Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-25
CANVASS TO BEGIN
EARLY TOMORROW
Plans for Swelling California
Relief Fund.
ACTIVITY AT HEADQUARTERS
Busy Citizens Are Furthering the
Cause Of Humanity.
OPPORTUNITY TO SUBSCRIBE
True Spirit of Charity-Prompt and
Effective Assistance-Matter
of Sending Aid. d..
Busy Citizens Are Furthering the
Cause Of Humanity.
OPPORTUNITY TO SUBSCRIBE

ohc VI tHe Duslest places IN Washfng ngfon
today was the headquarters OF the commit
tee on canvass of the San Francisco relief
fund in the Washington Loan and Trust
building. Men of affairs. busy merchants.
hustling real estate dealers and active pro-
fessional men dropped their pressng private
duties for the nonce and devoted their time,
talents and means unstntingly to the cause
OF humanity.
The place was veritable beehive of ao-
uvity and hustle. Mr. John Joy Edison,
chairman. and Mr.. W. Riley Deeble, vico
chairman. with a corps OF volunteer assist
ants. were directing the great work of can
vassing every nook and corner of the Dis
trict of Columbia for funds for the stricken
ones away across the American continent
by the Golden Gate. This work viii be COM
menced in earnest bright and early tomor-
row morning, when the corps of canvassers
VIII visit every business place and home IN
the District and leave at each place one or
the contribution blanks. This circulation
of the slips will be made simultaneously In
all sections
The distributors of tomorrow will be-
come the collectors of the funds Friday
morning. They will again call at all the
homes and business places TO receive what
ever amounts the citizens may care to give
for the earthquake and fire sufferers Chair
man Edison explained today that the plan
of leaving the contribution blanks on ono
was decided upon to give persons who
might be absent from their homes when
the canvassers called an opportunity to
contribute.
Map for Quick Reference.
Hanging IN the committee rooms in the
Loan and Trust building is a great map OF
the District of Columbia, having all the 1l8
collection districts marked OFF for the pur-
pose of quick reference. 1t is the expcc-
tation of the committee that fully 5000
OF the contribution blanks will have been
placed m the hands of the canvassers be-
fore sundown today. and that by Saturday
evening all of the collection lists will be In
the hands of the general committee. The
amounts will then be computed and totaled
and report prepared for submission to
the committee when il meets next Monday
morning at the New Willard Hotel.
A number of incidents occurred today at
headquarters illustrative of the true spirit
of charity and humanity that is actuating
the people of the District in their efforts to
render prompt and effective assistance to
their sorely afflicted fellow-citizens in San
Francisco and its nearby towns. OF the lie
men who were named as chairmen OF the
subcommittee on canvassing only one dec
lination has been received by the general
committee, and the merchant who declined
is said to be seriously i'll and confined TO his
bed. In another instance a citizen who was
also confined to his bed by Illness, but whose
condition was not so serious accepted the
of his canvassers from the sick room. A
citizen of East Washington who is in his
SEVENTEEN year busted himself today direct
ing the work of his district which Is one OF
the largest In the city. Mr.. William T. Gal
liner actively co-operated with the general
committee, in addition to covering his own
district
This spirit of kindness and promptness
which general among those engaged In
the humanitarian work was most gratifying
to the officers of the committee, and, ao-
yVtl 1por haf tha gat
will make a splendid showing in the matter
of sending relief to the Pacific coast suf-
ferers.
Contributions were being received by the
committee today from every direction and
In sums ranging from 25 cents to hundreds
OF dollars.
Plans for Canvass Complete.
Chairman Edson of the canvassing COM
mittee notifies me that all the arrange
ments for the house-to- house canvass to
secure money for the California sufferers
are complete" Chairman Macfar1and said
today. Tomorrow morning the blanks will
be left at the houses, offices, apartment
houses hotels and stores and Friday they
will be collected by the same persons who
leave them. They should be given to no
one else. Checks should be made payabie
to E. s. Parker, treasurer. This canvass "
for money. not for supplies. Money is the
thing needed. The Red Cross has perfect
arrangements to utilize 1t to the best ad-
1T is very gratifying to see how the
money is coming in. A number of organiza-
tions have turned in their funds to the gem
erai committee. All others are invited to
do so. 1t is obviously desirable that all
local contributions should go in so far as
possible through channel"
Mr.. Macfarland was much touched by the
receipt of 500 from Mrs. w. f. Chandler,
in memory of her mother. Mrs. John p.
Hale, whose birthday was yesterday.
Dr. w. c. Woodward has suggested that
those who cannot give large sums pledge
small monthly payments. The need OF the
sufferers will last through the year.
Appeal to Organized Labor.
The executive council Of the American
Federation OF Labor, through President
Samuel Gompers, has issued an appeal to
all organized labor throughout the country
to contribute one days pay in aid OF the
California earthquake and fire sufferers.
The letter is follows:
ITO All Organized Labor OF America: You
are fully aware of the dfstracting calamity
which has befallen our brothers and SIS
ters of San Francisco and vicinity. II
beggars description; II Is more heartrendinf
than we can conceive. We are all appalled,
at the great loss and suffering. and our
keenest and tenderest sympath.es are
The expression Of our sympathy
must take practical form While the im-
mediate needs to barely sustain life may
have been supplied. yet In the days and
weeks and months to come, untold suffer-
ing and privation will be endured, unless
the means are at hand to obviate and avoid
them. Even under the most favorable CTR
cumstances, life In stricken San Francisco
and vicinity will be most difncult to en-
dure for some time to come.
TO assuaage and alleviate to the fullest
The loss and suffering of our brothers and
sisters Of the stricken localities and TO help
nar IN n Ia fa