Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-21
COUNCIL BLUFFS
RELIEF COMMITTEE BUSY
Council Bluffs Prepares to Do Its Share 70
Help Stricken California
PUBLIC IS RESPONDING LITERALLY
Ctty g. Divided Into Districts nnd
Soliciting Committee Appointed
90 TAKE Charge OF work
In Each One.

Council Bluns will do it's part at once"
was tine reply sent by Mayor Macrae 20
William n. liearsts appeal in behalf OF
the people OF san Francisco and other
stricken towns in California. and the truth
OF this message from the mayor was dem
Onstrated yesterday by the Willingness dis
played by everyone 20 put his or her Shout
Ger TO the wheel. Subscriptions came in
from all sides and even the children OF the
public schools promptly responded 70 the
appeal from the mayor and contributed
literally. The leading women OF the city
formed an organization and were soon at
work soliciting clothing, money and food
stun for the sufferers. Everyone seemed
willing to lend helping hand ard the sew
eral soliciting committees found their task
an easy one.
At the meeting of the general committee
named Thursday by Mayor Macrae Or
ganizstion was effected by naming Mayor
Macrae chairman, Rev. James o May sec
rotary and Frank r. True treasurer. These
three will constitute the executive com
mittee.
II was decided 10 district the city for
the purpose OF soliciting contributions. -Four
districts were outlined and committees APP
pointed as follows:
Broadway West Of Pearl--Mayor Mscrae,
Al Wells, Or. V. I. Treynor, n. W. Binder,
Peter Jensen, b. M. Sargent, Joe Smith, W.
r. Sapp.
Broadway, East of Pearl-H. A. Quinn, j
2. Wilcox, V. e. Bender. Robert Wallace,
Frank Petersen.
Or. Ii. b. Jennings, S. F. Henry, T. n
South Main Street, H. Hm, T. r.
Davis, William Moore, +. n. Doolittle. B.
II Bougee.
women Also Organize.
The women organized by selecting Mrs.
II. A. Quinn as chairman and decided to
divide the city into eight districts. The
districts were assigned as follows; First,
Mrs. M. W, Fleming; second, Mrs. c. p.
Shepherd; third. Mrs. Don Macrae, jr.;
fourth Miss Fanny Davenport; NTH, Mrs.
Emmett FINLEY; sixth, Mrs. II. A. Quinn;
seventh, Mrs. o. H. Lucas; eighth, Miss
Caroline Dodge.
Members OF the committee were dis
| tingushable by large white badges with
california Relief Committee" in black let
tiers on them A. f. Hunter Of the Hunter
/ company offered the committee the use
OF the basement Of the firm building for
the packing Of all goods 20 be forwarded
| to the stricken cities.
| Mayor Macrae received word from the
| Union Pacific that all provisions and CLOTH
/ ing for San Francisco would be transported
/ free OF charge.
The school children at the Washington
! avenue building contributed 1851. those a;
the Bloomer school $3.50 and those at the
! Pierce school $685.. Collections in the
other schools will be made Monday morn
/ ing.
Subscriptions will be received by Treas
urer True at his once in the city hall or
/ by Secretary Reed at the rooms OF the
! Commercial club. Subscriptions will be
published In the daily newspapers.
Money Comes Easily.
| At the meeting Of the committee last
night subscriptions amounting to S5ss.S
were reported as the result OF a part OF
one days canvassins OF the city. OF this
amount S2,7l.5O was secured by the solicit
ing committee while the balance OF $siSS
was sent In direct to Treasurer True
Mayor Macrae and the other members
OF the committee will start out again bright
and early this morning to renew the can
vass. Members OF the committee, some 81
whom are veterans in the way OF soliciting
subscriptions for one purpose or another
stated at the meeting last night that they
had never found the work so easy. Every
body, they said, appeared to anticipate the
purpose of the visit OF the committee ant
expressed the greatest willingness and de
sire to contribute to the fund.
Space prevents a complete list of thu
sums contributed yesterday, but among Tn,
number were so from the superintendent
and nurses Of the General hospital, So
from the Council Bluffs musicians, $50 from
the Danish Hall society, and SIS from Chic
Richmond and S. from each member OF tn,
police force. T.. e. Harter and c. L
Stawart two nrisoners I'm the county fail
sent IS cents each to the committee through
Jailer Gallup The street railway men an'
other organizations have announced thei
intention OF contributing,
The committees win canvass the whole