The age-herald., 1901-03-27

a committee to cooperate with the re- lief committee in looking after the suf- ferers.
 Time for Action.
 Robert Jemison, ice-president of the Birmingham Railway and Power Com pany, suggested that the chirman of the meeting name his relief committee and let them go to work. He said there had been enough talking already and that he thought 1t was time some work was be- ing done. He said the committee would know what to do and he was willing to leave the work to it.
 MT. Rhodes withdrew his motion and then made another motion to the effect that all outsiders who proffered assist ance to the strom sufferers be informed that Birmingham was amply able to take care of herself, and that their donations would not be needed. The motion pre- vailed.
 MT. Rhodes stated that he had tele- gram from Isadore Newman of New Or leans, principal owner of the Birming ham Gas Company and the Alabama Brewery. directing that he be drawn up- on for whatever sum needed.
 Mir London stated that William Halls, Jr., of New York, vice president of the Birmingham Realty Company, had wired his subscription of $500. J. Biederman of Cleveland, O., owner of the Drennen building in Second avenue, wired Dren- nen & Company to put him down for $10o S. Steiner made motion that a com mittee be appointed and instructed to send out a correct statement of the con dition here. He said that early reports of the storm sent out on Monday morn ing were greatly exaggerated and unless corrected would do the city untold injury. He said the impression prevailed in New York and the East all day Monday that Birmingham had been wiped out of ex- istence.
 The motion to appoint committee pre- vailed and the chair appointed on the committee Rufus N Rhodes, editor of the News; E. W. Barrett, editor of the Age Herald, and G. M. Cruikshank, editor of the Ledger.
 The Committees. Chairman Roden announced the relief committee as follows: Fred Nj. Jackson. Mayor w. M. Drennen, Street Commits sioner John McCartin, Culpepper Exum and B. F. Roden, who Is chairman of 1 the committee. The motion providing for | appointment of this committee also pro- | vded that Mir Roden should be chairman of the relief committee. | Mir Roden stated that Fred M Jackson would be treasurer of the committee. and would have charge of the funds contribu- ted for the relief of the sufferers. J. B. | Gibson, secretary of the Commercial Club was appointed secretary of the commit | tee.
 Subscriptions to the fund were called for, and every person in the room came forward and handed in some amount to the treasurer. The total amount sub scribed up to this time was sSs72.
 Chairman Roden announced the com mittee to raise subscriptions for the relie'' fund as follows Mayor w. M. Drennen. M. " Joseph, Nathan l.. Miller, C. $. Simmons, John w. O'Neill George Grif- fin, w. H. Kettig, A. T. London, J. w Mcqueen and B. Steiner.
 The Colored Doctors. | Dr. A. M. Brown called at the Commer- cial Club and authorized the relief conf mittee to state that the colored physi- clans, Drs. Washington Mason, Coin and himself, will treat free for ten days any sufferers from the cyclone Dr. Brown, who is president of the Prevalent Infrmary. also authorized the | committee to state that this infirmary is open to any sufferers He also states that they are at liberty to be called on | for further donations.
 l It was announced in the meeting tha the United Charities would co-opera te with the relief committee, Mrs Torrey having brought that information to the meeting and communicated it to some l of those present.