The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-09
WAR RELIEF WORK.
Committee Held It's Last
Meeting Last Night Has
an Unneeded Surplus.

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The War Relief Committee appointed by
Mayor Hoos to provide relief for the FAM
lilies of the soldiers enlisted in the service
of the United States from this city, held
it's final meeting in the Mayors Office. last
evening, having rendered the service AMI
finished UP the business for which it was
organized.
Those present were Chairman Frank O.
Cole, Treasurer DR.. l.. J. Gordon. Will
lam J. TAFT. who acted as secretary; DR..
Benjamin Edge, A. J. Cereoran, Stephen
L. Harvey, William T. Sullivan, F. HI.
-Spengeman, Joseph Bernstein, W.. B. Sim
ons and Mayor Hoos.
DR.. Gordon, Treasurer, reported the to-
tai amount of contributions to the relief
fund 81, 500. 80; amount disbursed, 81 .61S.lS;
balance on hand, S753.1 u. OF the amount
contributed sos was donated by the sew
eral lodges of the Knights of Pythias, and
of tina disbursed $340.e5 was expended for
funeral expenses.
Chairman Cole announced that the
only remaining business to be transacted
by the committee was to decide as to
the disposition of the balance remain
ing in the hands of the treasurer and
suggested that the treasurer be directed
to return the surplus pro rata to the sub
scribers.
Mr.. corcoran said he had something to
do with collecting the money and he knew
that all who subscribed to the fun gave
willingly and expressed their readiness at
any time to give more If it was required.
They did not expect any portion of what
they gave to come back to them and he
believed that any surplus the committee
may have could be put to some use with
which the donors would be perfectly
satisfied, more so than if 1t was returned
to them.
He did not believe they would thanh
the committee for returning it, they do
not expect it. If the families of the sol
diers have been amply provided for the
men themselves deserve some recognition
and in his opinion it would be well to
give them at least some badge or other
little token of the peoples appreciation
Of their prompt 10 to the ~country's
call. He was willing to subscribe some
thing more than he had already given
for this purpose.
Chairman Cole strongly opposed any
disposition of the surplus other than to
return it to the subscribers. 1t would be
a disgrace, he thought, for the men to
wear any token bought with money con-
tributed for the relief of their families.
The committee had no right to use it for
any other purpose.
DR.. Edge believed with Mr.. Corcoran
that the donors gave the money without
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nor would be dissatisfied with it being
used in any manner in which the COM
mfttee might deem %expedient. He sug
gested that a postal be sent to each sub
scriber requesting an expression of his
desire as to the disposition of the sur
plus.
Mr.. Harvey said that the men who re-
sponded to the call to arms are entitled
to any reward in recognition of their
services that can be given and he would
be willing to be taxed for the next ten
years to compensate them, but he be-
lieved the committee had no right to use
the money subscribed to the relief fund
for any other purpose than that for
gestion of DR.. Edge to ascertain the de-
sire of the subscribers and do with the
money as they may elect.
After some further discussion a motion
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man, that the Treasurer return the sur
plus pro rata to the subscribers was
adopted, the amount returned to be aess
companied by an explanatory note. If
position will be received.
Mayor Hoos then in behalf of the city.
thanked Chairman Cole and the whole
work hat had been performed. In re-
turn the Mayor on motion of Mr.. SPENCE
man, was thanked for being the first %
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families and his appointment of the COM
mittee to perform the duty.
Chairman Cole IN behalf of the com
mite made a suitable acknowledgements
of the compliment expressed by the
Mayor. He said that a majority of the
committee were too old to go to the front
they were imbued with the same ardor
that inspired those who did go and were
as trong in their conviction that this
country and its Institutions are para
mount to everything else.
Mr.. Cole lauded in the highest terms
the courtesy and attention given by
Colonies Smith and Gilmore and all the
officers of the Fourth Regiment to any
letters or requests forwarded to them,
nored everything and the Government
Third New Jersey Regiment, who ig-
and we owe a great deal to it, and hope
asked of them. He said:-"The Fourth
Regiment was one of the best sent out
that the people will turn out and give
the regiment on It's return a. reception
that cannot be surpassed"
A vote of hanks was also rendered to
the chairman, secretary. n treasurer for
the efficiency with which their duties had
been performed, and to Colonels Smith
and Gilmore for their courtesy and at
tention to the requests of the committee.
On motion of Mr.. Corcoran hanks were
rendered to all the Fourth Regiment,
especially the privates who had gone to
the 'front.'.
A letter from the Organized Aid So
ciety stating its necessities for assist
ance in maintaining a workroom for
women and providing equipment for
carrying out its scheme for giving men
employment In cleaning streets was read.
The letter intimates that any surplus the
might have be thus disposed of.
No action was taken thereon.