The Nome nugget., 1902-01-11
Grand Ball to Be Held Next
 Thursday Night.
AT TIVE STANDAnD
The Good Work Already Fairly Under Way ani Success Is Assured, Be- cause of Its Ener ,etic Promoters How Relief Will Be Distributed.

A plan of relief for the poor and in- digent tf None has been successfully formulated.
 Already enerueti committees are al work perfecting the details of the plan which includes a great charity ball which will take place next Thursday I evening al the Standard theatre.
 As a result of the meeting held last Tuesday evening at the court house, the committee there appointed met OF Thurs 'ay afternoon at the residence of Capt J. F. Hansen. With the con m ltle also met Rev. (. II. i B.uo,, Rev. Fathers Van der Poi and amillc, Rev. WIG Fowler, F.. R. Taylor, j. H. kelly. j. r. larkihson.
 The natter oi relier was thoroughly discGs>e: the ball decided upon, and the method of disbur,ing the fund thus to be iai-ed determinej. The rellet fund will be under he munuS ement of Capt. J. E. Hansen, chairman. Capt. w. k. Geigtr and Gee. II. Dawson, with k. ;. Ryan secretary. Father Van der Pol, Rev. C.. H. H. Bloor and Rev. w. C. Fowler are ex-of.ico members Of this (, mlnittee.
 A committee con ,i-tin5 of one person for each ward has also been app 'inted, whose duty it will be to inquire into ali eases reported 10 them and then recom- mend the amount of assistance they may deem necessary to the executive committee of three. The ward (, mmittep IS made up as h flows: Fu st watd, F. R. Taylor: second ward, Dr. Ed F. rilll: th,rd ward, A. l.. Val ent ne: .ourth var, II. C. Butler: fifth ward, J. l.. McGinn: sixth ward. D. J. Morgan; seventh ward, Stewart Carter.
 W ith hls customary energy Capt. Hansen .o-t no tune in putting the ma chiuery i'll II Otion. he depOsite S230 with the Alaska Banking & Safe De. po>ll Co. fer immediate use aLd Aes' el- day the committee rec c>ivei q number ot app, cat!ous for relief. An office has al~o been opened in the x. C. Co. E stuie n charge oi Fret l.. Bates a, clerk of the executive committee or a !minisLratiOn board.
 There Is to be absolutely no expense attached to the ball ,r the distri 'utl0u of the funls. Capt. Hansen has se- cureI the ilte Use .f the standard he aLie as well as htat, isnt anl de,u'- aLiuns. The different iraiernal OrsaL- izaliuns have been asked to cu-opela il mal ns the La il ,acce-> ana a-hiri- ativc re pUuSes are cXpp. leH from racL The ex, culive comm [, ee nave alsl uppo.nted a purchaain. cOmmlttee wiU Il make all the purchases necessary, thus relieving the executive committee of any charges of favorltism in the purchasing oi supp ies. This committee |, ,ompo, ed oi w. R. Frre>t and .. Il ines. Committees On Muic for u C ball. which ', ill a ,o be fn shed free If charge, on the sale oi ticke,s, etc., nave also been appointeN. The con- . miltee on the sale of tickets is composed uf ladies oi St. Mary's Guild, and of o,: Jusepn < Altar Soc ety. Geo. il. b w. on, J. D. J, urden, Wan. T,erney, Lr. Wllk nson, F. F. Meyer, J. H. Bates. ]. J. Wilson Dr.. Ed. k. Hll, H. Q. Butler, CnaS. F. Kelly, Crbbs & Eos- CTS.
 Rev. Father Van der Pol on lehalf of st. Josepl's Altar society. agreed to