The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-21
RELIEF STILL COMING.
Many Texas Towns Respond with Con-
tributlons.
MANY SECRET ORDERS ARE HELPING
Lectures, Concerts and other Enter
tainmcnts Given for the Benefit
of the storm Sufferers.
MANY SECRET ORDERS ARE HELP

of the storm Sufferers.
Waxahachle, Texas, September ID
Waxahachie's contribution to the flood
sufferers has reached $1,000 in cash and
$500 worth Of provisions and clothing.
Auditor c. c. Barry OF the Central Texas
and Northwestern and Fort Worth and
New Orleans railroad companies yesterday
handed the committee s332.56 as the offer
ing of the employees of these two roads to
the distressed Considering the fact that
the combined length OF these two roads
is only ffty-seyen miles this is a remark
able showing OF generosity.
Orange. Texas September 2O.-In ad-
dition to the general subscription for the
food sufferers already reported from this
/ place following special donations have
teeu sent forward to the proper author
| tiles Ladies' Aid Society of the Pres
byterian church, $25; Post U. c-avelers'
Protective Association. s25; Hoo Hoo,
S2S. Forty or fifty refugees from the
coast. who lost their all, are now under
the care of the Orange relief committee
who are supplying them With food and
clothing.
Mullen. Texas, September 19.-Mullen'
contribution to Galveston storm suffer-
ers sent today is as follows:
Citizens contribution ..............S53 O5
Woodmen contribution ............ 10 90
Masons' contribution ............... % 90
Total ............ .............:..SS S %
This is liberal for as smc" place
as Mullen and they say they aso not done
but will send more
Itasca, Texas, September 19-The
Knights Of Pythias have sent $25 to Mr..
g. II. Swink OF Houston. The Woodmen OF
the World ledge also sent SIS to w. A.
Frazer of Dallas and the good women OF
the town have sent 500 worth Of clothing
to Galveston. These amounts have been
sent in addition to the previous donations
Victoria. Texas, September 2O.-Two
thousand dollars have been contributed
by citizens of Victoria for the Galveston
relief fund and about twenty cases Of
clothing In proportion TO population,
which Is about 5000, Victoria has contrw-
uted more literally than any town in tho
State so far reported.
Denison, Texas, September 20.-The re
lief movement for the benefit of Galveston
has resulted in the collection Of $4,000 and
carload of provisions and othing has
been forwarded. The work will virtually
close Saturday night with a relief supper
by the two lodges of the Sons of Her
mann.
Mineral Wells, Texas, September 1s---
Evangelist Homer T. Wilson of Fort
, Worth lectured in this city last night, his
subject SPARKS from the Anvil" The
receipts were $50, which was given nr
the benefit of the ficod sufferers AT Gal
weston.
Weimar Texas, September 2o.-Eleven
coops e turkeys, ducks, chickens and
geese were yesterday contributed to the
st RIM sufferers by the Ammanuville neigh
b9rhood OF Faye.te county, north OF this
city, which were shipped from here by ex-
= press.
Whitesboro, Texas, September 49,
Whjtes5oro has increased her subscription
to Galveston as follows since last repo, t:
CT liens $50, knights Of Pythlas SIS. Ma
sons s25 Odd Fellows s25. Knights OF
Honor So, Woodmen SIS, Rebekahs So.
Waco. Texas, September ls.-The ladies'
relief committee has organized sub
, committee To gather school books TO be
rendered the schools of Galveston. The
committee finds a large number of books
cast aside by the children of Waco.
Laredo, Texas, September I9-The TO,
tai subscription from Laredo for the relief
CT the Galveston sufferers amounts to full
ly $1,000. The consensus of opinion In La
reac is that Galveston, Phoenix like, will
rise grander and greater than ever.
Georgetown Texas, September 19.-IThe
citizens and different lodges of George
town sent $500 in cash and the fire de-
partment sent to the Galveston fire de-
partment SOL in cash, besides a carload oi
food and clothing.
Navasota, Texas. September 1S.-Elder
Hartley Jackson, pastor of the Lee tab
ernacle (colored), turned over to the re-
lief committee this morning $3.50 as a col
lection from among his people for benefit
of storm sufferers.
Breckenridge, Texas. September 1.-THE
citizens Of Breckenridge and vicinity have
contributed 500 toward the relief of the
storm sufferers at Galveston. The Ma
sonic lodge at Crystal Falls also coutrIp-
uted $40
Texarkana, Texas. September 19.-Tne
Texarkana lodge Catholic Knights OF
America has collected from among It's
members the sum of SIS, which will he
forwarded at once to the Galveston sui
ferers.
Paris, Texas, September 20.-Rev Ho-
mer 7, Wilson delivered a lecture here
last night, one of series Of ten to be
delivered in the State for the benefit OF
the hood sufferers. Quite neat sum was
realized.
Greenville, Texas, September 2O.-Bois
o'Arc camp, Woodmen OF the World has
voted $50 for the relief OF fellow choppers
VINO suffered loss In the Galveston storm
Lorena, Texas. September 1.-THE fol-
lowing contributions have been made oy
the citizens OF Lorena and vicinity: by
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