The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-05-14
PRESIDENT APPEALS FOR
PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS
Relief Committee Named to
Receive Funds.
Measures for Aid of Sufferers at St.
Pierre and st. Vincent Being Actively
Pushed-Many Offers Received.

The President yesterday named a com
mittee to receive funds for the relief o.
the sufferers from the catastrophes ir
Martinique and ST. Vincent. The gentle
men appointed from each city are asked
TO collect and receive the funds from their
localities and neighborhoods as expedi-
tiously as possible and forward them to
Hon. Cornelius N. Bliss. treasurer of the
New York committee. which committee
will act as central distributing point for
the country.
Prompted by the more detailed reports
Of the disaster, which served only TO in
tensify comprehension of the horror and
conception of the want and misery and
suffering occasioncd, the Cabinet came
quickly to the conclusion that II would be
advisable to call upon the entire people
OF the United States to supplement The
helping hand extended the stricken
islanders by the generous action OF Con-
gress.
Discussion OF the catastrophe In its
latest phase. and of the plans of the
various departments, particularly those of
the Cabinet to the exclusion of nearly
every other matter. and all concurred in
the Presidents view as to the impor-
lance Of getting some kind OF aid early
upon the ground.
Postmasters to Receive Money.
The President directs all the postmas-
tiers throughout the country and requests
the presidents Of all the national banks 10
act as agents for the collection OF con-
tributions, and to forward the same at
once to Mr.. Bliss at New York. The post
masters are also directed to report to the
Postmaster General, within ten days, any
funds collected on this account.
The President appeals to the public to
contribute generously for the relief of
those upon whom this appalling calamity
has fallen. and asks that the contributions
be sent in as speedily as possible. The
gentlemen designated On the several COM
nittees are requested to act at once. The
are the committees:
Washington-Charles C. Glover.
New York-Hon. Cornelius n. Bliss.
treasurer; Morris X. Jesup, John Claflin,
Jacob II. Schif. William r. Corwine.
Boston-Augustus Hemenway, Dr. Henry
S. Pritchett. Henry Lee Higglnson.
II,
Provost Charles C. Harrison, Joseph G.
Darlington, Clement A. Griscom, John H.
Converse
Baltimore-James A. Gary.
Pittsburgh. J. Logan. II. c. Frick
Buffalo-John G. Milburn, Carlton
sprague.
Cleveland-Myron T Herrick. Samuel
Mather.
Cincinnati-Jacob C. schmidlapp, Briggs
). Cunningham.
Chicago. J. Mitchell, Marvin Hughitt, |
MARSHALL Field. Graeme Stewart.
Milwaukee,. C. Bigelow. Charles F. !
pfister, Fred Pabst u
Minneapolis-Thoma Lowry, ]. j. shev-
in.
st. Paui-Kenneth Clark, Theodore |
Detroit-Don NJ Dickinson.
st. Louis-Charles Parsons. Adolphus |
Busch, Robert s. Bookings %.
Louisville-Thomas Bullitt.
Atianta-Robert ]. Lowry.
Kansas City-w. B. Clark, Charles
campbell.
omaha-John C. Wharton, Victor B.
,aldwell.
Denver-D. H. Moffatt.
San Francisco-Mayor Schmitz, George
Newhall. A. Shardoro, Robert J. Tobin.
ieHiy i. scout, a. n. Watkins.
New Orleans-Hon. Paul Capdevielle, /.
:. Lyons. s. T. Walmsley.
Discussed by the Cabinet
The appeal was issued at the end OF the
cabinet meeting lasting three hours.
;ood part of this extra long Cabinet ses-
ion was taken up in considering relief
measures.
1t was realized by Mr.. Roosevelt and
lis advisers after a brief review of the
ituation that the S200,000 appropriated
y Congress was entirely too small TO
AIRY out the comprehensive plan of the
The cost of medicines and
ther supplies already ordered sent to st.
'ierre was nearly equal TO the full ap-
reputation, and as the latest news from
I. Vincent indicates that much distress
revails there, an additional expenditure
or relief will be required.
President Roosevelt and his Cabinet
ave determined not 10 undertake any
ali Way measures, and they are anxious
|, give to the stricken people OF the Brit
III Islands. the same degree Of succor that