The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-20
RECEIPTS OYER $4,000
Voluntary Contributions to- the Fam.
inc Relief Fund in Minneap- (
oils Are Large. = @s%@ :


this amount was contributed by the grain |
and milling interests Of Minneapolis. The !
report of the committee which has been !
soliciting contributions from that source
was submitted to Secretary Harry Sven
son Of the general relief committee this
morning. The total Of these contribu-
tions was the handsome sum OF 4,726, in
addition to 81, 900 acknowledged from w.
II. Dunwoody. 7-... ...-
The committees working with the job
bers, bankers and grocers have not yet
been heard from and large sums are eA.
pected from these sources.
Gertrude Imogene Palmer, who will ap-
pear at the famine relief benefit concert
to be given by the colored people Of the
two cities at the Metropolitan opera house
at $50 Sunday afternoon, is. In the front
rank Of American violinists. As a we'll
known Minneapolis colored man puts it,
Miss Palmer lis at once the. hope and the
inspiration Of her ace, destined, like Boo
ker T. Washington, to lead her people on
ward and upward" Miss Palmer is a
graduate Of the West Side high school
Of Chicago, where, she laid the foundation
for the great musical career upon Which
she has now fairly. entered.
She was for three years the leader OF
the high school rochestra. She comes
from a musical family, her mother hay
ing been leading soprano with the fam
Gus Canadian orchestra. 49,.
Miss Palmer has been a pupil Of the
eminent Joseph villim for several. years.
The program is as follows: -
D0s' I'll Tie Meaee ostst Of St. P Paul s...,n,
| Overture, William Tell ............. .Rossin1
| Lafayette Mason. .
song Ane o Mrs. olive aen Marshall: a'D'
Mandolin Solo, Come, o, 1e Disconsolateu.
| J. Hayes Robinson.
| Song, Crock Of Ages BlschOH
| Miss Kate Mason Smith
Violin solo, Gypsy Song andante con r,r,o.
"0'0 Gertrude imosene Palmer: - ~
LEAD Kindly T Iigh t,oos: oot.t Buck
Overture, Poet 1s sha ffess Mason suDp'
Mrs; DeLeo and Mrs. Marshall.
''AS' O' Henri Biedsoe. :. D
Song, Rejoice Greatly, Daughter of =,
/ N'4 Mrs: Frances Elizabeth Dereo
0"'A'''' Miss Palmer. ''':,'
:, The first days sale Of seats for the con
cert netted A substantial return, 'indicat.
ing generous patronage of this really
meritorious music offering. Tickets are
! now on sale at the Metropolitan box Of
| flee. The price of admission are 81, x
and SO cents. 49,
Fine Entertainment Promised.
A fine program IS being prepared for tn
Emmanuel Baptist church, Bloomington
| avenue and Twenty third street. TIL
= principal speaker will be Professor G. A
! Swenson Of the Lindsborg, Kan, theologi
cal seminary. who started the relief worl
n in Illinois. Professor JIG. Carlson Of tn
d university will also speak. Miss France
e Woodward, the Swedish Gree club and tn
: South Side high school orchestra will con
: tribute to the musical program. =:
Gifts Of Commission Men. <==s>
S. G. Palmer, chairman of the commit
: tee which has been soliciting funds anon
the commission men. reported yesterda
i that the total collections from that sourc
| amounted to s199.75. The subscription
| of the several firms follow: :%as-
wv. H Carr. Drews 4 Eninger, E..P STAG.
Il &. Sons, Porter Brothers company, Harlan T
STACY, "A. NJ: Dysted & Co... Grinnen, Collin
Creamery, Minnesota Cold Storage company, s.
each. /
- Brothers, Mass Brothers, G. A: Castle Repo
: ter Printing company. Calender Vandesho
Hilinan Brothers, T. Tharalson, W: B. Mort
s. EACH.
+. j: Franz, Z a 4 Hsmilton 4. Il Z, Bosse:
e m s"i H. ?. Edwards e. Co., George Be-
~. ". Pierce, W r. Mccormick. J. NJ, Fe
EMPLOYEES q A: Booth & Co., 50; @. L. Bra
3 ley d Co., 4o. =! - Es.3sI
Contributions From Many Sources.
z Harry Swenson. secretary of the gel
eral relief committee. yesterday. receive
! the following subscriptions Employ
!; Of C.. A. Smith Lumber company, $40
Minneapolis General Electric compan
e employees, s64.5o; employees Of Minneapol
Gas Light company, $S5; Mrs. Anna La
son of Chanha ssan,s Mimi. s2S; J. G. @
valid of Rogers Mimi, $12;; citizens
& | Lake Lillian S.
The twelfth ward work is being co
Quoted by Alderman A. S. Adams, E.
Lindquist. James A. Peterson, Arth
IL siedwell, r. A. Nardberg and John Wa
lund.
The Posten's total relief fund NJ
amounts to $1O,700. There is a big d
nnand for tickets for the two weeks Der
fit at the Bijou. half Of the proceeds
which are to go to 7the famine suffere
W At union meeting Of the BethIeh,
}# Presbyterian. Stuart Memorial Pr,
NJ; byterian, Simpson M. E., Lyndale Cong
or gational, Lowry Hill Congrega tional a
Bethany Presbyteri church, societi
$3.50 was contributed. 2 a.
C. "A @Grotrhe Of Wayne. Neb., has: S,
n 7, n n.y. a S5 for the relief FIND