The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-19
FOX SOLDIERS FAMILIES
Mayor HOos Appoints a
Committee Of Twenty
Five to Distribute
Relief.
ROBERT DAVIS HAS 4 PLAN
He VIII Get Up a Monster En-.
tertainment and Give Pro.
ceeds to the Fund.
ROBERT DAVIS HAS 4 PLAN


Mayor Hoos. today, appointed the fol-
lowing committee to receive and dis
tribute subscriptions among the families
OF Jersey City men who have gone to the
frent:-Frank o. Cole, Samuel Nagls.
William Sullivan, James P. Han, Joseph
Bernstein, Andrew j. Corcoran, Henry
Puster. Joseph A. Dear. Henry Brauti-
gam, James Luby. Robert Davis, Stephen
L. Harvey, DR.. Benjamin Edge, John P.
Feeney, ]. Warren Hardenbergh. DR.. L.
j. Gordon. DR.. H. H. Brinkerhoff, Major
R. Simmons. ex-Mayor Wanser, Lieut..
Col Howard Bumsted. Fred Spengeman,
Monsisnor Seton. Father Dornin, Rev.
Emil A. Meury and Rev John L. scudder.
To each member of the committee the
Mayor sent the following letter.
JERSEY CITY, N. J., July 10, 1898.
Dear Sir-You are cordially request
ed by me to act as one of the mem
bers OF a committee Of twenty-five to
be appointed by me for the purpose
of receiving and distributing contribu-
tons for the benefit of the wives and
parents of Jersey City's volunteers
Many families are. and no doubt will
be. IN needy circumstances because OF
this fact, and it has been deemed adj
visable to appoint such a COMMITTEES
as may be able TO afford some relief.
honor, l remain,
Yours respectfully.
EDWARD HOOS. Mayor.
P. ST. would suggest that you con-
fer with the members of this COM i.
mittee. at my office on Wednesday
evening, July 90 at O'Clock for the
purpose of effecting an organization
and devising some plan of action
1t is believed that all the gentlemen will
accept the appointment, and attend to-
morrow nights conference so that steps
may be taken at once to relieve the needy
families. It is believed a fund for the re-
lief of the soldiers families will be Iber-
ally subscribed to. In preparing the COM
mittee the Mayor exercised care in getting
gentlemen from every part of the city
Gentlemen have also been named who
know the families of the soldiers.
DIR. Brinkerhoff was appointed on the
committee at his own request. He &
member of the F'odrtb ResipsSv Busi-
ness prevented him from 49, ing. Tha
Doctor is giving the families of all the
soldiers medical attention free of CHARGE
In addition to what is raised and dis
tributed by the Mayors committee, Mayor
Hoos will personally supervise the dis
button of the war fund of $4,000, which
is 10 be created by the Board of Finance.
Robert Davis will serve on the Mayors
committee, but he already has under way
plan which he believes will net large
sum for the soldiers families His propo-
sition is to get the armory free of charge
and give there a monster entertainment.
In all, Mr. Davis will issue ten thousand
tickets and send them throughout the
county The admission will be 81, and it
is believed that least one half of the
tickets sent out will be paid for
With a fund Of 5000 Mr.. Davis is OF
the opinion that all the distress that could
possibly arise by the absence of the sol
diers could be reviewed.
Arrangements tor the big entertainments
are now being made 1t VIII be held some
time in September