Evening journal., 1900-09-18
GROWS
IN GALVESTON FUND
People Of Wilmington Re-
SpOnd to Appeals to
Aid Sufferers

lduf ptieVhA SUIT - iHSHN' ""' '''' ~ <
upplies to the headquarters OF the Relief /
Committees yesterday.
1t has been suggested that a public
meeting be called for the purpose OF tax
ng action looking to the relief Of the
sufferers, but the plan did NOT meet with
general approval. IL was held that all
the relief WORK here is In competent
hands and there is no use TO detract from
the good work which is being done hS
turning the matter over into other hands.
There is no confusion in reference 20 the
relief work.
All funds received by II. l.. Evans 4
Co. are forwarded Immediately TO
G. weston. Bishop Monaghan is for
warding all subscriptions which he re-
ceives direct to the bishop Of Galveston
Those who have supplies to contribute /
should communicate with the hcndQnar- /
ters. at No. 92l Market street. Both teie- |
phone companies have telephone IN the |
headquarters and communication may be !
made in this way. The Wilmington
Transfer Company which has both tele-
phones. win receive any calls and haul
supplies free of charge Placards are DOW
being prepared which will be fastened tol
the wagons in use IN collecting supplies
In the western part of the city supplies
are being received at Olivet Presbyterian
Church. at Fourth and Broome streets.
and the wagons Of the Wilmington Sash,
Door and Blind Company will call FOR
any supplies IL notified.
1t is decided to have carload Of sup
plies ready to ship on Wednesday IL had
been hoped TO have one ready by last
night but it was not, and so "Wednesday
has been fixed as the time. The car sent
from here will be attached to fast train
by the railroad company, and there will
be no trouble in quickly getting the sup
plies TO Galveston.
The Pennsvlvania Railroad Company
announced yesterday that supplies con-
signed 20 the Galveston sufferers or to
any individual sufferer, il consigned 20
/ The Relief Committee that are to be
shiuped by the Morgan and Mallory lines
Of steamships. will be forwarded TO New
/ York free. while any which are 20 Be
shipped by the southern Railroad Com
pany will be taken free as far as Alex
andria, Va.
Contributions received By III. J.. Evans
& Go. amount 10 S9S512. 10 this
will be added the Porto Rican fund
s1s9.5O. which Mayor John G. Fahey Will
turn over just as soon as he receives the
consent OF the contributors with whom
| Clerk of Council William =. Morrison
will communicate. To this application OF
the fund there is likely to be no objection
At the headquarters No S2l Aarke
street donations have been received a.
follows j. 4. Smith, canned goods
W. & @. Green. potatoes; Q. s. Mid
u ldleton. groceries; A. ]. Wild, twenty
I'VE pounds coffee; c. d. Cassidy, q
Rockford. groceries. Others have DO
mated clothing.
St. Pals Church has received 81
worth Of groceries and clothing.
At Olvet Church the relief messen
ger boys have done good service
! A committee OF women also is doiDl
good work. The result OF the worl
of the members OF Olivet Church ar
the following donations: Miss Franei
Price. clothing; Mrs. Edwin Goldine
clothing. James Catrell and sister
canned goods. clothing and cloth; Mrs
Byrne. groceries; Mrs. Jennie Kirh
clothing; Mrs. ]. r. Milligan, clothing
Mrs. George Rommell, groceries; Mn
} Jacobs. -four. Several others CAV
, clothing. One small boy who had onl
p few cents to donate. decided tina
he could help by donating a packag
OF pins. In cash contributions tn
church committees have received $S1e
Arrangement for the benefit con
cert for the Galveston Relief Fund hay
progressed to that extent that the con
cert Is already am assured success.
While the date. Monday, October
/ may seem a late one, 1t is the only on
! that Manager Baylis had open and a
7 the proceeds from the sale OF ticket
4 will be turned over to Messrs. II. l
p Evans & Co. as fast as receiy
p ed it will in no wise retard the wor
{ Of speedy relief and will AFFORD tn
4. lprcmolers an opportunity Of presentin
a better array OF talent than woul
have been the case in a too hurrie
affair
Tickets heve been placed On sale
a number cf prominent places Of busi
ness, and all Of the patrcnesses will b
/, provided with a numbs-.
The NCrih American car, in whic
the Wilmington contributions will b
! placed arrived at Fourth and Pin
streets this morning. whare il will re
main until tomorrow at noon. In th
time intervening tho contributions al
ready obtained az the headquarters, a
! No. a2l Market streets, st Cllvet az
! ST. Paul's Churches viii be loaded j
.ao car. Considerable care is bcin
'-kcn by he committee in charge q
'ho racking TO arrange tho clothing j
serrratc bundles fer msn, women an
lchildrcn
At No. 02l Market street this Morn
ing there was much activity in gettln
the contributions In shape for shin
mont Amcng the dcSations receive
were from A. NJ Pierce & CO., -four
Harry Iungren clothing; Mrs Jach
7@n. clothing. Miss r. James, clothing
T. E Hanna. -four. j. r. MARI -four
q W Bring. clothing; Mrs. Bdwar
Algwcrih. groceries; H W. Lodg
rr~cc-to-. J. NJ. Harvey contribute
; 50.
, Tho committee desires that thcs
who have donations viii deliver thei
early in order that all may be gotts
away on the car.
: II. L. Evans d Co. received SS4 :
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