The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-13
FOR RELIEF OF GALVESTON.
CANvAssING COMMITTEE WILL M
GIN ITS wORK THIS MORNING.


four Appointed by Mayor Myers ~
chairman aud Assigned 10 Dis-
frIct-Committee wiIt Meet az cas-
NExehnnge az 10 O'Clock This Mora
faR-Ladi-s go Gather Ctothing.
Meeting at Heads OF Charitable
ORGANIZATIONS called for O'Clock
This Afternoon az CitS Exchange.
savannah win rospoud 90 Galvcston's
call Of distress. and Judging boy hen rec
ord In che past hcr Response viii ne
liberal one Hy authority ~ the citizens
meeting a. the Clty Exchange yesterday
afternoon Mayor Myers. as general chair
man. has appointed i committee Of TWEEN
tv-four gentlemen who viii begin az once
canvass Of ihe city The members Of
The committee were notified of their app
pointmcnt last night
The committee will meet a. tho IA
change az DO o'clock this morning for The
purpose Of discussing the work and agree
ine upon the host methods Of accomplish
Ing IL The work has already heen mapped
out III part the members 81 thu committee
having already been assigned 90 tho dis
tricts 90 which they are expected 20 work
The division OF tho city and the members
Of tho committee who viii work in eacn
division are ~ follows.
BAY street. east Of Built q. Purse J.
J. johnson. John r. Young
Bay street west ~ hull-J. $. 'olhnr'
louis Kayton. W p OF
Bryan and Congress streets. cast-M J.
eolomons Aiber, Wyly. D D Bloodworih
and banks.
Bryan ana Congress west-1ohn W.
Golden. T. a solomon. Lawrence Lipp-
man.
Brouehton street. elsi- Edward Frank.
Sic Gardner. Ferdinand We'll
Bnoughtou street. west-S. J.. Theus' ".
J. Wimpy. s krouskou
President and Oglethorpe avcnue-W. j.
Watson. Julius Kaufman.
Liberty and intermediate streets. east
Or. /. J. Hicrs.
President. South Broad. Liberty and in
termediate streets. west-John a. Fox.
Hugh Logan " r Fawcett
The meeting a. the Exchange was fair
Is well attended though the funeral OF
the late J j. wilder kept many 90 the
Say street men away 4 number ~ these
called a. the Exchange OF sent word 10
explain that this prevented their atien-
dance The meeting was called 10 order
by Mayor Myers Among those present
were Right Reverend Bishop Kelley, col
y ~ Estnl col Bclme Gordon. Mr. l..
Kavton. MT A VetshurE. Mr.. N J Sol
ONIONS Capt j " Johnson. Mr.. j COT
lina Mr. " Fox. Mr. ! a. soomons.
Mr. A. a solomons. Fire Superintendent
J f. Maguire. Mr a Enrich. Mr. a. ".
Masterson. Mr. J. N. Fleming. capt. g.
d Pritchard. Mr. J. l. Archer. Mr.. John
Power Mr. W r. Bailey ana others
Mayor Myers. In calling the meeting 20
order said that 90 was not necessary to
state the obieet. as an present had been
made familiar through the newspapers
with the disaster which had hefallen the
city OF Galveston ami the distress now pre-
Vaiiing there. Savannah has always cheer
FULLY responded 20 calls upon her from
other cities IN distress. ne said, and Will
not fail TO 30 ~ OF this occasion. y q
only necessary TO determine upon the ways
and means OF accomplishing this object.
on motion Of Col Estill Mayor Myers
was made permanent chairman and on
motion 81 Mr.. Kayton Mr W. 7. Bailey
was made secretary. By instruction of
the chairman. the secretary read the fol-
lowing telegram received from Galveston
BY Mayor Myers and showing the urgent
need existing there.
Galveston. Tex. sept i2-Mayor Her
man Myers. savannah. Ca. send money.
dleinfectants. human and onlmal fool
efuna. Situation horrible For Gods sake
help ne. j. ~ Steele. chairman, RABBI
Cohen n. ~ Murray"
This dispatch was furnished 10 the news
papers and promptly hulietincd for the
Information Of the public. a dispatch was
also read from Superintendent Hughes.
Of the Postal Telegraph Gable Company.
at Augusta. Offering the free nee Of the
compsnys wires FOR che Transmission Of
relief funds and Also cor dispatches re-
latlng 20 the forwarding OF funds and
supplies.
Mayor Myers SAID that he was satisfied
a
ting up large fund. the only ching ne
cessary being to put the movement on a
proper basis by securing q committee to
cenvass the city. Mr T.. Kayton moved
thar the chairman Doe authorized 10 ap-
point committee 90 take tho canvass ln
hand. the size OF the committee and the
division Of the work 90 be left 10 the
Mayor as general chairman in order that
there might be as little delay ae possible
The resolution was unanimously adopted.
Mr. kayton had already suggested that
the ladies % the city boz requested 10 es-
iahlish a clothing depot Tor she purpose
Of gathering clothing % an descriptions.
the reports from Galveston showing that
the survivors were badly on in the way
Of clothing. Mr.. a. A. So'omons sug-
gested that this work be placed On she
hands Of the presidents OF the Kings
Daughters' circles and other charitable
and benevolent organizations OF the city
gthA htAtf some DISCUSSION TINS was put
into the form Of motion. and adopted
The chairman wus Instructed TO issue n
call for "a meeting az che Exchange al
O'Clock this afternoon Of tho ladies who
have the management OF the charitable
and religious organizations and all others
Interested in the movement for the pur-
pose OF arranging 90 undertake shis work.
This Is 60 be separate movement from
the other as the need for relief az Calves
ton Is so urgent that che funds raised by
she committee which rs TO begin It's work
This morning will DE forwarded az once.
il will doubtless take several days for the
ladies to accumulate a supply OF clothing.
but this too. will be sent on NJ soon as
possible.
Superintendent Mcguire announced that
she nremen had already arranged for
ball 20 be given Wednc sday night for the
benefit Of Galveston nremen and their
families and that the tickets Were already
on sale on the streets.
There being nothing further before the
meeting Il was adjourned subject 90 tho
call Of the chair. The chairman. with
some assistance from two or three gen
tlemen who had taken an active pnrt In
the meeting. Immediately proceeded TO
suhdivlde the business district and 90 des-
ienass the committeeman for each dis
trica. The selections were care
fully made and 80 Is safe to prcdlcs