The times., 1899-07-19
DIVIDED into DISTRICTS
Texas Women to Canvass the City
for the Flood Sufferers.
The Department of Agriculture Tn
able to Grant n Request for Field
and Garden seeds-Coiored People
10 Hold Meeting ToniGht-Thc
Contributions Received TO Date.
Always the best of every

At meeting of the Women's Relief Com
nittee for the sufferers of the Texas flooGs,
held yesterday afternoon in the headquar-
tiers. 1917 H Street northwest. the first
definite plans were mapped for the work
to be carried on by the women in this city.
large number of Texas women were
present They expressed themselves as
being heartily willing to do all in their
power for the aid of their unfortunate fel-
low citizens overtaken by the calamity.
After an informal discussion OF the work
which should be at once commenced Miss
S. Y. Strong was elected president and
Mrs. Frances Adams secretary of the re-
lief committee. A committee to canvass
the various houses Of Washington was ap-
pointed. with Mrs. F. w. Garner chair
man and Mrs. Adams secretary. In this
manner it is hoped that the class which
Can best afford to give their assistance
will be reached To equally divide the
work and 10 make the canvass thorough
the following subcommittee were appoint
ed: Mrs. Margaret J. Poole Miss Bessie
Dwyer, Mrs. F. W. Garner. and Mrs. VI. f.
Adams, 10 canvass + Street; Mrs. George
Donnan and Mrs. Stanley, Pennsylvania
Avenue east OF Seventh Street northwest;
Mrs. Mary Larner and Miss Coriune Hay,
the Avenue west of Seventh Street; Mrs.
T. J. Robertson and Miss Nsome Baker,
New York avenue; Miss Catherine Malloy
and Mrs Alice Reed, Ninth Street; Mrs.
W. II. Terrell and Mrs. Joseph Settle, SeY-
enth Street; Mrs. Florence Cooney and
Mrs. Avery. Fourteenth Street from Thorn
as Circle north to Mount Pleasant; Mrs.
NJ. L. Zeller, Georgetown; Mrs. Grace An
drews and Mrs. Bessie Collier, G Street;
Mrs. V. L. Arledge, lie Droit Park; Mrs
Cordua, Four -and-a-half Street southwest;
Mrs. Ella F. Baldwin and Mrs W. H. Nc
Neal. the Northwest section.
The colored women of Texas were ask
ed TO do a special line of work among
their churches and newspapers. The fol-
lowing committee was appointed: Mrs. J.
n. johnson, Mrs. E. L. Scott, Miss Grin
mage. Miss Tolliyer. Mrs. Patterson, Mrs
Harris, and Mrs. Anderson.
John p. Clumm, Chief Postoffice Inspec-
tor. was requested by Commissioner Wight
10 deliver a lecture on Alaska for the
benefit OF the food sufferers, and letter
was received from him yesterday afternoon
saying that he was in hearty sympathy
with the movement now on foot in this
city for the assistance OF the sufferers OF
the recent floods in Texas and that lie
would make arrangements to do as re-
ques;ed.
A committee on entertainment was ap-
pointed composed OF Mrs. NJ. ~ Haywood
Chairman; Miss Bessie Bwyer, Miss Cor
inne Hay. and Miss J. n. Strong.
The ladies engaged in the canyassine
viii receive a letter from Commissioner
Wight authorizing them TO solicit sub
scriptions through the city for the benefit
of the food sufferers.
mass meeting Of colored citizens has
been called for tonight by the Rev.
Tolliver, pastor of Liberty Colored Bap-
tist Church to be held in the Vermont
Avenue Colored Baptist Church. in Yer
mont Avenue. between Q and r Streets
northwest.
Senator-elect Culberson. of Texas, wired
the Department OF Agriculture today from
New York asking for field and garden
seeds for which there is great need The
department has exhausted its supply and
is not able to grant the request.
telegram was received yesterday from
Representative Hawley stating that The
work was progressing rapidly in New
York
A meeting of the woman's Relief Com
mittee viii be held at l517 H Street north
west at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon. The
coiored citizens of Texas residing il
Washington are especially requested 10 b,
present since it is among their race tha
the suffering is greatest.
The following is a statement OF contribu
tons received for the flood sufferers up Il