Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-18
lNPIl.oT. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER IS lyoo-RIGHT PAGES
I Of Galveston and sent 1T to them

lows of Galveston and sent It to them
by telegraph.
CoLoRED PEOPLE SUBSCRIBE.
number of colored people met at
sne oiiice OF the Norfolk News on Sun
day evening and appointed q commit
Tee to solicit for. the Galveston fund.
The subscriptions were as follows: Adj
vertizer. SO; Chas. S. Carter, So; A.
Tate. so cents.
TIPOGRAPHICAI. UNION.
Norfoik Typographical Union No 80,
at special meeting Sunday, contribu-
ted 81 per member to the sufferers-a
total of S65.
IN THE CHURCHES.
collections were taken up in the
various churches Sunday for the CAL
weston sufferers. Epworth NJ Il.
Church contributed $3i7. Colley Memo
T,ai Presbyterian Church, s60:' First
l5aptist Church. S36.25: LeFSies Memo
RAJ M. Il: Church $l4.36; St. Paurs P.
H. church, Berkeley $23.45: st. Johns
"A. NJ Il. Church. IS. The other
churches are yet to hear from. ST.
Marys Catholic Church deferred its
collection until next Sunday.
HOWARD ASSOCIATION ACTS.
Inc Howard Association cf Norfolk
having charge of the residue of the
Iund contributed to the Norfolk suffer-
ers in 1850. met to-day and mailed -
check FOR $1,000 to Galveston; and also
teiesraphed TO that city its action.
MAY REACH IS. OOo.
Many people who are able to give
amu WISH to give have not yet been
aesa. so IL is probable that Norfolk's
contribution will exceed $4,000.
THE ELKS' ENTERTAINME,Nr
E.iks do everything we'll They gave
II me entertainment in the Academy of
Music on Sunday afternoon for the
peneilt OF the Galveston sufferers.
ne chiet feature of the entertain-
ment was an eloquent and pathetic adj
dress by MIR. Frederick Warde. the
actor. He knows Galveston Well and
therefore made vivid word pictures, of
the charms of the island city before,
and fearful pictures of it. after the ow
1ul calamity had almost destroyed IL.
Rev. y. Coke Smith offered Il PRAYER
at the beginning of the entertainment
that was fitting beginning for tho
program of music and eloquence all of
which was impromptu.
The other numbers of the program
were:
Selection by Kruger's Orchestra.
Solo The Holy city by Mrs. Jas.
Hughes.
Address by the eminent actor Mr..
Frederick Warde.
Solo, From the Depths" by Miss
Salle Kindred Williams.
Appeal on behalf of the Texas suf-
ferers. by Rev. ~. Coke Smith, d. d.
Collection.
Solo, These Arc They" Miss Mary
Prayer, by Nv. II. E. Johnson. ID.
d. of the Cumberland Street Metho-
dist Church.
Benediction. by Rev. Father r. a.
Drake, OF the Sacred Heart Catholic
Church.
The house was crowded almost to it's
capacity. hence collections We're liberal.
The total amounted to $3.50. which has
been sent TO Galveston.
The gentlemen on the stage were:
DR.. II. r. Johnson. Father John Do
herty. Rev. DR.. a. Coke Smith. Father
Drake. MIR. Frederick Warde. Mr.. w
Fl. VeF,ble, master of ceremonies.
Capt. James W. McCarrick, f.. G..
Baker, John +. LAWYER. w. w. Dey.
r. d. Nichols, John L. Burke, w. H.
Langley. X. Meade Osborne, II. T.. Rid
dick.
THANKS RETURNED.
The lCll<s send the following for pub
lication:
The Central Committee and r. y. q.
Elks desire to return sincere thanks to
the following parties who rendered
valuable services on the occasion of the
mass meeting Sunday afternoon. for
the relief of the Galveston sufferers:
Mr.. Frederick Warde.
Mrs. James Hughes.
Miss Butler.
Miss Sallie Kindred Williams
Miss Mary Ewell.
Mr. Thomas G.. Leath.
Prof. Anton f. Kocrner.
Prof. NJ. Kruger and the members
of his orchestra
Rev. DR.. a. Coke Smith.
Rev. DIR. II. l.. Johnson.
Rev Father John Doherty.
Rev. Father Drake.
The Stieff Piano Company. through
Mr.. j. j. Foster, manager, and to all
others who assisted