The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-11-23
FUNDS FOR
THE SUFFERERS.
More Than $4,000 Raised
at Court House
AT WEDNESDAYS MASS-MEETlNG.
The Appeal Was Promptly An
swered, and Subscriptions Rolled
In Rapidly.

A mass-meeting was held Wednes-
day afternoon at O'Clock to devise
some means for the immediate relief
OF those who so greatly suffered from
tuesday nights storm.
IG Was made evident from the
start that those attending had given
their hearts ana heals to the
movement, and in very short
time 5000 was subscribed by those
present,
Mayor Cameron was made perma-
nent Chairman Mr.. J. q. Dexter,
Secretary, and M. J. l.. Hutton,
Treasurer. DR.. f. b Webb opened
thG meeting with prayer, and 1t
was very impressive one.
Mr.. j L.. Hutton called for sub
scriptions, and at once there came
hearty response, Mr.. II. o. Fulton
opening the list for the firm of j. 2.
Street d Co., with 500. Then thick
and fast came contributions from
every quarter, and money poured in
at rapid rate.
Rev. Baker P. Lee moved that a
vote of thanks be rendered Maj. Jas.
Rockwell and his gallant men for
the valiant services rendered during
the long, terrible night, and this was
unanimously carried by rising
vote.
A disbursing committee of five
was appointed by the chair,
composed of the following: W..
S. Fleming, chairman; w. H..
Lipscomb, Eugene Anderson, Maj
j. Il. Williamson and Russell
Fleming. This committee will see
that only those who need it will
have relief, and will make it their
personal business to go over the
ground and investigate the cases of
all applying for help, and see that
such is given to those who really are
in need; imposters will do we'll to
keep away, for they will not be
heard.
A motion was made by Mr.. j. b.
CRANBERRY that all the county papers
be eqested to open subscription lists,
which was carried. The HERALD
will be glad to receive any sub5crlp-
ton, and hope there will be liberal
responses.
Mr.. o. P. Rutledge sugge sted the
advisability of Mr.. r. G. Jackson, of
the Mt. Pleasant Chonicle, being
placed on the soliciting committee,
and it was acted upon at once.
Mr.. ii, p Figuers moved the APP
pointment of Il committee of twenty
five to solicit contributions and five
TO disburse. Carried.
The Committee on Subscription is
, as follows:
District / EN- Woolard and John
Priest.
Pr A Kennedy and Billy Ed.
wards.
3-Andrew Hardison and Owen
Cheek.
Fannie Gillian and Dalton
Oliver.
5-B S Thomas and Cord Denton
6-Dicks Wilkes aud Joe Bellan-
FAINT.
7-Dr. Perry and J w B Thomas
8-Ben Goodrum and j H Thomas
9-John w Fry, Baker P Lee, An
, drew Dale, J p Street, A s James
, Ernest McLemore, H p Figuers,
: w Jackson, j B GraDbery-(Centra
q Committee,)
g 10-Dr Brown, Ed Hill.
8 1l-John Nelson, Ed Pulllam, Bill
! Curlett.
= 12-Lewis Pickard, Will Erwin.
13-Ben Harris, T q Webster.
14-John Sowell, Jim Walker.
15-John Akin, George Grimes
l6-bob Thompson, & Jones.
y 17-Add Forgey, Frank Craig.
q 18-John Satterfield, Bart Johnson
19-Sam Nichols, @ w Campbell
2O-C V Hull, Jim Forgey.
2l-James Baker. Love Loftin.
pm Campbell, Walter Bailey
23-John Brown, Bob Derry berry
2-George Ferguson, Bill Scott
25-John M Grove, Walter Hardi
son.
DIR. Robt. Pillow stated he had re
ceived TELEGRAM from Maj. Jane
g. Geddis, offering his help, and b
wired in reply that Columbia thanke
him but would be able to care of ii
own.
Prof. j. H. Kelly was called on fo
an expression of opinion as to ho'
many of his race needed help. II
Appropriated it at 100 to 200. A fe'
Or c0lored people attended the meetin
- and they substantially responde
:. TO the call for aid.
~ One contributor To the fund wa
ST Master Harry Turner. The litti
IN fellow approached the secretary in
N cofident way, seeming to realize tina
- be was called dpon to aid, said fey
~ words aud retired. When the treas
IT urer announced he had contribute
g. 30 cents there was a storm of ar
ID plause. The example set by the littl
- fellow was a good one, and the con
~ tributions rolled merrily in.
=. T. F. Anthony, ex-postm aster q