Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-28
RELIEF OF EAMIYE-sTRICKEN.
SkeetinE of Committee of 100 at the
Ebbftt House.

FAeeting of Committee of 100 at the
Ebbftt House.
The FIRST meeting Of the India famine re-
lief committee Of one hundred of this city
was held in the red parlor of the Ebbitt
House at 4:1o yesterday afternoon. Desite
the extreme heat. and the fact that many
members Of the committee have left the
city for the summer. quite a large number
responded to the call issued by the District
Commissioners. Commissioner mcfarland
| called the meeting=to order. and requested
the committee to elect permanent chair
! man. The committee preferred that Mr..
Mcfarland shouldfbe ID chairman. and he
was formally chosen. Mr.. Barry Buckley
being elected as ITS secretary. and Mr..
Clarence F. Norment as treasurer.
In accepting the chairmans of the
| committee Mr. Mcfarland briefly explained
that the cry of India for help is still heard,
| despite the stirring news from South At
RIGA and the more stirring news from
China. Millions Of people of India, he
stated state are facing starvation. and this hor-
Der at least and j. may be a year before
the normal condition is reached there Near
| ly fifty millions Of people are said to be suf-
fering for food. and hundreds. If not thou
sands. are dying almost daily. Great Brit
ain is affording relief to no less than six
millions, and 1t Is imperative that the other
| nations of the world shall assist in reliev-
Ing the others. From two to five cents a
day will save one of these unfortunate
beings from death and starvation, and the
local committee Of one hundred was ap-
pointed. stated Mr.. Mcfarland. at the re-
quest Of a number of citizens of the Dis
trict interested in this most humane pro-
Ject This committee will cooperate with
a similar committee of New York, and like
committees have been and will be ap-
pointed in other cities Of the country. The
object Of these committees Is to gather
funds. which are preferable to supplies, as
| money can be Immediately forwarded to
India through the New York committee.
1t Is hoped and believed. said Mr. Macfar-
land. that the people Of the District will
respond generously to the appeal of the
local committee for funds
Mr.. Simon Wolf and others made brief
addresses, advocating prompt action. Mr.
Wolf stating that the Hebrews at America
nave already sent a generous contribution
to the famine-strlcken land, and are pre-
pared to double their contributions
IT was decided to appoint an executive
It's membership to fifteen. If deemed ad-
visable. and Messrs Daniel Fraser John
Joy Edison. 8. Thomas Brown. Myron M
Parker and Simon Wolf were named as
general committee being made ex-oficio
members thereof. This executive commit
tee will be called together at once. when
1t VIII elect Its chairman and issue an an
pea s,h. 10 the people OF the District for con-
trloutions OF money: Meantime however
Mr.. Clarence F. Norment, the treasurer of
the general committee. will be glad to re-
ceive contributions. Mr.. Macfarland an
nounced that Messrs. Woodward & Lo-
throp and Mr.. d. s. Hendrick have sent
their checks for 800.
Among others present in addition to
those named were: Charles j. Bell. John II.
Nag nasrnder. Saml c. Palmer. NJ. 1. Weller,
Rev. Teunis S. Hamlin Rev. ]. q. Butler
Guno H. Rudolph. John Leech, John W
douglass L. M Saunders, VIM. H. Moses.
D. w. woodward and B. T. Janney