The Washington times., 1906-04-23
Chairman Edison APP
points Heads of Sub
committee.
SYSTEMATIC CAMPAIGNS
Every House, Apartment and
Office Will Be
Visited.

The general relief committee. appoint
ed at a mass meeting of citizens Friday.
met In the red room OF the New Willard
at II o'clock this morning
Commissioner Macfarland presided
and outlined the plans of campaign that
have been inaugurated by the committee
10 raise funds for the relief of the VIC
tins of the San Francisco earthquake.
The principal business before the meet
ing was the appointment of various dis
trict subcommittee chairmen by John
Joy Edison, chairman Of the committee
on canvassinE. Mr.. Edison spoke briefly
of the magnitude of the earthquake and
the great fire. and said that II require
extraordinary efforts 20 meet or even
partly meet TIL conditions. He said that
not only was he suffering great at the
present time, but that It would be great
q year from n NV.
Ways to Collect.
There are two ways OF collecting
funds said Mr.. Edison. zone IS by the
spontaneous response to an appeal, and
the other is by a systematic canvass.
II every man. woman, and child In the
District would contribute % cents. we
would have $4,000; II they should con-
tribute so cents, the amount would be
$150.OO0, and a contribution OF 81 from
each person would mean a fund of $500
OOO'
He then said that he hoped the chair
men Of the various Subcommittees would
discharge the duties laid out for them.
Mr.. Macfarland said that no one could
afford 10 refuse to serve. even If he was
so disposed
Instructions Given.
The following Instructions were given
by Mr.. Edison to the chairmen OF the
subcommittees:
The chairman Of each district com
Inittee Is TO select, at once, active men
and women to be members of his com
mittee. and assign to each one or more
blocks
That the chairman deliver. not later
than Wednesday, blank contribution
papers TO each member Of his commit
tee.
On Thursday. the members OF the sub
committee will visit each house in the
block or blocks assigned to them. and
leave one or more blanks.
On Friday contributions will be col
lected by the same persons who lefi
the blanks.
In office buildings and apartment
houses. blanks will be left in each office
or apartment.
Care should be taken to leave blank:
with all companies and corporations IT
each district.
Additional blanks will be furnished BY
telephoning Main $40. or otherwise noti
flying the secretary OF the canvass com
mittee Andrew Parker
Lists should be made of the names
or contributors and the amount con
tributed. and the same turned over b!
Saturday. at o'clock p. m, to the com
mittee on canvass, in the directors
room Of the Washington Loan and Trus
Company.
Donation of $1,000.
Mir. Macfarland read letter from TIL
Willard Hotel Company. stating that i
would contribute $1,000 to the fund
Many other contributions have been re
ceived since Saturday. but no report wa
made by z. Southard Parker at tn,
meeting this morning.
Percy 8. Foster, chairman OF the com
mittee on entertainments. reported a
follows:
Through the courtesy of Mr. Taylor
manager Of the Belasco Theater. an,
Mr.. Kugel, of the ShuDert Company.
benefit performance Is to be given fl
that theater on Wednesday afternoon
the entire gross receipts for which ar
TO be turned over to this committee
Edwin Emerson has also donated tn
proceeds or his lecture last night at tn
National Theater, through the courtes
OF his manager, Mr.. TannehiI, and MI
Rapley, manager of the theater-
"A general concert has also been ar
ranged for Friday, May J. at the Wash
1ngton College Of Music through tn
courtesy OF Sydney Lloyd Wrightsor
director, and Mr.. Luckett, manager o
the Columbia Theater
''P. b. Chase, OF Chase's Theater. Ia
rendered the receipts from his matine
Tuesday.
We have also received tenders Of SCI
vices from Herndon Morsell, OF the Nor
sell Vocal Club, for a concert; tn
United States Marine Band. from Lieu
tenant Santelmann; the Carroll InEtimt
Clubs. the St AlOysius Club and RebeI
Orchestra; y. Floyd Feathersone. Char
lemagne koehler. and Miss Jessica VI
Del Mar, Of the Robert Hickman ORA
matte School; J. T. Layton, OF the Cole
ridge-TaylOr Choral Society; S. NJ Fa
bian and Mime. Hardin Hickey, an
others"
Three additions to the general con
mittee were announced These We
William T. Galliher.
Much Hauling Done.
W. 8. Knox. chairman of the commit
tee on supplies and transportation
stated that his Individual wagons ha
made from seventy-five TO hundre
calls already this morning. and tn;