The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-10-02

Montgomery will render assistance to
the storm sufferers of the gulf coast
Pursuant to decisive action taken by
a number OF Montgomery's most ear
nest business men at noon yeterday,
Mayor w. NJ. league and President A.
G. Forbes Of the Commercial Club, I'm
mediately forwarded kilograms to Mo-
bile and Pensacola authorizing Relief
Committees of each city to draw on
Montgomery at once for $500. This
is but a forerunner Of what Will be
done
Following was the telegram sent to
Mayor Pat Lyons of Mobile. and Mayor
c. H. Bliss OF Pensacola: early yester-
day afternoon by Mayor league:
"Instruct Relief Committee to draw
on me for $500, a contribution from our
citizens to the sufferers from floods
The citizens of Montgomery will en-
deayor to raise o. fund Of not less than
81. 600 10 relieve the suffering humanity.
hundreds Of whom are reported home
less. without food or clothing. and on
the verge of starvation. Several OF the
committees appointed by the Mayor and
Captain Forbes, began the work o.
canva ssine in the business district yes
terday afternoon and all OF the commit
tees will be hard at work TINS iior
to secure subscriptions
Urged by the necessity for immedlate
and positive steps. Mayor Teague anu
Captain Forbes held a conference cary
Yesterday morning ana quicki! a..
that MONTGOMERY must lose no 'iHie
rushing to the aid Of the a me time , was
too limited for the issuance OF gen
aroI call for a mass meeting OF the CT
izens. and as many business men
could be seen or commuhleateu
were charged with the importahce
meeting in the Council Chamoef a'
Az the appointed hour. fu!ly twenty-
Az citizens. including the Mayor Cap
ta,r Forbes. and several Aldermen Gnu
To-. omcjaIs. met In the Council Cnam-
Der. ,-a,tor NJ The
Advertiser, was asked to the ch"'' OH"
resided over the meeting. .or
MAYOR league explained the call TOT
tha neeting and reviewed the appaiihs
situation on the gulf coast outslue VI
Mobile and Pensacola he toio ot n,S
EFFORTS to get in communication WIN
both of these cities, ana ~ to
method for assistance on wnicn NC IA
,,tad d,acussion He desired 10 ascer-
tain the sense Of the meeting as 10 the
hest method to pursue ana Ing h'os'
feasible plans to adopt. 49,,
On motion Of ]. C. Haas. seconded py
Alderman Nathan Lopmah' =,
Taa cue and Captain Forbes were di-
rectsd 70 appoint committees to solicit
subscriptions in the business district OF
nsonteomery The motion carried with
q the ayowed intention OF raising not
less than $4,000 for the sufferers;
After some discussion. the Ioliowlns
resolution. offered by X. ]. Chambers.
was adopted:
Moved. that the Mayor OF Montgom-
erv and the President OF the Commercial
t,lub as soon as possible, communicate
win the authorities at Pensacoia anu
Mobile. authorizing them TO draw ON the
Commercial Club for $500 each. LOT the
rrlIef of the sufferers OF the recent
stnrn In and around Mobile and Pensa-
cola. to be distributed as their Judgment
dtctates and that II further assistance
is necessary. Montgomery Will cheeriuA-
IA: give her assistance.
w. +. Black, who was acting as tenn
porary secretary, was named as permah-
mi secretary and treasurer the Mayor
and Captain Forbes We're urged to APP
point the soliciting committees AS
quickly as possible.
Voluntary subscriptions, aggregating
1861 40. were received by the secretary.
and the meeting then adjourned
shortly after the meeting Mayor
league and Captain Forbes announced
a list of the committees, and. later in
the afternoon a number OF the commit
fee members met in the office OF the
Mayor and outlined plans for vigorous
canvass to start at once. several COM
mIttees began work late yesterday at
ternoon. and the others will begin this
morning.
The committees are as follows:
East side OF Commerce street. and
adjacent territory--N Lobman and John
r. Walker. =
West side of Commerce street and ad-
jacent territory-J. c. Haas and j. S.
Parrish.
Court Square, South Court and South
side of Dexter Avenue and adjacent
territory Thomas w. Martin and f.
ste. Tennille.
North side of Dexter Avenue. and adj
jacent territory Emanuel Meertief and
r. J. Chambers,
Real Estate and Insurance--L. Strauss
and w. b. Davidson
Physicians and Lawyers--J NJ. Hollo-
way and II. F. Noble.
State. City and County Oficials--Gas-
ton Gunter anw Tyler GOODWIN.
Anyone desiring to contribute and
who has not seen the committees. is re-
quested to leave tho contribution with
Secretary w. f. Black, w. F. Vandiver
and Company's store. on Commerce
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