Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23

THE EVENING ST.
1 Be one larxs relief fund frsm tn District
| instead of = numbsr Of snAllsr one. He
advocated that the other funds now hoan9
collected should be merged into the genefnt
| He said he had uron HIS desk appeals rsp-
resenting nuuaber Of collection schemse
that had been sent TO him.
nornced that 1900 had been subscribed
| TO the general fund Saturday. he said
he had notified the treasurer OF the ARo
Cross that at least 10000 was At M dis
contracting bills for supplies In cities near
est San Francisco and hurryfng the sup
| plies to the furnishing people. In order 70
R Red Cross s would have to depend upon the
relief funds now being raised
One Big Fund.
A motion was unanimously adopted re-
Questing all organizations In the District
that are now collecting funds for the VIC
tins of the San Francisco horror to send
the amounts collected to the committee to
be added to the general relief fund.
Commissioner Mcfarland said II was the
desire to coordinate these agencies to tho
general citizens' committee.
After residing telegram OF thanks from
the mayor of San francisco. Mr.. Macfariand
state dthat the money already sent to the
American Red Cross would buy tents, cots
and olanasets. and ether things that were
needed; that the Red Cross organisation
at San rancisco was complete; that It's
arrangements had been made through Sec
rotary Taft, Its president. with the War
Department and army agents so AZ to buy
promptly whatever was necessary.
Mr.. Mcfarland praised Chairman Edson
and Vice Chairman Decide and Chairman
Knox, who. he said. had been working con-
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arations and with whom he had been In
frequent communication. He said that
everybody wanted to help spoke of contri-
buttons that had been received from small
churches and Sunday schools, and said
that nobody would refuse to aid. He felt
sure that every one asked to collect or di-
rect collections would gladly do so.
The meeting adjourned to meet at II
parlor of the New willard.
Suggestions to Chairmen.
The following suggestions to chairmen OF
district subcomnittees and assigned tndi-
viduals were offered by Mr.. John Joy Ed
son:
The chairman of each district committee
to be members OF his committee and assign
to each one or more blocks.
That the chairman deliver, not later than
Wednesday. blank contribution papers to
On Thursday the members of the subcom-
mittee will visit each house In the block or
blocks assigned to them and leave one or
more blanks.
On Friday contributions will be collected
by the same persons who left the blanks.
In Office buildings and apartment houses
blanks will be left in each Office or apart
ment
Care should be taken to leave blanks with
all companies and corporations In each DIS
trict.
Additional blanks will be furnished by
telephoning (Main 3440) otherwise mott.
flying the secretary of the canvass commit
tee. Mr.. Andrew Parker.
Lists should be made out of the names OF
contributors and the amount contributed
and the same turned over by Saturday at
o'clock pm. to the committee on canvass.
In the directors room of the Washington
Loan and Trust Company.
It Is but once In q lifetime that such call
is made upon US to make a sacrifice of time
and labor and lay aside our usual occupa-
ton and devote for a brief period Of time
our efforts to relieve several hundred thou
sand men, women and little children. Well
and sick, who are in such extreme distress
and want. Therefore, let us hope that ali
who are now called upon to take up their
brief and important task theoretically and
cheerfully will by SO doing succeed in secur-
ing a substantial fund toward the humane
object intended
Assigned to Districts.
Chairman Edison and Vice Chairman W.
Riley Decide announced the collection dis
tricts and those In charge Of them, IN oroer
that thorough canvass Of the city ana
suburbs may be made without delay. All
districts 1t was stated, are bounded by tho
middle OF the street. The assignments and
districts are as follows: Isl
District No. l. Bernard T. Janney. 1920 o
street MISUNDERSTANDING south Of r
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of Georgetown College and convent grounds.
District No. e. J. Holdsworth Gordon $50
AZ street MISUNDERSTANDING south of R
street. east of Wisconsin avenue, west of
Rock creek to river.
District No. 3, DR.. Robert Reyburn, 2129 r
street MISUNDERSTANDING south Of G
street west of 18th street, to the river.
District No. 4. Albert A. Wilson-Territory
south of Pennsylvania avenue, west of 18th
street, north of G street and east of Rock
creek.
District No. s. Dr. L. w. Glazebrook, 2O22
| p street Notwithstanding south of P
| street, west of New Hampshire avenue
north of Pennsylvania avenue and east Of
Rock creek.
| District No. 6. John H. Magruder, 1000
Connecticut avenue northwest-Territory
| north Of Pennsylvania avenue, west of 18th
street and Connecticut avenue. east of New
| Hampshire avenue.
District No. 7-Brainard H Warner GIG F
street northwest-Territory north of p
street, west of Connecticut avenue, south Of
| 8 street, east of oath street and Rock creek
District No, s, George Trcesdell, wyatt
| building-Territory north of 9th street to
| Rock creek, thence east to Connecticut
avenue, thence south on Connecticut avenue
! to Florida avenue and s street, thence west
| on street to oath street.
| District No. 8, 8. w. Woodward, 2115
Wyoming avenue MISUNDERSTANDING be-
ginning at Connecticut avenue and Rock
creek, north on Rock creek to Calvert
street. east on Calvert street to 18th street,
south on 18th street to Florida avenue,
southwest on Florida avenue to Connecticut
avenue, thence up Connecticut avenue to
Rock creek.
District No. 10. A. T. Hensey 916 street
northwest-Territory north of Columbia
road, west OF 18th street, south Of Piney
branch road and east of Rock creek
District No. II. Mrs. John B. Henderson
Territory west Of 18th street. north of Flori-
da avenue east of 18th street and south of
| Columbia road
District No. IL, Gen. Ellis Spear, 1905 f
street northwest--Territory north of Florida
avenue west of 18th street. south of Spring
| road east to 18th street.
District No. 13, Judge Charles s. Bundy,
| Columbia building Territory north of Flor
| ida avenue. west OF Brightwood road, south
| of Spring road and east of 18th street.
District No. H. William B. Hibbs Glover