Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-15
AN APPEAL TO CITIZENS
Subscriptions Asked for the Relief of the
Texas Sufferers.
John JOY Edison Made Treasurer and
getic Canvass Befng Made.

Definite plans for securing relief in this
city for the Texas flood sufferers were
made yesterday afternoon at a meeting OF
the citizens committees in the rooms of the
board of trade. This committee was APP
pointed at the meeting in Masonic Temple
Thursday evening, called by the District
Commissioners at the request Of Represen-
tative Hawl*y of the lone star state. A
change in the personnel of the body was
announced, Mr.. Rudolph Kaufman re-
placing Mr.. Theodore W. Noyes and Mr. c.
NJ Heller being an added member. Com
missioner John B. Wight, chairman, pre-
sided, and Mr.. w. S. Scott was secretary.
Headquarters in Inter-Ocean Building
Headquarters for the committee will be
established in the Inter-Ocean building, on
| 9th street near F. This action was taken
| upon the invitation of Mr.. C. c. Duncanson.
| Mr. John JOY Edison was elected treasurer,
and he, with William Terrell, was author
| lied to have subscription blanks printed. A
| statement was prepared for publication and
| addressed to the citizens of the District of
| Columbia, in which the officers appointed
by the Texas relief committee stated a de-
| sire to appeal to the business men and cit
| liens generally of the District of Columbia
| for such contributions as they may see tit
| to donate. Mr.. John Joy Edison was desig-
| mated as the proper person to receive sub
| scriptions to the fund at his office in the
| Washington Loan and Trust building. The
| newspapers were also authorized to receive
| subscriptions. The headquarters in the In
! ter-Ocean building will receive subscriptions
] and donations.
| Subscription Solicitors.
| H. w. Szegedy, Mr.. Dieterich and c. M.
| Heller were appointed committee to con-
suit with the commandant of the Wash
| ington navy yard in regard to securing SUBJ
scriptions there. Mr.. Claude NJ. Johnson of
the bureau of engraving and printing has
granted permission for taking subscriptions
in that department of the government en-
ploy, and S. R. Radford, captain of the
watch, has been designated to take charge
of the work.
| The following appointments of solicitor.
to consult with the authorities and take
the matter of subscriptions in hand were
made: w. s. Scott, State, War and Navy
DEPARTMENTS; William Low. Treasury; VIM
Terrell, sixth auditors office; NJ. NJ. Hay
wood, second auditors office; DR.. Henri,
Haynes, Interior Department; Charles F
Tanchill, pension office; Mr. 0ietehich, gov
eminent printing office; Seth TuIan, Pos
Office Department; Major James E. Bell
) city post office; Mrs. Cooney and JOIN
Hyde Department of Agriculture; Nj
: Taliferro and Pearson H. Marsh, inter
r | state commerce commission; w. V. Coz
| National Museum, Smithsonian Institution
and fish commission; c. J. Neis and Mis-
| Ressie Dryer, Congressional Library; Az
!, | gustus Kleberg, census office Prof. Rob
= Il. Hill, coast survey Offices, and Commits
sioner John B. Wight, the District building
5 Ladies' Auxiliary Meeting.
A meeting of the auxiliary committee
:, ladies will be held this afternoon at
I o'clock in room s, 15I7 n street northwes
. An invitation is extended to all women il
S terested in the work of relieving the SUI
: | fering Texans.
Z In reply to telegram sent to Go
Sayers informing him of the work under
taken in this city, that official states thu
he desires contributions in money; that
e | will personally see thatthe funds are pro-
e erly and judciousy distributed.