The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-08
FUND IS GROWING
81. 900 IN SIGHT FOR JACKSONVILLE
SUFFERERS.
COMMITTEES RAISE S2,49s.
THEIR EFFORTS AMONG CITIZENS
WILL BE CONTINUED.

Committee That Worked BAY
Street-S1 $50 Was Raised on That
Street-OnIy Three of the Commit
tees Reported-AI VIII Keep at
WOrk-Mnyor Myers Looks for Be
lance VIII Probably he Made TO
Jacksonville To-day.
The relief fund for the Jacksonville fire
sufferers has been growing rapidly. Good
progress was made yesterday. Three of
the five soliciting Committees made re-
ports during the day. and the aggregate
of their receipts was S2.49s
The honors were borne off by the com
mittee that worked on Bay street This
committee consisted of the following gem
tlemen Mr.. S. Herman. chairman; Mr..
S. b. Adams, Col. G. A. Gordon, Mr.. j.
S. Collins and Rev. j. /. Scully. A d-
vision OF forces was effected, part of the
committee working east and the other
working west of Bull street The work
ers on Bay street, east, gathered a little
more than 81, 100 while more than $500 was
gained through the efforts of those who
canvassed the west half of the street.
The following was the committee that
worked on Bryan, st. Julian and Congress
streets and intersections:
Col. w. T. Hopkins, chairman; Capt. D.
G. Purse, Capt. John r. Dillon, Mr.. r.
M Martin and Mr.. NJ. J. Solomon. This
committee turned in $4O4 to Mr. NJ. ].
Solomon, who is treasurer of the relief
fund.
BY the committee that worked Brough-
ton, State, President and York streets
and intersections, $544 was turned over to
the treasurer On this committee are
Mr.. l. NJ Frank, chairman. Mr.. S. f.
Theus, Rev. DIR. 1. P. Mendes, Mr.. w. j.
Lindsay and Mr.. Charles Marks.
The following committee worked on
Oglethorpe avenue, Huh, McDonough,
Perry and Liberty streets and intersec-
tons: Mr.. W. j. Watson, chairman, DR..
]. L. HERS Mr.. j. M. Dixon. Mr.. w. A.
Diers and Mr.. Julius Kaufman. Its re-
port was not submitted yesterday.
The committee to work from Liberty
street southwark is comprised of Mr. E.
A. NJ. Schroeder, chairman Rev. DR.. w. c.
Schaeffer. Mr. w. f. Reid, Mr.. r. j.
Travis, Mr.. Sig. Mendel, DR.. f. S. Os-
borne and Mr.. c. A. Munster. This COM
mittee was at work. and its report will be
made to-day
Mr.. Herman, Col. Hopkins and Mr..
Frank will all have their committees out
again to-day, and it is probable that
ready response will be made by those
who have not already been seen by the
committees Mr. Herman said that he
did not find a man on Bay street who,
approached about the matter, failed to
contribute to the fund. This was the
usual experience of the solicitors.
Mayor Myers said that a remittance
to jacksonville will probably be made to-
day He recognizes that there is imme-
date need in that city, and he would like
to get a part of the fund off as early as
possible The Mayor was made chairman
of the relief meeting of citizens that was
held last Monday at the City Exchange.
From $4,000 to s., 900 is looked for by Mr..
Myers as the probable response that Will
be made by Savannah. II any considera-
BILE success was met by the committees
that did not report or should be met by
all the committees in their continued ef
forts, the amount should reach 5000, ex-
elusive of the receipts that are looked for
from the rendition of Richelieu at the
Savannah Theater day after tomorrow
night by Mr.. Jack Taggart's company
All arrangements for putting on the play
have been perfected, and II is judged
from the way tickets are going that there
Will De large mousse Inc company Will
leave on MonC.y afternoon for Charles
ton where the show will be put on for
the benefit of the Jacksonville fund. Mr.
James Luddy, business manager, will
leave to-day for Charleston to complete
the arrangements in that city.
The $2,49s gathered by the committees
does not represent all that has been con-
tributed. There are other lists than
those in the custody of the committees.
There is one at each of the newspaper Of
fees. That at the office of the Morning
News bears the subscription of the paper
for 500.