The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-09
Atrial Committee Appointed at Citi-
ems Committee to Do the Work.
TAKE HOLD OF 1T SYSTEMATICALLY
poded District Asked for Advice the Situation
viii Act in Concert with observation-disclosures Savers
Orders $4,000 In Supplies Sent from Houston.
,tton exchange board Of directors

Id together yesterday morning
nview to formulate a plan under
.hs relief to the sufferers by the
aould be systematically distributed.
.iiscussion OF the situation led to
anton Of a suggestion which was
, out at the general meeting which
I'd.
o'clock representative citizens to
.lv number were gathered together
hall of the Cotton Exchange. when
,tion of Mr.. r. NJ. Johnston. Hon.
,aferro was made chairman and Mr..
Warner secretary.
assuming the chair, Captain ITALIA
briefly stated the necessity for
v. liberal and systematic action in
lg aid to the great number OF people
are sufferers in having lost their all
lie overflow, and asked suggestions as
hat should be done.
ptain Richie and Mr.. Levy of Calves
who had been out in the flooded dis
we're present and stated that the
rs. NJ. Bluestein, repairs to roof,
ted That the suffering was intense
universal among all living in the
los bottom; that there were 900 ne
housed in gin houses completely
|ounded by water and that most OF
had been without food for thirty-six
S; that In their opinion it would be
practicable to take food to them
to bring them In.
r. r. NJ. Johnston moved the appoints
70 of a central executive committee to
entire charge of the relief measures,
requests for aid to be referred to said
|mittee and all donations to be handled
II as might be deemed best for the
hest number of those in need. The
lon was carried.
r. VIM. d. Cleveland suggested the
briefly of appointing representative
= mittee, with Captain Taliaferro as
rman, in accord with which SUCCESS
the following central executive com
zee was appointed Chairman, S. Tai.
FRO,
behalf of the Cotton Exchange, Mr..
R. Watson.
behalf of the city government Mayor
b. Brashear and Alderman Fl. w.
les.
behalf of organized labor John r.
filings.
behalf OF the Houston Manufacturers
ciation, E. G. Crawford.
behalf Of the Business League. Tom
harrison.
behalf of The Houston Post G. J.
mer.
was resolved to make the Business
que rooms the headquarters of the
mittee, to which place all Information
donations should be sent and where
Pe representative of the committee can
ell times be found.
r. Levy of Galveston suggested that a
lcient number of boats were on hand
parry stores to those who are safe but
Ferbound and that 1t would be we'll
the first efforts of the committee
uld be to send food to those about Sar-
pa, many OF whom had been without
Romance for thirtysix hours up to 8
Jock yesterday morning.
n the conclusion of Mr. Levy's state
ht Mr.. Borchard moved that the com
tee be requested to at once forward
rations to Sugarland for distribution
Captain Ketchum, who is In charge
re, Offering with others to guarantee
ment for the provisions thus sent. The
ton was carried.
ir William v. r. Watson said there
ID be no question as to the urgency Of
situation, and his conviction that
uston would do her full share toward
eting the crisis. One of the objects OF
executive committee being the raising
hal al .,f nn
ION exchange, headed the subscription
il $1,000.
no chairman, after giving notice OF a
etns OF the executive committee at /
NJ at the rooms of the Business
asue' declared the meeting adjourned.
"hen the committee reassembled It was
ahized by selecting MIR. Tom Richard
as secretary and Mr.. w. V. r. Wat
as treasurer.
ne following soliciting committees
70 appointed by wards.
nst ward; j. +. Kessler, c. A. Fitz-
az W. IL. Martin, j. X. Dixon, l.. An
non Henry Pulls.
e orn ward: e. P. amblen, G. f.
'ino, John Kennedy, Spencer Hutch
y. ..
no Lubbock, Joe Peschke.
aird ward j. r. Waties. II. Fl. Dick
1onn d. Woolford, Jules Hirsch. w.
samblen. II. b. Rice, r. A. Heitmann.
oartn ward: +. A. Reichardt, Paul
aosser, Gus F. Sauter, C. l.. Berlng.
|ylor. "aSiee of' r. W.
mn ward; John T. Browne, W. ].
p.ruh, Dan Mullane, j. A. Mckee.
se Y. Davis, James r. Cade.
Aa ward: Adam Clay, H. A. Halver-
goe Heiser, John Clay, Fred Minister,
bm M,Sahuoiph, John ]. Ryan. Henry
1a'iIsourg: c. II. Mildly, John G. Tod,
~, ooliins, j. G. Butcher, s. Il. Allen,
aries Green.
cha Alex DawIing, DR.. r. l..
sner, NJ. Mcdonald, f. M. soiourner,
lex Bartlinck.
I ious'on Heights: d. D. Cooley, ]. NJ.
W., John Boyle. Charles A. Mckinney,
~, oarter, W. o. Backus.
ri Inc #. Rosenberg, II. e. De-
fller Ulto Brookmeyer. II. Werner. VI.
IN. FRANK sphott. NJ X. sochs.
iuan Taliaferro says that the execu-
tho ae was unable to confer with
aas,. aposo named committeeman, but
|at ,ha 'ua, tney go to work at once;
ns IL Urgency of the demand upon their
bm ~ such as to relieve their conscience
pu,,io onarge OF violating the Sabbath.
|ntral I'm IN some good licks today. The
al ~ hl.tee, or some of them. will
receiva business League all day today
les or ,eports from these suhcommt-
ade W any appeals that may be
ins,aman Tallaferro also urges upon the
's.ers OF the various ch,,rches Of the
n - apPhal 70 their con regatin.ss Today