Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-14
Citizens Mass Meeting Held Last Night at Board
of Trade and B. M "A. Rooms.
Norolk's Contribution Starts off at Eleven Hundred and
Eighty Eight Dollars Addresses by Leading Ci
zens-Com'nttees Appointed Solicit Subscriptions to
the Relief Fund-NorfoIk Will Show Substantial Sym
pathy With the Afflicted City of the Gulf

At mass meeting of the Board of
Trade and Business Mems Association
last night. at the call OF the secretary,
Mr.. e. e. Dawes. a large number Of
prominent citizens We're present. Col.
II. c. Hudgins called the meeting to
order and suggested Hon. Barton My
ers as chairman. Mr.. Myers was elect
ed. and, taking the chair explained the
object of the meeting. A great calam-
ity has befallen the city of Calves
ton. 1t is subject of profound thanks
that such calamity has not overtaken
the people here. He called for an ex,
preston of views as to the plan for
helping the citizens of Galveston in
their distress.
Capt. J..W. McCarrick suggested that
committee be appointed to prepare
an address, asking everybody to state
some amount. large or small, that he
is willing to give and to give that at
once.
Mr.. T. H. Synon suggested that the
committee should have a sub-commit-
tee. The business. he said, would be
too burdensome for one committee IL
1t were required to do all of the work.
Capt. McCarrick said that is a matter
of detail which the general committee
can arrange for Itself. 1t can do ali
of the work.
MIR. f.. b. Freeman said it would be
we'll to leave that matter discretionary
with the committee. Let's get at the
subscriptions at once.
Capt. McCarrick said his idea was to
have solicitation committee to begin
work at once. The resolution was
adopted to appoint a committee.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
Mr.. Synon suggested that commit.
tee of three be appointed to select the
general committee. Adopted.
The committees We're as follows:
The Central Committee-Capt. j. W.
McCarrick. Capt. b. L. Loyal, Hon.
Barton Myers, r. Henry Jones and
John Il. Lawler.
These were suggested by a commit
tee of three. of which Mr.. L. H. Synon
was chairman. and Messrs. S. s. Not,
tlngham and Capt. j. w. McCarrick
were members.
JUDGE wILLCOX'S RESOLUTION.
Judge Thomas H. Wilcox offered the
following resolution:
Whereas. Galveston and her people
have been stricken and are in dire
need: and whereas, Norfolk has always
been remembered in distress; there
fore, be Ii
Resolved. That our citizens be urged
to contribute ut once to this cause.
That contributions be sent to the secre-
tary of the Board of Trade and Bust
ness Mems Association, who will for
ward the same at once.
That the gentlemen begin at once.
Carried
Mr.. a. Henry Jones offered a resolu-
ton that the churches be asked to take
collections on Sunday. Carried.
Judge Wilcox said that 81 given now
would be worth $40 given next week.
SUBSCRIPTIONS BEGIN.
Captain McCarricll said he would
give $50. Judge Wilcox followed with
$50. That started the subscriptions,
which went forward at lively rate.
Mr.. j. G.. Tilton offered u resolution
as follows:
Resolved, That the Presidents of the
Common and Select Councils be re-
Quested to call special meeting OF
their respective bodies tomorrow in
order TO appropriate a sum of money
deemed proper by the Councils FL
nance Committee in order to aid the
Galveston storm sufferers.
Judge Thomas Fl. Wilcox offered the
following:
Resolved, That the persons who have
subscribed tonight hand in their sub
scriptions to Mr.. e. e. Dawes before
IL o'clock tomorrow, in order that the
same may be turned over to Mr.. b. w.
Leigh, cashier of the City National
Bank, who has kindly volunteered to
remit the same at once by telegraph.
Mr.. SynOn suggested that physicians
and nurses are needed as much as mo-
ney. He suggested that the committee
be authorized to send both If needed.
Captain McCarrick opposed. saying
that there were no trained nurses to
be had here now. and that physicians
were not so much needed as money.
Money will employ physicians.
DR.. Hy. Smith said the people here