Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-16
ADJOURNS WITHOUT DAY
Texas Relief Committee Votes to Discon-
tinue Active Operations.
Treasurer, However. Requested to
COntributiOns-The Reports.

The final meeting of the committee Of
citizens appointed to operate in the direc-
ton of aiding Tex flood sufferers began
at o'clock yesterday afternoon in the
board of trade rooms. District Commits
sioner John b. Wight presided. while Cap
tain w. S. Scott act ed as secretary.
a report was submitted by Miss j. N.
Strong showing the result of the efforts of
the Texas Women's Relief Association,
that acted as an auxiliary to the commit
tee of citizens The report, in part, was as
follows:
Upon call being made by the Commits
sioners of the District of Columbia. through
the press. for funds to relieve the distress
and suffering occasioned by the floods in
Texas, the following Texas ladies, residing
in Washington, at once responded: Mrs.
NJ. f. Adams, Miss V. l.. Arledge, Mrs.
Mrs. Avery, Miss N. Baker. Mrs. Baldwin,
Mrs. E. NJ. Bremen, Miss Callan, Mrs. F.
c. Cooney, Mrs. Della Cordua, Miss Davis,
Miss Bessie Dwyer. Mrs. r. S. Foote, Miss
Foote, Mrs Fanny B. Gresham, Miss Anna
f. Grinnage, Mrs. F. w. Garner, Mrs. DR..
l.. II. Harris, Mrs. M. E. Hamilton, Miss
Henderson, Miss Cornne Hay, Mrs. Mary
NJ. Haywood, Mrs. DIR. j. N. Johnson Mrs.
Mrs. Maggie NJ. Loetfier, Miss Catharine
Malloy. Miss N. B. Maloney, Miss l.. A.
Norton. Mrs G. w. Paschal, Mrs. Margaret
Poole, Miss Peters Mrs W. r. Patterson,
Mrs. Alice p. Read, Miss E. A Robinson,
Mrs. E. l.. Scott. Mrs. William Terrell,
Mrs I. Toliver, Mrs. J. B. Williams, Miss
E. Washington, Mrs. Mary e. Zeler.
''These ladies have been most Jealous,
active and sympathetic in this work, and
have, both through their own individual
contributions and their efforts in canvass
ing the city, collected the sum of SiS7 OF.
m Of G
posed of lad $ in the government service,
and, Notwithstanding the fact that their
time was extremely limited, they devoted
themselves, both day and night, to this re-
lief work
Treasurer's Report.
Mr.. John Joy Edison, the treasurer of the
committee, submitted report of the funds
received and disbursed up to noon yester-
cay. 1t showed that $3,O56.S2 had been re-
ceived, s24.50 disbursed for necessary ex-
peEses, SIS paid for seeds and 50 600 for
warded to Governor sayers of Texas. leav-
ing a balance on hand of s14.32. This will
also be sent to Texas.
Capt. Scott explained that he had re-
ceived as donations from employees OF the
War Department s123.65, and of the Navy
Department $50. These amounts, he said
did not include all that was contributed
from the departments mentioned, as many
persons had sent their subscriptions to the
treasurer of the committee direct.
At the suggestion of Miss Strong a reso-
luton was passed expressing the thanks
of the committee to those who had been
active in the work of raising funds, and
setting forth that much good work had been
accomplished Notwithstanding 1t was at a
time when many residents of the city were
away vacation
1t was voted to conclude the work of So
liciting donations for the relief of the Texas
flood sufferers. Mr.. Edison, however was
requested to continue to receive and for
ward to Governor Sayers any additional
funds that any one may desire to con-
tribute for the object in question.
The committee then adjourned without
day