, 1906-04-21
TO HELP NEEDY OF
THE STRICKEN CITIES
CITIZENS SYSTEMATIC GIVING
TO STRICKEN OF SAN FRAN
CISCO AND FORWARD
THEIR SUPPLIES.
verted Into Food and Clothing and
Rushed to San Francisco, Railroad
Company Handling Shipments
Free of Cost-List of Donors and
Result of Concerted Action.


At a mass meeting Of citizens at the
auditorium of the Carnegie building
last night steps were taken to system
atize the collection and forwarding Of
relief for the sufferers from earth,
quake and fire 1t San Francisco, and
in other cities and towns of California.
Hon. w. II. Holiday presided, being
called to the chair by Acting Mayor N.
F. Spicer, with w. S. Ingham, the pub
lie librarian, as secretary. Mr.. Holli.
day stated tho object of the meeting,
and addresses were made by Mr.. Hol'
liday, Mr.. Spicer, Otto Gramm, Dear
Bode, Rev. Lansdell, Mr.. Arnold, Post
master Beltz, ]. T. Holiday and T. H
Simpson. The list of contributors u
the fund for the supplies forwarded
last night was read by the secretary
~whereupon Mr.. Simpson stated that
he had conversed with E. j. Bell ove
the telephone during the afternoon,
that gentleman authorizing the add,
ton of his name to the list and a con,
tribution of $50.
Manner of Aid for Sufferers.
There was a unanimity of feeling
that the heart of Laramie had been
touched in the appeal and hat the
contributions would not be slow in
coming. There was some difference
of opinion as to whether cash or pro-
visions and clothing were most need
ed at this time, there being a feeling
that for the first few days provisions
and clothing would be most accept
able, cash being needed later. Cali
~fornia is already pouring provisions
into the stricken cities by the train.
load, and the immediate wants of the
sufferers will have been supplied De
fore much more can be sem to them
from here and other points as remote,
and that when their needs of the hour
are met, then there will be need fol
money and that should be forthcoming.
Churches Will Aid.
Rev. Lansdell of the Baptist church
suggested that the churches would
likely take up the relief matter at
their services on Sunday and asked
for light as to the direction the contri-
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know If Sunday would be too late for
the giving of clothing and provisions,
and was answered in the discussion
by other members of the meeting. 1t
is probable that appeals will be made
in all the churches tomorrow.
Committee of Arrangements.
On motion of Mr.. Gramm, a commit.
tee of three was named to confer with
Agent Emmons of the railroad com
pany as to the needs of the occasion,
and the committee was empowered to
receive all contributions and make
such disposition of it as seemed to its
members best and most ~expedient.
The committee as named by the chair.
man consists of Mr.. GrdInm, Acting
Mayor Spicer and Dean Arnold G. H.
Bode.
To Draft Resolutions.
On motion of Mr.. Arnold, Chairman
Holiday appointed a committee con.
sisting of Mr.. Arnold, Rev. R. Addison
Lansdell and Mr.. N. E. Corthell to
draft a set of resolutions expressing
the sympathy of the people of Laramie
for the people of the stricken cities
and to forward a copy to Governor
Pardee of California. The committee
was directed to include a resolution
commencing Senators Warren and
Clark and Congressman Mondell fol
the course they had taken in further
ing the resolution appropriatins
81, 900 900 from the federal treasur!
to the relief of the sufferers in tht
coast cities, and to the railroad com
pany and the Western Union and Pos
tai Telegraph companies for the free
use of their lines in handling the bust
ness of the city in its efforts to add
to the relief of the people of the com.
munity. The committee held a meet
ing at 2 o'clock this afternoon and
drafted its memorial.
Generous Appeal for Help.
Yesterday afternoon Messrs. Holli.
day and Gramm started a subscription
among the business men of the city
in a little while collecting nearly $500,
which was converted into groceries
and food supplies and turned over t
the railroad company. The supplies
amounting to more than 5000 pound
in weight, were taken west by thu
Union Pacific on one of its passenge
l trains during the night and they ar,
now well on their way to San Fran
cisco. The following list gives tn,
names of the contributors and tn,
amount contributed:
Heavy Subscription List.
w. H. Holiday Co. ........... $500
Otto Gramm 200
The Laramie Grocery Co......r 300