The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-05-26
INDIA FAMINE RELIEF,
NEW HAVEN COMMITTEE OF 100
FORMED.

At Meeting Held Yesterday Afternoon
ut United Church Chapel-Patterned
After the PLAN OF New Yorl's Commit
dee.
| New Haven is one of the first of the
cities outside Of New York to fall into
line with the India famine relief move
ment that was inaugurated by the New
York committee OF one hundred. Those
| in New Haven who are most deeply in
terested met yesterday afternoon in the
| United church chapel to organize SIM
| liar committee for New Haven The
| call for the meeting was signed by DR.
| 7. 7. Munger and Max Adler
| Dr. Munger occupied the chair and
called upon Justin f. Abbott of Bonn
bay to tell Of the methods of work used
by the New York committee. Mr.. Abb
bolt has lived for several years in India
and is personally familiar with the con-
ditions there. He had with him the
original photographs from which the
cuts used in the circulars of the New
York committee We're made. These
photographs were taken recently by a
friend of Mr.. Abbott in India.
In regard to the method of distrbu
ton by the committee of one hundred
of New York, Mr.. Abbott said;
All designated funds are sent as do
nors may wish.
Undesignated funds are sent through
such channels as the committee regard
as most reliable and efficient. The first
FL
lows:
Five thousand pounds was sent
through the India Famine Charitable
Relief fund at Calcutta. This is the
great n-governmental national ma
inc fund of India, to which the Man
sion house fund is sent, also funds from
other countries. The chairman Of the
committee administering the fund is
Sir Francis Maclean, chief justice Of
Bengal
The Calcutta committee allots this
national fund to the provincial funds,
according to the need of location; also
makes grants to native states for fam
inc relief. The management of these
provincial funds allot funds to commit
tees who have the actual distribution
to the people in hand.
While on-governmental, this nation
al fund works in harmony with the
government and supplements it in order
to avoid over tapping.
One thousand pounds was sent
through the interdenominationa fam
inc relief committee, Rev. Robert A.
Hume (formerly of New Haven) chair
man. Funds are distributed according
to the needs of the people in the dis
tricts where the missionaries labor
There are several hundred missionaries
and some thousands Of native agents
who are giving themselves up to saving
of life.
With regard to the work at home in
and forwarding funds, the |
of one hundred is receiving
the sympathy of corporations as well as
individuals. The committee telegraphs |
free to all parts of this country. Its |
literature is being carried free by all |
express companies.
The Adams, American National, |
United States and Wells
Fargo Express companies have con-
sented to post the committees placards
distribute its literature and receive con-
.ributions at all of their agencies in the
United States. Leading banks in New
York and the leading newspapers have
consented to receive contributions and
forward to Brown Brothers & Co., SO
Wall street, New York. Many cities
Ire organizing relief committees Gov
'rnor Stephens of Missouri has issued
appealing for assistance.
The New Haven committee of one
hundred organized with the following
Ulcers:
Chairman-Max Adler, president of
New Ravens chamber of commerce.
Vice chairman-EX-Leute Gov
rnor Francis Wayland.
Executive NOTWITHSTANDING e.
lynch, chairman; Burton Mansfield
charles l.. Baldwin, S. II. Street and
'harles Kleiner.
Treasurer-Major r. Attwater Barnes.
Secretary-Rev. DR.. Il. S. Lines.
Assistant secretaries-James e.
Wheeler, Jacob b. Ullman, Charles G.
1orrls, John p. Deane and Harrison
levitt.
The following are the members of the
lew Haven committee of one hundred
Rev. Theodore T. Munger, Max Adler, r
,ev. John Russell Pierce N. WEIGH,