The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-15
SAVANNAH WILL SEND $4,000.
CITIZENS FUND ron GALVESTON
SUFFERERS $1,000.


the Committee Meeting Yesterday
Si.otG.s5. with sac More at the
MORNING News once and several
subscriptions 90 Be Collected.
More subscriptions Expected To-
das-BcncNoIcnt Association, Ma
sons, Odd Fellows. knights Of
Psthias. EIIss and Benefits swell
the Fund.
Mayor Myers last night notified Mayor
Jones of Galveston that 5000 contributed
by the citizens Of savannah. 60 relieve the
sunerings OF tho people Of Galveston. IS
hcld here subject 20 his order. TO be for
wardcd by telegraph or express or Sew
York exchange. or otherwise. as migh' BE-
directed
This IL the result Of the partial canvass
Of the business district made By the Cit
izens Committcts during few hours of
the two previous days That the sun will
be larger IS not doubted, but s5.ooo S. as
sured. A few. who have subscribed or
promised 90 do so. have not yet handed
IN their checks. and some Of the Hoadinf
business men vi no would undoubtedly sub
scribe are OUT Of sho city and have not
yet been hcard frosn. There were others.
who we're not in their offices when tho
committee called ana the time being
short. they have not been Eecn
For the convenience % thesc and others
who wish 20 subscribe. lists viii be- OPEN
81 this morning AZ the Cotton Exchange
and the BOARD or Trade. while the lists %;
she city Exchange. tho Morning News
office and che Savannah Press office will
remain OPEN
Tho committees. or q majority Of them.
who have conducted the work and who
have performed IL so Enthusiastically 60
thomselycs and the community. met yes
terday afternoon AZ the Mayors oaice A
feeling of satisfaction was evident upon
the faces OF the committeeman They
were already aware OF ihe success Of
their work and only awaited the exact
figures.
Mr.. W. T. BAILEY, secretary and treas
urer Of the committee. wae kept busy for
soma minutes checking up the nsts and
amounts turned IN by the various com
mittees. Ia order that each committee
might be properly credited and the ex-
summary the treasurer only credited to
each committee the amount in cash ana
checks actually turned in on each list
there were ono or two unpaid sutecrip-
tons. but IL was noted that the number
Of these was remarkably email. probably
not more than dozen in all.
After completing this work Mr.. Bailey
gave the following summary Of tho work
Of the subcommittee;
city Exchange list ..................s . o.
Bay street cast of Bull. D. c.
Purse. J. i. johnson and John u.
Young ........ ........................2.ls 20
Pay street west OF Bull. J. S Col
lns. l. Kayton and W. r. OFT . 555 20
Bryan Congress. banks. and inter
mediate streets. east, 81 J Solo
mons Albert WHY. r. y. Blood
worth ....... ...................... 7ss 50
Bryan Congress ana intermediate
streets. west. John ". Golden. J.
4. Solomons aud Laurence Lipp-
man ........... .........-.....-- -..... % o.
Broughton street. east. Edwin
FLank. sid Gardner ana Ferdinand
Wen ... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. is5 50
Broughton street. west. 5. T.. Theus.
W r. Wimpy ana , krouskoff.. 5G2 81
President. osict hoppe avenue Lib
srty and intermediate streets. east.
w J Watson. Julius Kaufman
and Dr. J. l.. fIiers ............... ~ 20
president. Oglcthorpe avenue. LIB
erty and intermediate streets.
west John n. Fox. Hugh Logan
and A. Il. Fawcett ................. Isl -
AHtaA stssssss tsssrttstth -
To this should he added So received at
the Morning News Office including Sz6 by
the employees Of b. II. Levy q Bro. max
ing "a grand total OF A95SS5. There was
slight ripple OF applause as the total
was announced and the members Of the
committee smiled at each oshcr. Capt
Purse and other members az once stated
that they knew OF several subscriptions
promised or assured that would easily
place the total in excess OF $500
Mayor Myers then asked for suggestions
from che committee as 10 the disposition
81 the fund. Someone remarked that the
bulk ~ tho subscriptions. according 20 the
Associated Press reports were being sent
10 Governor Sayers OF Texas. Mayor
Myers and others thought. however that
as the contribution was "a tribute from tho
people OF Savannah 10 the people % Gal
weston mas the funds should be sent a.
rect 20 the Mayor 81 that city This an
peared 90 d. the prevailing sentiment and
was agreed 60 without discussion.
After some discussion as 60 the hcst
means of forwarding the money the May
or was instructed 10 wire Mayor Jones Of
Galveston that S5.0o. contributed hy the
citizens OF Savannah. was held here sub
sect 20 his orders. 10 be forwarded in any
manner or shape he might name. The
general sentiment OF the committee was
that the amount in hand would easily eX-
coed $500 hy to-day and that therefore
there need De- no hesitancv In wiring an
order for this amount Several OF those
present remarked that the members Of
the committee themselves would prompt
ly contribute the difference. should there
b. any required 60 make up the amount
authorized
II was agreed that the fun list OF sub
Hcriptions should be published IN justice
20 the subscribers. as well as 10 the MEM
hers 81 the committee and that future
subscriptions should be- Acknowledged IN
ths same manner. The Morning News
was accordingly requested 10 publish the
subscription list iu full.
Gentlemen. YOU have ms thanks" said
Mayor Myers lnughingiy. as the meeting
prepared 10 adjourn. mo thanks are re-
quircd." was tho reply from several OF
tho members THE work has been duty
and pleasure
with the other contributions 20 Calves
tons relief from various sources here. 90
s. estimated that Savaunah's total con-
sribuflon for this purpose viii easily d.