The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-27

At a meeting of the Soldiers Relief
| association i'm the board of trade rooms
yesterday afternoon ii was decided to
! call for the payment W 25 per cent of
the subscriptions and to increase the
membership from nine to twenty-five
persons Those present were Hon. AL
! fred Hand, president; w. A. May, vice.
PRECEDENT: c. q. Boand, treasurer; ID.
! h. Athprton. secretary; Luther Kel-
! Ter, Hon. John II. Farr, T. II. Dale
and G. II. Manville. Homer Greene,
| of Honesdalc, was present to confer
with the committee relative to cooper
| alton by Honesdale people.
| The finance committee, through its
chairman. w. a. May, reported sub
sCrptiOns to the amount of $500 which
| have already been ACKNOWLEDGED IN
| The Tribune. An added amount, $780,
was received from Hon. William Con-
nell who wrote from Washington that
he would contribute more if it was
needed.
! The offer OF Mrs. Katherine Wilcox
tO give concert for the benefit of the
fund was acknowledged and will be
definitely considered later
At President Hands suggestion the
letter from the National Relief asso-
citation was laid on the table until"
as he said Eve know whether they
need us or we need them" The Ma
tional plan of work reported in the
communication was almost identical
with that to be followed by the local
organization.
CIRCULAR READ.
Secretary Atherton read a circular
appeal which had been drafted by him.
according to action at a previous meet
ing, to be sent to the city'S various
church, patriotic and secret organiza-
tiOns, clubs societies, etc. He re-
marked that Scranton contained sever
al hundred such organizations which
would require the issuance OF about
1000 circulars. 1t was decided not to
issue the appeals at present in order
that the work of the finance commit
tee among individuals may not be in
terfered with.
| The result of the circulars would
not at this time. it was stated, be as
satisfactory as later. on account of the
recent appeal Of the Young Mems
Christian association for $4,000 in this
state for the support of it's work at
the front. Already two Scranton
churches are pledged to give 500 each
to the latter movement.
At this point in the meeting Homer
Greene, of HOnesdale. arrived and was
informed in outline of the associations
plan by President Hand. Mr.. Greene
stated that many families Of soldiers
needed help in Honesdale and that a
meeting attended by about twenty five
representative Honesdale men Wednes-
day night decided that Wayne county
should care for it's own people at home.
They We're inclined, however. to CO.
operate with the Scranton organization
in the relief work at the front. Mr..
Greene asked for as full details as
possible regarding the work proposed
among the soldiers.
, OBJECT EXPLAINED.
1t was explained by President Hand
| that the association was organized as
, much for work at the front as at home
| but whether any or all of the former
= would be conducted in conjunCt ton
with the National association and the
= Red Cross society depended on the
e length and kind of service the Thir-
l teenth would have. Later Mr.. Greene
left the meeting but strongly intmated
1 that Honesdales work with the sol
e ders would be through the associa-
2 tion.
Mr.. Farr, Of the relief committee
{ reported three cases, two Of which de-
2 manded immediate attention. One was
' that of woman with five children. The
family had been supported by two
; male members now in the regiment
The second case, that of a widow
was similar. She has two sons with
:. the regiment and two other children
: "a home. one family owns its home
but neither has any means Of support
i except the small pay Of its soldier
representatives. As the soldiers have
!. not been paid, the straits of the peo.
pie at home are serious
y The relief committee, Mr. Farr. Mr.
: Dale and Mr.. AthertOn were given
u power to act on the cases now before
them and to prepare rules for adoption
= by the general committee for future
= ! relief work.
The secretary was then directed tc
call for % per cent. Of the subscriptions
> on motion the finance committee
= which had been composed of Messrs
= May, Boland and Conrad Schroeder
. was increased to five members, Messrs
? Keller and Manville being added.
t COMMITTEE TO BE INCREASED.
d a suggestion that the general com
& mittee be increased from nine to TWEEN
= ty-five members and that the presi
: dent, secretary and Mr., Manville rec
q ommend the new members at the mex
u meeting was adopted.
= After being an hour and half il
session the committee adjourned t
: meet next Thursday at p. m.