. Meeting.

A meeting of the several committees
appointed to solicit membership ana
subscriptions for the Sanitary and Red
Cross Society of this city was held at
610I5 J street yesterday. The meeting
was called to order by Frank Miller,
and J. O. Coleman acted as temporary
Secretary.
Mr.. Miller spoke of the meeting Of
the Board of Directors on Monday eV-
ening and said it had been decided TO
send Mrs A Elkus, Mrs. T. w. Shee-
han and Miss Emily Thompson to the
meeting of the Provisional Committee
of the State Red Cross Society at San
Francisco in order that they might
gather data for guidance of the local
society
Secretary Coleman reported that the
amount turned in by the several COM
1nittees was $7j3 81.
Mrs. D. A. LindIey, Chairman of the
Committee on Schools, reported that
S195 had been collected with which TO
form a Sacramento School Children s
Soldiers Company Fund"
Mrs. II. Weinstock. Chairman Of the
Committee on Lodges, Societies. etc,
reported the following collections:
Bishop Grace $50, Sacramento Cham
Der of Commerce $50, Ladies' Hebrew
Benevolent Society S23. Synagogue
Auxiliary S15, Kingsley Art Club SO,
Unity Lodge, No 2,0SS 50, st. JOS
eph's Convent SO, Tuesday Literary
Club $50, Sacramento Whist Club
$50, Alpha Sigma Fraternity SO. Jun
ior Saturday Club 50, Ladies of Fair
Oaks Relief Corps $40, Columbia Chap
ter, Eastern Star. 50, Sacramento
Lodge of Elks SD, Capital City Wheel
mems Club SO.
J. O. Coleman. Chairman of the Mer-
camille Committee, reported that the
subcommittee having charge of the
territory bounded by Front and Fourth
streets. I 10 X, had collected S1S1; that
from Fourth to Eighth, I L u streets,
$201 50; that from Eighth to Twelfth,
/ to X streets, $63 10; from Fourth to
Eighth to L, $243 %, and from
Eighth to Twelfth, to L, $110.
Mrs. Seadler, Chairman of Commit
tee for Work Outside the City, reported
subscriptions to date amounting to
S135. She further reported that while
on a visit to Vacaville she deputized
Mrs E NJ Arnold to take charge, and
interested other ladies in the organiZa-
tion of an auxiliary Red Cross League.
The following communication was
read:
BY authority of the Board of Di-
rectors we hereby tender you the free
use Of the Foresters' building. If you
desire to accept the same. the under
signed will be pleased to meet your
committee. You may select any hall
in the building which you consider
suitable for your purpose. Hoping you
viii accept this in the spirit in which
it is rendered we remain yours truly.
(Signed) Herman c. Fisher. President,
and B. F. Parsons, Secretary, Trustees
Hall Association"
The offer was accepted, and a COM
mittee Will so notify the President of
the association.
A communication was received from
Colonel Ed r. Hamilton to the effect
that he had turned over to the society
1000 oranges and thirty-fve boxes Of
raisins (2S0 pounds) to be distributed
among the Pennsylvania troops who
We're expected to arrive late in the af-
ternOOn.
A general meeting of the commission,
to which the public is invited, will be
held at Pythian Hall at 3 o'clock p.
m. to-day.
The committee Of ladies who visited
San Francisco to familiarize them
selves with the Red Cross work re-
turned last night. They attended the
big meeting in San Francisco yester-
day, where Mrs Elkus was elected
Second Vice President of the State
Board of Managers. The ladies learned
a great deal about the work of the So
ciety. which will be explained at to-
days meeting.
1t is desired that very large attend
ancp be had this afternoon-that all
persons who feel an interest in the
work be on hand.