Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-22
Council BLUFFS
BLUFFS PEOPLE LIBERAL
Over Four Thousand Dollars in Oasl
Already Contributed.
CLOTHING ANO PROVISIONS ALSO GvEI
Collections 60 he Taken Up I'm All
Churches To-day ana Mass Meet
ing at the Thenter This
Afternoon.

The following telegram was sent by Moyo
Macrae last night TO Governor Pardee o.
California:
Draw on r. T. True. treasurer California
renet committee, Council Bluffs. la, for
sivo. several cars of clothing and more
The subscriptions to the California RELIEF
fund reached close upon 1880 yesterday
and the committee expects to raise over
5000 by Monday night. Today collections
will be taken in all of the churches for
the relief fund. as we'll as at the mass
meeting in the New theater this afternoon
This is the completed program for the
mass meeting this afternoon, which win
be held at O'Clock:
Muslc-Whaley's orchestra.
song Nearer, MY God, to Thee, cougre-
Prayer-Rev w. r. Clemmer
Music-Eiks' quartet
Scripture, Readlng--Rev. W. w. Graves
ID Vocal Solo-Mrs Mullis
Address-"Our city" Mayor Macrae.
Address-"Our Churches Rev. James
Muslc-EIks' quartet.
Address-"our Country" Senator c. C.
Address-"The Stricken Ones" Hon. c.
song,-'dy Country. IT'S of Thee" con-
gregation,
Benediction-Rev. G. w. Snyder.
The committee of women worked like
Trojans yesterday and secured large
quantity o. clothing, which is being packed
for transmission to the stricken district
by the A. f Hunter company. The base
pent Of the firms store on Pearl and Main
streets was busy scene up to late hour
last night aud a large quantity Of the
clothing was packed. The members Of the
committee will be on hand at the store
today and contributions Of clothing can be
delivered there at any time
Ahead of Governors Request.
Mayor Macrae received a dispatch during
the afternoon from Governor Cummins an
nouncing that he had appointed state re-
lief committee and asking Council Bluffs 10
get to work and do its share. Dr. Macrae
at oisce telegraphed back to the governor
that within twenty-four hours after the
first news of the disaster Council Bluffs
had got to work, organized a committee and
had solicited close upon 5000 and a large
quantity of clothing and bedding.
Council Bluffs has a warm spot for San
Francisco on account of the magnificent
treatment accorded by fits citizens to the
boys Of the Fifty-hrst Iowa volunteers on
their way to and from the Philippines.
Harmony chapter, Order of the Eastern
Star. will give dance Saturday evening
for the benefit Of the relief fund.
Among the contributions yesterday were
$S5 from the Council BLUFFS employees Of the
street railway, SO from the Hebrew Ladies'
Benevolent society, $40 from the members
OF the fire department, s35 additional from
the members OF the police department, 81
from Lily Camp Aid society, Royal Neigh
bors of America; $25 from the United Com
mercial Travellers. SIS from the BLUFFS City
Typographical union and Ss.25 from the
girls OF the Blur City laundry.
Council Bluffs lodge of Elks. at it's meet
ing Friday night, voted to contribute SlOO
but this has not been turned in to Treas.
urer True yet and 1t may be sent to the
FUND being raised by the Elks' lodges
throughout the entire country.