The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-04-24
HOW BEST TO
SEND Relief
President Says System Is
Essential In All Schemes
to Aid California
RED GROSS THE MEDIUM
MONEY DESPATCHED THROUGH
THE SOCIETY WILL MOST
SURELY REACH WHERE IT
WILL DO THE MOST GOOD.

WASHINGTON, April "a, 1906
In statement addressed to the public
President Roosevelt suggests a practical
method of forwarding relief supplies to
San Francisco for distribution by the
American National Red Gross Associa-
tion. He says
after full consultation with Secretary
Taft. of the American National Red
Cross Association, who also as Secretary
Of War. is controlling the army work and
the expenditure of all the money, prob
ably two millions and half, appropriat
ed and to be appropriated by Congress
for the relief of San Francisco, 1 wish
to make the following suggestionS-
Contributions both in money and in
kind are being given most generously for
the relief of those who have suffered
through this appalling calamity. Unless
there is proper organization for hand
ling these contributions they will in large
part be wasted and will in large part
fail to reach the very people whom it IS
most to be desired they should reach.
THE American National Red Cross
Association has sent out 10 take charge
of the relief work. at San Francisco DR.
Edward 7. Devine, general secretary of
the Charity Organization Society of New
York, whose experience has been very
large in work of this kind. Dr. Devine
will work in conjunction with Judge
Morrow. United States Circuit Judge of
the Ninth Circuit and the head Of the
California Red Cross Association.
General Funston has already been di-
rected to cooperate with DR.. DeVine and
has advised the Secretary Of War that
he will do so. Secretary Metealf. who is
on his way to the Pacific slope will at
once put himself in touch with DR.. De-
vine. as we'll as with Judge Morrow, the
Governor OF California and the Mayor of
San Francisco, and see if there is any
thing else the administration can do, and
will assist in the effort to systematic
what is being done.
81 recommend that all charitable and
relief organizations and individuals who
desire to contribute do so through the
Red Cross Association, and that when
provisions and supplies are sent they be
consigned to DR.. Devine, Red Cross, San
Francisco, and that DR.. Devine be noti-
fed by telegraph of the consignments.
CAT the same time, Mr.. Jacob H.
Schiff, the treasurer of the New York
Red Gross Association, in New York.
may be notified that the consignments
have been sent to DR.. Devine, or else
the notification can be sent to the Hon.
Charles H. Keep Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury, Washington, D. G.. and
treasurer of the American National Red
Cross Association. also suggest that
all contributions that have already been
forwarded be brought to the attention of
DR.. Devine by telegraph, which telegram
should state the names, address of the
consignee and the amount and nature of
the consignment.
1T is better to send all moneys to Mr..
Keep or Mr.. sehif; then will then be
telegraphed to Dr.. Devine as the money
is needed.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
''The White House, April %, 1906"
The War Department today received
telegram from General Funston, re
questing that all supplies be addressed
to the Depot Quartemaster, San Fran
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