The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-21
THE BRAVE
ONES At HOME
Mayor Hoos' Committee TAX
ing Action For the Sol
diers' Wives and
Families.
r. 0. COLE ELECTED CHAIRMAN
Well Known Citizens Appoint
ed in Each Ward to APP
prove Applications.
Only Wives, Infants and De-
pendent Parents VIII Be
Relieved--Plan for
Work.

The WAR Relief Committee, of Jersey
City, appointed on Tuesday last BY
Mayor Hoos, to receive and distribute
subscriptions among families affected by
some of their members going to the war
met last night in the Mayors office, II
the City Hall, last night. Besides the
Mayor there were present Frank Q. Cole
Samuel Maggie, William II. Sullivan, James
P. Hall, Joseph Bernstein. Andrew j. Cor
coran. Joseph A. Dear, Stephen T.. Har-
vey. DR.. l.. ]. Gordon, DR.. II. H. Brirlker-
hoff, Major W. B. Simmons. Lieutenant
Colonel Howard Bumsted. Rev. Father
W. H. Dornin, and Rev, Emil A. Meury
Letter regretting their absence were re-
ceived from the Very Rev. Monsignor R
Seton, D. D., Janes Luby and Fred H
~Spengeman. other engagements prevent
Ing their attendance.
The committee at once got down to bus
mess by appointing Frank o. Cole Chair
man of the General Committee. Lieu
tenant Colonel j. H. Bumsted, Jr., Secre-
tary and DR.. Leonard j.. Gordon, Treas
urer, and to give the latter something to
treasure and at the same time give the
dear public something to emulat the
committee absent as we'll as present. each
Clipped in and 1906 was the neat little nest
egg turned over to Or. Gordon.
A discussion then arose as to who
should be the beneficiaries of the monies
collected; whether it should include peo-
pie of this municipality or Hudson county,
Rev. NJ. Meury thought it should be limit
cd to Jersey City people. because other
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the lead of Jersey City, and appoint a
similar committee to look after their sol
dierss families. MIR. Joseph A. Dear
agreed with this: but Chairman Cole want
cd to know what was to be lone in the
case of a young man existing in Jersey
City, whose parents or wife, for example,
lived in Essex county.
HE will come under the head of Jer-
sey City since he enlisted in a Jersey
City regiment" replied the Rev. Mr..
Meury.
Assemblyman J. ?. Hall suggested the
appointment of district committees to
make out lists of men, n then,
after striking out cases where relief was
unnecessary, they could report their lists
to another committee to disburse funds.
MI JOStpD a. Lear QlQ not approve llG
idea of one committee passing on claims
or applications. He thought there should
be first some committee, an investigating
committee, to hunt up the facts of each
case and another committee to pass on
the worthiness of the petition. That
would prevent fraud.
DR.. Gordon said that it was a difficult
matter to do this kim OF work with
committees of similar power in the mat
ter OF expenditure of money. He had
had a bitter experience of that. The best
way was to centralize the power of ex-
pending the money. He thought no
money should be expended without the
consent of the majority Of the commit
tee. say by a majority of three out of
five.
Mr.. Dear suggested the appointment of
temporary committees to report a con-
stftution for the general committee at
some future time when it could be
elaborated by suggestions.
DR.. Gordon thought that there was no
need for that. He had 1906 which the
committee rad subscribed and he wanted
movements like this the committee must
be on its guard against wrongful expendi-
ture and he moved hat a committee of
five should be appointed.
Il second that exclaimed Mr.. Hall,
but. there was more discussion before it
was finally put.
Mr.. Andrew j. Corcoran urged that
unity Of action was the proper caper.
Fraud would be attempted unless there
was one committee to Investigate and
report to the general committee. Nc sub
committee should deal out the money.
The point was to investigate each ap-
plication and bring it to the general COM
fnittee for confirmation.
Nj. Dear stuck to his guns by insisting
that it was well to have the authority
defined if two principal committees were
to be appointed. There should be just an
investigating committee and it's word
should be ina as to the merit of the
claim. Then the Finance Committee shall
say where. how much and how often the
money should be spent. Then there would
be no clashing.
After more suggestions DR.. Gordon's
resolution was carried and the hair APP
pointed this Committee on Soldiers" to
get the lists ready:-Colonel j. II. Bum
sted, Jr.; j. P. Han. j. r. Bernstein, w.
T.. Sullivan and Major w. r. Simmons.
Executive Committee.-The Rev. Fa-
Their W. II. Dornin, Andrew J.. Corcoran,
the Rev. Emil A. Meury, President 7. O..
Cole and Secretary Bumsted, ex-officio.
A discussion oil methods to raise money
brought out the reading of several letters
from people who were DESTROYS of giving
concerts or entertainments, the consid-
Grafton being q commission on the re-
ceipts. Secretary Alex. Schlessinger of
the Commission of Appeals of this city
offered TO produce a thrilling drama,
s'Washout," with actors and actresses
complete, all for ten per cent. commits
sion. The offer was received with much
amusement. The offer of Mr.. Robert
Davis to give a concert was favorably
commented upon.
DR.. Gordon, in talking of the funds
necessary, said that 1t was not q question
of a week; 1t may be for months Hence
the committee ought to get to work at
once. find out who needs help and then
the committee could appeal to the pub
lie.
Col. Bumsted did mot think that there
be many cases because married
men were not taken or those on whom
others were dependent. "a great many
men were turned down because they hat
families.
Ibr. Gordon moved that d committee of
thee be appointed to draft and issue Il
circular f0*lHe citizens