The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-14
MASS MEETING
TO RAISE
R[L|tf FUNDS
An Appe ! for the Destitute
of the City.
THE WORK ORGANIZED
THE CONTRIBUTIONS POURED
IN GENEROUSLY.
TAtRt IS MUCH UfftRlsG 70 aLLU V

Nearly One Thousand g, liars We're Pais.d by
omnitreps Y-ster ay, he Work Of
Reirf Started at { nc.
" here i or at suffering
am ing the poor he suffer
ing Is not onl, caused BY lack
ut WOOD, but also Tor p eSs-
ing need oi food key A..
L. B Its, City Missionary
among the whites.
IN some the homes we
visited We terdly the people
were b..rni Y up what lit e
fur i, ure they had 10 keep
from ire ling Prof L. B.
apehart, writing of the nee q
of the colored people.
Rev. A. L. B, It's, Chairman
Of distributing cummml let
Of B ,ard Of Chdnlies. has an
off t in the Pui IN bullding,
North vest corner, dow n
stair " here h c4n b, fonno
IT. m 9 A M. to 3 P N ana
Will receive aPpIl alton T. r
h 10
All the p ST rs Of the cry
have. brrnald-d 10 The di :
trlnuti n con nit e and a. y
ord, voul he'd I u by tn ~
will be received b the Char
m N ot distributing CONN -
tee AII the pa tors OF Il f
CIV ~, qu+ Sled 10 come 10.
the fiji t,,-diy b. tween 9
a v. aud 3 P N
The snow which began on Saturday
continued to fall steadily and with such
a volume Sunday that it was evident
that the city would be visited with one
of the biggest snow storms in its his
tory. 1t was evident too that it meant
much suffering to the poor of the city.
Many sat on Sunday by warm fires in
coy rooms, but there were many homes
where suffering existed" both as to want
of fuel, food and clothing.
The thoughts of Mr.. Nick West, in
common with others, were thinking of
the suffering which the weather must
necessarily cause, and his thoughts took
definite action. He formulated the fol-
lowing appeal at the rooms of the Capt.
tol club:
AN APPEAL.
..This is the severest storm since
January, 1857. and the outlook is that
it will be of long duration. There is
a dearth of wood in Raleigh and great
suffering among the poor is inevitable.
There will he a mass meeting of the
citizens of Raleigh at the mayors office,
Monday morning at eleven o'clock. The
citizens of Raleigh are invited to be
present.
1t met the hearty APPROVAL of those
pres mt and about $40 was raised at
once for the relief of the poor.
At the same time the generous thought
that prompted Mr.. West to pen his APP
peal was moving others and Mayor
Powell called a meeting at the MAYORS
office for Monday morning at eleven
o'clock TO formulate plans for general
relief. How to get out the notice to the
citizens was the question. There would
be no Monday morning paper The
telephone was resorted to. and the po-
lite and accommodating Young ladies' in
10th the Bell and Interstate Telephone
Exchanges. desiring TO further the good
end, assisted in spreading the notice Of
the meeting by calling up all telephone
subscribers and giving notice of the call.
BY this means there was a good attend
ance when the Mayor called the meeting
10 order yesterday morning.
Pursuant to this call number of
prominent citizens met at the mavor' $
office Yesterday morning at IL o'clock
for the purpose Of devising ways and
means of relieving the destitute and
suffering in the city.
The meeting was organized nv calling
Navo" pnwoll TO the chair. On motion
Mr.. ". w. Miller WAS elected secretary
and Mr. G. Il. Leach. treasurer
The secretary read the appeal The
Mavor stated that there was great suf-
fering among the poor of the city and
that no h0~na The citizens would re-
spond 10 the call OF charity and contri-
hute literally to the fund being raised
for the purpose of relieving this suffer-
ing
Mr.. +. r. Arendell moved that three
committees he anpointed. as follows:
On Contributions, on Distribution and
on railroads.
Mr.. Arendell stated that the commit
tee on Railroads shorld AT once under
take to have wood hauled into Raleigh
30 u looked as - there might he wood
famine here. The motion was carried
and tho Mayor appointed the FOLLOWING
committees:
Committee TO solicit contributions: Y
w wos+ cha'rman: Y A. Duncan. w
r Manor. William Grimes. Marsba n,
HAYWOOD J. Sherwood TTnehurch Cu,
Rarnes. A. Duohi. r.. T. HAY. T.. Y
Denton. r. r. Arendoll
Committee on Distributions A. L