The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-04
RELIEF OF STORM SUFFERERS.
Women Prepare Clothing for Carmen,
o. L. People.

Eighteen women were at work in the
Associate Charities room in the court
house yesterday making and repairing
clothing for he storm sufferers the AS
sociate Charities are working In connec-
ton with the Kings Daughters and three
boxes and two barrels of clothing, bedding
and household furniture were shipped yes
terdav There is great need of bedsteads
and bedding kitchen tables and dishes
and othr household goods at Carmen ana
a notice sent to either the Associate Char
tiles or the Commercial Club viii bring a
wagon to carry off any goods which the
citizens Of this city may wish TO SEND 10
the storm sufferers Mr.. II. l.. Reslng OF
the Commercial club yesterday received
the following letters from Mayor Beaman
of Carmen:
Carmen. Okla. MAY 81. 1873.
r. l. Resting, Sec'y Com. Club, Wichlta'
Kan.
Dear Sir: In regard TO that portion OF
your letter referring to second hand tur-
niture which you could send here to re-
Heve those who lost all they had in the
recent cyclone. / telegraphed you this
morning that we could use some OF 1t 10
very good advantage. Some Of our peo-
pie have lost absolutely all that they
had and while the storm has been eXaS-
gerated OF course in the papers. yet W.
stiu have some here that are sleeping on
the ground without a bedstead left or even
p tent. We have some in farmers grana.
ries in the edge of town, some IN the town
lookup" and any place we can put
them. There is great deal Of stun Ike
musical Instruments, silverware (which
disappeared nysteriouslyl table linen and
the like that Of course is gone and cannot
be replaced. But if you can send some
kitchen tables. dishes. stoves. bedsteads.
chairs, etc That Is a limited supply. as
YOU suggest. ] am sure that / can place
them where the parties will be glad "a
get them ] have been going over the
town this morning and talking with these
parties and have some idea what they
could use irnmediately Some of these
people were fairly ,well-to-do. Frank
Parks is a fair example. Barber bought
lots on time and made small payments
and bought lumber Of Z n Strawn OF
tire and lux recently finished paying for
his house out Of his weekly wages, while
his wife baked bread for sale and out al
the surplus had paid for nice organ and
other furniture. and had just got out Of
debt and had seen an insurance agent not
more than three DAYS before the storm
and had said he would take out insurancf
on his stuff al the end Of the week He
has his lots left.
II names are Of any interest 10 you J
can name tho foIlowing. who need a stove
bedstead. chairs bedding. dishes. etc.
c. f Lewis. Joe Watson. +. c. Bailey,
II. c. Fulton Chas a stove with a broken
leg and small patched tenU J. Bennett
s. Harrell. NJ Push, - Gibbons -
! White. - Rose.
Others have been taken care Of
II YOU think IL worth while 10 give your
attention TO this dead head this ove'
the orient 70 me as they have offered tbs
roads services 70 me tOr this kind -
work We may have 20 paw transport
ton on the Missouri Pacific 70 the Orient
rails which viii not be much Again
thanking you. remain very truly yours
a c BEEN AN
Carmen. Okla. May q. 1sG-
II. l. Resing Sec'y Com Club, Wichita
Kan.
Dear Sir: received your draft for $50
late last night 20 be applied in relief q
those here who suffered By cyclone OF the