Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-25
Nd ABATEMENT
Of RELIEF WORK,
Hundreds Of Refugees Fed and
Clothed and Given Medical
Assistance.
BENEFIT CONCERT PROGRAM.
Railroad People Estimate 10000 Ref.
ugces VIII Pass Through Ogden
For the East.

Ogden, April 25-The contributions
received by the San Francisco relief
committee from the citizens of Ogden
up to the present time, consisting OF
cash, wearing apparel, eatables etc,
will amount to over $4,000 which is
on an average of nearly 81 per capita
from the residents OF this city. Near
" $4,000 in cash has been received by
the committee, and there is still con-
siderable more money yet to come in,
30 that the cash contributions win ex-
coed $4,000, and the end Is not yet, OF
the caring for the thousands who are
daily passing through ogden en- route
TO the eastern cities.
The general Ogden relief committee
has received information from the San
Francisco authorities that for many
days yet refugees will be passing
through Ogden who will need assist
ance and the local committee urges
upon the citizens OF Ogden to send
cooked supplies to the committee head
Guarters, 2i66 Wall avenue, or to the
street car motormen, who will see that
the contributions are delivered to the
committee, 1t will need great
'eal more cooked food within the next
" days. as for a week or more sew
IL hundred fleeing people will have to
fed and clothed here.
The Salt Lake City Commercial club
d many citizens of that city have
me TO the assistance OF the Ogden
nmittee In providing food and cloth
2, thus relieving the people of Ogden
N noih
u keeping up the good work which has
beet so nobly performed for Il week
I'm helping to assist suffering humanity.
During yesterday 5O4 refugees ar
vlved In Ogden. who We're given food
and clothing, and sent on their way re,
joicing. To care for this large num-
her Of hungry. half clad people is not
only hard labors but takes a good deal
of planning and watchfulness to have
everything go along without any diff
icultes. 1t also requires large guam
titles of food to carry on the good work
aud the people who have 80 generous
~ given up 10 the present time should
continue to come to the committees
aid
IT Is estimated by A. y. Moscley.
general passenger agent for the Har-
Iiman lines. that fully 10000 people WIN
week or SO, who will be in need of at
least one meal here, and other neces-
stiles. A step In the right direction In
order to prevent disease being spread
IN Ogden through the thousands of ref
ugees, has been taken by City Physi-
yian Condor, who with a number OF
Gther physicians will inspect each
Grain as 1t comes In, and give aid and
medical attention to those needing II.
They have established temporary re-
lief point at the Depot drug store,
conducted by Joseph Cave. where nu-
merous women and children are being |
given some medical assistance. also |
some men. who have met with injuries
In the Inflated city. II IL surprising |
that there are not more of the rcfu- |
gees who need medical attention from
the terrible disaster. The majority of \
those who require a physician are suf- /
ferlng from nervous prostraton or SIM
liar ailments, and after receiving |
tonics are able to continue their jour
neys eastward without any delay. Mrs, |
Reed, the unfortunate woman who lost
her mind and was taken from the train |
with her l0-year-old boy, IL still at the
ladies' ward In the county Jail, She Is
recovering slowly, and will be able, II
Is expected, to continue her journey to
Wayerly. Ia, IN a few days Mrs.
Reed had sorrow enough to turn most
any womans mind, In the San Fran
cisco disaster. Her aged mother had
her hip crushed and was taken to the
emergency hospital. where Mrs. Reed
was compelled to leave her. Her home,
together with all her earthly belong
lngs, was totally destroyed. and her
from whom she was separat-
ed. had two of her children with him,
ana she does not know whether they
We're killed or not then for several
DAYS, with her little boy, she suffered
many privations, which wrecked her
entire nervous system. She says that
even the women's ward IN the jail
seems as happy home to her after
the terrible sights she beheld in San
Francisco.
RELIEF FUND CONCERT TO-
MORROW.
Following is the program to be rem
dered al the concert Thursday night
ly the Ogden Tabernacle choir, Mr.
JOS Ballnntyne, director, and assisting
artists, for the benefit OF the San
Francisco sufferers relief fund:
Chorus, 80 Father Whose Almighty
rover, '....,................ Handel
Tabernacle choir.
baritone solo, selected ............
John Robinson.
Nlolin and piano, Concerto" ...,
.,.,,................ Mendessohn
II,'eo. r. SHELTON and Walter Poulton.
'opfano solo, ta) Perfumes Of the
Orient" .............. .
cd Roses After Rain. Lehman
-. Miss Lou II. Mitchell
horus, "By Babylon's Wave" Goun1d
Tabernacle choir.
opiano solo, GD "Hosannah," Granhr
tp) sleep, Little Baby Of Mine
Observation-Disclosures. Dennee
, Mrs. Fred ~ Hess
-onpalto solo, ARIA from Samson
and Delilah, ",.......,..S Saint Saens
Miss Judith Anderson.
Ioln solo. ta) and tb), selected.
, Geo +. SHELTON
'oprano solo, (a) Recognition, -.
.,,,'...'",..,..,.,... JOS. Ballantyne
tb) Because I Love You, Dear"
'''...,,..,,........... C.. u. Hawley
% Miss Myrtle Balllnger.
''ltone solo, ta) and OBJ, selected
John Robinson.
'iIralto (a) "A Dream" ... Bartlett |