The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-06-01
REPORT OF MORGAN ON
THE WORK OF RELIEF


Yesterday Acting Governor Atkinson
received long letter and a full report
from James F. Morgan. in charge of
Hawaiian relief in san Francisco.
showing the work that has been done
on the Coast. and the disposition made
OF the money sent by the local COM
inittee. When the letter was written.
Mr.. Morgan had ON hand a balance of
S699S.20. He reports that the following
have been booked for the Alameda, to
arrive here on June 10: a. Pillon, wife
ana Two children, Mrs Salter and five
children. Peter Victor and wife, Sam
Kanela and wife.
Mr.. Morgan reports that he has visit
ed all the leading hospitals of San
Francisco and Oakland in search, or
Hawaiians who might be sick or In
jured, but has located none.
He likewise reports that he has given
$3.50 to Fraser and like amount to
McKenna, who was on duty at the
cable hut, in slight token of the appre-
citation of their work by the people OF
Hawaii. He sends with his letter the
following list of those who have re-
ported to him for registration since the
last report:
Mrs. Salter, Niles, Cal.
Mrs. f. NJ. Fisher, Oakland Relief
Camp, Adams Point.
w. Herrick, 973 Seth street, Oakland.
Mrs. II. Lutz, General Delivery, oak
land.
Mrs. Jas Patterson, Kentfield sta
ton, san Rafael.
Mrs. Quigley, Gentfleld Station, san
Rafael
C. E. Swinton, Lombard and San
some streets.
Mrs. Schiefer, between 1 and ], 9Th
avenue, San Francisco.
AT WORK AT VACAvILLE.
T. Williams, II. Williams, u. Will
liams, Geo. Wells, n. Gee Solomon
Chang, Henry Nye Joe, j. Fernandez,
F. Voller, Chas. Clark,
AT PORTLAND.
Robert sylvia, Chas. Chaplin.
AT SEATTLE.
Jas. Shaw and family.
THE MORGAN LETTER.
The Morgan letter itself follows:
Hawaiian Relief Bureau,
424 Scott St, San Francisco, Cal,
May %, 1906.
A. l.. c. Atkinson Esq, Acting Gov
ernor. Territory OF Hawaii
Dear Sir: l beg to submit the fol-
lowing report since my letter of May
18th, AS you will see by the statement
of receipts and disbursements, / have
received total of $4,000.
10 I hn
ceived was $4,000 contained in a letter
of Treasurer Peck, dated May 9TH, in
which he stated that he had on hand
and in sight about $4,000, the bulk of
which would go forward by the Ala
media, subject to the action of the Ex-
ecutive Committed"
| am without any advices from you
since that date.
AS you viii see by the statement
send you, ! have paid to Mr.. Fraser
the sum of $3.50, and to the cable force
the sum of $3.50.
] cahled you in regard to these
amounts, as l endeavored to get some
idea of the feeling of your committee
as to what amount should be given
them, but was unable to find Mr.. H. E.
Cooper, and in consultation with Mr.
Stackable, l sent you the cable, and
what l had decided on.
I enclose copies of the letters that
sent to Mr.. Fraser and Mr.. McKenna
l have donated to Mr.. Jas. d. Phelan
for the Red Cross General Relief So
ciety of San Francisco, a further sum
of $4,000, making our contributions $50.
OOC and with that contributed by the
Leper Committee. a total of 500. 194.55
] have consulted with several prom
inent business men and officials here,
and many of them recommend that
contributions be given to Mr. Phelan's
Committe.
ON the 21st inst. / sent cable ask
ing for the total contributions of Ha-
wall in general from societies, churches
etc.
II mentioning the work that Hawaii
was doing in contributing towards the
assistance of san Francisco, l men
tened amounts that came within my
knowledge.
This awakened a great derl of inter-
est, and thinking that IL should be gen.
orally known, just how much the total
of all Of our contributions is. / sent
ceived any answer.
| cannot g!ya any definite ata'cr,ant
without gattlag tie facts from Won rn~
since my arrival here. | nave not re-
ceived from your committee any state
ment OF total contributions nor have
been favored with any newspapers
from Honolulu.
PRESENT CONDITIONS.
The authorities are gradually con-
cenirating the Relief Camps and are
establishing kitchens, where the dis
tribution OF food can be better regulat-
cd, ana given 90 those who are really
needy.
Numerous wooden buildings are be-
Ing erected In the business district, and
! iind no difficulty In getting employ
nont Tor those who wish Ga work an
carpenters, teamsters aud general la
bOreTs.