The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-24
Richmond Lawmakers
lndiCateTheil' Purpose .
forLiberdl Response.
MANY HANDSOME.
COLLECTlONSMA MADE.
Contributions Flow in From
Various Organizations and
Swell the Total From
Richmond People.
Much Encour-
agcrncnt.

The city Of Richmond Will not be behind
y In liclpIug San francisco In her stricken
condition.
Contributions haze Becn made by
churches and 6rg,iniza lions OF 81 nearly
trerS description. and last nlGnt tt,e
Board OF Aldermen took q strong stand at
Fii special meeting. st5 y g4 ta tn
4 resolution appropriatng $1,000 wns
offered by Alderman Marx fnnst. and
would have been quickly adopted except
that under the cnnsttinion, such apnpcf
must lie over. for ut least one day.
The Bonrd adjourned to lncet6a
& o'cIock thIsE afternoon tp act on tne res
50lution OF Afr. Gunsl. Meanwhile Alder
man j. r.. Mood gave 5not!cc hat ~ TIC
proper tine lie would move 70 amend ny
making the ar1onnt 10000 II a.
Tho resolution will undoubtedly pass III
4pne form or another. and tho city VIII,
Iii amy event. make u liberal contribution
10 the San Francisco sufferers.
As soon ,is three constitutional days
EshIll have clapfed ;irter3 tile final pa i,sc
4 OF the resolntIc,, by the Board, !, the lower
branch Wii8me"t ilnd concut. t.3s
# The resolution presented by Mr. Gunst
In tic Board last night follows: 5.s$
BE II resolved by the Council Of 4
# the city OF Richmond ~ hat the cltt.
n zensaof Rchmond feel the most pro-
found sorrow for the people Of our
sister city. San Francicco, In this,
the time OF their suffering and dis
tress, and we tender them our 81 .355
ccre sympathy and with II the hope
ssEthat the fday is not far distant when
VA they shall have recovered from the
t4 cffectsTof the terrible calamity which
) has befallen them. their city restored
Z to Its former greatness and prosperity
and peace and happiness & granted
them. And as, a further token Of our i,
kindly feeling and desire 70 aid them,
the sun, Of 5000 10 hereby appropri. {
ated for their relief M q the & Mayor
Z. OF the olty Is 4 hereby instructed 10 N
transmit the said amount to-, the
s8.i ayor 81 San Francisco I, hlfe NJ the &.
Comm ittee on Finance Is instructed
to provide tine same. 8.sFs
To Governor Pardee.
'5# Governor George E. Pardee, sacra.
mento, CAL: ls5
Authorize proper officers Of Red
Cross Society Of California to draw
5,j on William M Hin, treasurer Citizens VI
Relief Committee, Richmond, Va, for
$1,000. 3
HENRY LEE vALENTlNE.
u Chairman.
lit
& such is tho Telegram, sent by the clti-
zcns' RELIEF committee Of this city YES
tcrday, as a result Of tllefn,lmcrous sub
scrlptions that have swcled the fund ni
+ tho command OF the committee to cOnsid.
ernbly more than 5000. Great cnthu-
slasn was cvlnccd at the called meeting
Of the committee in the Chamber o1
f Commerce building yesterday AFTERNOON
at 1920 O'Clock. There wns4a large al
tendance and the greatest interest was
taken IN the proceedings OF the body.
Tho committee decided not to make g
canvass ofsthc city for funds, but TO re
quest tho citizens and all others WHO de.
pire to cont ributc ITO the worthy cause
OF relieving the condition of the suffer
ers to forward their contributions to Mr.
4 William NJ. Hill, treasurer, care the State
Bank OF Virginia,at once.
Make Complete Record.
& rhc committee also made the reQucs
that report of any and all amounts sen
from Richmond to any organization OF
other authorities in San Francisco. fo
K relief OF sufferers, be reported TO Mr.
Y William NJ. IIill, treasurer that n com
plcta record of Richmond's relief funt
may bc had.
Alr. Henry Lee Valentine presided a
chairman ut the meeting and Mr. O. A
Hawkins was secretary. Those presen
wcrs as follows: John F. Branch, WI
liam Rileger. Henry J., Cabel, Coone
{ George Wayne Anderson, Fl. Seldom Tay
lor, l;gbert G. Leigh, G.. NJ AIereditl
" James n. Boyd, r. Ranb, Henry
fIIutzlcr, r. NJ, FourQurean, Y. Ashb
Miller, Marx Gunst, Major Clay Drewrs
l., O. Miller, Robert Lecky. Il. G.. WI
Z liam. Jr, Il. a, Lancaster, John n
RIVAL and George Bryan,
Nj. EyalI stated lefore the committe
thar tile order OF Eagles OF which i
is I, niember had complied with the ord,
q, thc cl,icf executive of that orgariza
4 tiol end lad forwarded q per capita
Twenty-Five cents to the sufferers.
The Relief Committee requests that II
monty be given 10 solicitors as they Dc
kl,e To have only voluntary contribl
tions and to protect the people aEalils
possible inpostors
Contributions Flow In. 4.
The contributions TO the San Frar
4 Disco relief fund still continue to DOL
In from all sides, sums amounting u
above the two thousand dollar mar
having passed into the hands of Treasure
w, NJ, Hill yesterday, At a late hol
Inst night. tho treasurer reported thf
he had $5.SoS, IA to the credit OF tho su
ferers from the earthquake.
Yesterdays contributions and tho name
nf the givcrs arc as follows
Beona Presbyterian Church .,.,..,S lis
Marshall street Christian Church.. 50 {
p M, Rosenbaunl. observation-disclosures, -
Ashland Christian Sunday SCHOOL,. 81
John Hunter .s...,.......,.,...,,.,, 1Ot
Asb,,ry Methodist Sunday School, Q
Or. j. ", OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
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y Cash ..,,. ......- i,-.,,t.-.'.,.,,',.'.,.',a
Miss Sara 3. xall...,....,..,,,.,.. ]
Mrs Ellen u. AInyo..,,,..,..,.,,.,, %
G. G. Pinckney,,., ,.,.,,,,.,..".,,...,5 20
John G.. Walker. r...3,..,.........,..,, Is
Henry d. Baskerville. .,,.,,..,.:.,.. 1GO(
Miss Ethel Baskerville, ....s....,..., ISL
7 ~ N. leonard. !, ...,.. az
Georrc A. CNbson on,.............,,,.. 10't
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